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Microsoft’s executives have offered their opinions about last night’s Sony pre-E3 press conference. Of course, it’s direct competition, so bring on the food fight!
IGN spoke with Microsoft’s Game Studio general manager Shane Kim and the general manager of Microsoft’s game developer group Christ Satchell.
Satchell:
“From a gamer’s perspective, I’m pretty disappointed in Sony’s lack of innovation. I mean, they didn’t deliver anything terribly new, and at the cost of $600, $200 more than our system, it’s hard to get excited about it. The ‘new’ controller was even disappointing. It’s basically the same design. It doesn’t seem good for consumers, just good for Sony.”
Kim offered her opinion on why he believes Microsoft is offering a better package.
“Our top-priced premium system is $200 cheaper than theirs. And when you look at the whole package, our innovative online service, our price structure, the high quality of games, and the leadership we have provided, it’s really hard justifying the price difference. We’re in a real sweet spot with our pricing tier. We’re really confident about where we are pricing-wise.”
Satchell also wasn’t impressed by the announcements surrounding online gaming, saying that Sony provided no real commitment to actually delivering their online service. Also, innovation and leadership in that respect were lacking. “I think customers will want the best games and the best services. And the differences between 1080i and 1080p are miniscule; the differences are too hard to determine for most consumers; 1080p is a niche market. The sweet spot is 720p. But you know what? the real question is will your TV be able to run 1080p?”
We’ll see how Microsoft fairs at 11:30 PST today. First up however is Nintendo’s conference in a few hours.
Microsoft’s executives have offered their opinions about last night’s Sony pre-E3 press conference. Of course, it’s direct competition, so bring on the food fight!
IGN spoke with Microsoft’s Game Studio general manager Shane Kim and the general manager of Microsoft’s game developer group Christ Satchell.
Satchell:
“From a gamer’s perspective, I’m pretty disappointed in Sony’s lack of innovation. I mean, they didn’t deliver anything terribly new, and at the cost of $600, $200 more than our system, it’s hard to get excited about it. The ‘new’ controller was even disappointing. It’s basically the same design. It doesn’t seem good for consumers, just good for Sony.”
Kim offered her opinion on why he believes Microsoft is offering a better package.
“Our top-priced premium system is $200 cheaper than theirs. And when you look at the whole package, our innovative online service, our price structure, the high quality of games, and the leadership we have provided, it’s really hard justifying the price difference. We’re in a real sweet spot with our pricing tier. We’re really confident about where we are pricing-wise.”
Satchell also wasn’t impressed by the announcements surrounding online gaming, saying that Sony provided no real commitment to actually delivering their online service. Also, innovation and leadership in that respect were lacking. “I think customers will want the best games and the best services. And the differences between 1080i and 1080p are miniscule; the differences are too hard to determine for most consumers; 1080p is a niche market. The sweet spot is 720p. But you know what? the real question is will your TV be able to run 1080p?”
We’ll see how Microsoft fairs at 11:30 PST today. First up however is Nintendo’s conference in a few hours.
