Sony Computer Entertainment UK Managing Director Fergal Gara has no doubt on the fact that the console has been built with a core audience in mind, and that took no small amount of “painful and expensive” decisions. Yet he thinks that casual gamers can be pulled in as well thanks to the lower price point.
Fergal Gara has joined Amazon UK as director of PC.
He joins the company after four years in charge of PlayStation’s UK and Ireland business.
During his tenure, he helped turn around the firm’s fortunes in the UK. PlayStation was ranked No.3 in terms of console market share when he joined the business and, by the time he left, PS4 was the No.1 games console in the country.
He was in charge of marketing, sales, finance and customer service
Prior to joining PlayStation, Gara spent six years at Asda, which included stints as category director for music, video and games, general manager for entertainment and - eventually - trading director for Asda Direct.
He´s been in charge of Sony PlayStation UK since 2011, meaning he was in charge for the PS3 doings in that territorial .... if PS3 was only 3rd when he joined Sony, he prolly hasn´t done much to change that image.
Dunno how you can now claim that thanks to him the PS4 is nrº1 in UK. It has to do more that the PS4 is a sexy beast and successful on its own merits and not because he was in charge of it. You could most likely hire an ape from the local Zoo to direct Sony UK and the PS4 would still print money like a wh...
PlayStation UK head Fergal Gara talked about what Black Friday and the season around it ended up resulting in.
The PS4 has had unprecedented success since it was released in 2013, but its predecessor, the PS3, seems to be drifting off into the distance. This Fall represents a massive opportunities for developers and publishers to capitalize on a rising new-gen audience and Sony is quite aware of that.
Seing as how Tretton said there'd be a 10 year plan for the console, this should come as no surprise
Seeing how everyone gets excited with all the remasters for PS4 I'm not surprised and sorely disappointed. That generation lasted longer than it should, I'm baffled to why people want to extend that longer into the PS4. Let's keep it moving.
And it paid off.We buy consoles to play games not watch TV.I dont care if they add that stufd aside.But as long as games are their focus.I'm good.
I love my PS4! Purrs like a kitten and runs like a champ! Just an exquisitely designed piece of hardware! Thank you Mr. Cerny!
Can't get over how awesome Fergal Gara's name is. He sounds like a freaking Viking.
PS 4 is growing on me too
but i wont be having a nerdgasm like most of you guys
Targeting core gamers is what will ultimately pay off. You can try and attract the casual market like other companies have done, but they have learnt the hard way, which is that casuals are fickle and will simply move on to something else when it suits them.