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Kutaragi Takes Shots at Xbox 360
June 8, 2005 - Outspoken Sony Computer Entertainment chief Ken Kutaragi is
in the news again. In an interview hosted by Japanese technology site PC
Watch, the father of the PlayStation brand continues Sony's corporate
bashing of the Xbox 360 with one of the sharpest attacks yet since the
original Xbox 1.5 comment.
When asked about the difference between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360,
Kutaragi responds, "This time, Microsoft has stated clearly that it is
going
after the PlayStation. However, they're going not after the PlayStation 3,
but the PlayStation 2. They were looking at 2, and that's why [Xbox 360]
became like that."
Kutaragi reminisces about the unveiling of the original PlayStation and
how
many compared the system with 3DO, stating that both could do 3D graphics.
"It was tough," he states. "Even after we said that the PS1 is actually
doing 3D calculations while the other one isn't, people still insisted
that
they both had CD-ROM drives and 3D graphics. I believe that many people,
even when looking at specs, don't understand the differences."
Things are similar this time around, according to Kutaragi, who explains,
"This time, people probably won't be able to understand the difference
between PS3 and Xbox 360 if the spec charts are just lined up. However, at
E3, a suitable number of people said that they were glad they came and saw
rather than just looking at the specs. When the PS3 is actually released,
this will spread and people will come to understand."
Commenting on the demos shown by Microsoft and Sony at their respective
conferences, Kutaragi adds, "One famous reporter let slip, Xbox is 1.5,
the
PS is more than what I was expecting, so it's 3.5."
I didn't say it...
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