Microsoft Sets Xbox Debut

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Microsoft Corp. set its long-awaited launch date for its superhyped Xbox for Nov. 8 and put a suggested retail price on the high-tech game console at $299, exactly what Sony Corp. sells its PlayStation 2 for.

Speaking at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Microsoft executives also unveiled a slew of relationships with gamemakers and moviemakers, including Warner Bros. That deal includes three Microsoft-published Xbox games based on Steven Spielberg’s “A.I.,” the highly anticipated June 29 sci-fi release.




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