| Bodhesatva said: From a consumer standpoint, this is absolutely fine. Great, even. You have all the games on your system no matter which of the two you choose, save only a few: if you like MGS and Final Fantasy more, pick up a PS3; if you like Bioshock and Mass Effect more, you should pick up a 360. But I can almost garauntee that Sony and Microsoft are frantic to avoid this sort of brand confusion, where the Playstation and Xbox brand become interchangable, virtually identical products to the average consumer. Both are aimed squarely at young males; both tout their high tech graphics and features; both have almost all of the same games. |
I actually think this is a far bigger problem for Sony than for Microsoft,
and maybe not even a problem for Microsoft, but something they actually applaud to.
Sony is the one that is losing ground.
If their Playstation brand becomes interchangable, it will harm them more as they where the previous front-runners for 10 years, and their brand name is still worth alot, especially in Europe.
So why would Microsoft be concerned?
On the contrary,
it's maybe even a victory for Microsoft, as they will have deprived the Playstation of it's identity.
The worth of the brand Xbox was far from the worth of the PlayStation brand when it entered the stage in 2001.
So any form of equelleness means per definition a win for Microsoft and a lose for Sony.
So it's actually Sony's problem..
''Hadouken!''
