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Brandon Hill (Blog) - April 26, 2007 12:48 PM
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Kutargi hugs a prototype PlayStation 3
Sony's "Father of PlayStation" to retire to greener pastures

It's been quite an interesting year for Ken Kutaragi, aka "Father of PlayStation." The PlayStation 3 was delayed during spring 2006 and component shortages resulted in reduced availability for Japanese and North American launches of the console. The shortages also resulted in the PS3 seeing a lengthy delay in Europe and other regions around the world.

With Kutaragi overseeing PS3 development, heads surely were rolling at Sony headquarters. In November 2006, shortly after the launch of the PS3, Kutaragi was moved from his position as President of Global Operations for SCEI and "promoted" to Chairman and Group CEO for SCEI. The move effectively moved Kutaragi away from having direct “hands-on” control over the PlayStation division.

In early March, the internal turmoil within Sony was aired by Sony CEO Howard Stringer. Stringer placed most of the blame with regards to the PS3's problems squarely on Kutaragi. Stringer noted that Kutaragi went over budget with PS3 development, failed to keep co-workers abreast of problems that crept up during the development of the console and was notorious for shunning key executives in other Sony divisions.

Stringer cited the pre-launch 20 percent price cut of the Japanese-market 20GB PlayStation 3 as a one of the prime reasons why Kutaragi was a thorn in his side. Kutaragi blindsided Stringer with the news in a board room meeting. "It wasn't financially one of my best moments," said Stringer. "The budget implications were self-evident. [But] I agreed because I wanted the launch to be successful," Stringer told the Wall Street Journal.

Today it was announced that Kutaragi will be retiring from his position as Chairman and Group CEO of SCEI on June 19. Kutaragi's roles will be taken over by Kazuo Hirai. Kutaragi will, however, maintain the role of Honorary Chairman of SCEI.

"I am happy to graduate from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. after introducing four platforms to the PlayStation family," said Kutaragi. "It has been an exciting experience to change the world of computer entertainment by marrying cutting edge technologies with creative minds from all over the world. I’m looking forward to building on this vision in my next endeavors."

Despite their past troubles, Howard Stringer had nothing but kind words for Kutaragi. "Ken Kutaragi is a rare combination of a powerful visionary and entrepreneur in one figure. Not only has he created a multi-billion dollar business for the Sony Group, he has brought the industry into a new dimension. Sony has benefited tremendously from his vision, his 2/2 creative genius, and from the very strong team he assembled and nurtured," said Stringer.

"As Ken moves forward to pursue new opportunities, we will encourage and support him. My support also goes to Kazuo Hirai, who is a terrific executive with a proven track record with PlayStation business in the US. I am confident that he will inspire and lead SCEI to new heights."

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True quote
By yacoub on 4/26/2007 1:41:05 PM , Rating: 1
Ken Katamari: I AM RETIRING BECAUSE NOBODY COULD AFFORD TO HIRE ME I AM TOO VALUABLE. THANK YOU.




RE: True quote
By Chiggs on 4/26/2007 2:00:47 PM , Rating: 2
Well, to be fair, Kuturagi did revolutionize the industry, so maybe we can keep the insults to a minimum.

That said, this is a forced retirement.


RE: True quote
By d0gb0y on 4/26/2007 2:24:09 PM , Rating: 1
Just curious, but what did he revolutionize that Sega or Nintendo did not have before the PlayStation? The dual-shock controller? N64 rumble-pack?...


RE: True quote
By deeznuts on 4/26/07, Rating: 0
RE: True quote
By bunnyfubbles on 4/26/2007 5:04:33 PM , Rating: 2
several consoles saw disks well before the PSX.

Some that come to mind, Sega CD, 3DO, turbographix had a CD addon as well. And technically the Sega Saturn debuted before the Playstation. As far as DVD I believe you are right, but DVD had no real competition and thus was the natural evolutionary change from CD, nothing revolutionary about that.


RE: True quote
By KamiXkaze on 4/28/2007 1:01:07 PM , Rating: 1
Yes that is true that the PSX was the first to use dvd in there system which in turn killed the Dreamcast. Sega did look at dvd, but felt that the cost,and piracy would not be worth it(kinda funny considering that the dreamcast got pirated as well)

KxK


RE: True quote
By Axbattler on 4/26/2007 5:16:33 PM , Rating: 2
DVD, yes (I think?). Though that is an evolution of optical drives already found in the TurboGrafx and Mega CD. The Saturn was released slightly before the PSX.


