Former Xbox and EA govt Peter Moore has shed some mild on the historical past of PlayStation vs. Xbox console warfare in a brand new interview, arguing that Microsoft needed to create console wars to be able to make its mark within the business. Moore is referring to the time when Sega’s gaming {hardware} enterprise collapsed, making PlayStation the dominant participant out there.
Xbox needed to spend hundreds of thousands to safe parity with PlayStation, says Peter Moore
In a latest interview with Iron Lords Podcast, Moore mentioned that Microsoft had “nothing to lose” when it got here to console wars again within the day as a result of the market was already dominated by PlayStation. “You’re writing actually massive checks to get content material — you don’t have an set up base that you may level to,” Moore mentioned, including that Microsoft spent hundreds of thousands to make sure that video games have been launched on Xbox day-and-date with PlayStation.
Apparently, Microsoft wanted to journey the world to talk to builders and publishers as a result of they have been “in Sony’s pocket popping out of the Dreamcast falling off.” This particular dialog begins at 1:46:00 mark within the video beneath.
Curiously, Microsoft expressed comparable sentiments when justifying its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, arguing that Sony has received the PlayStation vs. Xbox console warfare and has a neater time securing content material for its platforms.