PlayStation

Could The Father Of The PlayStation Run Sony?

Sony Computer Entertainment honcho Kaz Hirai seemed like a logical choice to replace Howard Stringer. But with Hirai lacking in experience outside gaming, Sony’s old guard could actually select someone with a deep understanding of electronics — namely Ken Kutaragi. [東洋経済]


December 9, 2011
Nintendo

The Day Mario’s Creator Didn’t Retire (And What It Says About His Future)

The internet was rocked. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario and Zelda, reportedly said he was stepping down. Nobody seemed prepared for this. It was so sudden. So surprising. The end of an era.


October 21, 2011
PlayStation

Father Of PlayStation Gets To Launch A Game On PS Vita

We got Nintendogs + Cats, Pilotwings Resort and a few more for the launch of the Nintendo 3DS earlier this year. We got Lumines, an Ape Escape and more in 2005 for the launch of the PlayStation Portable.


July 12, 2011
In Real Life

The Father Of The PlayStation And Japan’s Secret Koreans

In Japan, South Korea is now cool. Speaking and singing the local lingo, Korean popstars like Girls’ Generation rule the charts and appear on Japanese variety shows and in commercials. It wasn’t always that way.


June 29, 2011
PlayStation

The Father Of The PlayStation Finally Retires

Ken Kutaragi, creator of the PlayStation, retired from his position as Honorary Chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment on June 28, Sony revealed in an official statement. [Sony]


January 28, 2011
PlayStation

PSP’s Father Is Tight-Lipped About NGP

Sony revealed a new portable yesterday, codenamed the Next Generation Portable. In the audience were pundits, press, developers and the former Sony brass who built their gaming empire.


February 20, 2010
News

What’s The Father Of The PlayStation Doing These Days?

After a rocky PlayStation 3 launch, the platform’s creator was replaced by exec Kaz Hirai as the head of Sony Computer Entertainment. A year later he retired.


November 11, 2009
News

Father Of PlayStation Makes New Company

Another new company. Back in January 2007, PlayStation father Ken Kutaragi spearheaded Bandai Namco/Sony start-up Cellius. Today, it was announced he’s heading up another company.


May 26, 2009
News

Evangelion Game Coming To PS3 (Does It Involve The Father Of PS?!)

A Blu-ray disc version of mecha anime Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone includes a fold-in which what appears to be a new game announcement: an Evangelion title for the PS3.


April 25, 2009
In Real Life

Edge Explores The Genesis Of The PlayStation

The history of Sony’s original PlayStation is largely well known to gamers, born of a disagreement with Nintendo, who it once partnered with to provide a CD-ROM drive for the Super Nintendo.