As with Apple and the maverick Steve Jobs, the PS2 and its forerunner were essentially the product of the force of will of a singular individual, Ken Kutaragi – known to his underlings as “Crazy Ken”. In fact, the PlayStation story is the story of one man and his vision. And, hey presto, there they were on our shelves. The sense among many gamers is that the Sony hive-mind willed these extraordinary devices into existence from its bunker-style HQ in Tokyo’s Minato ward. One surprise, as we look back, is just how obscure the origins of the PS2 and its predecessor, the original 1994 PlayStation, remain. But with the PS2 game being on DVD and not on a cartridge, I felt so many aspects of a game’s overall quality benefited.” “Don’t get me wrong, I loved the N64 and it told some great stories. I also remember being blown anyway by the FMV cut-scenes,” says Breslin. “It offered a new level of visuals, gameplay, and story-telling as it gave developers even greater tools to tell their story.
