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Greenberg talks a lot, says 360 is good, PS3 is not good photo

While the NPD results showed bad news for most of the videogame industry, at least one company is riding high. That company is Microsoft, and you can always be sure that with success comes some smug boasting from an MS executive. Paging Aaron Greenberg ...

"Our console sales for the first half of the year actually grew 20% from January to June versus the same six months last year," says Greenberg, who also reveals that Xbox Live paid downloads have increased by 73% over the past year. Of course, Aaron Greenberg wouldn't be Aaron Greenberg if he didn't take a swipe at Sony, and that's just what he did.

"I think for Sony, what in many ways kind of threw them off that strategy was what happened with the PS2 and the DVD player phenomenon," he surmises. "They kind of expected that to happen with the PS3 and the Blu-ray." He does concede, however, that Sony's decision to focus on its first-party lineup was "probably" the right decision. 

That's a bit more tame than Greenberg's usual trolling. Maybe he's found true love and just doesn't have it in him for fight anymore.








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Aurain's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 11:09
Aurain
Microsoft Big Wig likes 360, doesn't like PS3.

This is news?
Havoc Fang's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 11:10
Havoc Fang
And then his true love dies, and its Rocky all over again...
whormongr's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 11:27
whormongr
Oh man, Now I need to sell my ps3 because MS said it is no good-
wrecker77's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 11:37
wrecker77
pay no attention he just has a huge boy crush on master cheif and the jonas brothers. he just had a hissyfit pay no attention.
Autumn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 11:43
Autumn
Can't really disagree with the guy though can you? Can you?
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 11:58
Los255
I'd say the blonde is good and the brunette, not as good.
wastedyears's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 12:02
wastedyears
If Sony sold a crippled, hd-less version of the PS3 for $200 they would sell more units. Can't really disagree with that, can you?
ChainThrow's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 12:03
ChainThrow
Greenberg just isn't as fun when he's not going for broke with the trolling, and without the trolling, he's completely charmless and unnotable.

Peter Moore left a big gaping hole in Microsoft's PR and none of these other executives have ever been able to fill it.
CodeFire's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 12:03
CodeFire
You're right whormongr.
Damn, now I have to sell my PS3 and all of my PS3 games as well...
Damn you Greenberg!!!
Black Nexus's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 12:16
Black Nexus
and all I hear was wah wah wah wah wah wah , good to know charlie brown's teacher is still getting work.
BattyAdroit's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 12:26
BattyAdroit
Microsoft employee doesn't like PS3. Film at eleven.
Mornelithe's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 12:43
Mornelithe
He's right, I prefer Sony's 1st parties over any other system.
grassr00ts's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 12:45
grassr00ts
Good god, what is that picture from?
kefkaesque's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 12:55
kefkaesque
@Los255

Nah I'm gonna have to say that I prefer the brunette this time.
shogunu's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 14:07
shogunu
I choose blonde.
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 14:31
DaedHead8
I choose the blonde's face with the brunette's hair and body. Win.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 15:10
Sharpless
That header image is sheer hilarity.
Emrah's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 16:18
Emrah
Is that really him in the picture..
ikiryou's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 16:21
ikiryou
Since Greenberg was on the topic of "right decisions"...ahem.

dip's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 16:33
dip
"Microsoft Big Wig likes 360, doesn't like PS3.

This is news?"

No, THIS. IS. FLAME-BAAAAAIT.

Hm, doesn't quite have the same ring to it.
aZZmodan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 17:29
aZZmodan
the FAIL...!
Steel Brotha's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 18:23
Steel Brotha
In other news: Iwata announces Wii Mowing the Lawn
Kalmah's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 19:38
Kalmah
I clicked on this article for the picture? Would you kindly post the names of those two attractive females in skimpy lingerie.
shogunu's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 20:05
shogunu
Yes Jim, I too support Kalmah's request.
It is your journalistic duty to cite your sources.

JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 21:39
Chronic Logic
Well, Sony did fire 5% of it's total workforce. So I guess he's not totally trash talking.
areufuckingserious's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2009 23:59
areufuckingserious
I'd say using a bathrobe provided free from the local motel and then picking up the first $10 dollar whores he could find, does not mean he has the right to to attempt to 1up Sony.

"microsoft sales up x% consumers wondering where all their money is and why Bill Gates *cares* where his money goes after he dies. Also Shigeru Miyamoto wonders why microsoft suddenly has great new motion technology like the wii, sources cite the article http://www.vanwensveen.nl/rants/microsoft/IhateMS.html as Gates main 'inspiration'"

hmmm... seems like bill has been up to the usual.
Epic win awarded to: ikiryou
smackifilia's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/19/2009 17:15
smackifilia
If those are $10 whores, I'll take 2 as well please.
Br0th3rGr1mm's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 09:24
Br0th3rGr1mm
Ah...the irony of areufuckingserious name and his lack of ability to esitmate market price of local street walkers. $10 hookers? Really?
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