Father of Sony PlayStation Steps Down

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Topic: Playstation 3

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Father of Sony PlayStation Steps Down. Ken Kutaragi known as the "father of the PlayStation" holds up a package. of the PlayStation 3 video game console ...

 

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Father of Sony PlayStation Steps DownPage 1Father of Sony PlayStation Steps DownKen Kutaragi known as the "father of the PlayStation" holds up a packageof the PlayStation 3 video game console as he kicks off the first sale ofSony's PS3 in Japan in this Nov. 11 2006 file photo. Chief architect ofSony's PlayStation game console Kutaragi 56 stepped down Tuesday June19 2007 as the Japanese company struggles to defend its dominance in thevideo game industry and revive its reputation as an electronics pioneer. (APPhoto/Koji Sasahara)(AP) The chief architect of Sony's PlayStation game console stepped down Tuesday as theJapanese company struggles to defend its dominance in the video game industry and revive itsreputation as an electronics pioneer. Ken Kutaragi 56 retired as Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s chairman and group chief executive thegaming unit said Tuesday. The unit is now headed by Kazuo Hirai SCE's former president and chiefoperating officer. Kutaragi had already been relieved of daytoday responsibilities as president last year but stayed on aschief executive and chairman. In April he announced his intention to retire from those positions this month.Though no longer a board member Kutaragi will hold an advisory post at the gaming unit according toSCE official Sayoka Henmi. The departure of Kutaragi an icon among gamers marks the end of an era at Sony Corp. that saw thecompany dominate the video game industry with its flagship PlayStation consoles. But it also highlights troubles amid a series of blunders over the rollout of its PlayStation 3 and intensecompetition from Nintendo Co.'s Wii console and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360. Kutaragi's most recent brainchild the PlayStation 3 has been marred by embarrassing production shortagesand a $600 price tag that some fans said was too steep. It went on sale late last year. Tokyobased Sony shipped 5.5 million PS3 machines in the fiscal year through March 31 fewer than the 6million the company had targeted ...

 

 

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