Ken Kutaragi a 'Japanese Steve Jobs,' Says Jack Tretton

"He had a vision that was very contrary to the corporate vision."

By Alex Osborn

Former Sony boss Ken Kutaragi, who's best known as "The Father of PlayStation" and visionary behind the PlayStation 3, was in many ways like a "Japanese Steve Jobs," according to former SCEA CEO Jack Tretton.

When asked about Sony Computer Entertainment's former Chairman and Group CEO on the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered, Tretton recalled his time working for Kutaragi, calling him an "amazing man" and "unlike anybody else in that you could just take all corporate decorum and throw it out the window."

Tretton went on say that Kutaragi is much like former Apple head Steve Jobs "in that he had a vision that was very contrary to the corporate vision."

The former SCEA boss recalled a time when Kutaragi was possibly going to be CEO of the entire Sony corporation, saying he "would have really shaken things up there, but unfortunately that personality is not typically the type of personality that gets to run a large corporation like Sony in Japan."

Don't miss our full IGN Unfiltered interview with Tretton, during which the former PlayStation boss weighs in with his thoughts on PS Vita, and discusses why he thinks Early Access is likely the greatest thing to ever happen to video games.

Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and subscribe to his video content on YouTube.

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