The Fall Of Ken Kutaragi
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Although Kutaragi's leadership of consumer electronics was not successful, analysts also suspect that outgoing Sony CEO Nobuyuki Idei had set up Kutaragi to fail, given that both men had a cool working relationship. Idei assigned Kutaragi the tedious task of turning around the consumer division which had already been falling behind competitors such as Samsung in the LCD market.[7] Kutaragi's rival for the top position, Howard Stringer, was given the less difficult assignment of the content business and his success at Sony BMG Music Entertainment resulted in his promotion.
When Idei retired in 2005, Stringer took the reins - and Kutaragi lost his seat on the board and control of the home electronics and semiconductor divisions. He returned to his position at the head of SCEI, focusing on the launch of the vastly delayed and over-budget PS3 - but despite the end of his ambitions to lead Sony, Kutaragi's fall from grace was far from over.
Kutaragi is not only the Father of PlayStation, but the father of modern console gaming. His fall from grace has been rapid, shocking, and yet almost entirely of his own making; an engineer at heart, he was ill-equipped to deal with the executive world which he tried to conquer. However, his contribution to this industry, and this medium, is undeniable. It's a sad fact that many people are remembered for their big mistake, rather than their many achievements - Gunpei Yokoi is still perhaps best known for creating the Virtual Boy, rather than the Game And Watch, the Game Boy or the ubiquitous D-Pad.
Sony Computer Entertainment is one of the most successful video game companies ever. The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling game system in history, and had it not been for their partnership and eventual falling out with Nintendo, the PlayStation may never have ever happened.
Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he can be found playing the latest and greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.
All of these ideas went down the drain after a falling out between Cerny and Universal when the character lost Sony exclusivity. The game players did get was serviceable, but didn't innovate upon the formula.
It is also this kind of outspoken behavior that may have been one of the several components to his recent downfall. The long transition between the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 would be a turbulent one for Ken Kutaragi, and would eventually result in disgrace.
But that decision inflated the cost of the PlayStation 3. At $599, it is the priciest system around -- even though Sony loses money on every console it sells. Component shortages caused Sony to postpone the launch date, halve shipments to the U.S. and Japan and postpone the European launch. The PlayStation 3 had an anemic debut last fall. 2b1af7f3a8