Kutaragi retires........................................... ......

[soopafamicom]

After being given a window seat after screwing up several aspects of the ps3's development he has now decided to step down and grow geraniums or whatever he does.

"TOKYO, JAPAN, April 26, 2007 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) and Sony Corporation (Sony) have jointly announced today that Ken Kutaragi, Representative Director, Chairman and Group CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., will retire from his executive position at SCEI effective June 19, 2007, when SCEI’s annual shareholders’ meeting will take place.

Mr. Kutaragi will pass on the torch to the next generation, stepping back from his executive management responsibility of the company to serve as Honorary Chairman of SCEI. With his deep and instinctive insight into future technology, Mr. Kutaragi will also continue to support Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman and CEO, Sony Corporation, as senior technology advisor. Concurrently, Kazuo Hirai, currently President and Group COO, SCEI, will be promoted to President and Group CEO, continuing his responsibility as the leader of the PlayStation® business worldwide.

Mr. Kutaragi, well known as the “Father of PlayStation”, invented and launched the original PlayStation in 1994 and its successor, PlayStation 2, in 2000. Since the introduction of PlayStation and subsequently PlayStation 2, these platforms opened up a vast market of computer entertainment.

The two platforms combined now have an installed base of more than 200 million units in homes around the world, with more than 2 billion units of PlayStation and PlayStation 2 software titles shipped worldwide."

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/070426e.pdf

 

[Fighter123]

Can we say Sony won't be comming back with a PS4?

 

[evil wasabi]

The Sony standard of quality is still going to be terrible.

 

[soopafamicom]

Can we say Sony won't be comming back with a PS4?

Your opinion doesnt count on any matter as you just play romz and are too poor to afford a supergun never mind a console.

 

[Rade K]

no no no no.


600 US for a videogame system is a good idea. They'll eat it up.

 

[Magnaflux]

He will be sentenced to commit seppuku by the evil sony conspiracy.

hanafuda will follow him to the next world.

 

[ki_atsushi]

He will be sentenced to commit seppuku by the evil sony conspiracy.

hanafuda will follow him to the next world.

Thank the good Lord!

 

[Kim Kaphwan]

And hear I thought Sony's PS3 was full of promise. Typical Sony.

 

[billd420]

LOL @ Anyone who bought a full price PS3

ROFL @ Anyone who bought an inflated price PS3

 

[ferrarimanf355]

 

[Fighter123]

Your opinion doesnt count on any matter as you just play romz and are too poor to afford a supergun never mind a console.

I can afford a PS3 if I want too, but the games are gay.

I can afford a supergun, but I don't have enough room to store tons of PCBs when I go to college next year.

 

[wizkid007]

will retire from his executive position at SCEI effective June 19, 2007, when SCEI’s annual shareholders’ meeting will take place.

This is him retiring.

Hello and welcome to the board meeting.

Im retiring righttttttttttttttt now. (another guy steps up)

In todays news the stock has dropped 92 percent. We are going out of business.

Thank you and have a good day.

 

[ResO]

This is him retiring.

Hello and welcome to the board meeting.

Im retiring righttttttttttttttt now. (another guy steps up)

In todays news the stock has dropped 92 percent. We are going out of business.

Thank you and have a good day.

I think the board meeting will be a little more traditional in the Japanese sense.

 

[qube]

I think the board meeting will be a little more traditional in the Japanese sense.

lol

Junshi FTW!

 

[Eldios]

This was inevitable. I am sure this is common knowledge, but execs is these types of companies do not retire. Retiring is a code word for being "politely fired." I see they are keeping him on as a token consultant so he can still keep his insurance lol. I do think there will be a PS4, but it will take a radically different approach from the PS3.

 

[ResO]

I do think there will be a PS4, but it will take a radically different approach from the PS3.

What approach is that, actually having games on a gaming console?

 

[evil wasabi]

This was inevitable. I am sure this is common knowledge, but execs is these types of companies do not retire. Retiring is a code word for being "politely fired." I see they are keeping him on as a token consultant so he can still keep his insurance lol. I do think there will be a PS4, but it will take a radically different approach from the PS3.

He made a wise move, because the guys who don't understand the code word get Gunpei Yokoi'd

 

[aria]

I'm sure this wasn't in any way related, but:

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2244600#post2244600

 

[soopafamicom]

I can afford a PS3 if I want too, but the games are gay.

I can afford a supergun, but I don't have enough room to store tons of PCBs when I go to college next year.

ROFL.........that's not what you were whining about in chat the other day romboy.

I've yet to find know of a 'gay' game on the ps3........maybe you're hankerin' after some Ai Cho Aniki love in 1080p........just buy some homo porn instead, you won't need to hold a pad while you rub one off.

 

[aria]

Just to make the point, here's an illustration I saw in the WSJ last week:

 

[Kirk Foiden]

ferrarrimanf355 comes in with a thread-winning gif animation. Good job, and rather quick about it. I mean, you could've put just about anybody in there, and it would still be funny. Good ol' Arnold, the one liners, and situations so over-the-top you have to laugh at it.

 

[norton9478]

Looks like sony shold trop the PSIII and just stick with the PSP.

 

[Buro Destruct]

Can we say Sony won't be comming back with a PS4?

Yeah because nobody else works at Sony.

And Japanese businessmen are the face of Sony here in America, this will absolutely crush all the American citizens loyal to Sony's wares.

God what a dipshit.

 

[norton9478]

I wanna dig up every "Nintendo Will be Third party only, just like sega" ever written on this board.

 

[roker]

I wanna dig up every "Nintendo Will be Third party only, just like sega" ever written on this board.

I wanna dig a hole in your eye sockets then mung you in the skull