Microsoft to launch cheaper Xbox in Japan: paper
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O plans to release   a cheaper version of its Xbox 360 video game console in Japan   this autumn to boost sluggish sales in Japan and better compete   with rivals Sony Corp. 6758.T and Nintendo Co. Ltd.   7974.OS, a newspaper said on Friday.
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Microsoft Corp.'s XBox video game system will team up with software maker Electronic Arts Inc. to stage an online Interactive World Cup tournament later this year, the companies announced Thursday.
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Premier title from Microsoft Japan is coming to America; Majesco will localize and publish the Xbox actioner in wake of Microsoft&#39;s decision to pass.
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Sony Corp. will lower the price of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 video game console, Kyodo News agency reported Friday, as competition heats up in next-generation gaming between Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.
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Microsoft Corp. may try to strike a deal with Japan's Sony Corp. in an effort to compete with Apple Computer Inc. in the digital music arena, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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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 Tuesday that the new, slimmer version of the PlayStation Portable handheld video game console would go on sale in Japan from September 20.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said on   Wednesday it will launch its Xbox 360 HD DVD player in Japan on   November 22.
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NEW DELHI: Microsoft will be launching âsubstantiallyâ low-priced Windows XP Starter Edition in the Indian market early next year.
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After months of speculation, Sony had good news for gamers yesterday when it revealed that its new handheld game console will go on sale for 19,800 yen (Â£100), cheaper than many analysts predicted.
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By Jennifer Tan SINGAPORE  - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday itwill begin shipping a low-cost version of its Windows XPoperating system to three Asian countries and Russia byearly-2005, tapping developing markets as growth slowselsewhere.
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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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TOKYO -- Sony Corp. said Friday it will slash the price of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 video game console in Japan by 20 percent, heating up the competition in the next-generation gaming war against rivals Microsoft and Nintendo.
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Microsoft announced Wednesday it would offer a low-cost starter edition of its Windows XP operating system in Asia starting in October, as it strives to hold onto market share facing erosion from the open-source Linux system and software piracy.
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Sony Corp. (6758.T) said on  Tuesday it would launch its Blu-ray high-definition optical  disc recorder in Japan in December with an expected price tag  of around 300,000 yen ($2,550) for a model with a 500-gigabyte  hard disk drive.
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Microsoft on Tuesday began US sales of a scaled-down Xbox 360 model billed by some analysts as a doomed bid to unseat Nintendo's Wii console as ruler of the casual video game market.
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On October 11 Microsoft will launch its Xbox 360 Elite in Japan, where Xbox sales are lagging.