Sony rebutts PS3 ‘Fact Sheet’ critics
And Sony remains to be intriguingly controversial as ever. With blow after blow coming its way, the company stands its ground and proves itself resilient against whatever negative news that may come its way.
Recently, criticisms came out regarding a released comparison fact sheet from Sony, which critics claimed to be a “slanted, heavily-spun size-up” comparison of the next-gen consoles. In the fact sheet, the US$499 20 GB hard drive-equipped PS3 is pitted against the US$ 299 Xbox 360 core unit, and the US$ 249 Nintendo Wii. At first blush, the immediate conclusion is that the PS3 clearly is the most expensive console.
Or is it, really?
According to the fact sheet, not necessarily so. The implication of the fact sheet is that the Xbox 360, after purchasing all the “necessary” add-ons, would actually amount to US$ 698. The breakdown is as follows: US$ 100 hard drive; US$ 199 HD DVD drive; US$ 150 wireless controller; US$ 50 12-month Xbox Live Gold Subscription. On the other hand, the 20 GB PS3 and Nintendo Wii sit comfortably at their respective MSRPs of US$ 499 and US$ 249, with all the comparable expenses already accounted for.
Well, the Xbox 360 comparison did raise a lot of eyebrows. However, SCEA senior director of corporate communications David Karraker was quick to clarify that when they say “required” add-ons, it didn’t necessarily mean everything had to be purchased before you can make your console work. Instead, what it actually meant was that, “If you want to attempt to come close to the performance of the US$ 499 PlayStation 3 by using your Xbox 360, Core or Premium, you could only do that through expensive add-ons — that is what our chart is demonstrating.”
Now don’t that give you a lot to think about?
Via next-gen biz
And Sony remains to be intriguingly controversial as ever. With blow after blow coming its way, the company stands its ground and proves itself resilient against whatever negative news that may come its way.
Recently, criticisms came out regarding a released comparison fact sheet from Sony, which critics claimed to be a “slanted, heavily-spun size-up” comparison of the next-gen consoles. In the fact sheet, the US$499 20 GB hard drive-equipped PS3 is pitted against the US$ 299 Xbox 360 core unit, and the US$ 249 Nintendo Wii. At first blush, the immediate conclusion is that the PS3 clearly is the most expensive console.
Or is it, really?
According to the fact sheet, not necessarily so. The implication of the fact sheet is that the Xbox 360, after purchasing all the “necessary” add-ons, would actually amount to US$ 698. The breakdown is as follows: US$ 100 hard drive; US$ 199 HD DVD drive; US$ 150 wireless controller; US$ 50 12-month Xbox Live Gold Subscription. On the other hand, the 20 GB PS3 and Nintendo Wii sit comfortably at their respective MSRPs of US$ 499 and US$ 249, with all the comparable expenses already accounted for.
Well, the Xbox 360 comparison did raise a lot of eyebrows. However, SCEA senior director of corporate communications David Karraker was quick to clarify that when they say “required” add-ons, it didn’t necessarily mean everything had to be purchased before you can make your console work. Instead, what it actually meant was that, “If you want to attempt to come close to the performance of the US$ 499 PlayStation 3 by using your Xbox 360, Core or Premium, you could only do that through expensive add-ons — that is what our chart is demonstrating.”
Now don’t that give you a lot to think about?
Via next-gen biz
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