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Tretton On Next-Gen Xbox: "We've Seen Competitors Come And Go"

Posted on Monday, February 25 @ 12:54:00 Eastern by Alex_Osborn


Microsoft is expected to blow the lid off of their next-gen console very soon, and we here at GameRevolution can't wait to see what Sony's competition has in store.

In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, SCEA's Jack Tretton made it clear that the company isn't terribly concerned about what Microsoft has up its sleeve. “We’ve always had different competitors," Tretton explained. "We were in the space before Microsoft and we may be in the space after Microsoft. We’ve seen competitors come and go.”

That said, Sony will most certainly be keeping close watch on what Microsoft does with its next console. “I think we are mindful of what they do and quite frankly we think that anything that adds tension and success in the gaming industry is good for us. So we are aware of the competition but we are kind of marched towards our own strategy. And we are very confident that holiday 2013 is a great time to bring out the PlayStation 4,” he added.

What does Microsoft have to do to prove to consumers that they have what it takes to compete against Sony's upcoming console? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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  • sg4real
    sg4real

    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Feb 25th, 2013 at 1:23 pm
    I'm already sold on the PS4. I like the exclusives they have like Uncharted, Killzone, God of War, InFamous & also worth to mention The Last of Us which probably will be successful on the PS3 and we'll have a sequel on the PS4, and more. I'm sure the XBox will have cool features too but it ain't enough for me to stay with MS. Also Bungie's new game is coming to PS4 also, so all that's left for MS as good exclusives are mostly Halo & God of War series, for me.

    Unless they come out big with new games and awesome features but I still think PS4 will do better. One thing they could do to improve is follow in Sony's steps and remove that fee to play online and use it like PS+.

    We paid enough already we shouldn't need to pay more, I find it greedy and unnecessary. You have to buy console, buy the game, pay for your internet and THEN pay for a damn card, its ridiculous. Some say it has a better service but I've played online on PS3 and I had no issues.
  • SolidSevchinko78
    SolidSevchinko78

    Joined: Jun 2012
    Posted: Feb 25th, 2013 at 1:25 pm
    I agree. Unless Microsoft unveils something truly fantastic I think Sony has it in the bag. But right now its too early to tell.
  • Fieperskaivu
    Fieperskaivu

    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Feb 25th, 2013 at 1:39 pm
    I trust Game Revolution for game news, but recently it's starting to seem very biased towards Sony. At this point I'm chalking that up to PS4 launch news being the big story right now, which is understandable. If the Microsoft launch is covered with as much info and excitement as the Sony one was I'll retract my statement lol.
  • Alex_Osborn
    Alex_Osborn

    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Feb 25th, 2013 at 2:06 pm
    Get ready to retract your statement, because I will be ALL OVER next-gen Xbox news as soon as we have it. Don't tell my boss, but I'm far more excited about what Microsoft has lined up.
  • Fieperskaivu
    Fieperskaivu

    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Feb 25th, 2013 at 2:11 pm
    Awesome, looking forward to it
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Feb 25th, 2013 at 4:22 pm
    Boss to Alex: "You have OPINIONS?! Get the **** out. Nick, hire me someone who only pretends to like video games so their stupid opinions don't get in the way."

    Nick: "Still working on Jessica Chobot sir."
  • Imnickson
    Imnickson

    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Feb 25th, 2013 at 7:01 pm
    Why does it matter?

    Not spam! Possibly Spam!
  • Fieperskaivu
    Fieperskaivu

    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Feb 26th, 2013 at 9:11 am
    You're not going to go to the Republican HQ for info about the Democrats exciting new policy ideas are you?

