At last week’s International CES, I had the opportunity to meet the head of Sony Computer Entertainment, President and CEO Andrew House. House ascended to the role after working for Sony in Japan, Europe, and at SCEA over the past two decades.
In this show floor discussion, I ask House about PlayStation Suite, his outlook on the Western launch of PS Vita, and his goals as CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment.














49 CommentsAdd Yours
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 5:18 pm by H3KingHawk
Can’t wait for Vita. I do hope to see future updates to increase the capability of the 3G feature though. Looking forward to see more content surprises for launch!
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 5:25 pm by DeMoLiTiiTiON--
im really looking foward to this and cant wait been saving for ages is it true mortal kombat is koming to ps vita? iv been a fan since i was 8 years old haha!
Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 5:38 pm by James Gallagher
That is true – it was announced yesterday and the game is coming this Spring.
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 5:45 pm by HazelAM
they promoted this guy?
the guy that let scee turn into the pathetic shambles it is now?
not only mistakes, but now also fraud.
VERY, low standards at sony it seems.
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 5:46 pm by Opinions
Good interview and good luck to Andy in what he plans to do with Playstation.
Im still looking forward to Ruin, anyone know a timeline on when that is coming out?
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 6:16 pm by Immortal-Wolf-
Can”t wail for Playstation 4 and Ridge Racer 8 for PS4 and Final Fanstay Versus XIII for PS4 plus LBP 4 for PS4 & TEKKEN 7 for PS4 i see the future of gaming i alone see this until you can catch up to SONY make believe.
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 6:26 pm by ALhammadi51
Good interview .
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 6:28 pm by TheKillerSnowman
#5 haha PS4 you will have to wait for 6 – 7 years before they will make it
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 6:40 pm by Immortal-Wolf-
@TheKillerSnowman
E3 EXPO 2012 SONY playstation special announcement playstation 4.
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 7:08 pm by European_Gamer
He said that they would like hear from all over the world what people think about PlayStation.
Has it been said at some other poing which initiatives he would take to get that feedback?
It would take to long time to read every blog comment from every region.
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 7:15 pm by extermin8or_
on the note of the vita the ps2 classics that have now been mentioned: any news on if support will come on the ps vita via a frimware and when the update allowing ps1 classics to be played will arrive?? soon
or will it be on release here in the west?
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 7:15 pm by jakster123x
Forgot Andy was the president now. Well played Andy, and I really hope Vita takes off
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 7:16 pm by dividsmythe
Please wake me up when Vita comes out I’m going iunto hibernation ’til it does |-)
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 7:19 pm by kivi95
So will this suite be available for the psvita day one? And when will we get a list of supported ps3 remote games?
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 7:23 pm by Skookie30
forget the [DELETED] Ps2 titles on vita we were promise they be on PS3 like SCEA has.
so let me guess cynical me now knows why no ETA on EU ps2 titles because ploy off sony is stoop so low i & others seen what they done.
how about we tell the vita ppl know 1st then worried about later to get PS2 titles on Ps3 2nd.
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 7:33 pm by ShadowDoGGG
I preferred the other dude Hazuki guy
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 8:01 pm by Skookie30
I watch the video i like what he said about us, so they do knowledge that we very displease being getting things 2nd.
another part i like was knowledge what they weakness are to work on.
i shall tell you andy, SCE [muti region doesn't work]
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 8:39 pm by Aussieanima67
Hey Andy, how about treating Australia and Europe as good as the US for a change, instead of giving us second rate service and PSN stores? Microsoft has managed to have one big global online store via Live, why can’t Sony? Your business practices are old and backwards in today’s times. No wonder the vita is performing so poorly in Japan. Says alot about Sony’s future.
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 9:32 pm by Project2insanity
@Immortal-Wolf-; I’m back from the year 2028, thanks to the time travel chip in the PS5. Turns out you still post guff in 16 years.
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 9:45 pm by CMJE96
@Project2insanity
LOL, if there was a like button, I would like your comment!
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 10:11 pm by A3RO_DYNAMIK
Very sexy devices being shown off there. If Sony can manage to integrate their smartphones, Vita, PS3 etc all together seemlessly I can see myself being extremely brand loyal in the future. Hey I might even have music unlimited + I’m not Apples biggest fan.
