Sony's Greatest Quotes! Here are some of Sony's greatest quotes. Most of them are about their gaming division and the competition, but there a couple other gems in there, too.
"Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?" - Thomas Hesse, Sony BMG's president of global digital business, responding to the outcry over Sony's DRM Rootkit spyware uncovered on its music CDs
"You can look at the software that they sell. All their licensed kid stuff. So, what we're doing with the PlayStation Portable is really establishing a new marketplace, and establishing, frankly, a new beachhead." - Peter Dille, Sony US Senior Vice President of Marketing, on comparing PSP to DS
"The idea of a handheld rivalry with Nintendo is an irrelevance. Those formats don't appear in our planning. It's not a fair comparison; not fair on them, I should stress. That sounds arrogant, maybe, but it's the truth. With the DS , it's fair to say that Nintendo stepped out of the technical race and went for a feature differentiation with the touch screen. But I fear that it won't have a lasting impact beyond that of a gimmick - so the long-lasting appeal of the platform is at peril as a direct result of that." - Phil Harrison, president of Sony Worldwide Studios, on comparing PSP to DS in an interview with MCV
"It's probably too cheap…" – Ken Kutaragi, Regarding the $499 to $599 price point
"(the PS3) is not a game machine…" - Ken Kutaragi, Regarding the machine's beefy hardware architecture
"The name of the game is not market share, it's how fast we (Sony) can grow the industry." – Ken Kutaragi, regarding competition from Microsoft and Nintendo
"…for consumers to think to themselves 'I will work more hours to buy one'. We want people to feel that they want it, irrespective of anything else." – Ken Kutaragi, explaining their marketing goals for the PS3
"We do not care." – Kaz Hirai, current President of Computer Entertainment, regarding competition from Microsoft and Nintendo
"I don't think the battle would be any different with or without Grand Theft Auto... I don't think it (losing Grand Theft Auto would) hurts us. No, I really don't." - Jack Tretton, Sony Computer Entertainment America president and CEO
"If you can find a PS3 anywhere in North America that's been on shelves for more than five minutes, I'll give you 1200 bucks for it." - Jack Tretton, Sony Computer Entertainment America president and CEO
"The first five million are going to buy it (PS3), whatever it is, even [if] it didn't have games." - David Reeves, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe CEO
"Microsoft does not concern us. Microsoft is not a technology company." - Nobuyuki Idei, Sony chief corporate adviser in an interview with BBC NEWS
"A bit pricey." - Michael Ephraim, Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia, speaking about Nintendo Wii in an interview with the age.com.au
"We have a lot of respect for Nintendo, but with a December launch, how much stock are they going to get at a AU$400 price point? What is the consumer offering? So I don't think anyone will do more units than a PS2 this (Christmas)." - Michael Ephraim, Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia, regarding the launch of Nintendo Wii
"Sorry you didn't have the opportunity to buy a PS3 this year, but I'm sure it beats lining up in a queue for hours on end only to be told the store has sold out." - Michael Ephraim, Managing Director of Sony Australia in an interview with the age.com.au
"There's this sort of misunderstanding that the Blu-ray disc player for movies is somehow burdening the console with unnecessary cost. That is completely not true... Once we had that storage capacity on Blu-ray Disc, adding the movie playback functionality was extremely cost-effective, [the cost] is actually non-existent." - Phil Harrison, regarding the wholesale cost of the system's Blu-ray player
"Nobody will ever use 100% of PS3's capability" - Phil Harrison, president of Sony Computer Entertainment's Worldwide Studios speaking with MTV news.
"The PlayStation 3 is a computer. We do not need the PC." - Phil Harrison, president of Sony Worldwide Studios, in an interview with GameSpot
"I have no concerns about the competition." - Phil Harrison, president of Sony Worldwide Studios speaking at the Game Developer Conference
"I don't think we're arrogant." – Phil Harrison, regarding consumer perception of Sony
"We're certainly not interested in Gimmicks." - Kaz Hirai0 E32k6, right before showing off Eye of Judgement.
"Nintendo knows its target audience, because it has really narrowed that down; and it's pretty much defined by a boy or girl's ability to admire Pokemon." - Phil Harrison, president of Sony Computer Entertainment's Worldwide Studios
"But I fear that it won't have a lasting impact beyond that of a gimmick." - Sony executive Phil Harrison cuts to the chase with his incisive analysis of the Nintendo DS in gaming paper MCV.
"Consider the US with its massive land and cheap people. Then you look at the UK - a little island where rent and rates are at an absolute premium, and the cost of people is a lot more." - Sony's take on the consumers, as told by UK Managing Director Ray Maguire to website gamesindustry.biz
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"The first five million are going to buy it (PS3), whatever it is, even [if] it didn't have games." That's just the worst... The indescribably arrogance, all of their PR guys were like this, whether they were told by even higher up people to say it or not it's just annoying to see a company so far up their own ass they think they can see the sun.
