Speaking in an exclusive interview with SPOnG, President and Group Chief Operating Officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated, Kaz Hirai, has said that Sony is playing catch-up with the PS3.
In a surprisingly frank admission, the "Step-father of the PlayStation" told SPOnG:
Hirai also shared some rare words about his predecessor, the ever-controversial Ken Kutaragi, and dished up some information on Gran Turismo.
Check the full, unexpurgated SPOnG interview with Kaz Hirai right now.
In a surprisingly frank admission, the "Step-father of the PlayStation" told SPOnG:
"We’re in a position where we’re having to play catch-up here. The PS3 has been on the market less than a year in the US and Japan and, what is it, less than that in Europe? It’s difficult right now to say who’s where. Five years from now, ten years from now, you look back and can see what kind of business you’ve generated. So, clearly we’ve never started from a position of strength and we’ve always had to catch up with every generation of hardware that we’ve brought into the market."
Hirai also shared some rare words about his predecessor, the ever-controversial Ken Kutaragi, and dished up some information on Gran Turismo.
Check the full, unexpurgated SPOnG interview with Kaz Hirai right now.
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Right now though its more of a `Stop the Pigeon!`, with your crazy machines, and i dont remember the PS2 having to catch up to anyone?, did they mean the Dreamcast by that?, Wasnt the XBOX & GC released afterwards?, wernt Microsoft & Nintendo playing catch up?, and i think the PSone won because of Final Fantasy exclusive & Piracy but i dont think they had to catch upto the Saturn? Is this comment a dont feel sorry for us comment because we will win as we have in the past, i think this is ignorance on sonys part, to just rely on sales over time is a bad thing, something needs to happen now (like software and price) this guy didnt even remember or know when europe`s PS3 release date was.
I can see in 5 years that the PS3 will do very very well, but i dont think they will have PS1 or PS2 success again,
I can see in 5 years that the PS3 will do very very well, but i dont think they will have PS1 or PS2 success again,