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McGee slags off PS3, 360

Just 'upgrades' apparently.

News by Tom Bramwell Former Editor-in-Chief

Published on 15 Aug 2006

American McGee (remember him?) has had a right old pop at Sony and Microsoft, declaring that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are "just a video card and processor upgrade".

Speaking to CVG in an interview yet to be published, McGee ranted, "The only truly next-gen console out there is the Wii. Everything else is just a video card and processor upgrade."

He reckons Nintendo is going to "capture the hearts" of gamers while "Microsoft and Sony stab each other in the neck" over market-share.

McGee's latest anatomical insight comes as he prepares to release Bad Day LA, his PC and Xbox satirical action-adventure in which Los Angeles is struck by a series of natural disasters, later this year.

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