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Sony Throws a 'Thank You Party' for Jim Ryan in Tokyo, Surprises Him with a PS1-themed PS5 and DualSense as a Parting Gift
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Putonahappyface
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I'd buy that PS5 themed PS1 in a hearts beat, if it had a disc drive.
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mckmas8808
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Kutaragi looks GREAT! Dude looks like he hasn't aged in 15 years!
MasterCornholio
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Funny that some still think he was fired because of Phils career moment.
Anyways I wish him the best.
Anyways I wish him the best.
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
The entire SONY's design language this generation is trash and I hate it but damn that controller and even the console itself in this color scheme... I want one.
mckmas8808
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You mean Ken Kutaragi?
BouncyFrag
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I better receive a comparable send off when I resign/perma-banned from posting on Gaf.
3liteDragon
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cinnamonandgravy
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controller looks so much better like that.
Portugeezer
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As soon as he leaves: quick, cancel half the GaaS projects!
scarlet0pimp
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That Ps5 looks really good tbf
Crayon
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Anyone still standing at over 70 looks like they're doing alright to me.
nowhat
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Yeah, there still won't be a Gravity Rush sequel.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
Never said never.
MacReady13
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That PS1 style controller looks AMAZING! FUCK I want it so bad!
Best of luck to Jim Ryan and thanks for keeping PlayStation viable in the console race. Many millions of us love consoles and never want to see them go away and many millions of us thank you for keeping PlayStation strong in that time.
Best of luck to Jim Ryan and thanks for keeping PlayStation viable in the console race. Many millions of us love consoles and never want to see them go away and many millions of us thank you for keeping PlayStation strong in that time.
DeepEnigma
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They would have if they didn't have stock issues as is at the time.If that was the default day 1 PS5 it would have sold PS2 numbers already, so fucking cool
phant0m
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bitbydeath
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Some say he still feasts on the blood of Xbox til this day.
bitbydeath
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Should make this our new ‘Praise the Sun’ icon.We need to get you a bag of these:
skit_data
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I want that PS5
He might have to hurry it up though, Aaron Greenberg looks like a hungry fella
Sony should really release a special run of PS1 styled PS5's, including controller, colouring, special start-up, extra usb slots on the front to mimic memory cards. Retro packaging, the lot. I reckont hey would make a killing, nostalgia is a bitch and the thirst is real. Looks so good.
NeverYouMind
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Imagine if those cookies were condoms... (Sorry.)
Rocco Schiavone
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They better release this controller with the USB dongle asap for normal gamers. Would sell like hot cakes.
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diffusionx
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The one they did for PS4 was quite good looking but this one, nah. Maybe it's because PS5 is just an ugly system.
Sony Unveils 20th Anniversary PS4 Console with PS1 Color Scheme
Sony unveils a PS1-themed PS4 console in celebration of PlayStation's 20th Anniversary.
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Quantum253
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The PS1 themed controller is fire. Hopefully a sneak peek of a special edition console
Wastelander92
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Kinda ironic after his whole "who would want to play these" comment.
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
No. They should just make ps lol cool and techy again. Return to ps1 and ps2 colours and style damn it
Mibu no ookami
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The digital is the best-looking one and the slim doesn't have face plates in production yet. Not likely to be played, more likely to be displayed.
They will definitely produce this for their anniversary next year (2024 JP, 2025 (NA/EU) but they won't do the usb cable like that.
I actually hope they settle on a better shade of grey. The two-tone looks off.
Oddvintagechap
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Someone tell Jimbo to release DualSense Jimmy Edition to the Masses.
Mibu no ookami
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They did that on purpose.
If they released black face plates from the get go, few people would upgrade. White encourages people to buy new plates.
Same reason they released the white controller and then the black controller.
Same reason they released the controller without the colored icons/logo so that they could release that at a later date. I bet we'll see at least 3 skus
White with colored icons/logo, black with colored icons/logo, grey with colored icons/logo.
I bet the Dual Sense is the best-selling PlayStation controller of all time (life to date).
Men_in_Boxes
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Quantum253
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Ken kutaragi will always be my guy. Kaz was pretty good too. Jim kind of reminds me of Peter moore. Both did good things though
YeulEmeralda
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Does it come with the boot up sound?
BadBurger
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I still get a kick out of this E3 presentation, even a decade later
That shit eating grin on his face when he realizes that with a few PowerPoint slides he likely just won the generation.
