In this exclusive interview, Hirai - in a frank and honest manner - discusses the kind of topics usually airbrushed out of the picture. Hirai's in-depth media-training is evident during the first answer - though stick with the interview for a more meaningful insight into the inner workings of SCEI.
This is the man charged with taking the biggest gaming brand on the planet through its most difficult period since PlayStation was unleashed upon the world over a decade ago. Hirai's task was made all the more difficult by dint of the fact that he took over from "Father of PlayStation", Ken Kutaragi, just two weeks after the PlayStation 3's launch in November 2006.
Kaz Hirai is President and Group Chief Operating Officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (SCEI)
As of right now, there are no monopolies in the games industry, and for the sake of the medium as a whole, they never should either.
And yet the biggest tech companies in America are essentially that. They buy up all the small comps only to kill them off and steal what they have, and if they can't buy em they bleed them to death.
They buy IPs not talent. That's why these buyouts never work and the IPs die. Right now it's too expensive to develop games - but I expect that to shift maybe as AI tools can make it easier. The best games have been indie games for awhile as big developers fuck their ips to death with "games as a service" -
Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
this is not for/against sony; but if i had a chance to interview kaz harai, i could think of A LOT BETTER QUESTIONS to ask than those. that interview was a dud.
It was very funny.
That is probably my biggest beef with my PS3. While I can afford to pay $600 for it, no one else in my family can, so I can't really share the experience with anyone unless I take it with me (which I do).
I just wish SOMEONE would admit that $600 was just too much to ask for from the PS2 fanbase.
That was a rather brusque interviewing style...
Sony need to advertise the ps3 as a gaming console and a next gen movie player, they people know what they are buying isnt just a console like the xbox.