PS4 vs Xbox One: EA’s Frank Gibeau on Sony and Microsoft’s ‘combative summer’

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http://media.edge-online.com/wp-content/uploads/edgeonline/2013/10/PS4-vs-Xbox-One.jpg (http://media.edge-online.com/wp-content/uploads/edgeonline/2013/10/PS4-vs-Xbox-One.jpg)“The fact that PS4 and Xbox One have had a combative summer is good,” says EA Labels president Frank Gibeau in the new issue of Edge magazine, on sale October 24.Gibeau offers us his thoughts on the face off between the two new consoles, EA’s potentially disc-free future and how the publishing giant will implement subscriptions and microstransactions in our wide-ranging interview. His assessment of the battle between Microsoft and Sony’s new consoles suggests that he is well aware of the problems Xbox One has faced to date.“I think the Sony team has executed exceptionally well – and they did not execute particularly well on PS3, whereas last time around Microsoft executed perfectly,” he tells us. “This time, Microsoft has run into some challenges, some leadership changes, but they’re a very resilient organisation, and if you look at their counter punches on any setbacks, they’ve done a pretty good job of getting back on track.”When asked if the FIFA/Xbox One bundle, first announced as a pre-order incentive for European players at Gamescom, could be a sign that EA is currently leaning more towards Microsoft, he responds: “We’re not tilting Microsoft’s way; we are firm longterm supporters of Sony. I’m sure you’ll see tactical programmes between us and Sony in the future that we haven’t announced, but will make things much more balanced.”

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