Xbox UK boss: I don't believe Sony's PSN figures

Steve McGill, Microsoft's head of entertainment, has told Videogamer that he simply doesn't believe Sony when it said "the cumulative number of registered accounts on PlayStation Network has exceeded 20 million as of February 20, 2009," in a recent press release.

"Sony do what Sony want to do and if they think that's right for their business to say those kind of numbers then they can do and will do whatever they want to do," he said.

"Do I believe them? No."

Further, McGill said there were "a lot of questions" yet to be answered about Sony's claim.

"When we talk about our numbers we feel they're active users who are actively engaged in all the forms of entertainment we offer on Xbox 360. I think if you look at the comments made on the forums, or the comments made by analysts at Screen Digest then there's questions over, well what does Sony's numbers really mean? Are they duplicates? I think there's a lot of questions there," he said.

"All I'm really worried about is, I know I'm the largest online video on demand service in the UK, we are worldwide, we've got a great online service the others can't come close to. They're not right now. When you think of our heritage as a company Microsoft has proven we are probably the only company in the world that can offer great online experiences for millions and millions and millions of people. And that's what we do every day with Xbox Live."

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