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The Life and Times of Ken Kutaragi

When you work in a business such as video games, certain names can bring up a multitude of mixed emotions. Ken Kutaragi is one of those names. He has often been associated with many different terms such as: success and failure, brilliance and indigence, forthright thinking and presumed insanity. However you look at him though, Ken "Father of the PlayStation" Kutaragi has always been one of the most colorful and influential members of the video game industry over the past couple of decades, much longer than anyone would initially assume. Let's take a look back on the career of this industry icon and see his all-time highs, all-time lows, and everything in-between.

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Diselage6537d ago

A really nice piece about one of the greatest legacy's in the gaming industry.

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BitbyDeath6537d ago

Love him or hate him you can't deny that he changed the gaming world to make it what it is today. And no not just for Playstation but for all gamers.

hikikimori6537d ago

Wow big business is brutal. Any thing goes wrong and someones head will roll! No matter what they did for the company in the past.

Mr_Kuwabara6537d ago

It wasn't his fault for the Blu-Ray player add on it was Sony's. It's your fault Sony the price is as high as it is!

Anyway the past is in the past, I salute you.

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Hidden PS2 RPGs Nobody Played

The PS2 has a plethora of classics RPGs, as well as more than a handful that have basically been lost to time.

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TheColbertinator2h ago

I would add in Radiata Stories. Such a hidden gem.

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LEGO DC Super Villains' Best Idea Could Be Perfect for LEGO Star Wars

LEGO DC Super Villains has an ingenious premise that could work wonders in a future LEGO Star Wars game, whenever it comes out.

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ZeekQuattro1d 10h ago

They kinda did in the Lego Clone Wars game. One of the stages or two was devoted to young Boba Fett, Bossk, Dengar and Aurra Sing. Shame they never did the other seasons in Lego form. I believe it only covered the first 3 and pilot turned movie.

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GTA5 Has Sold Over 215 Million Copies, Red Dead Redemption 2 Has Sold Over 74 Million Units

Take-Two announced its financial results for the fiscal year 2025, also sharing an update on the sales of GTA5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.
The anticipation for GTA6 has reached fever pitch, with the latest trailer being the biggest video launch of all time.

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LostPotato2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Milk...get your milk...and so much more. Really when you release the same games in three editions over 15 years it's amazing how much money, and the amount of sales you earn. It's amazing how no one can compete.

Mr_cheese2d ago

To be fair, no many companies could release the same game over and over. They've earned that whether we agree or not

DarXyde2d ago

I mean Resident Evil 4 has had longer legs and still hasn't done anything like this.

Profchaos2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

GTA v isn't the only game that's released three consoles generations running but nothing has sold those numbers including GTA San Andreas which is now 4 console generations deep.

anast2d ago

Looks like a 2040 release for GTA6

gold_drake2d ago

thats insane right?
absolutely insane

rlow11d 16h ago

No surprising considering that it’s been on every major platform and store.

I decided to look up the longest and most sold games list. To my surprise Tetris has takes the top spot.