PlayStation boss has reportedly 'expressed deep concern' to Activision over damning new allegations

PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has reportedly penned an email to company employees criticising Bobby Kotick’s response to allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment at Activision Blizzard, saying he has contacted Activision to express “deep concern” at recent news.

According to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, Ryan shared the email earlier today following the recent report by the Wall Street Journal which claimed Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick had known about alleged instances of sexual assault and harassment within his company for years, but had failed to fully act upon them.

In the email, seen by Bloomberg, Ryan is said to have linked to the Wall Street Journal’s report, telling PlayStation staff that both he and his leadership were “disheartened and frankly stunned to read” that Activision “has not done enough to address a deep-seated culture of discrimination and harassment.”

Bloomberg says Ryan informed employees that PlayStation had reached out to Activision “immediately after the article was published” in order to “express our deep concern and to ask how they plan to address the claims made in the article… We do not believe their statements of response properly address the situation.”