Posts tagged ray maguire 
Sony clarifies Americans aren't 'cheap,' but U.S. labor is
Near the PS3 launch in Europe, Sony's UK Managing Director Ray Maguire was interviewed by GI.biz, and while discussing the cost of the PS3 in the UK said, "If you take what's considered to be the most expensive and the least expensive -- consider the US with its massive land and cheap people. Then y...
Sony admits focus on PS3, finally going back to PSP
At GDC, we complained that Sony didn't care about PSP. Phil Harrison's speech was all about Sony's latest console effort, the PS3--Sony's handheld wasn't in the picture at all. Compared to Nintendo's continuous support of DS with original first-party titles, Sony appears to be neglecting PSP. Fort...
Sony UK talks redesign plans, then denies it (again)
What a tumultuous ride this has been: SCEA says no redesign, and then SCEE managing director Ray Maguire slipped that Sony's current PSP offering was just the "first iteration" of the platform. Speaking at the PSP in Education event, he noted that a smaller, lighter version of the console was coming...
Sony explains UK's PS3 price, lack of 20GB model
No doubt spurred on by the constant noise of grumbling gamers marching past his office, The Guardian's Steve Boxer decides to shed some light on the European PS3 launch in an article entitled, "PS3 Launch Price is No Fun for UK Gamers." Speaking to Sony Computer Entertainment's UK managing director,...
UMDs have a future, says Sony rep in denial
Have you bought a UMD recently? Most likely not. The format has been declared dead by many, but it appears that Sony UK ND Ray Maguire still believes there's a future for the failing movie format. "We're pretty pleased with UMD," he told MCV. "UMD is not the problem – it's getting the right co...
Why love AI? It's the future! Graphics can take a seat
Sony UK boss Ray Maguire wants to turn the focus of games away from graphics and onto complicated, realistic artificial intelligence that will make not only the game, but the characters, more realistic and compelling. He spoke about not only the PS3 but all next-gen consoles when he said: "We are no...
