Console war? What console war?! Former President of Sony Interactive Entertainment's Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida has taken to Twitter to congratulate Head of Xbox Phil Spencer on Xbox Game Pass' long-awaited debut in Japan, as well as this week's Inside Xbox show.
The initial tweet was in response to Phil Spencer promoting the launch of Xbox Game Pass in Japan, to which Yoshida commented, "congratulations!". Spencer responded by wishing everyone the best at PlayStation, and Yoshida replied once more with his thoughts on Inside Xbox:
Regardless of what Xbox fans might think about PlayStation or any competing brand, it's always nice to see praise shared throughout the industry. Echoing Phil Spencer's comments, we at Pure Xbox are hopeful the entire PlayStation family is remaining safe and healthy throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
What's your reaction to Shuhei Yoshida's tweets? Let us know in the comments below.
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lol. I mean, if we're being honest, all three companies would like to see themselves in the top position.
But it's little things like this that make me wonder why some guys are so obsessed with console wars and proving why their console is the best. In the end we're all gamers, and shouldn't that be enough to be able to relate and have fun with each other? Or at the least to be courteous to each other? I'll never understand fanbois.
@ThePrettySenshi maybe, but that console war between Sega and Nintendo was pretty badass
@SuperNintendoMii
You know, I've heard references to the Sega/Nintendo console war. It was before my time, but I've met a few veterans from it. Mostly Sonic fans. lol.
I guess there's something to be said about competition forcing companies to improve. My complaint was mostly about fanbois.
@ThePrettySenshi It's funny cause you don't see fanboys in any other form like video games. I mean you don't see people arguing and insulting one another in a supermarket cause they like Coke better then Pepsi or people insulting one another cause they have a Ford and the other one has a Chevy. It's weird that you only get that with video game system. Never quite understood that mentality and honesty I find it quite childish at times. Now that I think of it, I think it may have started with Sega's aggressive campaigns in the early 90s against Nintendo.
D'awwww... they really do like each other!
But in all seriousness, I'm glad it's this way. All the companies have their strengths and weaknesses - ergo, corporate should focus on amplifying their benefits instead of tearing down the other guys' perceived weaknesses.
That's not to say that they should give up, mind you. Competition will always be necessary to keep us moving forward - and, based off the specs alone, this should be a very fun "war" for all involved.
@Tasuki When in doubt, blame the hedgehog.
Poor Sonic, getting the blame.
Phil is a bona fide rock star, that's all there is to it. đ
They share a deep profound hate.
Shu Yoshida has also professed his love for Nintendo in the past. The guy is just a regular gamer at the end of the day and the 'friendliest' exec PlayStation has. Too bad his English isn't the best, he'd be a much better worldwide face for the company than Jim Ryan without a single doubt. Personally, I enjoyed when execs from other companies had a go at the competition ('Genesis does' will always be one of my favorite ad campaigns) but times have changed.
@Gamer83 Yep, he seems to be the rare friendly Sony executive.
@Tasuki
Hey!! You're right! I always thought it was a guy thing, but I guess it's more of a video game thing.
Not that we can go shopping right now, but I remember going to stores like Gamestop and overhearing other customers and even workers engaged in putting down games and consoles. It's not even things like recommending games or giving advice, it's straight up negative comments. lol.
@Hagemaru Sports team I can understand especially if it's from your town or area it's sort of a pride thing since it's your hometown. Video game consoles don't have that though. I don't start calling people names and insulting them and generally hating people who own a Samsung TV cause I own a Philips.
@ThePrettySenshi It is an odd thing and I have even noticed woman doing it too. My local GameStop has a woman employee and whenever someone brings a PS4 game or Switch game up to the counter she asks tells them that it's available on Xbox, if the game is and then goes on to talk trash about the other system while glorifying the Xbox or MS. One reason I don't like my local GameStop.
@SuperNintendoMii Wasn't it just! My friends and I used to have full blown rows over which was best haha I was Team Nintendo and argued to high heaven about why the NES, and later the SNES, was the best
When I was kid I was a Nintendo fanboy but I remember playing Sonic and other Sega/Sony games at my friends', it didn't bother us to have different consoles to be honest. For me it was wonderful to try it all.
@BlueOcean
They also have Hermen Hulst, who helped turn Guerrilla Games from an unknown to a strong asset for PlayStation. But I'm guessing they think he's too 'raw' to lead the entire division. He is knowledgeable though and every interview I've seen with him he comes across as a chill dude and not some arrogant snob.
@Gamer83 I see.
I was a Sega Genesis diehard when I was a kid. Biggest sonic fan youâve ever met. Would draw pictures of Sonic all the time. Beat all the games and unlocked all the secret levels and the bonus ring stages by inserting Sonic 1 and Robotnikâs Mean Bean Machine into Sonic and Knuckles cartridge and inputting a code... I remember wanting a Sega CD so badly, and talk of the mysterious âSega Neptuneâ in gaming magazines.
Donât think I really even played many Nintendo games as a kid aside from Mega Man 3 (first game), Mario and F Zero. I rediscovered Nintendo much later when I was in my twenties, with the GameCube/Wii.
@Tasuki
I do think youâre right in some respects, but aside from sports, I have seen this kind of behavior in a lot of other, different areas.
For example, investing. Take crypto currency. You have Bitcoin, and Bitcoin Cash which forked off from Bitcoin due to differing visions. And both sides have incredible fanatics, diehards who spend all their time attacking anything thatâs not âtheir coinâ. Bitcoin Cash fanboys saying anything else is a ****coin and going to zero, meanwhile the BTC fanboys are saying the exact same thing in return.
And they wage war in comment sections against anyone who believes in investing in gold as a hedge. And then precious metals investors have their diehard loonies who attack crypto believers and stock investors, and then you have the diehard stock investors who ridicule anyone who invests in gold...
Lol, itâs almost comical sometimes. Once I observed all that and I thought to myself wow... this is exactly like how people act with video games!
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