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MS to Sony... "Put up or Shut the $%#@ up already."

jazreal · 2008-05-10 08:19:23

I love it. Looooooooooooooong time coming...http://www.destructoid.com/exclusive-destructoid-interview-microsoft-s-aaron-greenberg-on-gta-iv-85192.phtmlDestructoid was able to secure an exclusive interview with Aaron Greenberg, Director of Product Management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live. He gave us his... perspective and confidence regarding the console wars.'I know a lot of folks enjoy watching the console wars and we would never underestimate our competition. But answer to your question specifically, didn't Sony promise all of this last year including Home as well? We have been fighting Sony's promises from the day we entered the market and if you remember at that time it was all about PS2 being an online cybercity with partner announcements from the likes of RealNetworks and AOL. Then three years ago at E3 they showed what PS3 games would supposedly look like with the Killzone 2 video, that we are now learning will ship four years later. That means that we will have shipped Gears of War and Gears of War 2 before they can even get Killzone2 out the door. Think back to GDC 2007 when Sony promised to leap ahead in online with the Sony Home unveil. Here we are two years later and multiple delays for a product that has appears to have little to no buzz. Where are the achievements? The friends list integration across all games? Where is the long-promised video store? Where are all the other products using and networking with their CELL chip? How come Blu-ray did not result in better games? What happened with Sixaxis and rumble? Where is the complete 1080p game library we were promised? If Blu-ray as they said would be such a catalyst to PS3 console sales, then why have PS3 sales over the past couple months not seen any lift since the format victory?The reality is that Xbox 360 is leading this generation with a larger installed base, more than 2xs the games library, the most exclusives along with the leading online service and community. While we have not yet announced all of our plans for the full year, I am confident that we will extend our lead over the PS3 in 2008. Today Xbox 360 has a 5-million-unit console sales lead on a global basis based on most recently public reported data from both companies. This includes more than double the installed base in the US according to actual NPD sell-through and over a 1-million-unit lead across Europe also based on reported sell-through from Chart Track and GfK.The days of Sony snowing the consumers and the press are over, I think the pressure is now really on them more than ever to deliver on all of these promises.'

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thrones

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#101 thrones

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[QUOTE="Miss_Wacy"]^^ true, also why are MS ao worried about sony?, didnt sony recently say there not competing with either MS or nintendo?omus101

wtf, then who are they competing against?

According to them, EVERY single form of entertainment available.

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#102 Arjdagr8

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wow, that guy needs to change his tampon.

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#103 joefish84

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Most people don't keep track of all of Sony's promises, like this guy did, so they really aren't aware of how "bad" Sony's doing. The fact is that the PS3 still seems like the top console, and i suppose the blue ray win will boost confidence in it. I am in no way a sony fanboy, but it doesn't seem right to declare the 360 the winner, whatever it's sales lead is. I would also like to add that the 360 was released about a year earlier, so the figures aren't exactly fair.

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#104 thrones

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Just a point I've noticed, Sony's PR BSing has worked for quite alot of people.

Notice all the really low number posters who come here asking for which console? One thing that is often listed is how the PS3 has better graphics than the X360.

Yeah, we all know how that turned out :|

I mean, I believe Killzone 2 > Gears of War 2 graphics but neither are the maximum their consoles can produce.

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#105 deactivated-57a12126af02c

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This guy is feeling the heat.

Funny thing is MS shouldnt really be saying this kind of stuff untill they prove they can actually beat Sony in VG.

And now the lead is cut down to 5 million.

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#106 StryderK

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[QUOTE="TBoogy"]
[QUOTE="yamcake"]Well to Sony's defense they have actually out sold the 360 in Europe.... in total units mind you.yamcake

Yeah, Sony said that, but he just said that MS has a 1 million unit lead there.

Who is to be believed? I am going for MS, personally. I have been having an issue with Sony's numbers for a while now. This makes more sense.

Whatever floats your boat... i Believe Sony though....

This just to go to show how numbers can be twisted to favor your cause. Both Sony and MS are correct in this case!

In rest of Europe, not including Great Britain, MS is still outselling Sony by about 1 million units. However, discounting GB, you got Sony outselling MS. Again, whatever floats your boat...

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