The role is being split into two, with Hulst becoming the CEO of the Studio Business Group, while Nishino becomes the CEO of the Platform Business Group.
The Studio Business Group is a new division in Sony Interactive Entertainment, and includes first-party PlayStation studio.
Sony has announced that Jim Ryan’s position as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment will be taken up jointly by Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino, according to GamesIndustry.biz.
The Platform Business Group, on the other hand, focuses more on the hardware side of things.