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Sony's Software Strategy: Shuhei Yoshida Speaks
Sony's Software Strategy: Shuhei Yoshida Speaks
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shu Yoshida took over from Phil Harrison last year with a strong mandate -- Gamasutra talks to him about strategies for the motion controller, relationships with third parties, changing attitudes for PSP game support, and much more.
Sony's Yoshida: PS3 Focus Caused PSP Neglect
Sony's Yoshida: PS3 Focus Caused PSP Neglect
gamasutra.com — As Sony Computer Entertainment focused its time and resources on launching and supporting its flagship PlayStation 3,... the company let support for the capable PSP fall by the wayside, admitted Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president ... (more) Sony's Yoshida: PS3 Focus Caused PSP Neglect
Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida calls PS3 motion controller a hardware platform
Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida calls PS3 motion controller a hardware platform
thatvideogameblog.com — In keeping with their competitor’s trend of probably sensationalizing their up-and-coming motion controlling hardware, Sony’s Worldwide Studios... head Shuhei Yoshida has referred to their entry, known simply as the PS3 motion controller, as its own hardware platform.  ... (more) Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida calls PS3 motion controller a ...
Sony's Yoshida: PS3 Motion Controller Is 'A Hardware Platform' For Sony
Sony's Yoshida: PS3 Motion Controller Is 'A Hardware Platform' For Sony
gamasutra.com — The upcoming PlayStation 3 motion controller will not just be an extra gaming peripheral, but a "platform... product" that will have a variety of applications, says Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida. "We are still in the very early days of ... (more) Sony's Yoshida: PS3 Motion Controller Is 'A Hardware ...
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GameSetNetwork: Best Of The Week
GameSetWatch — Yet again, we're ending another week, so it's time to go through the top full-length features of the past week on big sister site Gamasutra, plus some GameCareerGuide features of the week. There's some pretty interesting stuff in this set - including a great interview with Sony Worldwide Studios' Shu Yoshida, the folks at Blizzard talking about Starcraft II, a great article about feedback in games, and many more things besides. Go go go: Sony's Software Strategy: Shuhei Yoshida Speaks "Sony Worldwide Studios president Shu Yoshida took ...

Sony's Japan Studio urged to create more PS3 games
Joystiq — ... Japan Studios has had little impact on the PlayStation software library this generation. The platform's greatest hits so far have, instead, come from America and Europe. Titles like Uncharted, Killzone, LittleBigPlanet, ...

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