He then left the company in 2016, and he founded his own studio, named White Owls Inc. Suehiro received a degree in film and video advertising at Osaka University of Arts.

[4] In 2014, he partnered with Microsoft to develop an Xbox One game titled D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die, which utilizes the Kinect motion-sensing device.

In November 2015, he announced that he would be taking a health-related break from game development in order to focus on recovering from reactive hypoglycemia.

Appearing on a livestream in 2019, the pair revealed they worked on a cancelled PlayStation VR game together, after which they decided to collaborate on a horror title.

Just before the stream, Suda titled it Hotel Barcelona, and both envisioned a "light and easy to play" game for mobile platforms or Nintendo Switch.