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 10:35 pm by Demonicspawn
I hope all ps future products fail cos it obvious there getting worse over here n there focus is on America region alone, I think if they want there ps vita hand held console to actually do well over here compared to Japan there should really think about doing better bundle deals with a memory card cos god knows who thought that the public actually missed the memory card idea, it should have internal memory Sony massive fail n obvious milking of ur loyal customers, so u have lost me for future hardware releases n to add certainly won’t b renewing my ps plus sub “if I were an American I may of tho” Sony u suck!!!
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 10:38 pm by Immortal-Wolf-
Sorry Project2insanity your a lier as by 2020 we all be already dead as O ZONE layer has broken fully The SUN will burn us all alive. humans destroyed planet earth reasons for there stupidity for destroying The 0 ZONE
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 10:56 pm by OttoT
Movie rental en music rental on the PS3.
WHERE ARE THESE SERVICES FOR ALL EU COUNTRIES!
Sony get your act together!!!
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Posted on 18 January, 2012 at 11:09 pm by undeadwolfy
Good watch. Nice insight. Did anyone else realise Andrew House picking up an American accent? haha :p
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Posted on 19 January, 2012 at 12:00 am by Carl-G
I want to be President for the PlayStation brand
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Posted on 19 January, 2012 at 4:14 am by Sm8ckhead
House……….Roadhouse.Peter griffin.
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Posted on 19 January, 2012 at 8:06 am by hayzink
@ Immortal-Wolf-
thats rich you calling someone a liar.
i would believe V is a timetraveler before id believe anything that you say!!!
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Posted on 19 January, 2012 at 8:07 am by hayzink
not v should say Project2insanity
hit shift+v rather than ctrl+v oops
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Posted on 19 January, 2012 at 8:27 am by almighty-slayer
Really great interview, nice one Jeff.
Andy seems like a really likeable guy, actually
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Posted on 19 January, 2012 at 9:24 am by playerX88
anyone else find it creepy that he has the exact same name as Mr. House from fallout new vegas????
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Posted on 19 January, 2012 at 10:51 am by RustyTachikoma
So it was him who decided Gravity Daze/Rush should be a download only title in Europe?
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Posted on 19 January, 2012 at 12:12 pm by Ultima-Genesis
@immortal-wolf-
Are you still posting your ridiculous predictions with little to no evidence. Your actually bringing the entire human race down with your lack of knowledge and grammar
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Posted on 19 January, 2012 at 12:30 pm by Player42791
@Immortal-Wolf-
Here’s evidence you’re wrong about an E3 announcement
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/01/10/sony-doesnt-pla n-to-unveil-a-new-playstation-at-key-trade-show/
It’s basically a link to an interview with Kaz Hirai, from this month no less, where he says there won’t be a PS4 announcement at E3 this year and that there is no reason to go away from it’s 10 year life cycle which would end 2016.
Argue all you like but you can’t win this argument without actual evidence(a link would suffice).
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Posted on 19 January, 2012 at 1:24 pm by Gadbury
@Opinions (#4)
I would say a lot has improved since Andrew House became president. Since the previous SCEE president, David Reeves, quit / was fired in Spring 2009, I have seen a lot of improvements. Whether these improvements were put in place by Reeves or House, I don’t know but things were rough for the early couple of years for PS3 SCEE users it seemed.
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Posted on 19 January, 2012 at 1:24 pm by DAVIE222
We want Kaz Hirai
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Posted on 20 January, 2012 at 9:18 am by STEALTHSNAKE1
Please please please can we have some information on a realease date if any ? for choplifter HD on PSN EU ? many thanks.
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Posted on 20 January, 2012 at 9:46 am by HazelAM
things are still bloody rough gadbury, in fact they seem to be getting worse, scee never commited fraud before.
how long did it take them to sort out the codes for that ridiculous download preorder bonus thing? i bet there are people that still haven’t got the codes.
now the Jurassic Park codes people are still waiting for.
face it, scee are useless.
when there’s a problem, which seems to be a weekly event these days, at the very least it takes them weeks, and more and more often, months.
under this guy’s watch no less, and then they go and promote him?
sony have clearly lost the plot.
but then big business these days does seem to be all about rewarding failure.
any success of the ps3 in europe is down to the fans and is despite every effort of this clown.
but then they’re making money by spending a pathetically small amount on customer services, so that probably explains why they love him.
well just wait till he pursues the same policy worldwide, maybe then sony will realise what an idiot this guy is.
