PlayStation founder Ken Kutaragi says discs became "metaphor for 'owning' games", and that upset at their discontinuation is a "mentality issue"
PlayStation founder Ken Kutaragi believes that consumer upset over the discontinuation of game discs is a "mentality issue," arguing that physical media is no longer economically reasonable for networked devices. He suggests that AI and cloud computing could eventually eliminate the need for consoles altogether, though he also expressed concern over the high cost of current hardware.
- Entities
- Topic: Gaming hardware pricing
- Topic: Physical Media
- Topic: Digital Distribution
- Company: Cyber AI Entertainment
- Company: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Platform: PlayStation
- Platform: PlayStation 3
- Company: Ascent Robotics
- Person: Ken Kutaragi
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