This Week in the Business_ _PS3 Will Outsell Xbox 360_

QUOTE | “PS3 will outsell Xbox 360.” – That’s the belief of Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, IF Microsoft decides to stand pat on 360 price this holiday season QUOTE | “Like a religion.” – Activision Publishing boss Eric Hirshberg says 60 frames per second is critical to Call of Duty as he describes the four principles that the franchise is built on(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); QUOTE | “The door’s always open.” – Ultima creator Richard Garriott says he still has “particular ideas” for the future of Ultima and would welcome the opportunity to work with EA on a new game in the franchise TWIST | EA’s been accused of mudslinging against Activision, but did EA start the fight? Activision Blizzard head honcho Bobby Kotick has repeatedly attacked EA in the past QUOTE | “Just another Facebook.” – Veteran developer Ed Del yono all rummy Castillo talks about what Google+ Games needs to do to beat Facebook, but for yono all app now he sees Google+ as a “baby step.” QUOTE | “Quite limiting.” iOS developer Frima Studio, participating in a feature on what studios want to see in iPad 3, notes that Apple’s continual lack of support for Flash is taking away a vast array of gaming content from the iPad and iPhone. QUOTE | “A lame idea.” – Speaking in his monthly “Pachter’s Podium” column, analyst Michael Pachter says that Sony’s “trying to salvage” PlayStation Home with free-to-play games. STAT | 25 million all yono rummy – The new high end of Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia’s revised forecast for how many units GTA V could sell next year QUOTE | “Change or die mentality.” – BioWare co-founders Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk talk about the challenges of adapting to a fast moving and evolving video game industry QUOTE | “Pretty pumped up.” – SCEA Senior VP of Publisher Relations Rob Dyer says that third parties are plenty excited about the impact of the new $249 price point for PS3 QUOTE | “Renaissance of the independent game developer.” – iOS game developers weigh in on the departure of Steve Jobs from Apple, noting that his “impact will endure.” This Week In the Business courtesy of IndustryGamers.com. Image: Takayama/Shutterstock