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Xbox 2 expected to arrive before PS3

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On October 31, 2002, 2:52 AM

Ed Fries, Microsoft's head of first-party development for both Xbox and PC, has reiterated in an interview that the company plans to hit retail with Xbox's successor before the launch of the next PlayStation.
Speaking in Japan to the Hihon Kezai Shimbun, Fries confirmed that Xbox 2 - or whatever it ends up being dubbed - is currently in the first stages of development and would indeed hit before PlayStation 3, now expected in 2005.

Source: [URL=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/r/?page=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/news/news_story.php%7Bque%7Did=82792]Computer & Videogames[/URL].

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  1. October 31, 2002 7:14 AM
    Federelli said:
    PS3 will be umch powerfull than xbox2, my guess is xbox2 will feature the best of the nv30 line... say like the geforce5 ti 5500 or whatever the best geforce5 is, while ps2 will feature the full set of the cell engine wich will be the most powerfull engine you can imagine... what do you think?
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