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The Latest Breaking News from Ken Kutaragi

For a better Xbox 360, former Xbox exec pretended to be longtime PlayStation boss Ken Kutaragi: "You've got to understand what's going on in the head of the other guys"

A rivalry for the ages

Super Nintendo consoles have been quietly overclocking themselves for 35 years, but it took until 2025 for the SNES fandom to notice

Super Nintendo consoles have been quietly overclocking themselves for 35 years, but it took until 2025 for the SNES fandom to notice

Speedrunners are less excited about the revelation than you might expect

We Finally Know How the PlayStation Got Its Name

We Finally Know How the PlayStation Got Its Name

PlayStation is one of the biggest entertainment brands in the world, but it turns out the iconic name was more of a coincidence

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The PlayStation got its iconic name after legendary lead Ken Kutaragi saw how PCs were called "workstations," reveals Sony veteran Shuhei Yoshida

But Sony USA wasn't impressed

Sony veteran Shuhei Yoshida reveals PlayStation's first video game: an FMV space shooter for Nintendo that was "almost finished"

Another game for the Nintendo PlayStation has been revealed

Former Sony lead reveals that we got the PlayStation 1 because of a failed partnership on the SNES: "Nintendo left us standing at the altar"

It all worked out in the end

PlayStation at 30: the console that made video games cool

Launched in Japan in December 1994, the record-breaking PlayStation started out as a CD add-on for the Super Nintendo – but ended up ushering video games into a new era all on its own

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Father Of PlayStation Says 'Everyone Told Us We Would Fail'

Father Of PlayStation Says 'Everyone Told Us We Would Fail'

The PlayStation has been a colossal consumer hit, but three decades ago, its creator Ken Kutaragi struggled to convince both game-makers and his bosses at Sony that his console would be a winner.

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Shuhei Yoshida, the man behind the most savage gaming roast of all time, leaves PlayStation after 31 years: 'It's been a dream job'

Shuhei Yoshida, the man behind the most savage gaming roast of all time, leaves PlayStation after 31 years: 'It's been a dream job'

The Sony veteran has been with PlayStation from the start and played a major role in its evolution.

50 Nostalgic Posts That Instantly Take You To The Good Old 1990s

50 Nostalgic Posts That Instantly Take You To The Good Old 1990s

If it weren’t for the 90s, so many things wouldn’t be doable today. Like browsing Bored Panda. Or finding cool stuff on Facebook. The post 50 Nostalgic Posts That Instantly Take You To The Good Old 1990s first appeared on Bored Panda.

Hideo Kojima says Metal Gear Solid 2 had to make 300 changes and was almost cancelled in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks

Hideo Kojima says Metal Gear Solid 2 had to make 300 changes and was almost cancelled in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks

A sequence where a Metal Gear attacked New York was almost completely removed.

PlayStation inventor says he ‘can’t see the point’ of the metaverse and headsets are ‘annoying’

PlayStation inventor says he ‘can’t see the point’ of the metaverse and headsets are ‘annoying’

‘You would rather be a polished avatar instead of your real self? That’s essentially no different from anonymous messageboard sites’, Ken Kutaragi said

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PlayStation creator thinks the Metaverse is pointless and VR headsets are ‘annoying’

PlayStation creator thinks the Metaverse is pointless and VR headsets are ‘annoying’

Ken Kutaragi isn't a VR fan.

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