'Father of the PlayStation' to receive Lifetime Achievement Award

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Ken Kutaragi, lead architect of the original PlayStation and former CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award on March 19, during the 14th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards. Respawn Entertainment Community Manager Abbie Heppe will host, while PlayStation 4 lead architect Mark Cerny will present Kutaragi his award.

Although Kutaragi is arguably best-known for his role and nickname "Father of the PlayStation," his first contribution to gaming was the development of the SPC700, the sound chip used in Nintendo's Super NES console. Kutaragi left Sony in 2007, but continues to be active in the tech and entertainment fields as President and CEO of Cyber AI Entertainment Inc.

"The PlayStation has become a household name, representing some of the biggest and best gaming experiences of all time," said Meggan Scavio, General Manager of GDC events, in a press release. "Its success and longevity is a reflection of the insight, craft, technical prowess and hard work of the team led by Kutaragi-san, the father of the PlayStation."


"We're honored to have Kutaragi-san present at the event, and heartened to recognize a true visionary that helped bring about an unparalleled era of growth in the industry."


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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/01/father-of-the-playstation-to-receive-lifetime-achievement-award/

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MRMURK4G3Posted:

I think this is well deserved, this is what i grew up to and it was brilliant!

TRSNPosted:

FriskyPanda
Tryztun
Ice-Coolz Congrats but then shouldn't the developer of the original xbox get one as it sold more and critics said it was better just saying not hating.


Did the original Xbox dev work on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One?
Playstation has 4 generations: PS1, PS2, PS3, & PS4.
Xbox has 3: Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One.

:)

that was a ******* reply, and yes i agree with ice coolz


That was an honest question, I was wondering if it had/has anything to do with him being the developer of multiple consoles, when maybe the original Xbox dev only did one. Lol.

FriskyPandaPosted:

Tryztun
Ice-Coolz Congrats but then shouldn't the developer of the original xbox get one as it sold more and critics said it was better just saying not hating.


Did the original Xbox dev work on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One?
Playstation has 4 generations: PS1, PS2, PS3, & PS4.
Xbox has 3: Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One.

:)

that was a dipshit reply, and yes i agree with ice coolz

TRSNPosted:

Ice-Coolz Congrats but then shouldn't the developer of the original xbox get one as it sold more and critics said it was better just saying not hating.


Did the original Xbox dev work on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One?
Playstation has 4 generations: PS1, PS2, PS3, & PS4.
Xbox has 3: Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One.

:)

-Excite-Posted:

Congrats but then shouldn't the developer of the original xbox get one as it sold more and critics said it was better just saying not hating.

TRSNPosted:

Vega Grew up with the PS1 and PS2, was a Sony fanboy from the beginning.
Definitely deserves this award.


I've been a Sony fanboy since I was like 7 or 8!

HovaPosted:

I have to say... Kutaragi is a brilliant engineer. He's helped design some incredible hardware while with Sony, from the Super NES's sound chip up to the PS3... he really knew what he was doing. The music from the Super NES still sounds amazing to this day (and GBA ports sound lackluster in comparison), and it's thanks to this man.

XenoChristPosted:

I loved the PS1 and PS2.

Well deserved achievement.

21Posted:

Definitely a well deserved achievement. Have some amazing memories of the SNES, PS1 and PS2 systems as a youngster.

RinPosted:

Grew up with the PS1 and PS2, was a Sony fanboy from the beginning.
Definitely deserves this award.


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