stof said:
interesting argument so I'll bite!  That analogy would work if Ken was responsible for the 3D0, Atari Jaguar and the Virtual Boy. The long and short of it is that under him, Sony launched the two most succesfull home consoles ever. Bush launched the U.S.'s second least succesful War ever (I mean of course the war of 1812, this is tied with Vietnam so far). However, that is for an off topic thread. A horrible, horrible flame ridden off topic thread. Politics belong everywhere except internet forums. |
You're looking at it wrong. Both succeeded for themselves, possibly at the expense of the industry/world (respectively).
Kutaragi took machines which were graphically "meh," and used them to push the idea of graphics that are indistinguishable from real life. So resources were focused on his machine, focused on making realistic graphics, while the competition was actually more capable.
Bush took a justification for war which was ideologically "meh," and used it to push the idea of a battle for justice and freedom. So resources were focused on his war, focused on liberating the Iraqi people, while megalomaniacal weather systems named Katrina really deserved all of his attention.
There are already a couple places where the analogy breaks down, but this was more of a vague comparisson to start with. I want to be clear that I'm *not* saying Kutaragi : gaming industry :: Bush : Iraq. I'm just saying that while Kutaragi's effect was immense, it may *not* have been positive.
