What Kaz Hirai brings to the Sony Computer Entertainment head office |
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Later this year, the day of the Kaz begins. Analysts just love to crystal-ball the future of Sony Computer Entertainment post-Kutaragi, under former SCEA boss, now to-be SCE boss Kaz Hirai. BusinessWeek, for example, describes him as the "anti-Kutaragi."Let's not get biblical about the title. It simply means that Kaz will bring a whole different ballgame to the head office than Ken used to bring.
Hirai's biggest weakness was Kutaragi's best strength, BusinessWeek observes: technological savvy. "Hirai isn't a techie and won't have the pull with engineers" that Ken had. At the same time, he would have to learn the technological side of SCE business - supply and parts management, long-term production, not to mention the PS4 (when the time comes for that).
Hirai's biggest strength, on the other hand, is that having been in corporate and dealing with SCEA, the guy networks. Michael Pachter tells BusinessWeek that he believes Kaz is more "in touch" with US game publishers, which would be critical in enlisting even more publishing support for Sony platforms from them, something he could also do worldwide. He is also believed to encourage further collaboration, both within SCEI and between SCEI and the other Sony divisions.
Kaz certainly brings a different brand of slab-of-meat to SCEI than Ken, although the challenge remains the same: prove the PS3 a viable winner in the video games market (and not just a tech marvel).
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Comments [refresh]
don't worry Kaz, Crazy Ken already took care of all the techie stuff... now do your thing!
another first bs comment actually all comments are bs even this one
you are so stupid.
I don't get the pic, whats the guy saying I'm playing rill...? or something, what's so bad about that? anybody know?
ridge racer... remember the incident with hirai?
actually i don't remember what happened with ridge racer, what was it?
a while back when they were showin off the ps1 emu he was like RIIIDDDGEE RACER!!! or soumn like that...
you can easily go to youtube, there are videos of it in there...
Kaz couldn't possibly screw up the business relations more than Ken did. Maybe there will be some kind of turn around? I still wouldn't expect much.