Xbox locks up Soccer Titles, Gives Sony a Yellow Card

In what i consider to be a very genius and bold strategic move on Microsoft's part, they have announced at the Leipzig Games Convention in Germany on Wednesday that they have secured the rights to two of the industries most prominent soccer titles.

Via

Kotaku

This is going to hurt Sony's soccer constabulary: Microsoft announced at today's GC Liepzig Convention that they have managed to get a complete lock on football for the 360. Pro Evolution Soccer 6 and FIFA 07 are going to be exclusive 360 titles for 12 months after street date.

"The Xbox 360 owns football," said Microsoft's Chris Lewis.

One thing that Microsoft really hammered in throughout their press conference was the importance of Europe. They defined it as "the battleground of the next gen console wars." Europe is a continent full of insane, slavering soccer maniacs. This is just one less incentive for the average European to buy a PS3... besides the fact that they just won't be available for awhile.

This next-gen is gonna be fierce indeed, your move Sony...