Microsoft Responds to Sony’s “Add-on Peddling” Accusations

Last week, Sony sent out the above chart as part of a media bulletin, wherein they chose to tout the virtues of the PlayStation 3 over its better-selling competitors in the market, adding that Nintendo and Microsoft “continue to peddle add-ons.”

So, what does Microsoft have to say about that?

“First, I would say we absolutely would not want to trade places with Sony,” said Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for Xbox 360. “We feel like being half the price of the PS3 served us quite well this holiday.”

“The fact that we’re doing this at half the price of their platform, we feel confident that we’re delivering great value,” he added. “I believe that we deliver more value for games and entertainment than any other platform on the market.”

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“At the end of the day, consumers vote with their dollar,” Greenberg said, adding that he expects to see Microsoft’s console sales in December show growth over its 2007 performance, in anticipation of NPD sales data. “I don’t think people take comparison grids into retail stores.”

“I would rather talk about why you should buy our console than why you shouldn’t buy the competitor’s system.” — Kotaku

When asked for a retort, a Sony representative stammered for a moment, screamed “PlayStation does what Nintendon’t!” and ran off, cackling into the night. Or so one hobo outside of the Las Vegas Convention Center tells us, as we’re still trying to substantiate the claim.