Ken Kutaragi's slow exit took another step today when he retired as Sony Computer Entertainment's chairman and group chief executive. Well, he is 56 years old....
The AP report says: "Though no longer a board member, Kutaragi will hold an advisory post at the gaming unit, according to SCE official Sayoka Henmi."
Kutaragi pursued the Cell processor/Blu-ray strategy for the PlayStation 3 that resulted in a very large, very expensive, relatively slow-selling and hefty loss-making games console. This might not have been such a problem if Nintendo hadn't come up with a very small, relatively cheap, fast-selling and very profitable alternative.
