Article: Sony's PlayStation vs. Microsoft's Xbox.(News)(Brief Article)

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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