Sony executive takes dig at MS, highlights consistent 'fair' policies

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Sony executive Andrew House has maintained his company's defensive and snide attitude towards Microsoft by criticising inconsistent Xbox One DRM policies on stage at Gamescom 2013. During their press conference earlier today in Germany, House swiped Microsoft with a relatively direct insult:

While others has shifted their message and changed their story, we were consistent in maintaining a message that is fair and in tune with consumer desires, We strove to deliver a platform that delivers both power and great value. And the response we’ve received has been nothing short of incredible.

This strongly suggested that users should trust a platform which makes the right choice from day one, rather than one led by a company that 'flip-flops'. He was met by cheers from the audience, most of which may already have their hearts set on the PlayStation 4, which is set to be released on November 15th in the US.

Microsoft originally defended their controversial used game policy which restricted the sharing of games, but quickly retracted this policy following a considerable outcry from gamers.

Sony have a reputation of insulting Microsoft's Xbox One, notably at E3 where it announced that it would allow users to share games, and even released a video demonstrating the process, where one person hands the disc to another.



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Services_SrPosted:

well seems like playstation hasnt done anything to make me wont to stick with my preorder so i cancelled today to get the xbox one as they seem to be making alot of improvements and if they are including a free game hope this is for the US aswell.

-InsanelyAwesome-Posted:

That is why I love Sony, people may say they are childish for doing so. But it is competition and anything to get 1 over on your main rivals companies will do. Xbox would do it if they had anything to do it over.

DavidDo0MPosted:

Don't you just love when a major corporation displays the maturity of a 9 year old girl on the playground?

Sony should be less worried about Xbox and more worried about showing us a difference between the PS3 and the PS4. What is the difference? A new controller and the addition of party chat?(something Xbox has had for 8 years)

LuckyOtterPosted:

ACEM
LuckyOtter So they criticize DRM then they criticize them for changing their decision. My hypocrisy senses are tingling.


Their criticizing them for changing the Xbox One throughout the past couple months.


True but they criticized them BEFORE that. So then they criticize them for changing something they criticized. If that that's not being a hypocrite well I don't what is.

iamEticxePosted:

Aggie Well I guess he has a point where Microsoft changed a bunch of things to get sales.


Exactly. "We can't just flip a switch to turn off DRM, the console was built around it"

Starts losing sales

"Flips the switch"

ACEMPosted:

LuckyOtter So they criticize DRM then they criticize them for changing their decision. My hypocrisy senses are tingling.


Their criticizing them for changing the Xbox One throughout the past couple months.

SwiftPosted:

Well I guess he has a point where Microsoft changed a bunch of things to get sales.

LuckyOtterPosted:

So they criticize DRM then they criticize them for changing their decision. My hypocrisy senses are tingling.

iamEticxePosted:

Hahaha! Well played Sony :P

FavismPosted:

i don't understand why sony insults microsoft so much. Although I do like how microsoft is being cool about it and not retaliating with these stupid insults that sony keeps on saying