Sony regains her swagger

She's the mother of the first portable music device the Walkman. She gave birth to the gaming console that would go on to revolutionize the way were played when the Playstation was born. She's also the mother of the PS2 which is, the best selling games console of all time. She's lead the way in innovating the industry, and some of the best games call her platforms home. The PSP was her first entry into the handheld arena, and since then, she's up the ante again with the PSPgo. Sony has truly been a leader. But the moment she entered this new generation of consoles with the Playstation 3, some mistakes were made, mistakes which left her scrambling for answers and direction. The Media said she was doomed to fail, and that, the Xbox 360 would be left alone to dominate. Journalists were like wolves after their prey; their prey being Sony and her endless fopas.

And although it was difficult to bare, she had to stand, stand for her platforms, stand for her employees, and most of all, stand for her fans. Well ladies and Gentlemen, I am here to announce that ever since the PS3 Slim was launched on September 1st 2009, Sony's been making all the good moves. The price is finally right for consumers to purchase a PS3, advertisements are dominating TV screens the world over, and the holiday season is Sony's to lose with games like, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Rachet and Clank: A Crack In Time, Final Fantasy 13, and all the great multiplats, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Assassins Creed 2. There's no way to go around it, Sony's got her swagger back.

Aaron Greenberg: "Microsoft shapes up really well against Sony this winter"

Another holiday season's upon us, and according to MS's new director of project management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live (Aaron Greenberg), the Redmond company stacks up pretty well against its archenemy Sony. In an interview with eurogamer, Greenberg sat down to field some questions ranging from price cuts, HDMI cables, and the Christmas season. Eurogamer compiled and list of Sony's offerings available for the Holiday period into early next year, then posed the question to Greenberg, asking whether he thinks the Xbox 360's lineup will hold up:

"I think if you look at this holiday, we shape up really well versus Sony," Aaron voiced.

"Sure, they have Uncharted and Ratchet, but if you want to play Halo 3: ODST, Forza 3, Left For Dead 2, or the GTA IV exclusive games, you are going to find them on the Xbox 360. Then you have to add all the exciting offerings we are bringing to Xbox Live with Facebook, Twitter, Last.FM and instant-on-demand HD movies in 1080p."

"But of course you could look beyond this holiday and add even more exclusives like Alan Wake, Mass Effect 2, Crack Down 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Halo Reach and Project Natal. I truly believe Xbox 360 is uniquely positioned to deliver the leading games and entertainment experiences both today and tomorrow."

Mr. Greenberg sounds very convinced; and for his sake, let's hope he's on point, because in reality, Sony has come prepared for war this holiday season like no other time before. And if early reactions offer any hints, it's that the black behemoth is looking awfully good come Christmas.

09/21/09 Ernice Gilbert