Xbox 360 “Running Out of Steam” says PS3 Exec

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SCEA CEO Jack Tretton has taken some serious pot shots at both Nintendo and Microsoft in a new interview with Fortune today, launching an unprecedented attack on Wii, 360 and Nintendo’s portable consoles.Tretton tried to again make the case that the Playstation 3 is “just hitting its stride” with regards to the console’s hardware, which includes both a hard drive and a Blu-Ray player.

Related to Wii and the Xbox 360, Tretton said: “They’re starting to run out of steam now in terms of continuing to be relevant in 2011 and beyond.”

He added: “I mean, you’ve gotta be kidding me. Why would I buy a gaming system without a hard drive in it? How does this thing scale?”

He also took a shot against Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller. Tretton said: “Motion gaming is cute, but if I can only wave my arms six inches, how does this really feel like I’m doing true accurate motion gaming?”

And what about Nintendo’s portable family of consoles? Tretton said: “Our view of the ‘Game Boy experience’ is that it’s a great babysitting tool, something young kids do on airplanes, but no self-respecting twenty-something is going to be sitting on an airplane with one of those. He’s too old for that.”

Tretton’s remarks will not go down well with either the competition or fans. PS3 was claimed recently to have a higher “active user base” than Xbox 360, but is still lagging in terms of raw sales.

Wii sales far eclipse those of PS3, meaning that in terms of basic sales, PS3 trails both Microsoft and Nintendo’s current gen machines.

3DS launched in Japan in February and in the west last month.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2011/04/08/tretton-360-running-out-of-steam-nintendo-makes-babysitting-tools/

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DegeneratePosted:

Realiity
iTzSolidEdge
Realiity *Dude, what does COD have to do anything with the fact that kinect outsold the iPad! You are really retarded to even think like this sir.*

I guess you are too retarded to read what I said.
The only reason Kinect sold so well was from the "HYPE" like the Call of Duty games do.


why don't you quote me next time Ni**a. COD has a big fan base, so does GEARS and Halo. So stfu about this COD sh*t


I think you are mentally retarded and don't understand what I'm saying at all.


No, I don't think you realize what you are saying. COD became big with COD4 (Which all consoles have) so you can't use COD as your debate card.

BobersonPosted:

Xbox is not running out of steam.

RealiityPosted:

iTzSolidEdge
Realiity *Dude, what does COD have to do anything with the fact that kinect outsold the iPad! You are really retarded to even think like this sir.*

I guess you are too retarded to read what I said.
The only reason Kinect sold so well was from the "HYPE" like the Call of Duty games do.


why don't you quote me next time Ni**a. COD has a big fan base, so does GEARS and Halo. So stfu about this COD sh*t


I think you are mentally retarded and don't understand what I'm saying at all.

DegeneratePosted:

Realiity *Dude, what does COD have to do anything with the fact that kinect outsold the iPad! You are really retarded to even think like this sir.*

I guess you are too retarded to read what I said.
The only reason Kinect sold so well was from the "HYPE" like the Call of Duty games do.


why don't you quote me next time Ni**a. COD has a big fan base, so does GEARS and Halo. So stfu about this COD sh*t

RealiityPosted:

*Dude, what does COD have to do anything with the fact that kinect outsold the iPad! You are really retarded to even think like this sir.*

I guess you are too retarded to read what I said.
The only reason Kinect sold so well was from the "HYPE" like the Call of Duty games do.

TTG-TagzPosted:

PC is even better than sh**t PS3. PC is the best for offline in my opinion. It would be my 1st if it were more social.

DegeneratePosted:

Realiity
TTGNAPALMBATH
-Jonny-
NeoFishy
Mista-Roach Xbox still has more games, we get more map packs, and xbox is moe socail. sorry sony


You may have more games and a bit more social but quality of your games is shit. Kinect fails...People at E3 Took it as a joke. Ps3 will be a better system in the near future Activisions contract is up now unless microsoft pays out the **** again to have the map packs everyone will receive them on actual dates. so yeah xbox is slowy but also radpidly going down hill.


Its funny cause your mad.


Kinect fails? It outsold the Ipad. People took it as a joke did they? So holding what can only be described as the Moves pink and blue dildo's is't funny no?

Slowly going down hill? I think you'll find yourself hating your PS3 in the next year, not because it's a child's console or because no serious gamer has one but because once again, Microsoft will have all the good games and you will be left with the bottom of the barrel..again.

History repeats itself.

Enjoy your paperweight.

*Kinect fails?*
No but it is gimmick **** that only casuals buy and only sold due to one reason because of hype just like the Call of Duty games.

*Microsoft will have all the good games*
What games exactly? It hardly has any games in fact other than Gears 3 this year while Ps3 has already had about 5+ games come out and many more approaching.

From the looks of things 360 is the one falling behind in games,sales,and hardware enjoy your failing console.


Dude, what does COD have to do anything with the fact that kinect outsold the iPad! You are really retarded to even think like this sir.

DegeneratePosted:

Sony's talking so much sh*t, they are going down within the next few weeks. ANONYMOUS FOR LIFE!

SpartanPosted:

Im not seeing how Any company can rip on Kinect.
Wii started it [Bad graphics] Sony Ripped the wii and gave you dildos for Remotes.
At least Xbox Changed it up. ALOT
Sony blows. nuff nuff

PREDZEHPosted:

Realiity
TTGNAPALMBATH
-Jonny-
NeoFishy
Mista-Roach Xbox still has more games, we get more map packs, and xbox is moe socail. sorry sony


You may have more games and a bit more social but quality of your games is shit. Kinect fails...People at E3 Took it as a joke. Ps3 will be a better system in the near future Activisions contract is up now unless microsoft pays out the **** again to have the map packs everyone will receive them on actual dates. so yeah xbox is slowy but also radpidly going down hill.


Its funny cause your mad.


Kinect fails? It outsold the Ipad. People took it as a joke did they? So holding what can only be described as the Moves pink and blue dildo's is't funny no?

Slowly going down hill? I think you'll find yourself hating your PS3 in the next year, not because it's a child's console or because no serious gamer has one but because once again, Microsoft will have all the good games and you will be left with the bottom of the barrel..again.

History repeats itself.

Enjoy your paperweight.

*Kinect fails?*
No but it is gimmick **** that only casuals buy and only sold due to one reason because of hype just like the Call of Duty games.

*Microsoft will have all the good games*
What games exactly? It hardly has any games in fact other than Gears 3 this year while Ps3 has already had about 5+ games come out and many more approaching.

From the looks of things 360 is the one falling behind in games,sales,and hardware enjoy your failing console.


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