Ken Kutaragi, the retiring chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., said in an interview that he clearly understands how the PlayStation game consoles should evolve in the next three generations, or fifteen to twenty years from now. He also said that in future it will be possible to create fully Internet-based game consoles.
“As a matter of course, I have the vision of PlayStation 4, 5 and 6, which will merge into the network,” Mr. Kutaragi said in an interview with EETimes web-site.
Earlier this year when Kazuo Hirai became the second president of SCEI and chief operating officer, some analysts said that Sony may not launch yet another game console and the PlayStation 3 may become the last one. On this Mr. Kutaragi, who is also known as “the father of PlayStation”, says that future consoles may be network-based, which automatically reduces the cost to build such machines.
“The design concept of the Cell processor is the network processor,” Mr. Kutaragi said. “When the PS3 was introduced last year, the network environment was not ready for a net-based game console. Now it has become possible, so why not enter?”
The outgoing leader has faced a lot of criticism from observers for the PlayStation 3, the latest game console by Sony Group, as the machine is expensive to manufacture despite of the fact that initial batch of games are unlikely to become bestsellers. At the same time, technical advantages of the arch-rival – Microsoft Xbox 360 – and difficulty to develop games for the Cell processor used in the PlayStation 3 have resulted in losing exclusive titles with game developers.
Kaz Hirai, who is believed to have better relations with game developers than Ken Kutaragi may fit very well into the Internet-based game console strategy, as technical capabilities of game consoles may play much less significant role going forward.
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First the Cell Processor was said to be so Advanced it didn't need a GPU to create Stellar Graphics.
Now they say it is a Network Processor?
You can say one thing about Sony.
They are really Confident about their products.
Probably too much for their own Good
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Posted by: Blah
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Date: 05/02/07 07:26:25 AM]
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I kinda get sick to read on PS4 cos the current gen isn't even fixed yet! Then what a bunch of lies it is... where is wasd-mouse suport on games as promised? PS3 was supposed to be the connected dream machine? Where is it then?
We are an year or two to real made-for-Cell games, and they think of PS4 due to network improvments?
How about the current PSNetwork? Won't it try-and-pass the Live???
Did Sony gave up the platform?
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Posted by: fullgrip
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Date: 05/03/07 09:39:34 AM]
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If I recalled, Sony said the PS3 will last for
10 years. Now if they are going with a PS4, then where is this "10 years" claim on a
PS3?
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20050725230 636.html
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Posted by: xdzgd
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Date: 05/03/07 10:03:35 AM]
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Sony is tragicomic.
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Posted by: BorgDrone
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Date: 05/03/07 01:21:21 PM]
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Sony heads think that Sony PS3 was a very bad idea.
Hence that they sidetracked the "father of the Playstation" his plans put the company deeper in the Red. ( The massive battery recall at the time of launch of PS3 was just bad timing )
They found out that people werent' so willing to spend so much on a video game that can do everything first and play games later. What also worries them is that developers of 3rd parties are slowly going to other systems too.
Software sells Consoles. and strong Consoles sales attract Developers.
The sony heads know that and they kwew that the Gamble hey did on the PS3 cost them 100s of Millions.
They want to start over again with PS4 and put less emphassis on graphics like Nintendo did. their new Thrump card is Networking. ( Just like Nintendo's Trupcard was new Controllers and not graphics ).
Nintendo learned long ago that making consoles for Graphics alone is a pretty Hard and risky Gamble ( N64 was a Headache to Progarm for and It requires Mips based SGI workstation that costs in that time let's say 5,000 USD Minimum..And don't get started with the cart Medium ).
The PS3 in My opinion is what N64 was for Nintendo. ( Notice Similarities with Phylosofies )
It costs both of them their Dominance.
Sony is 4 now dominant because of the after effect of PS2.
The Sony Heads know their position with PS3 and their next step is to try to Atone for their Mistake and try to win the public back by Distracting the Public with info about PS4.
In the position they are in I wish them good luck.
They were warned in trying to make a 1000 $ toy and sell it for 600$.
A 300 to 400 USD loss per unit puts you in a lose lose situation even if you sell millions of it. You lose even if the system is successfull...
The biggest Mistake in the sony is twofold. Two UNPROVEN technology were used in a TOY.
Blu-ray and Cell and both were the most expensive components that ended up being the bottlenecks of the system since the Developers don't feel like reschooling themselves to utilize cell Precessors since Reschooling costs Money and Time.
Despite the awsome Potential of PS3 hardware it just stays that. Potential...
A console is just as good as the games that appears on it. And untill now it still fails to Drap Jaws ( Like it's PSX predecessor )
What the heck were they thinking!!!
( Sorry for typos but i am in a hurry )
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Posted by: Blah
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Date: 05/05/07 06:27:28 PM]
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wow!!
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Posted by: your mom
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Date: 11/12/07 04:54:56 PM]
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