Third party dev relations boss Boyes is leaving Sony

The head of Sony’s third party developer relations Adam Boyes has announced his decision to return to development.

VentureBeat reports that Boyes confirmed his intention to leave Sony on the PlayStation blogcast. This represents a return to the pastures from where he came when joining Sony in April 2012.

He added that his stint at Sony is the longest he’s ever had at one employer. His previous roles include stints at Midway and EA.

I’ve made the super difficult decision to leave PlayStation. I want to go make games again. That’s the next chapter of Adam’s story: Making games,” Boyes said. It’s been an amazing run. I’ve been here for over four years. I had an incredible experience here.

This is my 21st year in games. My wife says, ‘why would you leave? [Every gamer] on the planet would want this job.’ But sometimes you have to follow your dreams. And throwing caution to the wind is pretty exciting — this is my big, dumb decision.”

After an incredible journey here at PlayStation, I've made the very hard decision to return to the world of game development!

— ᴀᴅᴀᴍ ʙᴏʏᴇs (@amboyes) July 8, 2016

The past 4+ years have been an absolutely amazing experience! I'd like to start out by thanking the incredible PlayStation Nation fans!

— ᴀᴅᴀᴍ ʙᴏʏᴇs (@amboyes) July 8, 2016

Lots of thanks to throw out over the coming week as I wrap things up to head out on my new adventure… stay tuned!

— ᴀᴅᴀᴍ ʙᴏʏᴇs (@amboyes) July 8, 2016

The best news is that we have an incredible team here so the development & publishing community & gamers are in GREAT hands!

— ᴀᴅᴀᴍ ʙᴏʏᴇs (@amboyes) July 8, 2016