With the console rivalry as heated up as ever, you tend to get some bold assertions and funny quips at a party's expense. This comment comes courtesy of the new president of SCEE, Andrew House, who gives a reason why Wii owners might eventually purchase a PS3. However, he seems to have forgotten about a certain competitor...

“If you look back at previous lifecycles, like PS2 versus N64 [sic], we have lots of data that suggests that lots of people bought into N64 as their entry level gaming device, and were happy to upgrade to a more powerful machine later in the lifecycle when the price point was right for them,” the executive told Official PlayStation Magazine in an interview published today.

“I think we’re going to see this later on PS3, and the fact that it’s a Blu-ray player as well and that there’s a [greater] wealth of network based experiences than are perhaps available on the device they already have will add to the proposition. I think that will definitely be a factor in the marketplace.” Interestingly, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said recently that the company had found no “significant reason” to release an HD-compatible Wii.

McClubbin via edge-online.com »