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PlayStation faces competition
graphic November 12, 2001: 7:10 p.m. ET

Microsoft and Nintendo are set to unveil long-awaited new game-console systems.
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NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Microsoft Corp. launched its first entry into the video game console business, the Xbox, followed by the debut of GameCube, a colorful next-generation platform from Nintendo Co.

Both companies plan to challenge the industry champ Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 2.

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Jamie Bsales, senior editor at PC Magazine, appeared on CNNfn's The N.E.W. Show to give us his expert opinion on the latest video game battle. graphic





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