At times Xbox 360 as well as PlayStation 3 a fierce console war broke out between players of separate platforms. Something remains to this day, although the current leaders of both companies are trying to soften the situation, and Microsoft and Sony congratulate each other on achievements and The current Xbox boss has made no secret of his eagerness for God of War: Ragnarok, exclusive to PS5 and PS4. This is in line with the promotion of cross-platform play, the call for cooperation and mutual respect, and the Microsoft slogan, which reads: games for everyone.
It wasn’t always like that. Peter Moore unexpectedly opened up about the console war in a new interview regarding his position as CEO of Liverpool Football Club, which he held from 2017 to 2020.
Between 2003 and 2007, when Moore was at Microsoft, the console war was much more intense than it is today, and according to him, it was a rivalry they were actively trying to promote. But not for the reasons you expect.
“We supported the console war not to divide, but to challenge each other. And when I talk about each other, I mean Microsoft and Sony.” Moore stated. He also believes that if Microsoft had given up after the red wheel of death with the Xbox 360, the games would have been worse and there wouldn’t be as much competition today because there wouldn’t be an Xbox.
With the Xbox 360, Microsoft aimed to was the first to sell ten million units. This goal was achieved in part due to the console’s earlier launch, aggressive marketing, and more popular exclusive games. The big success of the Xbox 360 was the Halo shooter and the launch of the Xbox Live service. Sony is getting closer as time goes on, with the PS3 ending at 87.4 million units and the Xbox 360 said to have sold 84 million.
It’s hard to say how the video game market would have developed if not for this war. Perhaps such high-quality games would never have come out. Unfortunately, the side effect is that a certain percentage of players still use every opportunity to play a prank on the owners of other platforms.
Source :Indian TV
