“Ruined” is a strong word, actually. Especially when you consider how adorable the end result is. D’aww!
You may recognize the two guys above: one of them is Shiro Kawauchi, the rather emotional head of Sony Computer Entertainment Korea, and the other is Hong Suk Min, one half of the husband-and-wife pair famous for camping out in the cold for days, waiting for the PS4’s Korean release.
https://lastchance.cc/tonight-a-playstation-exec-was-moved-to-tears-1484794348%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
The scene took place during last night’s South Korean PS4 launch event at the Kukje Electronics Center in Seoul. Kawauchi, who had heard about Hong Suk Min and his PS4-motivated camping trip, gave the man a free hotel reservation as a reward for his determination. Then, as he had previously planned, Hong Suk Min attempted to do the Banderas on camera—and was interrupted by a timely hug from Kawauchi.
Isn’t it the best when gaming brings people together like that? Truly, it is. Really, I’d much rather have this than the console wars.
PlayStation4 Launch [Plog Admin@YouTube, Thanks Sang!]
Richard Eisenbeis and Brian Ashcraft contributed to this post.
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