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PlayStation vs Xbox, pt.4
For 2021, the current (but clearly not the last!) stage of the Console Wars can be considered the confrontation between the PlayStation 5 from Sony and the tandem of Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S from Microsoft, which were presented to the public in November 2020.
An interesting fact is that there is a huge possibility that it was Microsoft who made Sony to rush with the new version of PlayStation. The fact is that on May 22, 2018, John Kodera, who at that time was the president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal during an official Sony event for investors said that «the next big leap for the brand PlayStation will take place no earlier than March 2021».
PlayStation vs Xbox, pt.3
Once again, the third wave of the console war started in unusual way, but this time it was not about the release date. Xbox One and PlayStation 4 appeared on the market at about the same time (in the USA, for example, the difference in the time of the consoles sale start was only a week!), but the approach of the companies was different once again. Let’s start from the beginning.
PlayStation vs Xbox, pt.2
The beginning of the second stage of the confrontation between Sony and Microsoft on the game consoles market can be roughly called 2005, when Xbox 360 was presented on MTV. And if the previous generation, along with Bill Gates, was represented by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, this time Microsoft attracted the famous Hollywood actor Elijah Wood. And shortly after that, major presentation of the new console took place at E3.
PlayStation vs Xbox, pt.1
Nowadays, the “war” between game consoles from Sony and Microsoft became common thing for everyone, and fans of this or that company are eagerly awaiting what exclusives will be announced in new season. But let’s figure out, how did it all start.
The first Sony PlayStation was introduced in Japan on December 3, 1994, but Sony’s journey into the game console world began several years earlier. Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which appeared in November 1990, used Sony SPC700 sound processor. By the way, it was originally an initiative from Sony, or more precisely, Ken Kutaragi, founder of Sony Computer Entertainment and then CEO of the company.