Ken Kutaragi to step down as CEO of SCEI
SCEI, now chairman”>Ken Kutaragi is synonymous with the brand PlayStation. after all, he is the brilliant mind behind consoles PlayStation 1 (PSOne), PlayStation 2 (PS2), PlayStation 3 (PS3), and even handheld PlayStation Portable (PSP). So we were shocked after hearing that Kutaragi will step down from his post effective June 19.
While Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) didn’t give any reasons why Kutaragi is leaving the PS family behind, it did say that the official will remain as an honorary SCEI Chairman and will be Senior Technology Adviser to Chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation Howard Stringer.
Well, Sony actually did say something about Kutaragi’s departure. According to them, Ken Kutaragi decided to “pursue his dreams beyond PlayStation and to accelerate his network vision” right after the worldwide launch of the new console. But you know how things go whenever a top executive leaves. It’s always been “to pursue other dreams” so we don’t know for certain if that’s the real score.
When asked about this development, on the other hand, Kutaragi explained,
I am happy to graduate from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. after introducing four platforms to the PlayStation family. It has been an exciting experience to change the world of computer entertainment by marrying cutting edge technologies with creative minds from all over the world. I’m looking forward to building on this vision in my next endeavour.
SCEI’s new CEO is going to be Kaz Hirai who used to man the Group Chief Operating Officer. He will also retain his position as SCEI president. We wonder if David Karraker will still say that this is actually no big deal…
Via Games Industry
SCEI, now chairman”>Ken Kutaragi is synonymous with the brand PlayStation. after all, he is the brilliant mind behind consoles PlayStation 1 (PSOne), PlayStation 2 (PS2), PlayStation 3 (PS3), and even handheld PlayStation Portable (PSP). So we were shocked after hearing that Kutaragi will step down from his post effective June 19.
While Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) didn’t give any reasons why Kutaragi is leaving the PS family behind, it did say that the official will remain as an honorary SCEI Chairman and will be Senior Technology Adviser to Chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation Howard Stringer.
Well, Sony actually did say something about Kutaragi’s departure. According to them, Ken Kutaragi decided to “pursue his dreams beyond PlayStation and to accelerate his network vision” right after the worldwide launch of the new console. But you know how things go whenever a top executive leaves. It’s always been “to pursue other dreams” so we don’t know for certain if that’s the real score.
When asked about this development, on the other hand, Kutaragi explained,
I am happy to graduate from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. after introducing four platforms to the PlayStation family. It has been an exciting experience to change the world of computer entertainment by marrying cutting edge technologies with creative minds from all over the world. I’m looking forward to building on this vision in my next endeavour.
SCEI’s new CEO is going to be Kaz Hirai who used to man the Group Chief Operating Officer. He will also retain his position as SCEI president. We wonder if David Karraker will still say that this is actually no big deal…
Via Games Industry