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To: tejek who wrote (94573)	2/22/2000 12:02:00 PM
From: Scot	Respond to of 1573895

Ted, BTW these game consoles, I think, are retailing over $200....I think Scot was low with $149. You're absolutely right...$149 is lower than the current console pricing. That is, however, one of many numbers that have been thrown around on possible pricing in a competitive market with Dolphin, PS2, X-Box, and who knows what else.... Ok...I just did a search on some old articles...and here's the mention of $149 (I knew I saw that somewhere), also check out the mention of the royalty issue: One other note, rumored pricing for the ps2 is "around $400" according to a recent cnet article. totalgames.net This morning trade weekly MCV spectacularly revealed details of Microsoft's strategy for its X-Box console. The article details a secret meeting hosted by Microsoft for a small group of third-party developers. The claimed release date is for September 2001 in the US, with release in Europe soon after. Microsoft appear to be going for the jugular as the predicted price for the console could be as low as $149 (appx. œ100, though expect to see it at about œ150 in UK). Also the royalty system will under-cut Sony's current offer to it's licensees, indeed many have suggested that Microsoft are the only company in a position to blow Sony out of the water in terms of sheer muscle. Bill Gates is not short of a penny or two. As for the projected spec of the mystery console, MCV's estimates were for a processor speed of up to 1Ghz, which seems a touch excessive, especially if they plan to release the machine at such a low price. 64MB RAM, which is feasible, also full DVD functionality and network compatibility are mandatory to even be in the running. More interesting is the prediction of a built in Hard Drive, which will be a first for any production console. Though it wasn't mentioned in the MCV article, the graphics system is speculated to be provided by nVidia via their GeForce boards, which are currently taking the PC world by storm. We contacted Microsoft's PR department for some comment but, naturally, they denied all knowledge of this and seemed bemused at the MCV article. Whatever the situation, you can be sure that if anyone can give Sony a run for their money it's Microsoft. Written by Snehal Noorani, TGN News Editor