NEWS - Tuesday, June 11, 2002
Xbox Online Service to Have 47 Titles
TOKYO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday 39 game makers will offer a total of 47 titles for the companys online game service set to be launched this autumn for users of its Xbox ( news - web sites) console. The U.S. software giant said a starter kit for Xbox online games will be priced at 6,800 yen ($54.5), which includes service fees for the first 12 months. Last month, Microsoft said it was preparing a global online gaming network for Xbox in a bid to jump-start Internet-linked video games. Microsoft rolled out Xbox on February 22 in Japan following its U.S. debut in November. ($1=124.74 yen)Source: http://www.xboxaddict.com/