PlayStation Creator Kutaragi Will Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from AIAS

November 26, 2007 11:49 AM

Former Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Ken Kutaragi, the "Father of PlayStation," will receive the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award at next year's D.I.C.E. Summit, the academy announced today.

The ceremony on February 7 will mark the second time a lifetime achievement award has been granted by the academy, with the first going to former Nintendo of America executives Minoru Arakawa and Howard Lincoln this year.

Kutaragi retired from his position as director, chairman and group CEO of SCEI on June 19, replaced by SCEI president Kaz Hirai. He now serves as honorary chairman and senior technology adviser to Sony CEO Howard Stringer.

During his tenure at SCEI, Kutaragi helmed the creation of every major PlayStation product, including the handheld PSP and PlayStation 3.

Carlos Bergfeld

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SilverSnake

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November 26, 2007 11:59 AM

Krazy or not, being the "mastermind" (I guess?) behind the PlayStation 1 through 3 and the PSP (even if that weren't quite the hit they were hoping for) is quite the achievement.

Seeing his name getting a lifetime achievement award took me by a bit of surprise at first, considering the crazy things he said over the last few years, but after thinking some about it I think he's a pretty good candidate.
- stelth
  
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  November 26, 2007 12:22 PM
  
  Despite the heroic failure of the PS3, in my eyes anyway, I always thought what he did to get Sony to realize the PlayStation was awesome, especially when they were humiliated by Nintendo back in about '93 or so.
  
  A shame he had to end his career the way it happened...
  - sneak
    
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    November 26, 2007 1:10 PM
    
    Speaking of heroic failures, hi stelth!
- kungfusquirrel
  
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  November 26, 2007 1:08 PM
  
  yeah, as "last couple years achievement award" it'd be very "bwuhhhh?" but in the big picture he deserves some credit.
- Fred Garvin
  
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  November 26, 2007 1:21 PM
  
  Agreed, he does deserve this.