| Proclus said: Hardly interesting, all can be spun vice-versa. |
No, not really. From an unbiased viewpoint, I think he's right. Microsoft underwhelmed during the presentation and fudged up the post-presentation Q&A interviews. There is no doubt in my mind that the guys at Sony breathed a sigh of relief when they went to bed that night, and had a few smiles when they read the fallout the next morning--especially since they didn't have to do a thing but watch the Microsoft miscues snowball.
Now, obviously, a lot of that has cleared away, but it still left a less-than-optimal impression.
Microsoft could still win E3 with some bombs, of course, but that's a different subject and we won't know for another two week. Just comparing the reveal presentations, though, I think puts the PS4 in a better position than the Xbox One, as least in terms of gamer reactions.
Personally, I think Sony won the presentation war because of the things they did NOT say. They had a better battle plan and they most followed it. Microsoft, on the other hand, was all over the place, not on the same page at all, and gave a lot of half-answers. That's never good. Don't confuse your audience and then clam up. If you don't have a crystal clear statement then stay away from the subject. I wouldn't say Sony set a trap for Microsoft, but they did let Microsoft step on all the boobie-traps first. Now, if Sony reveals the same kind of policies, the fallout won't be nearly as note-worthy.
