Following its massively successful Sega Genesis console, similar to Sony, Sega had been looking into using CD-ROMs for video games, first releasing an accessory for the Genesis called the Sega CD before setting its sights on a disc-only console. The two parties had also worked together in the past, as Sony Imagesoft, a subsidiary of Sony Music, had published eight games for the Sega CD. For several months, led by Kutaragi and former head of hardware development and later president of Sega Hideki Sato, the two parties explored what a Sega-Sony CD-based console would look like, and whether the two companies would actually enter a partnership.
But, even early on, Kutaragi was having cold feet about working with Sega. To get what he wanted, Kutaragi just had to do one simple thing: make his boss mad. So, the two had a meeting together, and Kutaragi pitched his plans for a Sony-made video game console.
It would end with Ohga enraged and Kutaragi finally getting the greenlight he was after. The meeting would become a legendary story. Ohga was personally interested in the project. Nintendo, which entered the three-way console race in the underdog position, on Thursday stunned investors with a nearly eight-fold rise in quarterly operating profit and forecast stronger than expected growth for the year.
Kutaragi will retire as chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. He will also act as a senior technology adviser to parent Sony Corp. Analysts said Hirai has big shoes to fill. Kutaragi is a legend in the gaming industry.
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