Microsoft's play for game market: X-Box

 

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The rapidly growing computer game market stands poised in anticipation as Microsoft talks up its new game console in the wake of Sony's possible PlayStation 2 glitch. "What successful consumer product has Microsoft had?" - Schelley Olhava, IDC analyst

X-Box aims for the heart of the house update Microsoft chairman Bill Gates outlines his vision for the X-Box--a game console with built-in high-speed Internet access, a big hard drive and e-commerce capabilities. Microsoft takes the mystery out of the X-Box The software giant announces its first gaming console, called the X-Box, the latest sign that the computing industry is gearing up for a future beyond the PC. Microsoft woos game developers On the eve of the anticipated announcement of its latest gaming effort, Microsoft may need to convince software developers to sign on. Microsoft expected to use Intel in X-Box update Microsoft is expected to announce that it has chosen microprocessors from Intel, rather than chip rival AMD, to serve as the brains inside its "X-Box" game console. Sony: Some PlayStation 2 memory cards may be defective The unit of the electronics giant behind the PlayStation 2 video-game box says some of the memory cards it sold may have a defect that wipes out its DVD software.