Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Join AWS's Principal Evangelist for Video Games, Chris Melissinos, as he sits down with Shawn Layden, the former Chairman of PlayStation Worldwide Studios and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America to discuss his 32 year career at Sony.

Chris and Shawn reminisce about the launch of the original PlayStation, the twists and turns the console made through future generations, and where he sees game development going today.

Additionally, check out the work that the Girls Make Games Scholarship Fund is doing to help more girls pursue a path into the games industry. Shawn is a founding board member of this wonderful organization.

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So join us on this 30 year stroll through PlayStation and Shawn's amazing career!


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