Microsoft to launch Xbox HD DVD player in Japan
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TOKYO/LOS ANGELES  - Microsoft Corp. said on   Wednesday it would launch an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360   game console on November 22 in Japan for 20,790 yen ($177),   matching rival Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in high-definition   DVD functions.
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Microsoft Corp will begin its music download service in Japan with an initial offering of 50,000 songs, a spokeswoman for the US software giant&#39;s online service unit said on Wednesday.
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Wired News talks with Shane Kim of Microsoft Game Studios, who says Japan will be a focus in the battle for console supremacy.
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New console to arrive on same day as satin PS3 A crucial showdown approaches for the console industry. Next month, Microsoft will ship a cut-price Xbox 360 in Japan, on the same day that Sonyâs satin PlayStation 3 launches in the land of the rising sun.â¦
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Microsoft has decided to sell the Core Xbox 360 System in Japan at a price lower than it's US counterpart, but also with two games included. Does Redmond's move signal a better deal soon for American consumers?
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Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--Microsoft Co., the Japanese unit of U.S. computer software giant Microsoft Corp., said Friday it will launch a cheap version of its Xbox 360 video game console in Japan on Nov. 2.
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US computer giant Microsoft said Monday it was launching a cheaper version of its Xbox 360 in Japan in an attempt to make inroads into the game-loving nation that has shunned the console.
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To the HD disc format what IE is to the web? Microsoft yesterday launched software that emulates on a PC HD DVDs played on its Xbox 360 add-in drive. It's a move that could give the software giant de facto control of the next-gen optical disc format.â¦
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Microsoft Corp. said on  Wednesday it would launch an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360  game console on November 22 in Japan for 20,790 yen ($177),  matching rival Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in high-definition  DVD functions.
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Toshiba will release a notebook PC with an HD DVD drive this time next year, the Japanese company said today, returning fire after an initial salvo from Sony in the battle for the future of blue-laser optical media.
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Microsoft will launch an HD DVD drive add-on for its Xbox 360 console in November, a company executive said Wednesday.
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Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it would launch the advanced version of its Xbox 360 game console, Xbox 360 Elite, on October 11 in Japan, a country where sales of its game gear lag far behind rival machines from Nintendo Co. Ltd. and Sony Corp.
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Microsoft Corp does not expect sales of its Xbox 360 game console to suffer if Toshiba Corp discontinues HD DVD technology, Microsoft said in a statement on Monday.
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Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it would  launch the advanced version of its Xbox 360 game console, Xbox  360 Elite, on October 11 in Japan, a country where sales of its  game gear trail far behind rival machines from Nintendo Co.  Ltd. and Sony Corp.
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Microsoft Corp  does not  expect sales of its Xbox 360 game console to suffer if Toshiba  Corp (6502.T) discontinues HD DVD technology, Microsoft said in  a statement on Monday.
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Microsoft Corp.  has no plans now  to cut the price of its Xbox game console in Japan, the home  turf of rivals Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) and Sony Corp.  (6758.T), the head of its Japan unit said on Monday.
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Sony Corp  said it will launch  four models of new Blu-ray high-definition optical disc  recorders in November in Japan, as its format battle with the  HD DVD camp heats up.