In the Netherlands it is very likely that we would actually prefer to talk to our box in English. But whatever. It will be very interesting to see if Sony does manage to launch in The Netherlands. Sony won there, but the race was relatively close, with younger people buying the 360. If Sony manages to launch in time and keeps its pricing advantage, it will take a small miracle for Microsoft to gain any reasonable marketshare vs Sony.
IF Sony does manage to launch in the Netherlands, that is. Vita showed some promise in that respect, but first see, then believe. Pre-order promotion have been pretty serious in Norway, by the way, where I was on holiday, with big promotions and large boxes that looked like real boxes - so that's going to hurt Microsoft a lot right now, and it wasn't a well-timed decision, meaning something or someone probably fucked up.
IF Sony does manage to launch in the Netherlands, that is. Vita showed some promise in that respect, but first see, then believe. Pre-order promotion have been pretty serious in Norway, by the way, where I was on holiday, with big promotions and large boxes that looked like real boxes - so that's going to hurt Microsoft a lot right now, and it wasn't a well-timed decision, meaning something or someone probably fucked up.