Susan Arendt
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Final Fantasy Creator Disses Sony, Microsoft

Final Fantasy creator and head Mistwalker honcho Hironobu Sakaguchi comes off as a bit of a sourpuss in the most recent issue of EGM, saying that he doesn’t have any projects lined up for the PS3 because "The machine’s architecture is tricky, and I don’t like Ken Kutaragi." Me-ow. So, if he’s not digging Sony’s […]

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Final Fantasy creator and head Mistwalker honcho Hironobu Sakaguchi comes off as a bit of a sourpuss in the most recent issue of EGM, saying that he doesn't have any projects lined up for the PS3 because "The machine's architecture is tricky, and I don't like Ken Kutaragi." Me-ow. So, if he's not digging Sony's vibe he must be playing well with Microsoft, right? Not so much, no:

Microsoft has to change its marketing strategy in Japan. There are a lot of excellent games on the 360, far better games than what's on the
Wii or PS3. But not a lot of people in Japan have a clear idea what games like Gears of War are all about. Just look at the Windows Vista commercial -- it's terrible.

Hmmm. Ok, the Vista comment is kind of random, but he is right about it being terrible. So he doesn't like the PS3 and he thinks Microsoft's marketing sucks, he must want to work on a Wii project, right? "The system is intriguing, but right now, I have no plans on making a game for the Wii." Oh, we give up.

Hironobu Sakaguchi Doesn't Like Ken Kutaragi [1up]