After the PlayStation 4 Pro was announced, the official Xbox Twitter account reminded everyone that the Xbox One S includes a 4K Blu-ray player – something the PS4 Pro lacks – and Microsoft’s Albert Penello talked about how he believes next year’s Project Scorpio will be the “most powerful box.” In a new interview with Digital Spy, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Andrew House was asked about Microsoft’s response:
"I thought it was quite intriguing given that we’d seen a year of stories about “a new and different Microsoft” in terms of their attitude towards the competition."
House added, “That was rather short lived, wasn’t it?” when Digital Spy brought up the new and gentler politics of recent years.

Although the official Xbox Twitter accounts and some executives made these comments, Xbox boss Phil Spencer mentioned that he prefers things to be more civil. “I’ve been public about my dislike of the negative dialog. We should stay focused on what we are building for Xbox gamers,” he wrote on Twitter.

http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2016/09/16/sonys-andrew-house-found-microsofts-response-ps4-pro-quite-intriguing/#5br2o2q0v20uvyrC.99

Its Microsoft, they back-peddle harder than a Bicycle race in reverse. This shouldn't surprise anyone.

I am loving this mid-console cycle though. The BMing is hilarious

Phil is class, all the rest of Xbox team like major Nelson and Greenberg are just there to hurt the brand.

I always knew the old Microsoft was still in there just waiting to get out.  And I love it.  More entertaining and my beliefs have been vindicated. 

Man, Sony and Microsoft are turning into an afterschool episode of Dragon Ball Z.

highlighting differences in your product v the competition is hardly contentious or negative-  Should MSFT announced they would be stripping out advatages its products have over Sony so they all are equal and no ones feelings get hurt?

There is a way to do that without going into BMing territory... MS went into there hence why it is seen as negative. Not saying Sony didn't do that before cause they certainly did during the x1 launch but... MS was supposed to be the dudes that were "above" that stuff.

He should tell his own staff about that shit, because sony does that stuff alot. It's funny how Microsoft is always in the wrong and Sony never is.

All these flavors, and House chooses to be salty.

As if we haven't seen a shift in Sony since they became the #1 console this gen, LOL.

I hope he didn't work in the industry back in the Genesis era and up to PS2, his sodium levels would have been fatal from all the shade tossed around. A tweet about your consoles features is very tame, even in comparison to stuff Sony has done this gen.

Is this the guy who was giving the PS4P presentation? Wouldn't surprise me.