Microsoft exec dismisses Sony's Gamescom dig

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Sony's PlayStation leader Andrew House, decided to take some time near the end of its Gamescom press conference on Tuesday to take a shot at Microsoft, specifically on its many changes it has made for the Xbox One between its reveal in May to today. House hinted that Microsoft had "shifted their message and changed their story" in regard to the Xbox One while Sony has stayed on target with the PS4.

Today, Microsoft Studios head Phil Spencer dismissed Sony's "shifting message" jab during a Eurogamer interview, saying that their efforts to listen to consumers was in fact an advantage. Spencer stated:

The two-way conversation we have with our customers is a strength. Certain people have tried to turn that into something that's a bad thing about what we're trying to do, and I just disagree.
Spencer used the example of his own participation at a community event at Gamescom on Tuesday night, were members of the general public were able to play Xbox One games. Spencer said he walked the floor and listened to comments from gamers, both good and bad, about the Xbox One launch titles that were playable on the floor.

In the end, Spencer says that Microsoft is still committed to its digital vision for games and the Xbox One console, despite making changes to their original plans to accommodate gamers who still want physical media. He stated, "It meant some delays in some of the stuff around digital so we could fit in the time to get physical done at launch, but our vision remains the same."



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lilrichard22Posted:

He kinda sounds like a kid on Xbox Live.

CokesPosted:

Beet
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weec2k9
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Proclaim Well Xbox is still the better console it has been since the original xbox. Sells more, has better games, better exclusives, more competition. PS4 will always have online issues. It getting constantly hacked. Sony should of stayed to making tv's. They arn't good at making a console.


Sony has been hacked once, Sony have made the best consoles to date, PS2 beat Xbox, PS3 has sold the same amount of consoles as Xbox 360 despite releasing a year later than Xbox. So maybe Microsoft should stick to making Computers.


omg insanelyawesome - i totally agree with you , big whoop sony got hacked once but xbox has had a **** lot of outages just in this year , ps1 dominated when it released , ps2 was branded the best console of its time and as this guy said ps3 released a year later than xbox and still managed to sell the same amount of consoles , infact a recent poll shows that the ps3 has now sold more consoles than the 360 :)


Big Whoop? It was down for months...

Xbox has a sh*t ton of outages? They've only had three this year and the longest outage lasted 4 hours. It also wasn't even a complete outage, anybody already logged in could still play


PS2 was still better than the original xbox. But sony was hacked for a few hours and then the next 2 months was just legal stuff and maintenance. They cam back made a proper apology and gave their consumers free games. As a PC gamer I have a lot of respect for sony.


True but people lost their personal info after the hack which should have never happened.

BeetPosted:

--Eminem--
weec2k9
-InsanelyAwesome-
Proclaim Well Xbox is still the better console it has been since the original xbox. Sells more, has better games, better exclusives, more competition. PS4 will always have online issues. It getting constantly hacked. Sony should of stayed to making tv's. They arn't good at making a console.


Sony has been hacked once, Sony have made the best consoles to date, PS2 beat Xbox, PS3 has sold the same amount of consoles as Xbox 360 despite releasing a year later than Xbox. So maybe Microsoft should stick to making Computers.


omg insanelyawesome - i totally agree with you , big whoop sony got hacked once but xbox has had a **** lot of outages just in this year , ps1 dominated when it released , ps2 was branded the best console of its time and as this guy said ps3 released a year later than xbox and still managed to sell the same amount of consoles , infact a recent poll shows that the ps3 has now sold more consoles than the 360 :)


Big Whoop? It was down for months...

Xbox has a sh*t ton of outages? They've only had three this year and the longest outage lasted 4 hours. It also wasn't even a complete outage, anybody already logged in could still play


PS2 was still better than the original xbox. But sony was hacked for a few hours and then the next 2 months was just legal stuff and maintenance. They cam back made a proper apology and gave their consumers free games. As a PC gamer I have a lot of respect for sony.

OasisPosted:

It's ready for the inevitable future of console gaming unlike most of it's 'competition'.

The sad thing is, Sony are a really good company but moments like Gamescom really show how desperate they are to be liked. They definitely need to change their tact.

Meanwhile Microsoft will continue to push forward new and fresh ideas and if needed make changes to appeal.

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weec2k9
-InsanelyAwesome-
Proclaim Well Xbox is still the better console it has been since the original xbox. Sells more, has better games, better exclusives, more competition. PS4 will always have online issues. It getting constantly hacked. Sony should of stayed to making tv's. They arn't good at making a console.


Sony has been hacked once, Sony have made the best consoles to date, PS2 beat Xbox, PS3 has sold the same amount of consoles as Xbox 360 despite releasing a year later than Xbox. So maybe Microsoft should stick to making Computers.


omg insanelyawesome - i totally agree with you , big whoop sony got hacked once but xbox has had a **** lot of outages just in this year , ps1 dominated when it released , ps2 was branded the best console of its time and as this guy said ps3 released a year later than xbox and still managed to sell the same amount of consoles , infact a recent poll shows that the ps3 has now sold more consoles than the 360 :)


Big Whoop? It was down for months...

Xbox has a sh*t ton of outages? They've only had three this year and the longest outage lasted 4 hours. It also wasn't even a complete outage, anybody already logged in could still play

generalhunterPosted:

Sony fanboys are by far the worst childish even there PRs on the internet hating on everything Microsoft does while the Xbox fanboys are too busy getting laid to even care about the PS4

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I don't understand where the Sony executive is coming from. Wouldn't it be worse if Microsoft didn't listen to the majority and change their policies? (I personally didn't want DRM removed)

voxaziPosted:

I love that video. This is why I'm getting a PS4 first.

EstablishPosted:

-InsanelyAwesome-
Proclaim Well Xbox is still the better console it has been since the original xbox. Sells more, has better games, better exclusives, more competition. PS4 will always have online issues. It getting constantly hacked. Sony should of stayed to making tv's. They arn't good at making a console.


Sony has been hacked once, Sony have made the best consoles to date, PS2 beat Xbox, PS3 has sold the same amount of consoles as Xbox 360 despite releasing a year later than Xbox. So maybe Microsoft should stick to making Computers.


Microsoft doesn't make computers...

TheStonefatherPosted:

weec2k9
-InsanelyAwesome-
Proclaim Well Xbox is still the better console it has been since the original xbox. Sells more, has better games, better exclusives, more competition. PS4 will always have online issues. It getting constantly hacked. Sony should of stayed to making tv's. They arn't good at making a console.


Sony has been hacked once, Sony have made the best consoles to date, PS2 beat Xbox, PS3 has sold the same amount of consoles as Xbox 360 despite releasing a year later than Xbox. So maybe Microsoft should stick to making Computers.


omg insanelyawesome - i totally agree with you , big whoop sony got hacked once but xbox has had a **** lot of outages just in this year , ps1 dominated when it released , ps2 was branded the best console of its time and as this guy said ps3 released a year later than xbox and still managed to sell the same amount of consoles , infact a recent poll shows that the ps3 has now sold more consoles than the 360 :)


In complete outage of xbox live I think I have only had one. And sony getting hacked is a "Big Whoop" I really don't care either way I will get both and play both.