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3 Million in Xbox 2 Sales At Christmas?

Posted by Zonk on from the could-be dept.

Forbes has a look at the upcoming release of the Xbox 2 console, from Goldman-Sachs. Speculation is put forth on the unit's cost as well as how it might do in sales. From the article: "The research firm, which rates Microsoft at 'outperform,' expects Xbox 2 to be available for retail sale in October or November at a retail price of about $249 to $299."

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  1. Re:Scope of Launch by LWATCDR · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "1. Spend $300 on an Xbox2 with no backwards compatibility"
    Are you sure? Microsoft bought VirtualPC for a reason. The new PowerPC chip might have the power to emulate the chip in the current XBox. The change to the new Video chip set maybe a none issue if the game uses directX.

    "lukewarm developer support," I do not know about this. Microsoft is pretty good at making developers happy.

    "2. Wait a few months and buy a more powerful, cheaper, vastly better-supported Playstation 3."
    I actually hope so. I really do hope the Cell is everything they it is. But cheaper? Any proof?

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