Tecmo Pres Praises Xbox Next

Tecmo Pres Praises Xbox Next
Microsoft apparently more open than Sony.

November 19, 2004 - Tecmo President Junji Nakamura took a few shots at Sony Computer Entertainment\'s next generation offerings earlier today during Tecmo\'s quarterly press briefing in Tokyo. Regarding SCE\'s push for the PlayStation 3, Nakamura said: "We don\'t feel the heat." This is in comparison to Microsoft\'s heated worldwide lobbying efforts for developers to develop product for the next generation Xbox system.

Nakamura\'s comments didn\'t end there. "There\'s no information from Sony. It\'s very different from Microsoft America," he stated, hinting that MS has been the more open of the two companies with its next generation plans. Getting a bit more up front in his criticisms, Nakamura commented that Sony\'s cooperation with the home appliance industry gives him the feeling that game functionality is being added as just a part of the picture.
While Nakamura feels that the Xbox is going nowhere in Japan, the next generation Xbox has a different fate in his eyes. Nakamura expects Microsoft to make use of the experience it earned in this generation to make the system a "formidable success" in Japan.

We\'d suggest that Dead or Alive fans be in line for Xbox Next on launch day.


-- Anoop Gantayat

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Microsoft is being really aggressive with next generation, then again they need to if they plan on sticking around.

[Evi]

Nintendo hasn\'t mentioned anything at all and are keeping a tight seal...what about them?

I think Sony will be fine. Microsoft is being really smart this time around, though. Good for them...