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Article: Sony's PlayStation vs. Microsoft's Xbox.(News)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Advertising Age
- Article date:
- May 9, 2005
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Both promise their next generation of game consoles will take consumers well beyond video games to let them surf the Web, send e-mail, download music and movies, store digital pictures and even, possibly, record TV shows a la TiVo.
Xbox
What's at stake: Microsoft wants the Xbox to be the linchpin in its digital-home strategy, and since Xbox is its most successful foray into consumer electronics, needs to prove Xbox wasn't a fluke to keep credibility of industry.
How many this generation has sold: 19.1 million
Next Up: Xbox 360, code-named Xenon
Debuts: End of 2005
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Article: Microsoft challenges Sony with new Xbox.(BUSINESS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);
May 13, 2005 ;
700+ words
......unveiled its sleek next-generation Xbox 360 - its best hope...allegiance of the gaming generation. The new game system...listed at $189.97, Xbox was listed at $149...release the next-generation PlayStation 3 this...unclear when the next-generation Nintendo console...price of its new ...
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