Sony: 'PS3 has the best exclusives'

Sony chief Kaz Hirai has said the PlayStation 3 console's first-party games and Blu-ray capabilities make it "unrivalled" against competitors' machines.

Responding to the issue of Microsoft's investment in Xbox 360 'exclusive' content, Hirai said: "On the exclusivity front, whether it’s downloadable or not, one of the unrivalled strengths we have, and we’ve proven this time and time again, is the power of our internal worldwide studios. Our first-party product is obviously platform exclusive and is the best out there.

"We’ve talked about a raft of great titles, whether that’s Little Big Planet, Resistance 2, SoCom, God Of War 3, Killzone 2, MaG and Motorstorm: Pacific Rift."

He continued: "Secondly, if we talk about Blu-Ray, there’s a lot of capacity there. Our discussion with a lot of the publishers is about how the PS3 version of a game has the capacity to exclusive things consumers will be interested in - interviews with the makers of the game, documentary on the franchise or 'making of...' footage.

"That’s as well as additional weapons, levels, tools and characters. Those things very much differentiate our offerings over and above other versions of the same game.”