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Article: Let the gaming wars begin, again; With details now out about new Xbox, Microsoft gets upper hand in first round
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- May 13, 2005
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Microsoft launched the first strike in the next-generation video
game console wars Thursday, unveiling its new Xbox system, which will
go on sale at the holiday season.
The new Xbox 360 was unwrapped on an MTV special, an effort to
steal the thunder of Sony and Nintendo, which will release details of
their new PlayStation and GameCube systems next week.
This next wave of high-tech hardware promises better graphics and
more sophisticated games music to the ears of millions of people who
play titles such as "Madden NFL," "Grand Theft Auto" and "Halo."
"There is a high level of anticipation" about the new Microsoft
system, said Mike Polzin, co-owner of Video Games Cubed in Kenosha, a
store ...