Ken Kutaragi sees gaming leading the way to AI, real-time computing Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 26, 2024 3 min Ken Kutaragi, father of the PlayStation, gave an opening keynote at the Tokyo Game Show where he said the game industry could grow by... Continue Reading 3 min
The story behind Nintendo’s betrayal of Sony — and how it created its fiercest rival Posted byby GamesBeat June 23, 2018 5 min The following is an excerpt from Replay: The History of Video Games by Tristan Donovan. It should have been a coup. On May 28,... Continue Reading 5 min
At 68, Bernie Stolar is still running ambitious game startups Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 20, 2015 11 min The former top exec at Sega of America and Sony's game business still loves gaming. Continue Reading 11 min
Why Lorne Lanning went from triple-A games to indie — and loudly loves it (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 26, 2013 14 min In the old days, Lanning's company made $7 on a $60 console game. Now he makes $7 on a $10 digital game. And he controls his destiny. Continue Reading 14 min
Why Sony believes the PlayStation 4 needs PC chips Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 1, 2013 5 min PS4 architect Mark Cerny decided that simpler was better for the console's design. Continue Reading 5 min
Mark Cerny frankly recounts Sony’s mistakes with the PlayStation 3 Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 30, 2013 4 min PlayStation 4 architect Mark Cerny shares an insider's view of what went wrong on the PS3. Continue Reading 4 min
What we can learn from past PlayStation reveals Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes February 20, 2013 6 min In just a few short hours, Sony Computer Entertainment will reveal (what we think) is the next PlayStation console. But before it does, why don't we take a look back at how Sony revealed the PS1, PS2, and PS3? Continue Reading 6 min