I found both these articles talking about different aspects of the same interview, so I just created one thread instead of two

Enjoy!

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2009/02/16/microsoft-xbox-360-beats-ps3-in-europe/1

Speaking to GI.biz, Microsoft's VP of Interactive Entertainment in the EMEA, Chris Lewis, region has said that it's clear who holds a greater lead in Europe - and it isn't Sony.

Lewis points to sales figures form GfK Chart-Track to support his claims, saying that the Xbox 360 is beating the PlayStation 3 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by more than one million units. He also implies that Sony has attempted to confuse the issue by lumping these countries in as 'PAL regions' - a definition which actually includes Australia and New Zealand.

However you look at it though, in the UK and mainland Europe Lewis is adamant that Sony is failing to hit sales targets and that Nintendo and Microsoft dominate the market.

"There has been some confusion, but I'm not confused," he said. "Let me say we're confident that we talk about numbers that are meaningful customer numbers, whether they be GfK- or Chart-Track-generated, or otherwise, but they are numbers about shipments into the market, numbers that represent our performance in Europe, the Middle East and Africa - they're not PAL territories in totality, so the numbers I talk about don't include Australia and New Zealand for instance.

"If you look right across my area of responsibility, every data point that I've got, which I trust - and data points we've always used - put us approximately 1 million units ahead in the aggregate."

http://news.spong.com/article/17172/Microsoft_Sony_is_a_Barometer_of_Success?cb=879

Microsoft's Vice President, Interactive Entertainment Business, (EMEA) has been clarifying a few Xbox-related issues. One of these concerns figures (Xbox 360 is beating Sony in EMEA). Another is the fact that all the platform holders respect each other - but Sony is the one that Microsoft uses as a "barometer of success".

"But actually, surprising as it may seem, we're highly respectful of Sony and Nintendo - I think you'll find all of the platform holders feel mutually respectful towards one another. It's not about us necessarily fixating on Sony - we like a target to run at, and a barometer of success, and we see Sony most closely aligned to our own platform. Therefore we intend to measure our success in some way versus what they've doing." 

That guy needs to replace Greenberg. Like, now.

I think that alot of the times it is fanboys that take what is siad by these companys and make such a big deal out of it making it seem that the 3 companys have no respect for oneanother. Lets face it we have seen time and again that a headline that deals with something that has a hint of flame bait to it has more hits than the ones that dont e.g MS respects sony or MS takes a shot at sony lol we know which one will get the most hits but both headlines could refer to the same article just depending on how it was represented.

Ok let me just say also that Im not saying that what I wrote above is true all the time lol had to throw that in there.

 I agree,  this guy is much better.  Even though I do think they say the same things, this guy just doesnt come off as abrasive like Greenburg does. 

"But actually, surprising as it may seem, we're highly respectful of Sony and Nintendo - I think you'll find all of the platform holders feel mutually respectful towards one another. It's not about us necessarily fixating on Sony - we like a target to run at, and a barometer of success, and we see Sony most closely aligned to our own platform. Therefore we intend to measure our success in some way versus what they've doing."

He's not better than Greenberg, just more subtle.

A nice blow of fresh air amid the terrible PR we get.

That was admittedly very nice of them

WIN!!!

LOL @ Badgenome...I love your posts, dude.