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Iain Harris

Former PlayStation chief calls the PS3 Sony's Icarus moment: "We flew too close to the sun, and we were lucky and happy to have survived the experience"

PS3 Future Owns.

Former PlayStation chief Shawn Layden admits the PS3 was Sony's "Icarus" moment that left everyone "happy to have survived the experience."

Sony is celebrating 30 years of PlayStation this week – a history that includes the highs of the PS2 and, well, the lows of the PS3. Reflecting on the console in a new interview with Eurogamer, Layden calls the PS3 an "Icarus" moment for Sony as the team "flew too close to the sun." While everyone was thankful to have made it through, they did so with plenty of lessons learned.

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