Neil Thompson: Sony’s edge is its established brand

“The biggest threat that Sony has for us is the brand thatÂ’s been established around it,” says Neil Thompson, Microsoft‘s regional head of entertainment for the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The Microsoft bigwig may not be the most level-headed person to voice out his opinion on Sony’s PS3 console but he still dished out a mouthful regarding Sony’s freshly released (at least for the PAL regions) game machine. He explained that the biggest and most important advantages in the console war are on the Xbox 360’s side: A great online gaming experience and a bigger game library.

At the same time, he criticized the Sony online model, describing the PlayStation Home network as “a virtual world where you can do everything except gaming.”

Thompson, however, did admit that the PS3 has the advantage in terms of graphics because of its now-famous high-definition visuals, but hinted that Xbox’s advantages would outweigh that edge.

“In the technology and gaming thereÂ’s really little in the PS3 where I can say, ‘Gosh, I wish we had thatÂ’,” concludes Thompson.

Via Times online

“The biggest threat that Sony has for us is the brand thatÂ’s been established around it,” says Neil Thompson, Microsoft‘s regional head of entertainment for the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The Microsoft bigwig may not be the most level-headed person to voice out his opinion on Sony’s PS3 console but he still dished out a mouthful regarding Sony’s freshly released (at least for the PAL regions) game machine. He explained that the biggest and most important advantages in the console war are on the Xbox 360’s side: A great online gaming experience and a bigger game library.

At the same time, he criticized the Sony online model, describing the PlayStation Home network as “a virtual world where you can do everything except gaming.”

Thompson, however, did admit that the PS3 has the advantage in terms of graphics because of its now-famous high-definition visuals, but hinted that Xbox’s advantages would outweigh that edge.

“In the technology and gaming thereÂ’s really little in the PS3 where I can say, ‘Gosh, I wish we had thatÂ’,” concludes Thompson.

Via Times online