Microsoft and Sony butting heads

January 22, 7:42 AMTampa Video Game ExaminerTom Hall

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In a recent interview with Official PlayStation Magazine, potentially delusional Kaz Hirai of Sony fired what could be the first shot in a war of words between Sony and Microsoft, stating the PS3 would outdo the 360 by the end of their life cycles.  To be exact, he said:

"Last time I checked, they've never had a console that's been on the market for more than four or five years and we've committed to a ten year life cycle, so you do the math. And unless things go really bad, there's no way that at the end of a life cycle our competition is going to have a higher install base."

Oh, no he didn't!  Yes, he did.  And in response, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg had this to say:

"This sounds like an old hardware company that's comfortable with its market position. That complacent attitude is out of touch with where the industry and consumer is today. This generation won't be won over just hardware specs, but who can out-innovate when it comes to online and software. This is the kind of stuff that's in our DNA, and frankly moves the console war onto our home court.

I'm confident we will outsell the PS3 throughout the entire generation by providing more innovation and building the best and broadest games library while growing our entertainment experiences on the leading online network. With a U.S. install base lead now of more than 7 million units (according to NPD), I can't imagine any scenario where the PS3 can catch up with us. In fact, even if you doubled the current PS3 sales and Xbox 360 remained flat, they couldn't close the gap until 2014."

Stay tuned for round 2!