Just when you thought that the war of the words was over between Microsoft and Sony, Microsoft has decided to lob a few more grenades to make sure that the tension doesn’t die.

Dan Cornelius, marketing manager for Microsoft UK, says that the recent price drops for the Xbox 360 machines will take even more market share away from Sony during the upcoming Christmas season.

“If you look at PS3, it’s a lot of money for families to come in at,” he told MCV.

He continued, “Sony is requiring a fairly novice gamer to enter into things like Blu-Ray and wireless gaming by default. The Core’s (360) still doing well for us in the UK and the price drop is bound to produce a spike in sales.

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