Remember back in November of 2005 when Microsoft’s Xbox 360 launched and a minority of consumers complained of overheating problems? And remember the resultant wave of belittlement from Sony execs and fanboys (and girls) as they jumped with joy and berated their MS-loving brethren? Well, it seems like the tables are about to turn, because Sony clearly isn’t as clever as it would like us to think.

The PlayStation 3 has, thus far, been blighted by far more teething problems than the Xbox 360 ever suffered, but Sony of course say otherwise. Despite various industry folk suggesting the PS3 is difficult to work with and develop for, is prone to crashes, is underpowered, overheats, and otherwise is a bit of a boxed dog—Sony beg to differ. There were no frazzled PlayStation 3 consoles at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, eh? People didn’t really see those, then?

Sony denies any problems with the PlayStation 3 in terms of overheating issues, just as it’s denied all the other negative things the industry and concerned gamers—such as GamerSquad—have had to say. And, let’s face facts for a moment, we already know if Sony claims something to be untrue, then it’s categorically untrue, because Sony is a company that never lies or bends the truth. We all know that, right?

"SCE can categorically deny that there aren’t any problems with PS3 units overheating," said the company in a statement issued to GamesIndustry.biz. "As could be seen on the TGS floor by the tens of thousands of media and public attendees, both the hardware and software worked flawlessly."

Yeah, okay, other than quite a few attending media outlets reported worrying machine crashes and portable fans being used to cool down those PS3s left on for multiple hours, which would perhaps indicate that “flawlessly” is a tad overstated, Mr. Sony.