'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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EthicsPosted:

such a lucky guy. Very well deserved.

L33t-Ninja-MuchPosted:

UMF
Lia
Taskforce I remember playing on my Ps2 back in the day.


Same here, I used to play Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot so much! Good times...
Spyro and Crash Bandicoot were amazing games! Some of my other favourites included but were not limited to Ratchet and Clank, Star Wars Battlefront and Battlefield Modern Combat!

Good ol' days

spyro was the best lol never could beet it but all the time playing it

DemonSurferPosted:

No mention of Nintendo? since the original Playstation was actually supposed to be a disc drive for the Super Nintendo / Famicom... not even a "thanks"?

DissPosted:

Laze I might as well add, I have 43 games come with it.

In total I paid $30, more than worth it.

Best fun I have had in weeks.


That's definitely worth $30. 43 games, heck you can't really get a good game on the 360 for $30.

GaryPosted:

i still play my ps2 quite often, mostly playing spyro or crash bandicoot.

DissPosted:

Taskforce I remember playing on my Ps2 back in the day.


Same here, I used to play Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot so much! Good times...

RGHSignedPosted:

Ahh man. Good old days. My favorite was Ps2 mainly because of GTA: San Andreas.

XboxPosted:

I remember playing on my Ps2 back in the day.

DinePosted:

I still have my ps2 I love it so much.

SouulLXPosted:

Really needs to get it, worth it all the way, he's come so far!


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