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Ken Kutaragi
Ken Kutaragi (久夛良木 健, Kutaragi Ken, born August 2, 1950) is the former chairman and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI), the video game division of Sony Corporation, and current president and CEO of Cyber AI Entertainment. He is known as "The Father of the PlayStation", and its successors and spinoffs, including the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 4, and the PlayStation 5. He had also designed the sound processor for the Super NES. With Sony, he designed the VLSI chip which works in conjunction with the PS1's RISC CPU to handle the graphics rendering. Kutaragi was closely watched by financial analysts who trace profiles of the losses and profits of the Sony Corporation.
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Born
1950-08-02
Birth Place
Tokyo
Nationality
Japanese
Education
University_of_Electro-Communications
Known For
Sony_Interactive_Entertainment
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PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi says the Metaverse is pointless

A recent interview noted PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi says the Metaverse is pointless, with Facebook’s Metaverse project and VR headsets used to engage with the Metaverse are “annoying”. Kutaragi was a developer at Sony who oversaw the development of the original PlayStation, as well as its successors...
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Ken Kutaragi, the PlayStation creator, finds the VR headsets annoying; he avoids the metaverse

While the metaverse appears to answer some contemporary difficulties, such as giving practical presentations using quasi-physical items in a work-from-home environment, it also has dystopian overtones. A movie “The Matrix” and the comic book “Peace of Mind” warn that the AIs and companies in charge of the metaverse aren’t always concerned with humanity’s well-being. Ken Kutaragi, the PlayStation creator, finds the VR headsets annoying; he avoids the metaverse.
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PlayStation Creator Ken Kutaragi Criticizes The Metaverse And VR Headsets

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PlayStation Creator Ken Kutaragi Doesn’t Care for the Metaverse or VR

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PlayStation's Ken Kutaragi "Never" Considered Nintendo To Be A Competitor

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