    I assume this example makes sense, I am not American haha. I just want objective coverage of both consoles, I'm happy to see people happy about their favourite console, as long as it doesn't detract from someone else's.
  • Imnickson
    Imnickson

    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Feb 26th, 2013 at 8:44 pm
    If you think that GR is biased then get your Microsoft news elsewhere. There are ten dozen websites that do what GR does, all with a different bias.
  • uptown710
    uptown710

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Feb 25th, 2013 at 2:32 pm
    The one thing that has me sold on the PS4 is the fact that devs are pretty much over the moon about how easy it is to work with. This was a pitfall that Sony fell in with the past two consoles. While I'm not a fanboy, I do agree with sg. I've been gaming online since me and my brother connected our own LAN in my mothers house(post doom,pre quake). I don't see why I need to be charged to play online. MS has been very greedy(surprise) in that regard.
  • PineappleUltra
    PineappleUltra

    Joined: Jan 2013
    Posted: Feb 25th, 2013 at 3:12 pm
    I agree with you and sg, charging for live is the major reason I've passed up the 360 this gen, and to a lesser extent the lack of exclusive tittles. What surprises me is how well the service has done for them, people are actually paying for it! If you add up the cost of the console, a few games, and lets say five years of Xbox live, you would just be better of building a PC. IMO its WAY to expensive for a console experience. Yes I did pay 500 dollars for a PS3, but if you think in the long run it was the more economical choice, especially since it had Blu-ray as well.
  • hempy420
    hempy420

    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: Feb 25th, 2013 at 5:32 pm
    It is funny to see people complain about 60 bucks a YEAR for a much superior service. I mean **** if your a little child begging mommy for xbox live than that is one thing, but if you are an adult and cry about $60 per year you seriously need to get a job and stop failing at life so hard.
  • uptown710
    uptown710

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Feb 25th, 2013 at 6:49 pm
    Hempy, first and foremost, you don't have any idea what type of finacial situation any of these posters are in, so stop assuming just because you have a job that you can automatically afford 60 dollars a year.

    Secondly, I personally disagree with paying 60 dollars for the plain fact that MS is charging you to play games online. The PC community has way better online features and has been and still is free to play. And it's even more absurd when you take into account that they are a PC software developer first and foremost.

    Sorry for the double post -_-;
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander

    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Feb 25th, 2013 at 3:42 pm
    While I agree that it would be nice for Live to be free, you do get what you pay for. Live is just faster and more stable than PSN has ever been. With this new network that Sony is working on for the PS4, that may change, but so far Live has just been superior.
  • Ranim
    Ranim

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Feb 25th, 2013 at 7:06 pm
    I'm not interested at all in this next generation to be honest. The only reason that I am looking forward to it is because PC console ports will be good for awhile. I will wait until the controller is rendered obsolete by something.
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Feb 25th, 2013 at 11:25 pm
    I'm sold on the PS4 as well. I felt it was the same wowness they showed for the PS3. I'm mainly a PC gamers, but I won't be an elitist claiming I have no hope for the next-generation. I love consoles too for different reasons. I will definitely be buying a PS4...maybe not at launch but some time soon.
  • omega711
    omega711

    Joined: Aug 2012
    Posted: Feb 26th, 2013 at 12:30 pm
    pc and console, in my eye's, can live together just fine. i've owned every playstation and all sega's before that, all the while buying and upgrading gaming machine's. to me i've never understood the fight between the two, they're both awesome and pc gamers are your elders so show respect ;-D. now as for the ps4, they've stolen the market before they even got there. i think sony has the final nail in the crap box's coffin
  • EarthboundMike
    EarthboundMike

    Joined: Feb 2013
    Posted: Feb 27th, 2013 at 11:12 am
    My opinion, if Sony wants to overtake Microsoft in the new console war, they'll need to have a better and more stable plan in place then they did with PS3. Between the way too expensive starting price on the PS3 when it launched, the trouble most developers had working with the system compared to the Wii and 360, and the huge issues with the PSN crashing/being hacked. I know the 360 had the red ring issue early on, but at least compensated people with free new systems which sort of dug them out of that potential disaster. Way too early to tell, but people talking about Microsoft being in the hot seat now to sway people away from Sony, shouldn't it be the other way around? With the 360 having sold more than PS3 for much of the current generation, shouldn't it be Sony that has the job of convincing people to come back to their system? Just within my own group of friends (most of who have always been Playstation guys), I've seen 5 or 6 of them pick up 360's in the last 2 years and totally boycott Sony. I would personally think most of the pressure is on the PS4 in the upcoming generation. So what if they announced their machine first, that doesn't mean anything really.

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