Former EA Boss: 'Sony F***ing Nailed It, and They Deserve the Victory'

7th May, 0 replies

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John Riccitiello, Unity CEO and former Electronic Arts boss, has stated that he believes Sony did everything right leading up to the PlayStation 4 launch.

Sony and Microsoft both produced consoles that are very similar, but their approaches differed leading up to the launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Sony focused on games and gamers, while Microsoft tried to expand the focus to the entertainment side of the Xbox One. Thus, Sony won the hearts of gamers, which is why they are currently winning the 8th generation home console race.

"Sony just said, 'We’ve made the best fucking game system we could' … partly because they didn’t have the resources to do more about it," said Riccitiello. "Microsoft was focused on the shot after the one they needed to make, putting the 7-ball in the corner pocket, but they missed the first shot and didn’t get another shot after it.

"Sony focused on the shot they needed to make, which was win the hearts and minds of the gamer. The broader scope of entertainment might be a bigger idea, but not with an unfocused execution. A tight execution on the 50 million people that matter, which are the people currently lapping up consoles … Sony fucking nailed it, and they deserve the victory."

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