Trogdor1123
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Crazy Ken or Kaz for me.
The last Motorstorm entry (apocalypse) got recalled before launch because it was deemed offensive in light of Japan having some really bad earthquakes and tsunamis. That disrupted both sales and marketing.But hasn't Evolution been underperforming before they were disbanded? Motorstorm fell of a cliff. DriveClub had massive issues at launch, never really recovered and only sold what, 2 million copies?
What about Jack Tretton?Shawn Layden was never CEO of PlayStation. He was President of SIE America.
CEO & President of SIE:
Ken Kutaragi: 1993 - 2007
Kaz Hirai: 2007 - 2012
Andrew House: 2012 - 2017
John Kodera: 2017 - 2019
Jim Ryan: 2019 - current
He also authorized like 12 other non-GaaS games too but after he's gone we'll have people saying those amazing AAA games were the result of new management.
What about Jack Tretton?
Yeah, I was wondering about this. I really can't find anything about Ken Kutaragi being CEO of SCEI in 1993.
That would have been House, Kaz become the CEO of Sony 2012 and eventually was replaced by House in 2013.That was Kaz Hirai.
It's funny to see people who weren't actually around for the time periods wax nostalgic about the time periods.
Not knowing that Shawn Layden was never CEO. Not knowing that Ken Kutaragi wasn't group CEO of SCEI until 2006...
yeah, the bluray cost $250 at launch and sony shoved it down our throats because they wanted to win the bluray/hd-dvd wars. remove $250 from the ps3 bom and they couldve launched it for a lot cheaper even with the cell and that awful rsx gpu.
His arrogance basically fucked the PlayStation 3 for the first half of its life. Some of the shit he said was unbelievably cocky and foolish.Ken Kutaragi. Is there any other answer? He built the Playstation brand and helped setup the PS2 to be the juggernaut legendary console it was. The games OP listed were great, but the sheer variety of first-party offerings during the PS1 to PS2 era are unmatched.
And those games released not too long after.That would have been House, Kaz become the CEO of Sony 2012 and eventually was replaced by House in 2013.
I suppose he was still involved
I think we're not seeing enough of Shuhei Yoshida theses days.
It's time for him to shine
The Shawn Layden love explains it all, he was basically Sony's equivalent of Reggie.I think a lot of people are unfamiliar with how PlayStation was organized originally.
I wouldn't call 2015 & 2016 not too long after.And those games released not too long after.
His arrogance basically fucked the PlayStation 3 for the first half of its life. Some of the shit he said was unbelievably cocky and foolish.
Kutaragi is the only answer. Just imagine him working with Mark Cerny on PS6
His arrogance basically fucked the PlayStation 3 for the first half of its life. Some of the shit he said was unbelievably cocky and foolish.
I mean, right, but I'm pretty certain that Bloodborne and Uncharted 4 had already started development by then, both of those games even suffered delays.I wouldn't call 2015 & 2016 not too long after.
Kaz definitely greenlighted The Last Guardian because it was originally a PS3 game.
Those (House and Tretton) have a big argue, that's was the cause of Tretton leave PS.Andrew House with Jack Tretton in the mix
Kaz too, again with Jack Tretton…. Hey its Jack Tretton!
Is that true? I didn't think we ever found out why he left.Those (House and Tretton) have a big argue, that's was the cause of Tretton leave PS.
TBF some of us were there back at the time but too young (referring to the Ken Kutaragi part here, myself) to care about CEOs in general, or following that side of gaming business. There wasn't really much social media, and rarely did CEOs make public appearances on TV (outside of E3) or in print media (maybe an interview once or twice a year, depending on the magazine. Some didn't even bother).
You had to actively go out of your way to learn who some of these business people at the companies even were. Nowadays, people like Phil Spencer make sure you see and hear from them virtually every single day, no matter how ham-fisted they are in the mix.
True. But, hey, when you got other parts of the company pinning everything on the mega-successful gaming sector, it was bound to happen sooner or later :/
Not sure that is true. I think we heard plenty from senior leadership back then. Maybe some as you said were too young, but I recall it pretty well.
Ken Kutaragi. Is there any other answer? He built the Playstation brand and helped setup the PS2 to be the juggernaut legendary console it was. The games OP listed were great, but the sheer variety of first-party offerings during the PS1 to PS2 era are unmatched.
PS5 will sell 200 Million easy.
Get this guy in there