Microsoft also joined Sony and Nintendo, with its Kinect.

Mr. Olafsson joined Sony in 1984.

Mr. Lack will join Sony in February.

When he returned to Japan, he encouraged experienced, middle-aged employees of other companies to reevaluate their careers and consider joining Sony.

Mr. Olaffson joined Sony in 1985.

He left two years later to join Sony.

At the end of it, Ohga had agreed to join Sony as head of tape recorders and design.

Upon graduating in 1990, he joined Sony as a full-time marketing and promotion manager.

Nikon has joined Olympus and Sony with a range of mirror-less, interchangeable lens cameras.

Mika Ishida, 32, who had three different jobs before joining Sony five years ago, said her company had been very open to job-seekers with previous experience.