Microsoft to launch Xbox 360 Elite in Japan in Oct
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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. 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 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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Small tweaks, big difference? Review Apart from a sneaky bit of Xbox 360 gaming at lunchtimes in the Register Hardware offices, we've always been fairly hardcore PlayStation fans, having grown up with the Sony console series since its 1995 launch. Could Microsoft's new machine, the Xbox 360 Elite, persuade us to change allegience? Well, yes, it could...â¦
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. 7974.OS said on   Thursday it will launch its new game console, the Wii, on   December 2 in Japan for 25,000 yen ($212), making it the third   and last major game maker to bring a next-generation console to   market.
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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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Microsoft Corp.  said on Monday it does not expect hardware problems to affect sales of its Xbox game console in Japan.
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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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Having a tough time competing with Wii, PS3 There's still no word on the Xbox 360 Elite's UK debut - we know nothing, the reps claimed again - but the none-more-black games console will be coming to Japan on 11 October to give - Microsoft hopes - a much needed boost given its June sales performance there.â¦
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On October 11 Microsoft will launch its Xbox 360 Elite in Japan, where Xbox sales are lagging.
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Microsoft Corp  said on  Monday it is launching a reworked low-end version of its Xbox  360 in a bid to widen the game console's appeal to a broader  audience that has flocked to rival Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS)  Wii.
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Microsoft Corp. is introducing an external high-definition DVD player for the Xbox 360 video game console to match the Blu-ray disc functions of Sony Corp.'s upcoming PlayStation 3. The software maker also announced Wednesday it will launch the Xbox 360 in India this week and in Africa next week.
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Microsoft hopes that the new version of Halo, which is exclusive to the Xbox 360, will persuade more consumers to choose its game machine over others.
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One-in-seven Asian Xbox video gamers plays on the Internet just six months after the regional launch of Microsoft's Xbox Live Internet software, a company executive said on Wednesday.
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) said on  Thursday it will launch its new game console, the Wii, on  December 2 in Japan for 25,000 yen ($212), making it the third  and last major game maker to bring a next-generation console to  market.
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Microsoft Corp.&#039;s Xbox 360 may exemplify the high-tech future of video game consoles, but the company is hoping some of its avid players still pine for the good old days of Pac-Man and Frogger.
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Console to get 1080p support with software update Microsoft will ship the Xbox 360's eagerly anticipated external HD DVD drive to Japanese consumers on 17 November, the software giant revealed today at the Tokyo Games Show. The announcement paves the way for similar declarations concerning the peripheral's launch in the US and Europe.â¦