Well, they've been slagging off the 360 for over a year now, so I wondered how long it'd take for him to fire back.

And he is right: I know people who don't know the price or features of PS3. They still want one, as it's the 3rd Playstation. No other real reason. I'm personally waiting for a massive price drop and a good 5-6 games of quality. In the meanwhile, I'll play Gears of War and dream of a Wii.

I couldnt have put it better myself! GoW until a Wii with T. Princess. aaaa.....

i've seen this news on many sights and you know what? spong are the only ones that are making MS out to be moaning or bitching or scared...

Yes, thanks for the high praise there* - SPOnG does not simply toe a line and report exactly what 'many sights [sic]' do. We look a little bit deeper.

Gates said, "You know, Sony can make 80,000 bricks, and people would buy them."

In the context in which he was speaking - games hardware - this assumes dumb buyers who only buy because of a logo. Here at SPOnG we don't think that our readers are dumbasses. Strange that no one else actually bothered to analyse that... well, maybe not strange at all.

It's also the kind of thing your little sister would bleat during your birthday party: "Kevin can do pooh and he'd still be your favourite. It's soooooo unfair!"

Equally, if Microsoft is not worried about PS3 sales, then why make a swipe like, "...and they'll (Sony) sell the rounding error amounts they can make." That's the business equivalent of, "Kevin can get Ds in his report and you'll still buy him a Nintendo Wii."

If it's not (a) Bitching (b) Worry (c) Arrogance, then it's (d) Complacency. And if you're an Xbox fan, then both (c) and (d) should be a worry.

For the record:
SPOnG loves all games hardware that proves it worth, but we’re not its Dad so we don’t have to love it unconditionally.

P.S. Tony Hawke's Project 8 achieved a massively, hugely great rating here... on Xbox 360. Make sure to read the review.

*Of course, it could have been deeply ironic.

it was a bitchy comment, but based in truth id say. there are plenty of people that arent sony fanboys that will buy a ps3 no matter what