Sony: Microsoft adding FIFA 14 to European Xbox One is "kind of odd"
But if Europeans thought that Sony was going to add their own free game in with the PS4 in time for its launch, they will likely be disappointed. In an interview with the UK-based Metro website, the head of Sony's PlayStation division in Europe, Jim Ryan, hinted that Microsoft made such a move to boost lagging pre-order sales for the Xbox One.
Ryan said:
It’s perfectly rational when a platform holder, or indeed a publisher, runs a pre-order campaign to engage in promotional behaviour to dial it up if you feel it’s not where you need it to be. That’s a rational thing for any businessman to do. We’re perfectly happy with where our pre-order are.
Ryan added that, in his opinion, giving away a major game like FIFA 14 with the launch of the Xbox One is "kind of odd". So far, Microsoft has not announced a similar free game deal for the US Xbox One launch.
On the subject of the PS4, Ryan said that Sony didn't know yet how many units of the console they would have ready for its launch. Sony announced last week that the PS4 would be released on November 15th in the US and November 29th in Europe and that the company had already received over one million pre-orders for the console.
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CyimkingPosted:
Yes this is strangely ODD. And due to this being in the UK only, that means that the preorders MUST be very low in that area. Also, EA would be losing money due to this because i don't MS is going to pay EA tons of money for this.
CearnsyPosted:
Starify Kind of odd how they have not announced a free game for any other countries yet.
I think someone said in the comments it is because us in Europe have to pay more in tax so we get it free although it may not be right
FibrilPosted:
Dungeneralhunter Sony:" We don't want to give anything to our loyal custumers"
Interviewer: "Why not Microsoft is offering Fifa"
Sony:" No need, Our fan would buy anything we give them, just look at our upcoming PS4 it has no games at launch and just old Xbox 360 features and we still have 1 million pre-orders no need to give these guys anything.
Did they really say that?! That's horrible.
No, he is trolling the PS4 section (XbOne fanboy). We got games launching the same day as PS4 launch. Just look it up :)
DunPosted:
generalhunter Sony:" We don't want to give anything to our loyal custumers"
Interviewer: "Why not Microsoft is offering Fifa"
Sony:" No need, Our fan would buy anything we give them, just look at our upcoming PS4 it has no games at launch and just old Xbox 360 features and we still have 1 million pre-orders no need to give these guys anything.
Did they really say that?! That's horrible.
generalhunterPosted:
Sony:" We don't want to give anything to our loyal custumers"
Interviewer: "Why not Microsoft is offering Fifa"
Sony:" No need, Our fan would buy anything we give them, just look at our upcoming PS4 it has no games at launch and just old Xbox 360 features and we still have 1 million pre-orders no need to give these guys anything.
Interviewer: "Why not Microsoft is offering Fifa"
Sony:" No need, Our fan would buy anything we give them, just look at our upcoming PS4 it has no games at launch and just old Xbox 360 features and we still have 1 million pre-orders no need to give these guys anything.
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