Microsoft's Phil Harrison On Xbox One, Kinect and PS4's Success: "Hats Off To Sony"
In an interview with Edge magazine Microsoft corporate vice president Phil Harrison has talked about the firm's performance at E3, playing catch up with Sony's PlayStation 4 and the decision to launch a Kinect-free SKU.
Microsoft entered E3 in need of a good performance and duly delivered with a conference of blistering pace packed with nothing but games – a far cry from their unconfincing showing 12 months prior.
Asked about the story Microsoft wanted to tell at E3, Harrison says: "It's about demonstrating that Xbox One is the only place where you'll be able to play that number of games to that quality, those exclusives, those blockbusters, that breadth of support from the ID@Xbox programme, at the right price, supported by a great online services and continuous improvements."
Since revealing the Xbox One in May 2013 the Xbox brand's public perception has suffered considerably, and it has shown since the launch of the next gen console which has been steadily out-sold by Sony's PS4.
"We've definitely learned a lot over the last year and we have continued to hold ourselves to a very high standard," Harrison added.
Asked about bridging the gap between the two console's sales figures (Sony report 9 million PS4s sold*, Harrison says Xbox One's figure is "north of five million") he says: "Some analysts will suggest that we are less than 5% into this generation, so there is plenty of market opportunity ahead of us.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/microsofts-phil-harrison-xbox-one-kinect-ps4s-success-hats-off-sony-1455080
http://www.gamegrep.com/news/76842-sony-has-moved-9-million-ps4-units-according-to-edge/
According to a recent interview in Edge Magazine it was said that Sony has moved 9 million SKUs of the PlayStation 4, which could mean that they have widened the gap even more with their competition.
A recent interview with Edge Magazine has apparently spilled some interesting beans: Sony has moved 9 million PS4 SKUs. Of course, Sony has yet to confirm this figure; and the sold-through estimates are roughly still at 8.2 million according to VG Chartz, so it's likely that this may relate to the shipped-to-retailers figure
