Andrew House was the CEO of Sony’s gaming business at the launch of the PlayStation 4 in 2013.
At the time, the company was formally called Sony Computer Entertainment, the predecessor to Sony Interactive Entertainment. House served as its president and group CEO, and he helped present Sony’s strategy for the next-generation console. Sony officially introduced the PS4 at PlayStation Meeting 2013 in New York on February 20, 2013.
The console launched in North America on November 15, 2013, followed by Europe and several other regions on November 29. Its starting U.S. price was $399, notably below the Xbox One’s initial $499 price. Sony also emphasized developer-friendly hardware, social sharing and fewer restrictions on used games.
The wording sometimes causes confusion because “Sony Interactive Entertainment” was adopted as the company name in 2016. In 2013, Andrew House led Sony Computer Entertainment, while Jack Tretton was president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America. The question’s intended global gaming-company answer is therefore House, not Tretton.