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Microsoft's Rare Buy Pits Xbox 2 Against PS3
News Microsoft's purchase of UK games developer Rare will help the console maker to compete against Sony when the next-generation Xbox console goes up against the PlayStation 3, according to analysts. Research group Datamonitor believes that the deal...
[September 25, 2002, 16:39]
Will PlayStation 2 Survive Xbox Onslaught?
News PS2, due to hit the UK next month, will face a technical onslaught from Nintendo's GameCube and particularly Microsoft's entry into next-generation gaming, Xbox. Xbox "calls for a system two to five times faster than the PS2 by clock rate and...
[October 4, 2000, 14:01]
Ballmer Sets Launch Date For Xbox 2
News Microsoft will deliver the next version of its Xbox game console in 2006, chief executive Steve Ballmer said. Many had expected the new Xbox to arrive a year earlier. No date has been announced for future Xbox products or services," the company...
[June 20, 2003, 7:38]
PlayStation 3 Chip To Power Supercomputers
Talkback even though xbox came out before playstation 2, xbox showed great graphics and great technology! If sony say the Playstation 3 is going to be good, it better be! i own the new slim playstation 2 and i think it is gr8!
[January 12, 2005, 18:05]
Microsoft Angered By Game-code Piracy
News Microsoft threatened severe penalties on Thursday for those who circulate a stolen copy of "Halo 2", the hotly anticipated Xbox game set to go on sale next month. The original "Halo" -- created by Microsoft acquisition Bungie Studios -- has been by...
[October 15, 2004, 12:25]
Xbox Price To Drop Tonight
News Microsoft is to announce a price cut on Monday night for its Xbox games console, though analysts say the cut will not be enough to take market share from Sony's PlayStation 2. Microsoft Australia confirmed on Sunday the timing of an announcement...
[March 29, 2004, 11:55]
PlayStation 3 Chip To Power Supercomputers
Talkback even though xbox came out after playstation 2, xbox showed great graphics and great technology! soory i did something wrong on my comment so i will change it.If sony say the Playstation 3 is going to be good, it better be!
[January 12, 2005, 18:11]
Microsoft Cuts Euro Xbox Price - Again
News Microsoft has today cut the price of its Xbox console in Europe from 249 euros (£159) down to 199 euros (£129), making it the same price as Nintendo's GameCube and cheaper than Sony's PlayStation 2. Our success in Europe and increased market share...
[April 10, 2003, 10:34]
Microsoft Opens Xbox Secrets
News Microsoft on Wednesday put a price tag on its much anticipated Xbox, turning up the heat in the video-gaming market. Microsoft's said the Xbox will be available at an estimated retail price of $299.99 (£209.74),for the US market, making it...
[May 16, 2001, 15:48]
Microsoft To Put Price, Date On Xbox At E3
News By the time the Xbox hits the market, PS2 will be celebrating its first anniversary. Microsoft will be counting on the annual fete to build buzz for its upcoming Xbox game console. The company is set to announce a price and a sale date for the Xbox...
[May 14, 2001, 15:00]
Group Cracking Xbox 'for The Public Good'
News The Neo Project, which is using distributed computing to crack the main security code in Microsoft's Xbox games console, says it is confident its activities will stand up under legal scrutiny because they could have research and social benefits.
[January 15, 2003, 11:39]
RealNetworks Finds Home In PlayStation 2
News For Sony, the alliance is a preemptive strike against Microsoft and its upcoming Xbox gaming system. The PlayStation 2's lead rival, Microsoft's Xbox, has not even hit store shelves, but news of its official ship date and pricing are expected at...
[May 16, 2001, 11:29]
Group Ditches Bid To Crack Xbox Code
News A computing project has abandoned its effort to crack the main security code for Microsoft's Xbox video game console. An update on the home page for The Neo Project says the group is no longer working on the Xbox "due to legal reasons.
[January 7, 2003, 23:06]
Game Makers Aren't Playing Favourites
News We've found it much easier to move from the PC to the Xbox," Vanhal said. Vanhal is particular to the Xbox because its Intel processor and much of the underlying Microsoft software are familiar territory for developers used to working on PC games.
[May 21, 2001, 11:45]
Will E3 Herald Console Price Cuts?
News Olhava said Microsoft will need to show a convincing roster of new games that take advantage of Xbox Live. Xbox Live in spotlight Aside from pricing, hot spots at E3 will include the next chapter in the story of Xbox Live, the much-hyped online...
[May 9, 2003, 16:36]
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[September 3, 2006, 7:38]
PlayStation 2 Arrives In US
News Microsoft's Xbox is expected to give all game-console manufacturers a headache. If you think that Sega and this supply issue is giving them competition, wait until Xbox," said McNealy.will be a fun year.
[October 26, 2000, 8:40]
Report: Xbox Will Be A Loser For Microsoft
News Microsoft could lose as much as $2bn(£1.36bn) on its Xbox console, potentially selling the game console at a loss for three years or more, before breaking even in fiscal 2005, according to a Merrill Lynch report released Tuesday.
[March 7, 2001, 9:00]
Gaming's Battle For Your Living Room
News According to sources, Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will use the conference to unveil Microsoft's long rumoured Xbox -- a game console based in PC technology but with all the ease of use of a console device.
[March 8, 2000, 16:49]
Sony Unveils UK PS3 Pricing, Availability
News Those prices are significantly higher than Microsoft's Xbox 360, which has two versions, one with a built-in hard drive that costs $399 (£214) and another with no hard drive that retails for $299. That means - if customers are not put off by the...
[May 9, 2006, 9:00]
