Kazuo Hirai should be fired.

[Dr.Henry_Killinger]

RolStoppable said:

Kantor said:
Sony was a mess when he inherited it, and I don't think he could really be blamed for not turning it around in the short time he had.

He did completely undo Kutaragi's mess in SCE, so he has something of a proven track record of turning a company around. I think it's worth giving him another couple of years at least.

What? Kaz Hirai did nothing special as head of SCE. The price of the PS3 was reduced over time (which anyone could have done) and third parties never wanted to leave PlayStation behind in order to develop for the market leader, nor was the 360's installed base big enough to justify exclusive games (meaning that Hirai didn't even have any convincing to do). He took over a division whose biggest problems solved themselves over time.

Aside from that, it's important to look at products that were born from Hirai's leadership at SCE. PlayStation Move was a bust. The PSP Go was a flop. But most importantly, the PS Vita is paving the way for Sony's exit in the handheld market. As for the PS4 (which Hirai was also responsible for), it's not much of a challenge to come out on top when the competition self-destructs in such a spectacular fashion.

Hirai has yet to show any ability of lateral thinking. All he has been doing is sustain existing things and cut things that were beyond saving, but there are no new ideas. At least not any that have had a positive effect.

That's utter bullshit. If you recall, Sony utterely self-destructed with the release of the PS3, even though it was following the same design philosophy as the PS1 and PS2. Sony could have easily self-destruct with PS4 as well, you're just being disingenous.