Streamline worked on Balenciaga Afterworld Streetview.
Streamline worked on Afterworld: Age of Tomorrow.
Categories

Why ex-Sony boss Shawn Layden is helping Streamline Media Group go global

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
  • Updated
  • 6 min

Streamline Media Group is a game services company in Malaysia and the U.S., and it’s giving itself a boost in the global gaming market by signing up Shawn Layden as a member of its advisory board.

Layden is the former chairman of PlayStation Worldwide Studios and former president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America. Since leaving Sony in 2019 after 34 years on the job, Layden has become an adviser for game companies.

Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with GB M A X!
Join now to enjoy our free and premium membership perks.
Join Now
Already a member? Sign in
Written by

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.