Ken Kutaragi officially leaves PlayStation family behind today |
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Kutaragi's previously held position will now be manned by SCE's former president and COO Kaz Hirai. The former's departure will also terminate his slot in the the company's board. Despite this, Kutaragi will act as an honorary SCEI Chairman and will be Senior Technology Adviser to Chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation Howard Stringer.
This development could have tremendous impact to Sony itself and more importantly, to its consumer base. Ken Kutaragi is the architect of every single PlayStation console (PSOne, PS2, PS3, and PSP). It would be interesting to watch what exact changes this will bring to Sony's future endeavors.
But for what it is worth, we all know that Kutaragi did his job well throughout these years. We just hope and pray that he finds contentment in what he decides to do next.
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Comments [refresh]
WHY?
the guy is old and he needs time to relax after all this years its only natural that this is happening, oh and don't let the xbots convince you that they kicked him out they like to say that from time to time
Playstation brand is doomed for future PSs. I 4ucking hate Phil Harison "errrrm" an i dno bout Kaz coz he's still Western.
Technology is always best left for the Japs, not the lazy Western ppl. (Im from UK and we are a lazy gen)
Riiiiiidge Racerrrrrrrrrrr rrrrr!!!!!!
No!!!!!!!!!!
Not the father of playstation
With this I could only hope for Great things like, more beat em ups, fighters, and more online games! Oh and lets not forget more b.s. kiddy games like nintendo has I love those. These are the things that sony consoles seem to be lacking in.
He knows Microsoft has won this generation and as hes old I guess it seems the right time to quit
lol phag
Maybe if the SOB wasn't so *****y he would realize there was competition this time. What was one of his quotes?
"I think Microsoft can come up with something great around maybe their third release."
not exactly, but something like that.
Oops! Second release there. You screwed up the third release Ken.
He also said the PS3 was "probably too cheap"
Yeah, lots of people agree with you there.
I wish him the best of luck. Watch out for those Giant Enemy Crabs!
Lol Nintendo and Microsoft fanboys...
I agree with Ken! The PS3 is to cheap. There are to many poor people in this world.
Well good bye to you Sir, and thank you for your contributions in making Playstation a success. May be not all the things you did or say had the right affect, but overall you've done a good job. Good luck in your next endeavours.
I tell you what, his idiotic sayings led me to get an XBOX 360.
I'm not joking.
Oh well, I don't have anything against him. He was a smart guy, but definately not the right guy for his position. He has no business sense. I mean, you don't just double the price of your last console that many people thought was itself kinda expensive and say it's too cheap. Many people take offense to those kinds of things.
Until phil harrison introduced him to synthetic barbituates and they both got stoned and decided to design the ps3.. because there was no competition its ok to sell a machine at a huge loss except nobody is buying.... i seriously wanted a ps3 until that e3 show then i quickly changed my mind.
can anyone make me some tacos im really hungry right now and have a taste for some tacos
Adiosu! Raibu seimei tame sono ippai!
Argh, my horrible horrible japanese.
Anyways, goodbye, Father of Playstation!
that helped in changing my mind and not buying it, the decicive moment were he says: 599 US dollars. Anyways I would like a ps3 but not only the price is high but all my friends play on xbox live, not on playstation network, and the ps3 is making tremendous losses and losing third party support, I'm not gonna dare buy a console that is doomed from the start :(
playstation is a disgraceful, tangled mess. if you look at how the ps3 is doing right now, all this bad press over viral marketing, unoriginality (motion sensors, "playstation network", spiderman 3 font), lawsuits from companies over any little disagreement (blu-ray, resistance), itd seem clear why kutaragi decided to leave. the money grubbing competitive bastards in the company clearly have no conscience and no dignity if theyre willing to pull all these stunts without giving a second thought to how the public responds to their nonsense, believing that people will always judge the company based on its strong past. well, now that kutaragi has left, they have nothing to base the company's reliability on anymore. the poor guy was probably unwilling to put up with the nonsense any longer, and I wouldnt blame him.
sony its the company that makes the best cosoles
and the ps3 wil sell more by the end of this year just like the ps2 when it came out every body thought it was expensibe and look at it now its selling more than all 3 next gen consloes
i agree
ps. farewell mr. kutaragi. i wish you all the best.
there wouldnt be an XBOX.
CAPTAIN PLANET!!!
SAVE US!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OO
Well, at least the PS4 has some hope now.
the XBOX blows anyway i had one but sold for $90 last year. Stupid thing just collected dust i was usprised it worked
You xbox *****es really need to shut the f*ck up, i mean seriously so you like your loud, crashing, burning, disc scratching piece of *****, Ho-god-damn-rah!
If PS3 fans wanted to brag all they would need to say is, I OWN A SYSTEM THAT WORKS!
