Sony can't shake off Microsoft copycats

[Steven W]

In an interview with Playstation Magazine Sony chief Kaz Hirai has some harsh words for Microsoft.

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[Michael]

Microsoft are copying Sony's unreleased product by launching their own console nearly a year earlier. Yeah, that's just down-right low.

[Rack]

Microsoft are copying Sony's unreleased product by launching their own console nearly a year earlier. Yeah, that's just down-right low.

He's probably reffering to PS2, and with this next gen stuff they were both being designed at similar times. It's just taken sony an extra year to sort out the release...

[Spud1]

He's right about one thing - the 360 was launched prematurly. Theres still plenty of life in the old Xbox, and iirc the 360 cannot output full 1080p HD, so it's not even fully HD compatable.

HDTV itself is not really mainstream yet either, so that will have impacted them.

His point about sony including a blu-ray drive as standard is valid too - a lot of people will be asking why they should buy the HD drive when that is released for the xbox - will it only be for movies? will there be HD games? if so whats the point of having both drives? etc etc.

[YorkieBen]

yeah, MS copied Xbox Live off Sony as well didnt they

[Mike Fishcake]

If these companies put as much time and effort into developing new technology as they did bitching about each other, we'd probably be on the Xbox 720 and Playstation 4 now.

[dangel]

If these companies put as much time and effort into developing new technology as they did bitching about each other, we'd probably be on the Xbox 720 and Playstation 4 now.

Well the 720 anyway... Sony would still be working on the PS3