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Article: Xbox live launch set for Nov. 15. (Upfront: latest news and insight).(Microsoft Corp. and Sony Corp. launch multiplayer services)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
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- September 1, 2002
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Hoping to boost sales in an ultra-competitive gaming console sector, Microsoft Corp. said it will mark the one-year anniversary of the Xbox by launching its much-anticipated broadband-only, multiplayer service.
On Nov. 15, Microsoft will begin setting a starter kit for its new multiplayer service, dubbed Xbox Live, for $49.95. The kit includes a one-year subscription to the broadband-only service and an Xbox Communicator headset that will be used by players to communicate with each other. Although the online gaming service will only be available to users with a high-speed Internet connection, the kit does not include broadband access.
Though Microsoft ...