PlayStation father Ken Kutaragi had a drink with Tekken creator and talks about how gaming Sony chose its first office

Legendary Engineer Ken Kutaragiwho stood at the origins of the brand Playstation, visited Katsuhiro Harada, the permanent producer of the fighting series Tekken… On the basis of the meeting, a curious video was created in which two longtime partners recollect and share a number of funny stories.

I told one of them myself Kutaragi, who noted that when his team had the opportunity to open a separate office for the gaming department Sony, one of the key factors when choosing a location was the close availability of various drinking establishments.

As explained Kutaragi, around the central office Sony there were very few successful bars, and even those closed early in the evening. And the team Playstation after work I wanted to discuss fresh ideas, chat with other developers and just take a break from workdays… That is why Kutaragi and colleagues eventually settled in one of the Tokyo districts near the station Aoyama Ittyome

In turn, Harada also shared an interesting memory related to alcohol. The developer revealed that whenever Namco finished work on a new project with Sony, Ken Kutaragi came to visit the developers with a large container of sake in order to celebrate the success.

Ken Kutaragi, also known as “father of PlayStation“left Sony in 2007. Today, the industry legend works in the robotics industry.

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