Microsoft’s take on PS3’s 20 million registered accounts
Filed under: Gaming, Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360 | By: Alan Ng
Posted on: March 10, 2009 | 5 Comments
Microsoft have challenged Sony’s recent announcement about their latest successes with Playstation Network. Sony had stated that they had achieved 20 million registered accounts, but Microsoft have said, ‘what does Sony’s numbers really mean?’
When speaking to Videogamer, Microsoft UK’s Stephen McGill questioned Sony’s motives behind the figures, even saying that he doesn’t believe them and questioned whether some of the figures could be duplicates. He added: “Sony do what Sony want to do and if they think that’s right for their business to say those kind of numbers then they can do and will do whatever they want to do. Do I believe them? No.”
Just when we thought the war of words had calmed down between the two giants, these latest comments might of put a brief end to that. What do you think?
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Both Systems suffer from the dreaded “multiple accounts” issue. XBox has them and so does the PS3. I know that I have two of them (I have an EU account just for the KZ2 demo and other region specific demos).
The same occurs with Sales Numbers. How many of the Xbox360’s sold are “replacements”. Meaning a person bought another one to replace their broken model. This is statement is not referring to warranty replacements which could have registered as a sale depending on the merchant.
Yeah, I have two PS3 accounts as well, mainly for the US PSN store. Im wondering when Sony are going to make a universal store, it would make life so much easier for many. I dont see what the big problem is with it, and why they have chose to go this route. They obviously know EU users are going to head to the US store when they get better content there, and visa versa.
ha ha ha - lok at ms worrying and crying ha ha ha
days are numbered ms!
mark my words!
“days are numbered ms!mark my words!”
Did not you Sony boys say that in 2006? oh wait 2007? oh man i meant 2008? Hahahahaha. Shame on Sony for becoming the new outcast. they are getting the same done to them that they themselves did to Nintendo long ago! Microsoft=Very deep pockets!
i yep most people on my 360 friends list have more than iv got 3 this is because of when i got freinds round that want to play online and had a couple of months when i could not afford a gold account same with my ps3 iv got 3 accounts jap, usa and uk