Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi has downplayed the threat of rivals Nintendo and Microsoft in the midst of the PlayStation 3's scaled-back launch.
Speaking to Next-Gen's European media partner MCV at Sony's Tokyo headquarters, Kutaragi commented on the possibility of Xbox 360 and Wii overcoming the PS3: "We don't care," he said.
His remark isn't a sign of forfeit to Sony's videogame competitors, rather a sign of his confidence that PS3 production will eventually get up to speed and go head-to-head with the Wii and Xbox 360. While it's surely keeping a keen eye on competitors, Sony's main focus at this point is on its own in-house issues.
Salman from Tech4Gamers writes "Mortal Kombat 9 revived the series from a low point after bringing it back to 2D combat. It marked a new high-point for the franchise due to its incredible roster, exciting cinematic story mode, and high-octane combat."
Shaolin Monks is a forgotten gem. I would love to see a new one, or a remake of the old.
That game was actually goated. It was the first time ever that I actually tried to get good at a fighting game. Unfortunately the online connection was so dogshit it made it hard to enjoy and eventually I gave up. Haven't really played much fighting games since.
The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.
I used to be anti-union, it kills productivity, investment and turns product mediocre. Their games suck anyways though so what was lost? Might as well get their people paid until they are dissolved.
Unions are necessary regardless of how you feel. You know how fked the working class would be without them. As if we're not already.
No they aren’t, regardless of how you feel. Unions make zero sense for skill based labor. They are for people who press a button every 10 seconds on an assembly line. “working class” is a made up term. I don’t care about corporations or developers, I just want good games lol. Killing your incentives to appease the lowest common denominator doesn’t lead to great games imo
I wasn’t trying to be offensive if I came off that way. The Union is an old mentality and I can see their usefulness but also the danger. We’re in the age of AI and robots and skill based labor. Unions can be dangerous these days. You could replace your entire workforce in one move. Checkmate. Look to the kiosk replacing workers in the 20 dollar minimum wage era.
Well run businesses don’t need unions. If you need a Union that business won’t survive anyway. Unless it’s propped up by the government with corporate welfare (which is the real issue). If you’re not going to spend some on your workers (Amazon, Google) then your welfare is cut off. No tax breaks. All you put together don’t match their wealth and resources, the union is a traditional memory at this point and counterproductive with this new enemy we face. They need a flying elbow from the top ropes. And by “working class is a made up term” I just mean we’re not a class system and even CEO Bobby Kotick puts in a days work lol. Or did.. It’s just a vague term that doesn’t mean anything no offense lol. People say “middle class” but that can change quick right? Up or down. That’s not a “class system”.
Taking a trip back to Housemarque's forgotten platformer.
well of course he doesn't care. in kuturagi dreamland there are no competition, and the PS3 is the greatest blur-ray computer ever!
Meanwhile, back in reality...
X360 needs help in Japan.It's been on sale a year and has'nt even sold 100k.And that's with no competition.
...I'd like to take him by the hand and run through a forrest full of elves and pixies... Sony Land.
Of course they don't care about market share or the competition. They don't care because they know all that matters is selling 50 million Blu-ray players so they succeed. That's the only way they'll make money.
The PS3 is a blu-ray machine first, gaming second
he will care when sony goes bust.and he haent got a job.