Microsoft Discounts PS2 Price Cut [Microsoft]
Kotaku —
... that the future lies in the growth of current generation consoles and Xbox 360, as the fastest growing games console last year, with sales up over 80 per cent, will continue to drive the market. Essentially this is the corporate equivalent of rolling your eyes and muttering "whatever", perhaps to cover abject relief over the fact that Sony didn't lower the price of the PlayStation 3, a move that really would have give Microsoft a run for their money. Microsoft dismisses PlayStation 2 price cut [GamesIndustry.biz]
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PS2 Price Drop Reactions: Optimism, Indifference and Confusion
The Escapist : Latest News —
... , as the fastest growing games console last year, with sales up over 80 per cent, will continue to drive the market," Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business Vice President Chris Lewis told GamesIndustry . "Xbox 360 has clearly demonstrated that the combination of the right price, blockbuster games as well as the market-leading broad connected entertainment content available through ...
Microsoft Dismisses PS2 Price Cut
Evil Avatar - News Items —
... Can you think of any particular reason why Microsoft should be worried about Sony slashing the price of the PlayStation 2? No? Neither can Microsoft, and they're not afraid to say it. GamesIndustry.biz: ...
Sony reveals $99 PS2, Microsoft doesn’t care
That VideoGame Blog —
... Microsoft on the other hand is not flinching at the news of the PS2 price drop. It believes the future depends on the current generation of consoles and not the previous one. Microsoft then took the opportunity to talk about how well the Xbox 360 is selling and how great Xbox LIVE is. ...
Microsoft shrugs off PlayStation 2 price cut
Joystiq —
If you were holding your breath for Microsoft's response to the PlayStation 2's recently announced $99 price point, it's now safe to exhale -- Microsoft vice-president of interactive entertainment business Chris Lewis recently issued a calm, cool and collected statement regarding the discount, stating, "The future lies in the growth of current generation consoles," a future in which he's confident the Xbox 360 will continue to trump the PS3. Considering the original Xbox has been discontinued for nearly three years, Microsoft hasn't had a horse in ...
The Daily GameDev.Net
GameDev.Net —
... , making the system available for $99.99 as opposed to its previous $129.99. Microsoft jumped in and dismissed the move as a non-threat . "This move from Sony at the end of the PS2s life cycle is not unexpected," Chris Lewis, VP of the Interactive Entertainment Business for Microsoft, tells GamesIndustry.biz. "We believe, however, that the future lies in the growth of current generation consoles and Xbox 360, as the fastest growing games console last year, with sales up over 80 per cent, will continue to drive the market." According to EEDAR, the price cut of the PlayStation ...