GAF machine
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Quantum253
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It was a good conference. It's when I changed from primary Xbox to Playstation. And the how-to-share-a-game skit was epic too. I didn't like Don Mattick and the whole Tv/tv/tv vibe with One
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
He was forced to retire due to the handling of the PS3 launch but his contribution was hard to dismiss so his was giving Honorary Chairman but had no power.
it was sugar coated but the whole industry knew he was fired and forced to step down.
Europe (excluding Germany)
Germany: First Half of 2023
Japan (YTD, Week 49)
US (YTD, October)
Ken was replaced with immediate effect.
Investor9872
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I would love to see a PS5 Pro in that PS1 theme!
GAF machine
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Ken was replaced with immediate effect.
I was hoping for an answer that wasn't a version of "Kutaragi got fired".
PS3's launch/losses had nothing to do with Ken leaving. Before starting work on PS1, he drew a roadmap that ended at PS3. He's on record a couple years prior to PS3's launch saying "my first dream was to retire when I was 50". He was 56 when PS3 shipped. Prior to PS3 shipping, he told one of his so-called bosses (Shigeo Maruyama, 'STOPPING AT THREE') "[PlayStation 4] is not my responsibility."
Those aren't the words of a man "fired and forced to step down" or "replaced with immediate effect". Those are the words of a man headed for the exit under his own self-determination. The industry's "kUtArAgI WaS OuStEd" narrative is a crock of crap.
Another factor in Ken leaving was that he had other ideas he wanted to explore, some of which were beyond SCE's capacity. Kaz Hirai touched on this and Ken's honorary chairmanship when he was asked about speculation around Ken's departure.
His honorary chairmanship wasn't some disingenuous public pat on the back. It was an advisory role given out of respect and continuity of purpose for PS3 and PSN. Kutaragi didn't need to hold executive power as Honorary Chairman to effectuate his aims. Holding one ear in the boardroom and one ear in the lab is power enough.
Jim Ryan deserves a cookie; but no matter how the pie gets sliced, it's essentially Kutaragi's pie. Ryan (like every CEO after Kutaragi) found his success in a product that was built on the tried-and-true principals of Kutaragi's initial hardware approach (i.e., "The objective was a high-performance, low-price videogame system which also had a design which was easy to write games for."), and in a platform vision/group strategy that Kutaragi conjured up and led with:
Ken Kutaragi (Hot Chips 1999: New Millennium for Computer Entertainment)
⦁ Our vision: music, movie, computer entertainment oval
Jim Ryan (Sony IR Day 2023)
⦁ Where we intend to meet our users: music, movie, computer entertainment oval
Ken Kutaragi (2003 Transformation 60 Corporate Strategy Meeting)
⦁ Intercompany collaboration to accelerate '21st century entertainment experience'
Jim Ryan (Sony IR Day 2022)
⦁ Transformative Sony Group collaboration to 'amplify IP synergies'
CEO percentages aren't important. What's important is that Ryan successfully managed the business and brought SIE closer to achieving Kutaragi's entertainment/network services end goal (i.e., Services 3.0)...
'With a network future in mind, Kutaragi is rapidly making deals he hopes will create the infrastructure for a high-speed broadband network to handle games and other services for PlayStation. His goal is to establish the PlayStation as a separate brand, not part of a dedicated Sony network for the online distribution of music, movies, and TV shows'. -- Bloomberg
Perhaps the most intriguing part of Kutaragi's vision for the broadband future is that it will make current excitement about the console wars, and who has what must-have game, irrelevant. "In the future, broadband will connect all appliances - console, TV, phone, PC, everything. Then exclusivity means nothing." -- Ken Kutaragi
Oh, and one last thing about that pie chart. Tokunaka had the title of CEO, but Kutaragi handled the Execution...
"There was a meeting with only maybe eight people in it. No other executives. It was just Kutaragi’s team pitching Ohga. Ohga was personally interested in the project. And after Ohga saw the whole presentation, he just said, “Go for it. Do it. This is a project that Sony needs to be in.” He just decided it by himself. No other executives voted, only Ohga. Ohga said “do it” and that became a legendary story. Ken’s career went from almost zero [to essentially running Sony Computer Entertainment]." -- Shuji Utsumi
"As well as being an engineer, I have been involved in the business side of things for many years. I helped start the company, and I have always been involved in business decisions". -- Ken Kutaragi
'Unlike most game consoles at the time, the PlayStation instantly became a showcase for 3D graphics. And unlike most engineers, Kutaragi had overseen nearly every aspect of the managerial and business deals that brought it together'. -- Polygon
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