As PlayStation 4 is rolling out in North America, a top Xbox exec has traded some kind words with a rival exec at Sony, displaying some good sportsmanship as both are set to battle this holiday season.
Larry Hryb, a.k.a. @majornelson, director of Xbox programming at Microsoft, extended the olive branch to Adam Boyes, VP, Publisher and Developer Relations at Sony Computer Entertainment America.
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Their exchange, which occurred at midnight on Nov. 15 as PS4 was officially launching, is below:
@majornelson @PlayStation @yosp thanks, Larry. Good luck next week!
— Adam Boyes (@amboyes) November 15, 2013
PS4 is retailing for $400. Sony launched the console with an event at the High Line Hotel in New York. Microsoft is expected to launch the Xbox One next week at $499.
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