RE: True quote
By akugami on 4/26/2007 10:06:53 PM , Rating: 2
You realized the Sony Playstation came about because of the failed Nintendo Playstation CD add on for the SNES that Nintendo had with Sony? Nintendo got stupid and realized they were giving way too much power to Sony in that deal and reneged on it. Which led to the agreement with Phillips, which ultimately led to the travesty that are the Zelda games on the Phillips CDI.

As much as I give credit for Sony doing the correct things as far as marketing, business relations, using the correct medium as well as a decent set of hardware that made the PSX a hit, it's also true that Sony largely lucked out due to the hubris of Nintendo who was king at the time. Let's face it, Nintendo treated their 3rd party developers like crap. Not to mention the self inflicted wounds by Sega.

I mean, what was so innovative about the original PSX? Nothing. It did a lot of things correctly and I had a lot of fun on my PSX but it wasn't by any means revolutionary but rather evolutionary as was the PS2 and in many regards, the PS3.

What were the major changes between the PSX and the previous game systems? Using polygons to depict 3D space as well as using an optical media for massive, and more importantly cheap, storage of game data. There isn't anything else I can really say that really differentiated it from previous systems like the Sega Genesis or SNES aside from those two major points. As far as polygons were concerned, the SNES already had 3D polygon based games and had a franchise 3D shooter you might have heard of. It's called Starfox. As for optical media, NEC's TurboGrafx-16 as well as the 3DO predate the PSX and both consoles used CD's. The controller on the PSX was pretty much a SNES controller with wings. I really can't see anything that was revolutionary about the PSX.

As for the PS2 and PS3...more processing power (be it polygons or otherwise), higher data density in the optical storage medium...and that's about it. And don't tell me adding Bluetooth and WIFI to the PS3 is revolutionary either. I really can't think of any features on either console that is revolutionary.

I'm not bashing the PSX, PS2 or PS3, some of my greatest gaming moments were had on the PSX and PS2 but they were hardly revolutionary as far as features go and it is not to say that some of the games released on these two consoles weren't revolutionary.


RE: True quote
By Locutus465 on 4/27/2007 12:47:59 AM , Rating: 2
Perhaps my console history is off, but didn't sony get the idea to do a console after nintendo approched them about doing an optical addin for the super nintendo, then blowing them off...


RE: True quote
By Christopher1 on 4/30/2007 5:01:35 AM , Rating: 2
Your history is right. Sony was in talks with Nintendo to do an optical drive addon to the Super Nintendo, but Nintendo didn't like Sony's terms so..... off it went!


RE: True quote
By PrezWeezy on 4/27/2007 6:52:57 PM , Rating: 2
Personaly now that flash is big enough I'd like to see them go back that way instead. DVD's are slow to load. I would much rather have flash devices hold the games and have near 0 load times.


RE: True quote
By CollegeTechGuy on 4/30/2007 11:15:18 AM , Rating: 2
Heres the problem with that. Alot of games nowadays take up almost the full size of a DVD. A 4gig flash drive alone cost about $40 and a 8gig is about $100. While DVD disc prices are about $.18 if you buy in bulk, which gaming companies would. So until flash memory is at a price of less than a dollor for about 4gigs then I have no problem with the DVD load times. Because I don't wanna pay $100 for a game.


RE: True quote
By PrezWeezy on 4/30/2007 5:20:30 PM , Rating: 2
I realize this just posted today, but it's possible that with this technology we might be able to get 16GB single package games for a reasonable price. *fingers crossed*

http://www.dailytech.com/Samsung+Ships+16Gb+NAND+F...


RE: True quote
By Chiggs on 4/26/2007 9:20:18 PM , Rating: 2
Kuturagi helped turn the video game industry into a major, well, industry. He helped shape it into the force it is today, which is in stark contrast to what it was before the arrival of the Playstation in the mid-nineties.

I wanted to make a crack about pulling gaming out of the ghetto, but I'll refrain.

And some of you people on this site are pathetic. Voting me down because I spoke positively of Kuturagi. Jesus H. Christ.


RE: True quote
By Chiggs on 4/26/2007 9:21:16 PM , Rating: 1
Kutaragi helped turn the video game industry into a major, well, industry. He helped shape it into the force it is today, which is in stark contrast to what it was before the arrival of the Playstation in the mid-nineties.

