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To: Y. Samuel Arai who wrote (90633)	1/31/2000 3:07:00 PM
From: Petz	Respond to of 1570973

Sam, re:<It will have the largest selection of games, as it will run regular PC-based games...that's how it'll compete> Tench: <<I still have a very tough time seeing how that thing will compete against Sony's Playstation II>> zdnet.com The ZDNet article is the most reputable source who has repeated the Athlon rumor. I think the target price for this hybrid PC/gaming console is more likely to be $400 rather than $200. $100 for the CPU sounds about right even if M$oft decides to sell the console at a loss to gain the gaming revenue stream. Since the custom Sony chip is supposed to be over 200mm large, the cost of an Athlon chip at ~100 mm is quite competitive with it. If this box is ready in time, I could see it getting 10% of the market for Christmas 2000. How many Athlon chips would that be? Petz

To: Y. Samuel Arai who wrote (90633)	1/31/2000 3:09:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1570973

Microsoft's game console: <It will have the largest selection of games, as it will run regular PC-based games...that's how it'll compete.> That means the console will need some sort of storage medium (add more $$$ to the cost), since all PC games at the moment must be installed first before they can be run. When was the last time a game console forced the user to install a game before playing it? <On top of that, software engineers will be able to fine-tune their games for this console, instead of having to write their code to be playable on everything from a Pentium 233MMX to an Athlon 1000mhz.> That's real nice, but if the game writers want their games to run on any PC, not just the niche Microsoft gamebox market, they'll have to do cross-development anyway. Otherwise, the game writer will have to gamble on an unestablished platform. There's way too many questions here, way too many risks I see. PC games are just way too different from console games. Believe me, as an avid gamer who plays both console and PC games, I know. Tenchusatsu