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Article: Microsoft faces a tough sell on the Xbox 360
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- International Herald Tribune
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- October 5, 2005
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Seth Schiesel and Matt Richtel
International Herald Tribune
10-05-2005
In the five months since Microsoft unveiled a prototype of its new video game machine, the Xbox 360, the company has tried to generate excitement by staging demonstrations of the console's ability to play music and display digital photographs and by trumpeting its online community features. Yet while Microsoft has tried to build buzz for the 360, the most important ingredient has largely been missing: games. There have been snazzy screenshots and impressive trailers. But since the game industry's big trade show in Los Angeles in May, Microsoft has shown almost nothing in terms of actual, playable games. So far, ...