I wanted to make a crack about pulling gaming out of the ghetto, but I'll refrain.

And some of you people on this site are pathetic. Voting me down because I spoke positively of Kuturagi. Jesus H. Christ.


RE: True quote
By DrKlahn on 4/27/2007 12:55:10 PM , Rating: 2
Well was it Sony that turned video games into a major industry or was it the fact that people who grew up with them continued to buy them as adults that caused the growth? Sony has done well here no doubt. But I will never see them as being as innovative as Sega or Nintendo.


RE: True quote
By behemothzero on 4/26/2007 9:26:42 PM , Rating: 2
Beating Nintendo in the PlayStation's first outing.

He revolutionized ownage.


RE: True quote
By animedude on 4/27/2007 12:16:07 AM , Rating: 3
Sony revolutionized teh gaming industry by labeling the controller buttons with triangle, cross, square, and circle. :)


RE: True quote
By yacoub on 4/26/2007 3:22:47 PM , Rating: 5
Oh it's not an insult, it's a mimmick of how he made hilariously outrageous comments about the PS3 during the hype time leading up to its release.

There was something about taking out a mortgage to afford a PS3 because it would be too expensive for most people. All sorts of great stuff. I admire him the same way I admire Saddam's old public relations minister... remember that guy? He would go on TV and talk about how everything was wonderful as bombs were falling in the background and stuff. He was awesome. Ken is awesome in that same way.


RE: True quote
By FITCamaro on 4/26/07, Rating: -1
RE: True quote
By yacoub on 4/26/2007 3:23:07 PM , Rating: 5
One would think you've heard of a certain PS2 game...


RE: True quote
By Cunthor666 on 4/27/07, Rating: 0
Haha
By bcoupland on 4/26/2007 6:58:33 PM , Rating: 2
Lol. Now Kaz will be the lucky father of the fourth playstation home console, "Playstation Death". The japanese word for four, "shi", also means death.




RE: Haha
By KristopherKubicki (blog) on 4/26/2007 7:47:52 PM , Rating: 2
On almost every flight I take to Taiwan, China and Japan, there is no fourth row. I would be pretty surprised if they actually named it PS4!!

In the U.S. most buildings don't have a 13th story, by the way.


RE: Haha
By redbone75 on 4/27/2007 3:31:27 AM , Rating: 2
Yeah, those people on the 14th floor, you know what floor you're really on.

"What room number are you in?"

"1401."

"No, you're not! Jump out the window you will die earlier!"

long live MH!


RE: Haha
By themadmilkman on 4/27/2007 4:04:52 AM , Rating: 2
Well, that depends on what country you're in...

In Italy the ground level is called the ground floor, and the one above it is called the 2nd floor. So if you didn't have a 13th floor, the 14th floor would be what an American would consider the 14th floor.

I hope that clarifies things =P


RE: Haha
By exanimas on 4/28/2007 10:41:13 PM , Rating: 2
Mitch Hedberg ftw.


Daily Tech is fair
By encryptkeeper on 4/26/2007 2:10:52 PM , Rating: 5
It has been stated MANY times on this page that DT only publishes negative news about Sony. But see, this is GOOD news!




RE: Daily Tech is fair
By KaiserCSS on 4/26/2007 10:14:43 PM , Rating: 2
Oh, I see what you did there...


Well...
By HaZaRd2K6 on 4/26/2007 1:12:37 PM , Rating: 2
Well I can't say I didn't see this coming. The Playstation 3 hasn't lived up to Sony's expectations and pretty much the only person who could be responsible was Kutaragi. The biggest question now is: Did he fall or was he pushed? As the article said, he'd already been "promoted out" of the Playstation division, so why not here, too?

Also, on a smaller note, there's a typo:
quote:
Kutaragi's roles will be taken over by Kazuo Hirari .




RE: Well...
By Brandon Hill (blog) on 4/26/2007 1:17:04 PM , Rating: 2
Thanks, it's been fixed.


RE: Well...
By encryptkeeper on 4/26/2007 5:36:43 PM , Rating: 2
In all seriousness, I imagine that he decided to leave his post to avoid being canned, or to avoid being placed in charge of something he really didn't want to do. Typically in corporations, when someone does a crap job they are moved into a position that upper management hopes they will hate in order to get them to quit (at least this is the case on lower levels of the company). But in high positions like CEO's, typically the board of directors will simply refuse to cooperate with the CEO, thus making him (or her) want to quit.


