Phil Harrison Responds to Wii60 Alliance

Many of you may remember a previous news post where Peter Moore of Microsoft said the following, “Tell me why you would buy a $600 PS3? People are going to buy two [consoles]. They’re going to buy an Xbox [360] and they’re going to buy a Wii… for the price of one PS3.” Now, GamePro has interviewed Phil Harrison of Sony for his take on this. What did he have to say?

“I think Peter Moore is exactly right. I think Nintendo will be the second system consumers purchase after PlayStation 3.”

I haven’t had a chance to check out the Wii myself, but Nintendo has a great history of innovation and has always done great things for gaming and long may they do so. But as it relates to our strategy they are very much in a different market.

“I know what Peter was getting at with his price point issue but he’s not comparing apples to oranges. He’s not even comparing the same kind of food products at all. It’s clearly a case that PlayStation 3’s price is justified by PlayStation 3’s value. That’s what consumers base their purchasing decisions on — value.”

I’d argue that not only was Moore comparing the same food product, he was comparing two of the same fruit. I also believe that people will get the Wii as either their first or second console. They’ll back up their Wii with a 360 or PS3. That or they’ll back up their PS3 or 360 with a Wii. Moore seems to realize what Harrison doesn’t. There seems to be two types of projects right now. 360 and PS3 and Wii-exclusive. The PS3 and 360 obviously have exclusives of their own, but most of the titles are multiplatform. They systems are almost identical. Just look at Xbox Live and what Sony is trying to do! Do you feel like buying two of what might be the same system before buying a third?

I think I rambled. Please don’t start a 130-post flame war this time. Pretty please?

Many of you may remember a previous news post where Peter Moore of Microsoft said the following, “Tell me why you would buy a $600 PS3? People are going to buy two [consoles]. They’re going to buy an Xbox [360] and they’re going to buy a Wii… for the price of one PS3.” Now, GamePro has interviewed Phil Harrison of Sony for his take on this. What did he have to say?

“I think Peter Moore is exactly right. I think Nintendo will be the second system consumers purchase after PlayStation 3.”

I haven’t had a chance to check out the Wii myself, but Nintendo has a great history of innovation and has always done great things for gaming and long may they do so. But as it relates to our strategy they are very much in a different market.

“I know what Peter was getting at with his price point issue but he’s not comparing apples to oranges. He’s not even comparing the same kind of food products at all. It’s clearly a case that PlayStation 3’s price is justified by PlayStation 3’s value. That’s what consumers base their purchasing decisions on — value.”

I’d argue that not only was Moore comparing the same food product, he was comparing two of the same fruit. I also believe that people will get the Wii as either their first or second console. They’ll back up their Wii with a 360 or PS3. That or they’ll back up their PS3 or 360 with a Wii. Moore seems to realize what Harrison doesn’t. There seems to be two types of projects right now. 360 and PS3 and Wii-exclusive. The PS3 and 360 obviously have exclusives of their own, but most of the titles are multiplatform. They systems are almost identical. Just look at Xbox Live and what Sony is trying to do! Do you feel like buying two of what might be the same system before buying a third?

I think I rambled. Please don’t start a 130-post flame war this time. Pretty please?