Now enjoy yourself *****es, it's a celebration!
Straight up hatin'
You made the sony brand a huge success. for those crap-box fans out there stay in your section, not ours, if you always have something bad to say
and as soon as a game look better on the 360 they say that developers still havent tapped the piss s 3's potential. well look at the games. if they look the same the ps3 version will have frame rate problems. thats why the 360 versions always look better. the developers have to lower the games graphics in order to make the ps3 version run smooth. face it the ps3 is MAXED OUT! there is NOTHING more a developer can do to make it better! hahahahahahahah ah
WILL MISS YOU .....................
well i dont have a ps3 i have a 360 ut i im a proud owner of a ps1 ps1 slim ps2 ps2 slim psp AND psp homebrewXD
I will remember Kutaragi as the man who both gave birth and killed the PlayStation brand. PS1 and the PS2 were good systems, but the PSP and PS3 sucked. I still have hope for the PSP, but not while it was under Kutaragi's thumb.
The PS3 is done for. Sony created a vicious cycle that will be its own end:
1) Price the console so high that people choose competing consoles instead.
2) As a result fewer PS3s are sold, so fewer people will buy games.
3) Game companies will shy away from PS3 exclusives because the venture won't be worth the profit because of the small PS3 install base.
4) Gamers will continue to steer away from the PS3 because the console will always be more expensive than the competition and the games won't be there.
5) Even fewer game companies make exclusives...
6) etc...
I will remember Kutaragi as the man who both gave birth and killed the PlayStation brand. PS1 and the PS2 were good systems, but the PSP and PS3 sucked. I still have hope for the PSP, but not while it was under Kutaragi's thumb.
The PS3 is done for. Sony created a vicious cycle that will be its own end:
1) Price the console so high that people choose competing consoles instead.
2) As a result fewer PS3s are sold, so fewer people will buy games.
3) Game companies will shy away from PS3 exclusives because the venture won't be worth the profit because of the small PS3 install base.
4) Gamers will continue to steer away from the PS3 because the console will always be more expensive than the competition and the games won't be there.
5) Even fewer game companies make exclusives...
6) etc...
Microsoft aint won nothing if anything i think it will loose wait a year or so for good game then the PS3 will rule even though i have a Wii tho they rely need to lower the price to atleast
£350-375
what ever people say, if Xbox is the best, playstation..
nintendo will ALWAYS win. I like nintendo, and nintendo's games.. and I don't like sony's games, and sony's best friend, rockstar.. I buy playstation because there are some games only made for playstation, like resident evil, metal gear solid, tekken.. and... STUFF. but nintendo has fun games.. and I like nintendo, but their consoles are *****. nintendo just made "wii" and the graphics are awful.. but still, I bought the wii first because I like nintendo more than sony..
Wow, you just pwned all the stupid little n00bs. Good job. +1.
What if everybody on sites like these was like you...
dude u rule...lol
12 yr old pwned every fanboy here...lol
this guy should get a medal of honour for this
this has been the ultimate pawn i've everseen
you all have been OWNED hahaha
Hey dumba.s.s of course ports of games are going to look worse on the PS3. When porting a game from the Xbox360 to the PS3 it requires additional coding. Which is why the 360 version stays superior. But if a game were to be developed for the PS3 and then the 360 then both would be look identical because it is fairly easy to develop for the 360. If you want to know how powerful a console really is take a look at exclusives not some half assed port. Oh and if any console has already reached its maximum potential it's the 360 buddy not the PS3
i heard that hes going to nintendo
but the source i heard it from dosen't want to reveal too much
my head just blew up... why?? why did you have to?
ps3 will never fail its soooooooo powerful just wait until they
use its full power until then go here to face the truth
http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=osstats
NOW THROW YOUR PC OFF THE WINDOW
OMFG this is funny, check everywhere on google, it's reported that many people have taken stocks out of Sony due to this hahaha, OMG need money to invest so a miracle happens and due to so many people getting stocks out I make big winnings, haha all or nothing
Why the PS3 sucks? Because it doesn't have XBOX LIVE, it has sucky online, all my friends are on LIVE while in sucky online nerds with no friends play hahahahaha
haha he left cause he just releised how sucky SONY are, get a Wii hahahahahahahah aha this is the news i was looking for nintendo will rise again, now to assassinate Bill Gates, hmm were did i leave my gun
mister common sense....just get a frikkin life and stop trolling the comments. Honestly.
Actions speak louder than words, and Bill Gates released Windows ME didn't he?
