Former Microsoft exec. says it launched Xbox "to stop Sony"
Sources report that during an interview with former Microsoft VP Joachim Kempin, he stated: "The main reason was to stop Sony. You see, Sony and Microsoft... they never had a very friendly relationship, okay?"
Although Microsoft apparently wanted to partner up with Sony, Sony always seemed to keep Microsoft at arm's length. When Sony launched the first Playstation, Joachim said that "Microsoft just looked at that and said 'well, we have to beat them, so let’s do our own.'"
He also claims that while he worked at Microsoft, he went to its PC OEM partners and asked them to make the first Xbox. He said "The guys were smart enough not to bite, because they studied the Sony model and saw that Sony could not make money on that hardware model, ever." Microsoft didn't want to to copy Sony's business model for the Xbox; make the hardware themselves, sell it at a loss and make it up with game royalties.
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HallPosted:
CenturialZwrqMTVSOGMTV Sounds pretty childish.
Yeah, but they knew if Sony went big in this industry they could get pushed back a step, it was smart but also childish.
I doubt Sony will get bigger than Microsoft.
Same, but bluray is helping them.
Basically, i hope the PS4 does better than the PS3.
Me too.. I hope the 720 does better than the 360
CentPosted:
ZwrqMTVSOGMTV Sounds pretty childish.
Yeah, but they knew if Sony went big in this industry they could get pushed back a step, it was smart but also childish.
I doubt Sony will get bigger than Microsoft.
Same, but bluray is helping them.
Basically, i hope the PS4 does better than the PS3.
imgurPosted:
CenturialZwrqxxL3g1tqu1cksc0pexxZwrqME0WZwrq Xbox's community is better, if only they had bluray tradmarked...
Tons of people i know chose ps3 just because of blu ray -_-
That's the online positive IMO.
If Xbox had Blu-Ray, Sony would be dead i think.
Agreed.
Really, PS3 has nothing else besides that, and a few PS3 games only.
That's what we're saying.
imgurPosted:
MTVSOGMTV Sounds pretty childish.
Yeah, but they knew if Sony went big in this industry they could get pushed back a step, it was smart but also childish.
I doubt Sony will get bigger than Microsoft.
Same, but bluray is helping them.
PlusnetPosted:
SOGMTV Sounds pretty childish.
Yeah, but they knew if Sony went big in this industry they could get pushed back a step, it was smart but also childish.
I doubt Sony will get bigger than Microsoft.
WoobiePosted:
They did a damn good job in my opinion, and I expect nothing less from their next-gen console.
CentPosted:
ZwrqxxL3g1tqu1cksc0pexxZwrqME0WZwrq Xbox's community is better, if only they had bluray tradmarked...
Tons of people i know chose ps3 just because of blu ray -_-
That's the online positive IMO.
If Xbox had Blu-Ray, Sony would be dead i think.
Agreed.
Really, PS3 has nothing else besides that, and a few PS3 games only.
imgurPosted:
xxL3g1tqu1cksc0pexxZwrqME0WZwrq Xbox's community is better, if only they had bluray tradmarked...
Tons of people i know chose ps3 just because of blu ray -_-
That's the online positive IMO.
If Xbox had Blu-Ray, Sony would be dead i think.
Agreed.
CentPosted:
ZwrqME0WZwrq Xbox's community is better, if only they had bluray tradmarked...
Tons of people i know chose ps3 just because of blu ray -_-
That's the online positive IMO.
If Xbox had Blu-Ray, Sony would be dead i think.
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