| The word wars between Sony and Microsoft just | | | | touted to be the technology of the future. |
| won't die down. With Microsoft's Peter Moore's | | | | Further, if the new Sony console's performance |
| ragging about the PS3 games console's price, | | | | reaches its full potential, users would benefit from |
| surely, people don't expect the Sony CEO, Steve | | | | higher technology and longer years of use. |
| Howard, to turn the other cheek. It's pathetic to | | | | Howard also implied in his statement that Xbox |
| see two guys in power suits and power ties | | | | 360s and the Wii's are cheaper because they are |
| bicker like two kids in a playground. Sounds to me | | | | merely "transitional" consoles with inferior |
| like they're fighting about who could spit the | | | | technology when compared to the futuristic PS3. |
| farthest. But since Moore has been hounding | | | | However, market analysts and yours truly, |
| publicity, well, we might as well give shy Howard a | | | | seriously doubt this claim by Howard. Times are |
| chance to defend his PS3 games. | | | | hard, and people are sure to think about whether |
| It can be recalled that Peter Moore of Microsoft | | | | the PS3 games console deserves its price tag. |
| used Sony console's price as a spring board in | | | | This can look bad quickly for Sony because |
| launching a new Xbox 360 marketing campaign. | | | | reviews show that PS3's Blu-ray-supported |
| Moore released statements that gamers get | | | | graphics are only equal to that of the cheaper |
| more value in buying a Nintendo Wii and Microsoft | | | | consoles. If there are differences, these are highly |
| Xbox 360 for the value of a single PS3 games | | | | indistinct, unless you want to spend game time |
| console. No doubt that the statement made even | | | | analyzing the graphic pixels. Even the controller is |
| hard-core Sony fans hesitant about buying a PS3. | | | | deemed inferior to that of the PS1 from seven |
| After all, $600 is big money. Plus, the possibility | | | | years ago. |
| given by Moore is a no-brainer: it is a choice | | | | In fact, the Wii sports a much better controller. |
| between two next-gen consoles and more | | | | Also, Howard's potential-based argument is |
| gaming options or one PS3. Sony has to act; and | | | | stretched too thin and poorly supported. What if |
| the usually quiet Steve Howard finally broke his | | | | the new PS3 didn't reach its full potential? Then, |
| silence. | | | | there is the case of disappointed consumers |
| In a recent press conference in Tokyo, Sony | | | | whining over their loss. What about the long years |
| Corp's Steve Howard released a statement | | | | of use? I doubt that five years would pass |
| justifying the new Sony console's price. He | | | | before the gaming giants come up with a new |
| claimed that the in buying a PS3 games console, | | | | console prototype. Surely, Howard can come up |
| the consumers are actually buying potential. Such | | | | with something stronger than an argument based |
| a vague statement needed further clarification | | | | on "potential". PS3 games enthusiasts need more |
| and Howard obliged. According to him, though the | | | | fuel for their cause. Meantime, do you know what |
| PS3 console is admittedly pricier ($599) than | | | | I'm excited to hear about? Peter Moore's |
| Microsoft's Xbox 360 ($300) or Nintendo's | | | | response to Sony's "potential". |
| Wii($250), it provides users Blu-ray technology-- | | | | |