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Microsoft high definition Xbox 360 to undercut Playstation 3

Retailers told Microsoft's HD console will be cheaper than Sony's PS3

PCW Staff, Personal Computer World 18 May 2006
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Microsoft has said it will undercut the price of the Playstation 3, selling its XBox 360 together with the additional HD-DVD drive for less than Sony's console.

Sony is using the Blu-ray high definition (HD) standard in its upcoming console but, according to GamesIndustry.biz, Microsoft has told retailers that it will beat the PS3 on price even with the add-on drive included in the price.

The software giant has already spent millions of dollars establishing the XBox range of gaming consoles a serious alternative to Sony's Playstation.

With so much attention on the new HD consoles, Microsoft is preparing for another fight.

Sony's Playstation 3 is expected to cost between £399 and £419 when it arrives in late November.

Sony is said to be willing to gamble everything to ensure that its favoured Blu-ray HD format wins the standards war with HD-DVD, and won't be confined to the history bin like Betamax in its battle with VHS tape.

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