Jack Tretton Sees PlayStation 4 As “a Great Redemption”

Having been with PlayStation since 1995, Jack Tretton, CEO and President of Sony Computer Entertainment America, made the shocking announcement that he’d be parting ways with the company, come end of March. A fan favorite, Tretton most recently helped launch PS4 during E3 2013 to a standing ovation by fans and press alike. Since that time, the PS4 has enjoyed great success and is easily beating its competitor, the Xbox One. Now in his first interview since departing with PlayStation, Tretton reflects back on his time with the company.

His thoughts after the jump.

According to Tretton:

The high point was that it was great to be part of establishing the PlayStation brand and really going into a very competitive market with Nintendo and Sega really splitting the market, and Sony having zero shelf space and very limited heritage in gaming to ultimately establishing that brand and bringing them to a leadership position. The most challenging time I think was establishing PlayStation 3 and establishing Blu-ray technology and the financial challenges that went along with the PS3. But that’s where PlayStation 4 was such a great redemption. Figuring everything out and making that platform such a success quite frankly contributed to me being more comfortable with getting on to the rest of my career.

With E3 2014 a week away, Tretton’s presence will surely be missed on stage during the year’s biggest gaming event.