[QUOTE="JohnF111"]"The first five million are going to buy it (PS3), whatever it is, even [if] it didn't have games." That's just the worst... The indescribably arrogance, all of their PR guys were like this, whether they were told by even higher up people to say it or not it's just annoying to see a company so far up their own ass they think they can see the sun. I totally agree, but let's be honest here. The Sony of 2012 is ALOT more humble than the Sony of 2006. They've done a complete 180. Went from pushing everything BUT games when the PS3 launched and now are dropping exclusives left and right. Hell they're the only one doing right by their core audience these days if you ask me.
[QUOTE="JohnF111"]"The first five million are going to buy it (PS3), whatever it is, even [if] it didn't have games." That's just the worst... The indescribably arrogance, all of their PR guys were like this, whether they were told by even higher up people to say it or not it's just annoying to see a company so far up their own ass they think they can see the sun.carljohnson3456
I totally agree, but let's be honest here. The Sony of 2012 is ALOT more humble than the Sony of 2006. They've done a complete 180. Went from pushing everything BUT games when the PS3 launched and now are dropping exclusives left and right. Hell they're the only one doing right by their core audience these days if you ask me.
I think because by their second year they already lost all the money they made on the PS2.
[QUOTE="carljohnson3456"][QUOTE="JohnF111"]"The first five million are going to buy it (PS3), whatever it is, even [if] it didn't have games." That's just the worst... The indescribably arrogance, all of their PR guys were like this, whether they were told by even higher up people to say it or not it's just annoying to see a company so far up their own ass they think they can see the sun. I totally agree, but let's be honest here. The Sony of 2012 is ALOT more humble than the Sony of 2006. They've done a complete 180. Went from pushing everything BUT games when the PS3 launched and now are dropping exclusives left and right. Hell they're the only one doing right by their core audience these days if you ask me. Yeah that's very true, totally different company now. Yet still remaining true to their fans with variety.
[QUOTE="JohnF111"][QUOTE="carljohnson3456"][QUOTE="JohnF111"]"The first five million are going to buy it (PS3), whatever it is, even [if] it didn't have games." That's just the worst... The indescribably arrogance, all of their PR guys were like this, whether they were told by even higher up people to say it or not it's just annoying to see a company so far up their own ass they think they can see the sun. I totally agree, but let's be honest here. The Sony of 2012 is ALOT more humble than the Sony of 2006. They've done a complete 180. Went from pushing everything BUT games when the PS3 launched and now are dropping exclusives left and right. Hell they're the only one doing right by their core audience these days if you ask me. Yeah that's very true, totally different company now. Yet still remaining true to their fans with variety.Didn't they just call 3DS a toy for babies?
I think because by their second year they already lost all the money they made on the PS2.
jimmypsn
Yeah PS3 was a massive investment, apparently Sony were the only ones with something called "Technology" back in 2006... 500mill to design a processor, joint ventures for Blu Ray, huge campaigns to win the HD DVD/Blu Ray battle... Just spend spend spend and then MS come up when Sony released nothing but hype and soak up all the marketshare which means Sony have to spend spend spend to get it all back. Damn just makes me think how great Sony are looking today when compared to back then.
[QUOTE="borklesnar"][QUOTE="JohnF111"][QUOTE="carljohnson3456"] I totally agree, but let's be honest here. The Sony of 2012 is ALOT more humble than the Sony of 2006. They've done a complete 180. Went from pushing everything BUT games when the PS3 launched and now are dropping exclusives left and right. Hell they're the only one doing right by their core audience these days if you ask me. Yeah that's very true, totally different company now. Yet still remaining true to their fans with variety.Didn't they just call 3DS a toy for babies? Yes one guy, if one Sony worker gets arrested does that mean the entire company are mindless criminals?
[QUOTE="JohnF111"][QUOTE="carljohnson3456"] I totally agree, but let's be honest here. The Sony of 2012 is ALOT more humble than the Sony of 2006. They've done a complete 180. Went from pushing everything BUT games when the PS3 launched and now are dropping exclusives left and right. Hell they're the only one doing right by their core audience these days if you ask me. borklesnar
Yeah that's very true, totally different company now. Yet still remaining true to their fans with variety.Didn't they just call 3DS a toy for babies?
[QUOTE="JohnF111"]"The first five million are going to buy it (PS3), whatever it is, even [if] it didn't have games." That's just the worst... The indescribably arrogance, all of their PR guys were like this, whether they were told by even higher up people to say it or not it's just annoying to see a company so far up their own ass they think they can see the sun.carljohnson3456
I totally agree, but let's be honest here. The Sony of 2012 is ALOT more humble than the Sony of 2006. They've done a complete 180. Went from pushing everything BUT games when the PS3 launched and now are dropping exclusives left and right. Hell they're the only one doing right by their core audience these days if you ask me.
