Revolutionaries at Sony: The Making of the Sony Playstation and The Visionaries Who Conquered The World of Video Games

Reiji Asakura is an economic journalist in Japan, and is well regarded as an expert on the future trends of the computer industry. He writes regular columns for Nikkei Personal Computer and Video Salon. He is also the author of Sharp Point of View Research, and The Ambitions and Dreams of DVD. Mr. Asakura is the Vice Chairman of the Japan Image Quallity Society, and former vice-editor-in-chief of President magazine, and former editor-in-chief of Notebook PC Research.

Chapter 1: The Passion Ken Kutaragi - Always at the Center of Controversy. Chapter 2: "DO IT": The Decision-Making Process. Chapter 3: Appealing to the Software Developers. Chapter 4: Distribution Revolution: The "Breakout" Strategy. Chapter 5: Making the Winning Game Machine: The Intellingence of Algorithms. Chapter 6: Sony's Love-Hate Relationships. Chapter 7: The Fight for Control in the United States. Chapter 8: Kutaragi's Venture Business Advice for the Entrepreneur. Epilogue. Glossary. Index.