Playstation’s Shuhei Yoshida and Adam Boyes sent a hearty congratulations to members of the Xbox One team on the launch of their console, in what I hope everyone will start to call the SuperBowl of Love of Consoles.
Adam Boyes sent out the initial volley, congratulating Major Nelson, Phil Harrison, Albert Penello, and Phil Spencer. In a follow up tweet, he also sent congratulations to Matt Booty, Chris Charla, and Eric Neustadter.
Hey @majornelson @MrPhilHarrison @albertpenello @XboxP3 – Congrats on YOUR launch, guys! See you at E3!!!
— Adam Boyes (@amboyes) November 22, 2013
@majornelson @MrPhilHarrison @albertpenello @XboxP3 can't forget @iocat @thevowel @mattbooty and many more!
— Adam Boyes (@amboyes) November 22, 2013
Shuhei Yoshida quickly followed suit, also sending congratulations to Spencer, Harrison, Nelson and Penello.
Congratulations @XboxP3 @MrPhilHarrison @majornelson @albertpenello on the global launch of Xbox One! 😀 @amboyes
— Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) November 22, 2013
On their end, Major Nelson (who was himself busy at a live Xbox One launch event) found the time to thank Yoshida and Boyes in individual tweets.
@yosp @XboxP3 @MrPhilHarrison @albertpenello @amboyes Thanks 🙂
— Larry Hryb (@majornelson) November 22, 2013
@amboyes @MrPhilHarrison @albertpenello @XboxP3 @iocat @thevowel @mattbooty Thanks Adam!!
— Larry Hryb (@majornelson) November 22, 2013
Spencer also thanked Yoshida and Boyes in one tweet, while Penello sent a personal thanks to Boyes.
@yosp @MrPhilHarrison @majornelson @albertpenello @amboyes Thank you for the good wishes!
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) November 22, 2013
@amboyes thanks much. Say hi to Silva for me!
— Albert Penello (@albertpenello) November 22, 2013
Guys, we may all get worked up on what we like to call the console wars, but at the end of the day, everyone in the industry would be happy just seeing the gaming industry succeed. Whatever your platform of choice, it’s instructive to remember that as cutthroat as competition can get, everybody who works at Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Valve, Rockstar, etc., they all love video games. That’s the reason they all got into this industry, and why we love them.
In truth, you should hope that all the consoles (Playstation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, the upcoming Steam Box) all find great success, because in the long run, who is number one does not matter as much as having a thriving gaming business for all. Besides, the real enemy is tablets and smartphones, which will never be as good as consoles or PCs for gaming.
Anyway, one last time, let's look at Playstation and Xbox congratulating each other for the succesful launches of their newest consoles.
Congrats @Playstation. From, #Xbox. pic.twitter.com/XnQIzXIHQ9
— Xbox (@Xbox) November 15, 2013
Congrats, @Xbox @Microsoft! #NextGeneration #GreatnessAwaits
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) November 22, 2013