That's probably why i have no idea what everyone is talking about when they call sony arrogant. I got in to the PS3 late 2010. I had no knowledge of all the PR crap they've pulled before that.
Love the very funny quotes, also love the Xbox tears.
"The name of the game is not market share, it's how fast we (Sony) can grow the industry." – Ken Kutaragi, regarding competition from Microsoft and Nintendo
I love that quote, that's brilliant and quite correct.
Microsoft treats you people like garbage, come over to Playstation and have a company serve YOU for a change. The water's fine and we would love to have you.
[QUOTE="borklesnar"][QUOTE="JohnF111"][QUOTE="carljohnson3456"] I totally agree, but let's be honest here. The Sony of 2012 is ALOT more humble than the Sony of 2006. They've done a complete 180. Went from pushing everything BUT games when the PS3 launched and now are dropping exclusives left and right. Hell they're the only one doing right by their core audience these days if you ask me. Yeah that's very true, totally different company now. Yet still remaining true to their fans with variety.Didn't they just call 3DS a toy for babies? Dude, MS called the Wii a novelty and everything else. I think they compared it to a board game right? One you break out when your friends come over? Every company has condescending, arrogant big wigs. I dont care what company. Video game related or not. The difference is, these guys are celebrities to the game community and we thrive on their sound bites about other systems. Nintendo is about the only quiet company out of the big three. They seem to keep to themselves and not pay very much attention to the competition. Sony had Phil Harrison as a mouth piece coming into this gen, and he was worse than anyone.
Everyone knows that one guy at work or school who is such a annoying moron. He's thinks he's hot stuff but no one likes him he enjoys making fun of people for no reason. Then when things turn really bad like his wife leaving him and then he loses his job, then he starts being nice. That's Sony.
Everyone knows that one guy at work or school who is such a annoying moron. He's thinks he's hot stuff but no one likes him he enjoys making fun of people for no reason. Then when things turn really bad like his wife leaving him and then he loses his job, then he starts being nice. That's Sony.
jimmypsn
Dude, you could have just said Sony turned humble once they stopped dominating... and no, I've NEVER met that guy. Usually once an arrogant prick always an arrogant prick
"People will make a clear decision as to whether they want that sort of product – a kids toy – or they want high-definition gaming and entertainment and all that it brings." - Neil Thompson from Microsoft on the Wii.
Doesn't mean he represents everyone at Microsoft, just shows every company has a prick.
Everyone knows that one guy at work or school who is such a annoying moron. He's thinks he's hot stuff but no one likes him he enjoys making fun of people for no reason. Then when things turn really bad like his wife leaving him and then he loses his job, then he starts being nice. That's Sony.
carljohnson3456
Dude, you could have just said Sony turned humble once they stopped dominating... and no, I've NEVER met that guy. Usually once an arrogant prick always an arrogant prick
I agree with your last statement. Sony is still arrogant and deceitful making up fake sales numbers and such.
"People will make a clear decision as to whether they want that sort of product – a kids toy – or they want high-definition gaming and entertainment and all that it brings." - Neil Thompson from Microsoft on the Wii.
Doesn't mean he represents everyone at Microsoft, just shows every company has a prick.
JohnF111
One comment from some nobody at MS doesn't compare with those dozens of comments from Top Sony execs like Tretton, Kaz, Ken and Stringer. The writing is on the wall. Sony is a terribly run company inside and out.
Everyone knows that one guy at work or school who is such a annoying moron. He's thinks he's hot stuff but no one likes him he enjoys making fun of people for no reason. Then when things turn really bad like his wife leaving him and then he loses his job, then he starts being nice. That's Sony.
jimmypsn
Dude, you could have just said Sony turned humble once they stopped dominating... and no, I've NEVER met that guy. Usually once an arrogant prick always an arrogant prick
I agree with your last statement. Sony is still arrogant and deceitful making up fake sales numbers and such.
Please answer me seriously. Do you think Microsoft is a humble company looking out for the best interest of others?
"People will make a clear decision as to whether they want that sort of product – a kids toy – or they want high-definition gaming and entertainment and all that it brings." - Neil Thompson from Microsoft on the Wii.
Doesn't mean he represents everyone at Microsoft, just shows every company has a prick.
JohnF111
True. However, most statements are going to go through multiple read-throughs and verifications.
Everyone knows that one guy at work or school who is such a annoying moron. He's thinks he's hot stuff but no one likes him he enjoys making fun of people for no reason. Then when things turn really bad like his wife leaving him and then he loses his job, then he starts being nice. That's Sony.
jimmypsn
Dude, you could have just said Sony turned humble once they stopped dominating... and no, I've NEVER met that guy. Usually once an arrogant prick always an arrogant prick
I agree with your last statement. Sony is still arrogant and deceitful making up fake sales numbers and such.
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