Finally!
By daftrok on 4/26/2007 1:59:25 PM , Rating: 2
He was dragging the PS3. I'm glad its mainly software problems for the console and I'm counting the days (87) until the PS3 goes down in price and more games come to it (92).




RE: Finally!
By d0gb0y on 4/26/2007 3:33:34 PM , Rating: 2
The main problem I have with the PS3 is the lack of a scalor. If they can fix that with software, I'll buy one. I'd find it anoying having to switch to 1080 to watch a movie and then back to 720 to play a video game after spending the $$$... Of course if they just implemented a feature to remember all formats supported by your TV and then picked the best one... it would help.


RE: Finally!
By gr8ezekiel on 4/26/2007 4:29:25 PM , Rating: 2
they do have that. its in video settings and it asks you to check all that apply to ur tv/monitor. i have to say 1080p looks delicious!!!


He will return
By crystal clear on 4/28/2007 2:21:09 AM , Rating: 2
quote:
I’m looking forward to building on this vision in my next endeavors."


"Kutaragi has quite an achievement behind him after introducing four platforms to the PlayStation family"

I wonder just how many can achieve what he did.

This man can take the ball on the rebound can bring about the match winner.

Dont give up on him-He will return.




RE: He will return
By crystal clear on 4/28/2007 2:35:46 AM , Rating: 2
By the way- just to remind you

PS2 is still the bestselling machine till today-ask the buyers WHY?

They are not wrong-they decide ultimately the success or failure of a product.


RE: He will return
By crystal clear on 4/28/2007 3:04:50 AM , Rating: 2
quote:
Dont give up on him-He will return.


Why ? read this-

SCE spokesman Fukuoka said Kutaragi will likely be tackling new challenges in fields that are related to the PS3 or the Cell microchip, which drives that new game console and is dubbed "supercomputer on a chip."

"The PlayStation was born from his anger at Sony being forced out of a video game console partnership with Nintendo."

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUS...

His anger of being forced out of a lead role in Sony will
push him even harder to do as my comment implies-

quote:
This man can take the ball on the rebound can bring about the match winner.


Ahhh... the Ca$h Money im saving...
By TimberJon on 4/26/2007 4:44:17 PM , Rating: 2
By not buying a buggy-arse PS3 and its games!!

The only games im probably going to look forward to is MGS4 of COURSE, and FFXIII.

Both of which I can get an emulator for by the time they come out. You have to have a program that translates japanese ON-page though. Cant find them easily.




By Timeless on 4/27/2007 2:40:10 PM , Rating: 2
Unless you have one of those cutting edge computers, I don't think you can emulate PS3 games. I don't know about you, but I would rather buy the game then spend more money upgrading my computer so that it can play PS3 games. Just my two cents on things. ;)


Critical shift
By crystal clear on 4/28/2007 3:32:02 AM , Rating: 2
Mr Hirai, who worked for years in the US with SCEI, is understood to have stronger working relationships with US, European and Japanese games makers and is seen as better-suited to repair strained relations with games companies, which were adversely affected by repeated delays of the PS3 launch.

He is also understood to have a better working relationship with Sir Howard Stringer, Sony’s chief executive.

Mr Kutaragi’s retirement could be the sign of a critical shift in management thinking, with Sony changing its emphasis so that the current generation of games console will be its last as a hardware manufacturer.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5918188e-f416-11db-88aa-
000b5df10621.html

Note this-

Mr Kutaragi’s retirement could be the sign of a critical shift in management thinking, with Sony changing its emphasis so that the current generation of games console

"will be its last as a hardware manufacturer"




RE: Critical shift
By crystal clear on 4/28/2007 7:06:19 AM , Rating: 2
quote:
He is also understood to have a better working relationship with Sir Howard Stringer, Sony’s chief executive.


Link the above to the quote below-

quote:
Hirai joined CBS/Sony Inc., now Sony Music Entertainment Japan, in 1984, at the same time that Sony CEO Howard Stringer was an executive producer at CBS News.


http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&si...


cya
By Kooky Krusher on 4/26/2007 12:59:30 PM , Rating: 2
bye. thanks for PS and PS2




Let him down gently
By brshoemak on 4/26/2007 1:07:53 PM , Rating: 2
I love it how, in not so many words, they are essentially firing him but making it look as though he has transcended the Playstation brand and must now move up to a higher echelon and pursue endeavors never before realized.

