Kutaragi “uncommunicative”, blamed for Sony’s troubles

Remember that Wall Street Journal report that labelled Ken Kutaragi as Sony’s “stumbling block”? Newsweek has also come out with a similar piece on the embattled godfather of the Sony PlayStation.

Kutaragi has recently been transferred to the role of Chairman at Sony Computer Entertainment, making him more involved in game development. Kaz Hirai now acts in the role of president. According to Play.tm, the Newsweek report alleges that “the former SCE president was shuffled because of a lack of communication with Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer.”

The lack of communication reportedly led to the string of problems alluded to in the Wall Street Journal article. Stringer was also reportedly unhappy about Kutaragi’s advice to cut the PS3’s price in Japan, something which, according to Play.tm, “the Sony boss believes could have been a subsequently poor decision.”

Stringer allegedly attempted to fix the lack of communication between him and Kutaragi, telling Newsweek that “I’ve had dinner with [Kutaragi] more times than I’ve had dinner with my wife, and that’s not really healthy.”

Remember that Wall Street Journal report that labelled Ken Kutaragi as Sony’s “stumbling block”? Newsweek has also come out with a similar piece on the embattled godfather of the Sony PlayStation.

Kutaragi has recently been transferred to the role of Chairman at Sony Computer Entertainment, making him more involved in game development. Kaz Hirai now acts in the role of president. According to Play.tm, the Newsweek report alleges that “the former SCE president was shuffled because of a lack of communication with Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer.”

The lack of communication reportedly led to the string of problems alluded to in the Wall Street Journal article. Stringer was also reportedly unhappy about Kutaragi’s advice to cut the PS3’s price in Japan, something which, according to Play.tm, “the Sony boss believes could have been a subsequently poor decision.”

Stringer allegedly attempted to fix the lack of communication between him and Kutaragi, telling Newsweek that “I’ve had dinner with [Kutaragi] more times than I’ve had dinner with my wife, and that’s not really healthy.”