Bill Gates has talked about the Xbox 360 in a new Q&A session, though disappointingly he didn't indulge in any Kutaragi-style trashing of the competition. Instead he said he was happy with the power of the Xbox 360 compared to the Playstation 3, and said basically both companies have "Ferrari's" in the next-gen console race. The advantage he pointed to with the Xbox 360 however was its early release:Our Ferrari is leaving the starting line substantially before their Ferrari is, and in most races that's a very nice thing.
He also pointed out that the original Xbox was late to market in the first battle between the two companies, and that sales suffered as a result.Gates' simple logic makes sense, and is enough to make you wonder whether Sony might have made a mistake in delaying the release of the PS3 until it's "future proofed". This will give Microsoft months of zero competition and time to embed Xbox 360 as the "original" next-gen console in the minds of average punters, who likely won't care less about detailed analysis of the specs as long as the graphics impress and there's a good lineup of games.
Microsoft sees Xbox 360 in driver's seat
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