Miku | TOKYO, JAPAN: This desk belongs to the Dengeki PlayStation editor in chief. So much aqua! (Photo: @dengekips) https://kotaku.com/playstation-man-kaz-hirai-will-officially-be-sonys-next-5881165(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); PlayStation Man Kaz Hirai Will Officially be Sony’s Next Boss As has been expected for a while now, Sir Howard Stringer’s replacement as President and CEO of Sony Corporation when rummy meet he steps down in June will be Kaz Hirai, a long-time champion of the company’s PlayStation brand. 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