Shuhei Yoshida respects Xbox One policy reversals

Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida believes that Microsoft's Xbox One policy changes were the right decision.

Earlier this year the Xbox One was revealed with several controversial features, such as DRM and having to be constantly connected to the internet.

Yoshida said that Microsoft's eagerness to listen to fans and go back on some of its decision making was a great strength.

"We know they're very smart people," Yoshida told GamesIndustry.

"It's great that they were able to quickly realise that some of the things they were doing were not popular, and were able to make really quick decisions to change some of those things - even things that their engineering group must have spent a lot of time preparing before the launch.

"It must have been a very tough time for them. That shows how smart they are, and it shows their dedication to making Xbox One successful."

The Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 are now much more similar, but Yoshida claims that the PS4 is designed for games.

"PS4 is really designed for consumers and focused on how people want to play games.

"At the same time, we've really made sure that it's hardware which game developers will enjoy making games on.

"The ease of use, the performance... It's very powerful hardware. We believe this is the most powerful console ever made. The content, the games available, the usage of PS4 surrounding games... That's the message we've been communicating, and we'll continue to do that."