PlayStation 4 vs Xbox One: the console war that turned into a love story
"Executives from Sony and Microsoft are battling it out over who can be nicer about the rival games console. Are we ready for this new era of kindness?"
"The new era began at 2pm on 15 November 2013; the day that PlayStation 4 arrived in North America. A message went out from the official Xbox Twitter account. It read: "congratulations on your launch Sony." A little later, official Xbox spokesman Larry Hyrb tweeted Sony Worldwide Studios chief Shuhei Yoshida to offer his personal accolades. "Thanks Larry, your turn next week!
" Yoshida-san politely replied.
"Far from a momentary exchange, this affable goodwill has continued. In a recent interview with industry news site Gamesindustry.biz, Xbox chief Phil Spencer praised the success of Playstation. "You look at what Sony has sold, and congratulations to them," he swooned. "They've had a great launch." Then on Monday, Yoshida spoke to Eurogamer about Microsoft's showing at the recent E3 event in Los Angeles, stating, "The attitude was great, like from Phil Spencer. I read and listened to his interviews, and he's a reasonable, smart guy, compared to some other people who used to say some unbelievable things."
"Frankly, this new relationship of mutual respect has frightened and mystified gamers. As long as consoles have been around, there has been intense, at times destructive, rivalry."
"Perhaps the newfound respect is a sign that the industry has matured."
"But surely, this uneasy, obsequious truce cannot last. We've had the love story, now let's have the fiery break-up album."
http://www.theguardian.com/technolo...the-console-war-that-turned-into-a-love-story
"Executives from Sony and Microsoft are battling it out over who can be nicer about the rival games console. Are we ready for this new era of kindness?"
"The new era began at 2pm on 15 November 2013; the day that PlayStation 4 arrived in North America. A message went out from the official Xbox Twitter account. It read: "congratulations on your launch Sony." A little later, official Xbox spokesman Larry Hyrb tweeted Sony Worldwide Studios chief Shuhei Yoshida to offer his personal accolades. "Thanks Larry, your turn next week!
" Yoshida-san politely replied."Far from a momentary exchange, this affable goodwill has continued. In a recent interview with industry news site Gamesindustry.biz, Xbox chief Phil Spencer praised the success of Playstation. "You look at what Sony has sold, and congratulations to them," he swooned. "They've had a great launch." Then on Monday, Yoshida spoke to Eurogamer about Microsoft's showing at the recent E3 event in Los Angeles, stating, "The attitude was great, like from Phil Spencer. I read and listened to his interviews, and he's a reasonable, smart guy, compared to some other people who used to say some unbelievable things."
"Frankly, this new relationship of mutual respect has frightened and mystified gamers. As long as consoles have been around, there has been intense, at times destructive, rivalry."
"Perhaps the newfound respect is a sign that the industry has matured."
"But surely, this uneasy, obsequious truce cannot last. We've had the love story, now let's have the fiery break-up album."
http://www.theguardian.com/technolo...the-console-war-that-turned-into-a-love-story
