Microsoft: Sony Is Playing Catch-Up To Us

Microsoft and Sony have been heated rivals ever since the first PlayStation and first Xbox hit the scene so many years ago.

And by the way the two companies talk about each other, it looks like the two will be talking smack until the end of time.

In a recent interview with 1UP, Shane Kim of Microsoft was asked whether the new Xbox Live revamp was due to massive improvements in Sony's PlayStation Network since it launched.

"Well, first, I disagree with the notion that Sony's breathing down our necks," Kim responded. "We've been doing this for a long time, and in the process of continually designing, tweaking, adjusting and improving our service, this was a natural progression of where our service was going. Sony's actually in the position of having to play catch-up. This was something that we needed to do not only to stay ahead of the curve, and draw in new consumers to what we offer, but this also obviously benefits our current installed base as well."

Kim also had a dig in store for Sony about the latest Final Fantasy going multiplatform.

"There was no mention of Final Fantasy, I noticed, in their press conference today." he ribbed.