<< Donald Trump says: YOU'RE FIRED! >>




Good riddance
By Cobra Commander on 4/26/2007 2:00:26 PM , Rating: 2
Best news coming out of Sony in years.




about time
By NotAok on 4/27/2007 10:41:19 AM , Rating: 2
The guy's a complete loser. Sony needs someone who isn't an ignorant piece of ****.




By ChipDude on 4/28/2007 11:44:23 AM , Rating: 2
It aint retirement... the dude totally screwed up and cost sony this generation gamebox.

What did sony lose in games last year, 2 billion.

What are they going to lose this year? Can you say 200 bucks time 150,000 / month.




By crystal clear on 4/30/2007 2:31:34 AM , Rating: 2
Another Sony headliner-A must read stuff-Its horrific !
that I had to post the whole story instead of only a portion.

Quote-

Electronics giant Sony has sparked a major row over animal cruelty and the ethics of the computer industry by using a freshly slaughtered goat to promote a violent video game.

The corpse of the decapitated animal was the centrepiece of a party to celebrate the launch of the God Of War II game for the company’s PlayStation 2 console.

quote:
Look at the picture in the link provided.


Guests at the event were even invited to reach inside the goat’s still-warm carcass to eat offal from its stomach.

Sickening images of the party have appeared in the company’s official PlayStation magazine – but after being contacted by The Mail on Sunday, Sony issued an apology for the gruesome stunt and promised to recall the entire print run.

Critics condemned the entertainment giant, which produces scores of Hollywood blockbusters each year, for its "blood lust" and said the grotesque "sacrifice" highlighted increasing concerns over the content of video games and the lengths to which the industry will go to exploit youngsters.

At the event, guests competed to see who could eat the most offal – procured elsewhere and intended to resemble the goat’s intestines – from its stomach.

They also threw knives at targets and pulled live snakes from a pit with their bare hands.

Topless girls added to the louche atmosphere by dipping grapes into guests’ mouths, while a male model portraying Kratos, the game’s warrior hero, handed out garlands.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare said it was "outrageous" that the animal’s death had been used "to sell a few computer games".

A spokesman said: "We are always opposed to any senseless killing of an animal and this sounds like a gruesome death. We condemn Sony’s actions. It is stupid and completely unjustified."

The party features across two pages of the latest edition of the company’s PlayStation magazine, which was due to hit newsstands on Tuesday but has already been sent to subscribers.

We have reproduced the spread – headlined Sony’s Greek Orgy – here, but have pixellated the image to spare readers the sight of the goat’s decapitated head hanging by a thread of tissue from its corpse, with blood dripping to the floor.

But the magazine’s readers were shown the picture in its full horror.

The article, based on a Sony Press release, shows more vivid pictures from the event under headlines such as Topless Girls! and Flesh Eating?

It asks readers how far they would go to get hold of Sony’s next-generation console, the PlayStation 3

"How about eating still warm intestines uncoiled from the carcass of a freshly slaughtered goat? At the party to celebrate God Of War II’s European release, members of the Press were invited to do just that . . ."

In God Of War II, which is so violent it has been given an 18 certificate, players follow Kratos into battle against a series of fearsome characters from Greek mythology.

Sony describes it as "an adult-rated, fast-paced bloodbath – and enormous fun to boot", adding that it is "bigger, better and as brutal as ever".

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/new...

http://www.us.playstation.com/News/PressReleases/3...




Two words...
By LatinMessiah on 4/26/2007 1:41:56 PM , Rating: 1
Abandon ship!




??
By Min Jia on 4/26/2007 10:24:06 PM , Rating: 1
????????? ?




so then..
By GhandiInstinct on 4/26/2007 1:54:47 PM , Rating: 2
He created a failed product and knows the Sony console brand is dying. He has no more vision and people have more talent than him.




RE: so then..
By sdsdv10 on 4/26/07, Rating: -1
RE: so then..
By nerdye on 4/28/07, Rating: -1
Good ridance idiot
By scrapsma54 on 4/27/07, Rating: 0
Thanks, Kutaragi-sensei
By bkm32 on 4/26/07, Rating: -1
RE: Thanks, Kutaragi-sensei
By Gatt on 4/26/2007 3:18:07 PM , Rating: 5
1. The market was more than just a "Kids hobby" before he came along. All he did was create the PS, and then follow the same path Nintendo and Sega did. He just happened to win because both Nintendo and Sega have problems updating/supporting their hardware.

