Shuhei Yoshida Reveals Nintendo and Xbox Each Orchestrated One of the Scariest Moments in His Long Career at PlayStation

Shuhei Yoshida, former president of Worldwide Studios for Sony Interactive Entertainment, has revealed that Nintendo and Xbox each orchestrated one of the scariest moments of his long career at PlayStation. Yoshida told MinnMax that the release of the Xbox 360 one year before the PlayStation 3 was ‘very, very scary’, as those who considered waiting for Sony’s console would be well behind in tasting the next generation of video games. But Yoshida said ‘the biggest shock I had from an announcement from the competition’ was when Nintendo announced that Monster Hunter 4 was going to be a 3DS exclusive. ‘That was the biggest shock’, he said. The game had previously been a colossal hit on the PlayStation Portable and had even two exclusive games, but Yoshida had no idea Nintendo had secured this new game for its own console. To make matters worse, it then slashed the price of the 3DS by $100, putting it well below the PlayStation Vita. ‘After launch, both Nintendo 3DS and Vita were $250 but they dropped $100,’ Yoshida said. ‘I was like,