Father of PlayStation Ken Kutaragi to Make Public Appearance in October - News

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Ken Kutaragi, best known as the father of PlayStation, will be making a public appearance in October as part of the UK industry conference Game Republic New Horizons.

He will be doing an on-stage interview with Christopher Dring from The Game Business.

"I am absolutely delighted to be coming to the UK to take part in the Game Republic New Horizons conference," Kutaragi said. "I am looking forward to sharing my experience and lifetime of innovation and my insights on future opportunities with all the attendees."

Game Republic MD Jamie Sefton added, "Bringing such a legend in the industry to the UK shows the ambition we have for this conference to be a major unmissable and unique international event in the games industry calendar."

Kutaragi is currently the Ascent Robotics CEO Representative Director, as well as the CEO and President of Cyber AI Entertainment.

Early Bird tickets for the Game Republic New Horizons are available now until the end of April for £149. Details can be found here.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.

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2zosteven (on 01 April 2026)

playstation brand ruling europe, keep the momentum going

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loy310 (on 01 April 2026)

They wheeling him out to announce the PS6 price. "999 U.S dollars"

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Zkuq loy310 (on 01 April 2026)

The only real question is how many jobs it's going to take this time to get one.

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JackHandy Zkuq (on 01 April 2026)

If you scan down in the comments to the bottom, you'll see: three.

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Zkuq JackHandy (on 01 April 2026)

I was reading the comments from the top to the bottom and saw yours right after I wrote mine.

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JackHandy Zkuq (on 02 April 2026)

Cracks me up that for a certain age-group, this moment in time is carved into the collective consciousness. We'll never forget it lol.

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Zkuq JackHandy (on 02 April 2026)

Indeed. The giant enemy crab is another one that always comes to mind, at least for me.

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JackHandy Zkuq (on 02 April 2026)

Miyamoto flailing around and waggling during the Skyway Sword demo, Wii Music, Don Matrick's "We have a console for you, it's called the 360" remarks... so many infamous moments.

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Leynos (on 01 April 2026)

WOW So handsome!

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Signalstar (on 01 April 2026)

Crazy Ken. I miss his flashy suits. So baller when he pulled that PS3 controller from his pocket.

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JackHandy (on 01 April 2026)

I hope someone asks him about the rising costs of the industry, and his reply is to get a third job.

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