Anyways, I think that with Kaz Hirai in charge things will start looking up. Kutarugi knew how to make a powerful machine, and Kaz knows how to market it. (He got Wal-mart to stock the PS1 back in the day)
PS3 days are numbered, hahahahaha, hmm hmm i,ll savior this for years to come
you might get the taco sh1ts
I wouldn't be able to read 99% percent of the comments.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O!!!!!!!!
vi toma nu cu
ese favelado era um fdp que queria os preco alto agora se fudeu o desgracado
son of bichi *****i i *****i hes assi
MICROSOFT DEATH THREAT ME!!! PLEASE SEND HELP.
My system has worked just fine since I got it 15 months ago.
Sounds like you're doing plenty of your own hating.
You can shut up now.
Jeez didnt they also say that the psp was failure and it was dead? The ps2 was under the same circumstance when it was released and please dont tell me a system is doomed until its no longer in sale. Dont make up stories so youd feel better about your wii's or xboxes. It doesnt surprise me to see these really childish comments probably because these were made by ten year olds who dont know any better. Only real mature people will say intelligent replies.....which really makes me think that all wii and xbox owners are just a bunch of kids who dont anything more than the system they have. Please dont come to our section and spread your half witted lies and insults....kids shouldnt go where adults and mature people go.
Αντε ρε μαλακες μιλατε χορις να ξερετε τιποτα παντα ετσι λεγατε και για το ps1 και για το ps2 ομος παντα τα playstation σοθηκαν και βρεθηκαν στην κορυφη το playstation ειναι ιερο για μας δε θα πεθανει απλος εφυγε ο ken
καποιος αλλος θα παρει τη θεση του,θα κονομησει μερικα δισεκατομμυρια ευρο και τα πραγματα θα συνεχισουν ος εχουν ισος και καλυτερα ειναι σα να λετε οτι επειδη εφυγε ο bill
gates απο τη microsoft και η microsoft θα κλεισει!!!!
ευχομαι αν διαβαζει καποιος ελληνας τωρα να μου απαντησει
PLAYSTATION WILL NEVER DIE,XBOX WILL FAIL,WII WILL FAIL ONLY PLAYSTATION 3 WILL STAND STILL
REMEMBER MY COMMENT AFTER A FEW YEARS.
Well this is it the downfall of the of the Gaystation 3. It will be pwned by thew XBOX 360!
Madhive, has a prosthetic Ass. im joking, i found it funny , but no Madhive u have a great comment there, u gotta spread it, knock some sense into all these idiots who base there life around video games, and computers, jesus go outside get some fresh air and do something constructive, if not go kill yourself, your slowing down evolution.
Again the joke above was just that a joke, no offense meant
leave and take your ps3 with you. dev are like: sony we cannot do anything more with this ps3 its a peace of skit and it chops like a ninja. now get this peace of skit out of my face.
"releised how sucky SONY are?"
It's kind of hard to take you seriously when you can't even type in proper english.
in case your wondering kaz hirai is very known of his quote,
RIDGGE RACER!
your mom
was the sauce apple?
Wow.... chops like a ninja....i was really waiting for something more articulate. At least it proves my point about most of these fanboys roaming around here. Im honestly waiting for a tasteful retort but it seems these "ten year olds" dont really have anything more to say. I mean "chops like a ninja"? Keep it going guys...err..children cause youre not making your case any better.
... was the one who got me into the gaming world, without him i wouldnt have a job right now (game programmer) he inspired me and i hope he is happy whatever he does.
Also to the fuccktards who are 360 and wii fanboys:
SCCREW YOU! YOUR WORTHLESS! SHOW SOME RESPECT! WHAT THE HELL DID KUTERAGI SAN DO TO YOU? JUST BECAUSE YOU BITTCHES ARE SCARED SHIITTLESS THAT YOU BOUGHT THE WRONG SYSTEM DOESNT MEAN U DEGRADE SOM OF THE MANS FINEST WORK! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE! I HOPE YOU ARE UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE AN ANNOYING LITTLE ***** FOLLOW YOU AROUND ALL DECADE SAYING "PS3 RULES" AND OTHER THINGS WHICH ANNOY YOU! GET A LIFE! GO PLAY YOUR 360 AND WII, AND ENJOY THEM, WHO CARES WHICH CONSOLE "WINS", IF YOU ENJOY IT AND FIND IT A GREAT ITem THEN IT DID WIN! SO STFU BIITCHES!
to the countless people who are bound to flame me
FUUCK YOU! GET A LIFE, I HAVE AN OPINION, SO LIKE IT OR NOT YOU GOT IT, NOW GO AWAY!
i agree
you guys are all dumbasses
you really make me sad to post on this site
I dont see a difference from xbox live and playstation online execpt xbox live u have to pay for?
WRRRRYYYYYYYYYY ?
*fix'd*
one word... CONTENT
now i know "huehueheuh 360 has a year headstart"
and your point?
360 will always have a one year head start that's never going to change
cell +/+ flux capacitor
10 year old. lol im 23 haha and i hate fanboys. haha