"Sony PlayStation architect resigns"

[olaf]

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The chief architect of Sony Corp.'s flagship PlayStation game console will retire in June as the company struggles to retain its dominance in the video game industry.

 

Ken Kutaragi, 56, an icon among gamers, will step down as Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s chairman and group chief executive, Tokyo-based Sony said Thursday. He will be replaced by Kazuo Hirai, who is now president and chief operating officer of the division.

You can read the rest of the article here. Sony -- you are the source of all of my good laughs these days... I love it.

Edited April 26, 2007 by olaf

[DropDeadEd]

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The chief architect of Sony Corp.'s flagship PlayStation game console will retire in June as the company struggles to retain its dominance in the video game industry.

 

Ken Kutaragi, 56, an icon among gamers, will step down as Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s chairman and group chief executive, Tokyo-based Sony said Thursday. He will be replaced by Kazuo Hirai, who is now president and chief operating officer of the division.

You can read the rest of the article here. Sony -- you are the source of all of my good laughs these days... I love it.

 

Guess Nintendo will dominate as it always has.

[OverlordMondo]

I'm not so sure. The 360 is going pretty strong, and most of the games the PS3 is going to lose aren't going to translate well to the Wii.

[DropDeadEd]

I'm not so sure. The 360 is going pretty strong, and most of the games the PS3 is going to lose aren't going to translate well to the Wii.

 

 

The Wii has sold more units than the 360 or PS3 combined though.

[solidius23]

i hate the wii anyways this has been in the works for a while though.

[ken_cinder]

When you the word "Architect" came up, I thought we'd be speaking of someone who actually had something to do with the hardware. Screw execs, their job is to have verbal diahrea, especially Sony execs.

[DropDeadEd]

i hate the wii anyways this has been in the works for a while though.

 

 

The wii is very boss.

 

Just the Legend Of Zelda game on it made people buy it.

[BlackKnight]

Kutaragi sounded like a bit of a moron anyway so i'm glad he's gone. Even though everyone likes to have a go at Kaz Hirai, I reckon that guy has what it takes more than this old buffoon.

[solidius23]

played zelda on wii after a few hours its time to whip out the gamecube controller to play it.

[Wizard]

It would be a funny twist of fate if Kutaragi ends up being hired by Microsoft Japan.

[DropDeadEd]

It would be a funny twist of fate if Kutaragi ends up being hired by Microsoft Japan.

 

 

Doesn't Microsoft USA pwn Microsoft Japan?