Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg “the PS3 is heading south”
In a vicious verbal attack on Sony’s PlayStation 3 gaming platform, Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg points out the PS3’s shortcomings While speaking to Gamasutra.
Greenberg in his argument states that the Xbox 360 is becoming the ideal platform for PS2 owners looking into a next gen console.
“You can’t underestimate that we’re half the price of the PS3 at a time when consumers were looking for great value,” said Greenberg
“The PS3 was down in February two per cent even with the launch of Killzone 2 – that’s months of year-over-year declines,” he claimed. “Xbox continues to head north while the PS3 is heading south. We’re gaining share.”
“What we’re finding in our research is that a large portion of the volume we’re driving with Xbox 360 purchasers is actually PS2 owners choosing Xbox for the next generation. We’re switching people from the PlayStation brand over to the Xbox brand.”
He ends it all by stating the Xbox 360 has franchises that were purely known as PlayStation franchises, are making its way to the Xbox 360.
“Not only is [Resident Evil 5] selling more, but we did a limited edition Elite bundle with that as well – so we’ve obviously benefited from having this deep partnership with Capcom, and we’re excited to have the Resident Evil franchise for the first time ever on our platform.”
“That follows in the steps of Grand Theft Auto – and we all know Final Fantasy is coming – that have been historically associated with PlayStation.”
Ouch! This is a tough position for Sony to be in right now. Both with the PlayStation and PlayStation 2, Sony was dominant in the gaming industry having both consoles sell well over 100 million units worldwide. Now the PlayStation 3 is at the bottom looking up at the 360 and Wii. From my point of view, Sony needs to really lower the price for the PS3 to make it more competitive with the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.
