When Microsoft launched two versions of the Xbox 360, Sony rubbished the idea, and Sony's Phil Harrison said:
"This is my personal view, not my corporate view, but when I look at those formats, I think it just confuses the audience. They don't know which one to buy, developers don't know which one to create for, and retailers don't know which one to stock."
"So I think we wouldn't take that strategy. We wouldn't create confusion," he concluded.
This was the same Phil Harrison who defended Sony's decision to market two versions of the PlayStation 3 to the BBC.
A tip of the hat to DaveF who made exactly this point in a comment posted on our Gamesblog under Sony strikes back.
Now could someone post references to Sony rubbishing the idea of a global launch and/or the Xbox Live service? ;-)
