Microsoft’s John Rooke, the company’s UK marketing manager, has commented on Sony’s ambitious Home service, insisting that Sony “will struggle” with the service when it does launch in Spring 2008.

In contrast, Rooke believes that the future is looking bright for Xbox Live. Microsoft hopes to have 10 million users online by next year’s E3. Right now, the Live service has around 7.1 million users.

Microsoft on PS3 Home: “Sony will struggle” [Pocket-lint]

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