2. It didn't revitalize anything. Most of the games released for it initially were ported PC games. The only thing he's got to his credit is knowing Nintendo's censorship was preventing them from being successfull.

3. His final "Vision" was to use obtuse hardware in an effort to lock Dev's into exclusivity by forcing upon them a languange incompatible with any other processor, kinda like what he tried to do with the "Emotion Engine". In trying to inflict his "Vision" of forced exclusivity, he instead inflicted multi-million dollar losses upon his company.

I'm all for giving respect and everything, but you're over the top. He isn't responsible for 1/10 of what you're trying to attribute to him.


RE: Thanks, Kutaragi-sensei
By bkm32 on 4/27/2007 1:34:57 PM , Rating: 2
Are you kidding?

First off--mostly children (i.e under 18) played console videogames at that time. period. The only reason why the market mostly targets 18-34 yr-old males today is because those from 1995 grew-up (something you might consider doing) and have pretty good jobs now.

Sony with the PS provided the first easy, but powerful game development architecture. With the addition of CD-ROM media playback, the PS did two things right for the industry (two things Sega and Nintendo could/would not accomplish):

1) Allowed for cheaper game manufacturing costs, which allowed for larger development budgets (i.e. better, longer games)
2) "Mainstreamed" optical drives, which made them cheaper per unit. This, btw, helped the PC videogame market, as well.

This only aided Sony's efforts to create a large user-base, which was business worth getting into (much like people who listen music in their car, thus the Walkman).

And, obtw, the PS2 "mainstreamed" DVD, as well, which was getting its' butt kicked by VHS at the time (Sony's revenge, maybe). The PS2 also allowed developers to provide the first truly immersive videogame experiences (MGS, FFXII, GT 2/3, etc.)

Granted, Sony didn't invent videogames or videogame consoles, but they did make them better and better implemented a business model that appealed to the majority of people already playing videogames and those who wanted to play videogames.

Keep in mind that Henry Ford didn't invent the automobile, but instead changed the way cars are manufactured, sold, and operated. He did it better! Sony and Kutaragi-sensei did the same thing for the Videogames Industry circa 1995. Nintendo with Mssr. Iwata and Miyamoto did it 11 years prior (and roughly 11 years later). Heck MS is doing this same thing with online playability (I believe Sega provided the first online community with gaming for consoles via the Sega Channel, er something, but it failed miserably).

I am not a Sony fan, by any means (I love me some Sega, though--See some of my Phantasy Star rants). I only bought a PS2 because my kids wanted it. I was content with my flailing Sega DC and it's lack of faithful Sega arcade translations (I still use my Genesis and Saturn). Sega, what happened to you? A true Phantasy Star adventure wouldn't have killed you. Anyway, I digress. I own an XBOX and will be purchasing an X360 (once the 65nm chipsets are online). There is no PS3 in my future!

So, give credit where credit is due. Congrats to Nintendo for making a successful comeback (the DS doesn't count since they already owned the Handheld market). Congrats to MS for making a successful online community with XBox Live (and now Windows Live). And congrats to Sony and Mr. Kutaragi for bringing us this far.

It is sad when a post like my "parent" post gets voted down because of immature "fanboyism". The only reason I even look at this site is because of the routine X360 info updates. Come on people--grow up!


RE: Thanks, Kutaragi-sensei
By DrKlahn on 4/27/2007 4:49:55 PM , Rating: 2
The original PS was successful mainly because they guessed correctly that the industry was ready for a move from 2D to 3D. The Saturn was designed mainly for sprite based gaming and as pointed out, put in the second Hitachi processor as a panic move.

I still don't really see Sony as innovators even with the original PS. They made a good prediction to where the market was headed and it paid off. I will never see Kutaragi in the same way I do Yuji Naka, Yu Suzuki or Shigeru Miyamoto who produced truly innovative games and a lasting legacy.


RE: Thanks, Kutaragi-sensei
By TimberJon on 4/26/2007 4:51:40 PM , Rating: 2
The guy cant hear you man. Probably doesn't read Dailytech.

Quote me: Though he Should! They ALL Should!


RE: Thanks, Kutaragi-sensei
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