Phil Harrison is a pretty confident guy. Sitting high atop the Sony corporate ladder, it's easy for him to make big claims like "We have a reach and a market share that dwarfs our competition." He's been cheerleading for the PlayStation Network Platform lately and sitting down to talk about the challengers to the market.On the issue of PNP and how it'll stand up and be heard, he says, "The fact that PlayStation is making this push is the biggest differentiating factor." We've stated before that because Sony wants to offer this thing for free, it'll make a dent in the paradigm of online gaming. But someone's got to pay right? Well apparently they plan on offering premium services for downloads and other content. Not sure exactly what that might entail, but in time we'll know.
In the midsts of this idea, he does admit that Microsoft is "definitely a more vigorous competitor here than anywhere else in the world." So Sony's going to have to roll up their sleeves and cover ground, because that "vigorous competitor" has been doing their thing since last November. Think free online gaming is something that will attract a lot of gamers? Sure, all the bells and whistles are great, but in the end it all boils down to the games. Once we see the goods, that's when the real competition begins.
