Imran Khan,
Contributing Editor,GameDeveloper.com
November 11, 2026
schedule3 Min Read
Katsuhiro Harada, Bandai Namco’s former General Manager and creator of the Tekken series, has a bone to pick with the Xbox Series S, Xbox’s entry-level and lower-spec console. At a panel discussion reported on and translated by Inven Global, Harada brought up his frustrations with developing games for the weaker Xbox console, how it differs from making a game for Nintendo’s handhelds, and how he wishes it had simply never been made.
The panel, which was moderated by former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida, also featured DongKi Lee from ShitftUp, Kazutaka Kodaka of Too Kyo Games, Pawel Sasko of CD Projekt Red, and Tynan Sylvester of Ludeon Studios. Yoshida led a discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of developing for consoles over PC, which Harada used as an opportunity to talk about esports tournaments and his experience with the Tekken series—at least, initially. He then launched into some frustrations he had been holding in about the Xbox Series S.
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“That said, there’s something I really want to say while I have the floor.
