Retired PlayStation executive praises rival Nintendo and shares the latter’s influence on his work, calling himself a ‘huge Nintendo fan.’

Shuhei Yoshida, the former president of Sony Interactive Studios, was there from day one of the PlayStation. And in a new interview, the former exec shared a story of how, on his first day at PlayStation, he got the chance to play the company’s first game on the infamous Nintendo PlayStation system.

A former PlayStation boss wasn’t surprised by the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal and hopes there’s something more exciting in store.

Sony is reportedly set to deliver its now-standard February PlayStation State of Play broadcast next week. Leaker NateTheHate, who accurately revealed the date of Nintendo’s Switch 2 reveal ahead of time, took to social media to tease a State of Play for Valentine’s Day week (February 10 to 14).

Sony's State of Play is a digital event series where PlayStation shares updates on upcoming games, reveals new titles, and provides deep dives into gameplay. It's similar to Nintendo Direct or Xbox's Developer Direct,

PlayStation players might be getting treated to a Valentine's Day State of Play, with a reliable leaker stating that the broadcast will be taking place late next week. In response to someone on X (Formerly Twitter),