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Article: Microsoft continues to tinker with Xbox Live as launch nears
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- Daily Breeze
- Article date:
- September 30, 2002
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SEATTLE -- Joshua Johnson loves the action, the graphics and the
excitement of playing with other gamers through Microsoft Corp.'s new
Xbox Live online video-game service.
"When I say `awesome,' it's an understatement," said Johnson, an
18-year-old college student who is testing a "beta" prerelease
version of Xbox Live.
But there's one thing he could live without: the high-pitched
squeaky voice some gamers select to mask their real voice in dueling
with him.
"It's just (like) a nagging puppy. It's annoying," said Johnson,
who lives in Rialto and attends California State University, San
Bernardino.
Not toworry. Now that the guts of Xbox Live are in place,
Microsoft is tweaking the details.
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