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Taken from Xboxrules.com

"Microsoft chairman Bill Gates recently sat down with National French newspaper Les Echoes to discuss a variety of topics including the Xbox. To begin, Gates was asked about the disappointing performance of the console in the Japanese market. Putting things in perspective, Gates said, "Being a new player in this business, we're satisfied with the number two position behind Sony and ahead of Nintendo is the global console market. We think that's particularly significant because software developers have historically only supported the top two platforms. With the launch of Xbox Live, our console provides opportunities that Sony can't match right out of the box."

Continuing, Gates shed some light on the future, "The next-generation Xbox will feature digital media capabilities such as video and photo editing in addition to games. It will also allow for Internet capabilities without the need for direct connections through Wi-Fi. As for the Japanese market, we knew it was going to be difficult, and we will continue to invest in the Xbox there."

Chairman Gates was also asked about rumors suggesting Microsoft plans to purchase Vivendi Universal's videogame division. In denial, Gates said, "As far as I know there are currently no negotiations in progress. If there were serious discussions regarding a buyout, I'd definitely know about it."

Whats all this WI FI mumbo jumbo? Internet too? Video and photo editing?

What's next? Xbox printers and scanners with windows XboxP.

At this rate I think it's going to be alot harder to tell somone straight that Xbox isn't a PC.

To me, i'm slightly concerned. More games please, not video editing.

I really enjoyed Blinx and it was a game that actually sustained strong gameplay throughout. The graphics were lush, the Dolby Digital was good and the Gameplay was exciting and interesting to play. The game is by no means perfect but its a great alternative to Mario.

Please don't insult us all with Blinx

Just don't

Because they will


Microsoft rule the PC industry, they will rule the console industry, and they've already stuck their foot in the door of fridge magnets.

Everything will fall, one by one.

The Xbox also has... Racing Evoluzione, Dead or Alive Bach Volleyball, Panzer Drragoon Orta, Shenmue 2X, Kameo: Elements of Power, Steel Batallion, Brute Force, Halo 2, Perfect Dark 2, Dino Crisis 3, Tao Feng: Fist of Lotus, Dead or Alive 4, Midtown Madness 3, Kung Fu Chaos, Amped 2, Project Gotham Racing 2, BC, Blinx 2 and WWE RAW 2. They are just the Xbox exclusives including PC but they also have the console exclusives Doom 3, Deus EX 2: The Invisible War, Operation Flashpoint and Black and White. To me that looks *VERY* Impressive and although I won't be able to afford all of them the list is longer than my GameCube wish list as of yet.

It will be an intersting year for both consoles as I feel sales of the PS2 will be reduced as more and more GameCube and Xbox games are released. 2003 is the year of gaming!

Whitestripes wrote:
> No

Why?

Cyclone wrote:
> Hang on a minute.
>
> So XBox did well over Christmas?
>
> But the fact is the GC was well ahead before anyway......
>
> and so I imagine just about is. And with Zelda, SC, F-Zero, Mario
> Kart, Pikmin 2, Mario 128 etc......it should be good for a while
> yet.
>
> I'm sure I'll be corrected...

You've got it pretty much sorted really. X-Box did pretty damn good in the UK and Europe, while the GameCube did 'nicely' (but certainly not as good). Sales were much higher for GC and X-Box in Japan (but that's around 70,000 to 10,000 - not to mention the 'Zelda Boost') and the GC overtook the X-Box in America to clinch the Xmas sales thanks to Metroid and Resident Evil Zero.

Maverick42 wrote:
> I don't really mind about sales - Sony are dominating, and MS and
> Nintendo are both doing fine (sales wise). But Whitestripes, you're
> being a little pessimistic about the future. There are rules about
> market dominance - and I really think there's room for three consoles
> in the market.

No

Hang on a minute.

So XBox did well over Christmas?

But the fact is the GC was well ahead before anyway......

and so I imagine just about is. And with Zelda, SC, F-Zero, Mario Kart, Pikmin 2, Mario 128 etc......it should be good for a while yet.

I'm sure I'll be corrected......

I don't really mind about sales - Sony are dominating, and MS and Nintendo are both doing fine (sales wise). But Whitestripes, you're being a little pessimistic about the future. There are rules about market dominance - and I really think there's room for three consoles in the market.

And Tristar in System Shock 2

And in a way, like Biffo Enterprises in Back To The Future 2
It will happen, trust me.