All hail the father of the playstation!

[Bust Nak]

http://dicesummit.org/content/pdf/Li...008%20_FNL.pdf

CALABASAS, Calif. - November 26, 2007 - The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences® (AIAS), has named Honorary Chairman and former President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Ken Kutaragi, the recipient of the coveted 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award which will be bestowed at this year’s Interactive Achievement Awards® (IAA) ceremony on February 7 at Red Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in conjunction with the annual D.I.C.E. Summit 2008.

Recognized internationally as the “Father of PlayStation®,” Kutaragi will be honored for revolutionizing the global in-home entertainment market with the creation and monstrous success of the PlayStation® computer entertainment systems. The launch of the original PlayStation® which was launched in 1994 and the PlayStation® 2 which launched in 2000 went on to become the most popular gaming system of the era, resulting in combined shipments of more than 230 million units worldwide.

“Ken Kutaragi’s passion, innovative thinking and business savvy sparked a monumental movement that was unstoppable,” said Joseph Olin, president, AIAS. “If it wasn’t for Ken and his concept of the original PlayStation®, there wouldn’t be the billion dollar industry there is today. His contributions have clearly set new standards for developers, publishers and consumers worldwide.”

[Dr.Drake]

Congratulations, Ken. A truly amazing man.

[Carl]

Go Ken. What a guy :P He deserves it

[Racoon]

He´s a great visionary, if not a genious. Krazy Ken has all of my respect.

[sofaking13]

Wow.....Ken is one crazy S.O.B. I will miss those ballsy statements that dude would throw around....Krazy Ken and his Kutaragi-isms will forever be remembered by Sony fans that have lived through his tenure.

[the gaming legend]

this man is a true legend...he should be the CEO of sony without a doubt, Howard Stringer is good and all but he just didn't single-handedly destroy the competition.

Really hope he stays to work on future projects despite his "retirement".

good luck in whatever you do next in you're life Ken, you deserve it.

[Lefein]

Ken Kuturagi, love him or hate him, helped transform gaming into what it is today. Everyone owes him a great deal of respect.

[sofaking13]

Yeah without a doubt KrazyKen has definitely gotten us where we are today....what a total badass.

[IWAO]

Oh it's sad to remember he doesn't 100 % work for Sony anymore,but man I'm missing his talks,but anyway congratulations Ken you truly deserve it!!

[GameSpawn]

There is a fine line between genius and insanity and Ken always seems to be on the crazy side, but as time passes you realize just how right he is on things.

[Copyright]

Yeah without ken, i think its fair to say, gaming wouldn't exist!

[Saigon]

yeah i was surprise to read this this morning...congrats kk...

[Lozt_again]

What a guy. There should be a special edition controller, with Kens face,
molded on the analogue stick.

On a serious note, he's a pioneer, truly deserving of this award.

[InFiDeLiTY]

What a guy. There should be a special edition controller, with Kens face,
molded on the analogue stick.

I'll, Uh, Pass

But yeah, what you guys said

[Morganator]

Ken Kuturagi, love him or hate him, helped transform gaming into what it is today. Everyone owes him a great deal of respect.

Quoted for the truth! If it wasn't for him, gaming would still be in it's infancy or in its toddler stage. He deserves the utmost respect regardless of what anyone thinks.

[godofspeed]

He really deserves it. He changed the whole gaming industry with the PS series. Without him, gaming will be a total failure.

[Wrath]

Kutaragi - despite all his craziness - lead the PlayStation brand into victory! Show that man your respect as he really deserves it.

[admartian]

Props to the K-man himself. Thanks for all the memories engineered from your vision. Something every gamer should be thankful for.

Ken, is right up there with all those who pioneered gaming.

*standing applause*

[AWakker]

Craziness?

You mean the poorly translated or flat out made up crap that fanboys of other console like to spout?

Feel free to give an example of anything 'crazy' Kutagari has ever actually said.

[mickice]

Good one Ken, your a legend in your own right.

Krazy Ken literally brought video game consoles to the masses. Before the Playstation X, 1, One video games were look apon as toys or for kids, Ken changed that mind set and now SONY can sell 120+million consoles!

Craziness?

You mean the poorly translated or flat out made up crap that fanboys of other console like to spout?

Feel free to give an example of anything 'crazy' Kutagari has ever actually said.

I think he called the X-box 360 an X-box 1.5

[SexySony]

I don't see why everyone praises him.

It's his fault that the PS is in its current position (last).

His attitude towards consoles after the PS2 nearly killed Sony's console division (We are Sony, you will buy Us no matter what we put out and price).

Someone somewhere along the line needed to reign him in during the development of the PS3.

[AWakker]

I don't see why everyone praises him.

It's his fault that the PS is in its current position (last).

His attitude towards consoles after the PS2 nearly killed Sony's console division (We are Sony, you will buy Us no matter what we put out and price).

Someone somewhere along the line needed to reign him in during the development of the PS3.

25 character LOL...

[AWakker]

I think he called the X-box 360 an X-box 1.5

Looks at 640p Halo...
Looks at Gears of War non-marketing shots...
Looks at Forza 2...
Looks at PGR3/4...

1.5 gigs less usable storage space on the DVD.

No more standard harddrive.

Kutagari was being generous...

[PS3GamerKyle]

Great guy... Love his quotes! :P

Seriously though, he deserves it..

[Dom102]

What a guy, an engineering genius IMO. He deserves it, and I think he should do one last project before kicking back in (a very wealthy) retirement. Cheers Ken!