Ben Reid
23 Oct 2006 14:28
Aaron Greenberg, group marketing manager for Xbox Live, has dismissed rival Sony's online service for the upcoming PS3, stating that Microsoft is flattered that they have "created a service that is breeding yet another knockoff."
Speaking to GameSpot at Sony's recent Gamers Day event, Greenberg also gave an insight as to the future of the Xbox Live subscription model, given that Sony's PS3 offering will be free to use. "We will compete with them in the same way we have for the last four years by out-innovating and focusing on community, value, and the content that gamers want," said Greenberg. "They offered basic free matchmaking on the PS2, and from what we can tell, their online story has not evolved much."
He did promise that much-anticipated details of the upcoming autumn dashboard update will be arriving "soon", whilst hinting that further updates the Xbox backwards compatibility software also be released in the near future.
One of the new features to be included in the autumn update is the ability to output in 1080p, both for games and video content, including the HD DVD add-on, according to Pro-G News.
Source:
Pro-G News