I Europa (i hvert fald den del, der ligger syd for grænsen) udkommer Xbox One en uge inden PlayStation 4, men det kommer ikke til at spille den store rolle, siger Sonys Fergal Gara i et interview med CVG. Han siger at syv dage ikke er lang nok tid til at have nogen betydning, og peger på at den nuværende generations konsoller udkom med 16 måneders mellemrum.
"Would you rather have seven days or sixteen months? I think it's a moot point really, we're effectively launching at the same time. I don't think seven days is going to have an advantage or disadvantage."
"[Our price] is an advantage, but it can move over time. Value to the consumer is everything, which is price and quality of content for that price. We feel in very good shape on that front. We're really pleased."
I interviewet nævner Gara også, at antallet af forudbestillinger af PlayStation 4 er vokset betydeligt siden Sony annoncerede, at der var forudbestilt 1 million maskiner i Nordamerika og Europa.
"What I will say is that it has continued to march ahead strongly, and there's no signs of it slowing down either. That's hugely encouraging, we know there is a huge desire out there for new consoles, and that people want a PlayStation 4."
"At gamescom the global number was over one million units, that's 'over', and the number has grown substantially since then."
Herhjemme udkommer Xbox One først i 2014, så her er det PS4, der har et forspring.