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Posted on 20 January, 2012 at 10:50 am by Stonesthrow
The support is well deserved. Haven’t been this excited for a portable since the good old Gameboy and the PSP..
I don’t care about sales or reviews in general, and the Japanese launchsales don’t put me back either, despite having a large lineup there aren’t any real musthaves there besides Uncharted (which isn’t a Japanese game) and I’m sure we’ll get to see more great games as time passes..
Don’t listen to all the haters, bunch of kids that think they know better than a man who’s been there from the start.. SONY, you rock.
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Posted on 21 January, 2012 at 1:08 pm by Comrade_CZe
Damn, I want to watch this in HD quality!
When will you bring the newest Adobe Flash 11.x.xxx.xx to PS3 ?!?
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Posted on 22 January, 2012 at 3:13 pm by Immortal-Wolf-
@Player42791
Sony will announce playstation 4 in development in E3 EXPO reason why?
dev kits already been given out and feed back been given second reason why?
microsoft XBOX 720 will be announced this 2012 E3 EXPO reason they already hinted Real Steel movie? and Sony been hinting with the PS4 japanese trailers. japanese PS4 release date 2013 UK & USA PS4 release date 2014
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Posted on 22 January, 2012 at 4:13 pm by Player42791
@Immortal-Wolf-
Still waiting for evidence.
There’s a reason only you know this stuff and not the whole internet
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Posted on 22 January, 2012 at 4:21 pm by fi8767
@Immortal-Wolf-
Sorry to poke holes in your theories but Sony already announced they aren’t going to show any new hardware at E3 this year
Oh and Microsoft also announced the next Xbox won’t be called the 720…
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Posted on 22 January, 2012 at 4:40 pm by Player42791
@fi8767
I think he’s either on the wind up or thinks the more he says it the more likely it is to come true.
@Immortal-Wolf-
I’ll post this again in case you didn’t get a chance to read it before.
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/01/10/sony-doesnt-plan-to- unveil-a-new-playstation-at-key-trade-show/
Read the article in full and look at the date. It’s pretty concrete evidence you are, in fact, wrong. If you can show evidence to the contrary, however, then I’m sure everybody will stop arguing with you. If your not going to post a link then you are, and always will be, talking rubbish.
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Posted on 23 January, 2012 at 2:37 am by Immortal-Wolf-
Been getting this alot every few hours
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Sort it out playstation network can’t game online if this message keeps kicking me out!
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Posted on 23 January, 2012 at 2:43 am by Immortal-Wolf-
fi8767 Wrote;Sorry to poke holes in your theories but Sony already announced they aren’t going to show any new hardware at E3 this year
Thats funny so why are dev kits given out to all game companies you know what dev kits are don’t you seems you need a lesson in understanding technology the way of the japanese as japanese are developing the playstation 4 for those dev kits some people have no brain cells for me well all your heads would explode if you know what iv known gamescom may give you a hint in november 2012 about playstation 4 thats all im saying?
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Posted on 23 January, 2012 at 11:37 am by fi8767
@Immortal-Wolf-
So we’ve gone from an E3 reveal to a hint at gamescom
Ok
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Posted on 23 January, 2012 at 11:39 am by Player42791
@Immortal-Wolf-
We’ve had this argument before(I’ll need to look it up later:p). Let’s see if you’ve changed your tune.
What is a dev kit?
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Posted on 23 January, 2012 at 12:10 pm by hayzink
@Immortal-Wolf-
a company having a dev kit means nothing.
company’s had vita dev kits for well over a year before the machine was announced.
as far as i have read company’s have pc builds that are running on what is expected to be the spec of the ps4 so they can make a start on the next gen games are before FULL proper spec dev kits are produced.
when did you step up your campaign to be the biggest bs slinger on this blog?
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Posted on 26 January, 2012 at 10:28 pm by Pereirano22
I want to know if I get a game from America for my ps vita Europe version would I be able to get the dlc’s for that game using my Europe psn account???
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