We saw some fairly conclusive evidence last night that Kaz Hirai needs a good lie down. Today, though, we got some more, as the rest of his Official PlayStation Magazine interview hit the internet.
https://kotaku.com/sony-exec-says-xbox-360-lacks-longevity-5135145
You’ll find two things of interest. Here’s one:
This is not meant in terms of numbers, or who’s got the biggest install base, or who’s selling most in any particular week or month, but I’d like to think that we continue official leadership in this industry.
And here’s another:
We don’t provide the ‘easy to program for’ console that [developers] want, because ‘easy to program for’ means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do, so then the question is what do you do for the rest of the nine-and-a-half years?
Shine on, Kaz, you crazy diamond.
Hirai: We’re the “official” industry leader [Eurogamer]
