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Super-Charged Xbox Takes On Sony's PlayStation 3

San Jose Mercury News, Wednesday, March 28, 2007 11:13 AM

Today, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox 360 Elite, a black version of its game console that features a 120-gigabyte hard drive so that gamers can store more media, such as movies or music. It also will have a high-end video connector and cable based on the HDMI (high definition multimedia interface) standard.

The move upgrades the Xbox 360 to appeal to hard-core technology buffs and is aimed at keeping Microsoft from losing them to the temptations of Sony's PlayStation 3. It will sell for $479, less than Sony's cheapest PS3, which comes with a 20-gigabyte hard disk.

With the new machine, Microsoft is breaking the rules of the console wars, which dictate that the same machine last for five years or so. It will be on sale starting April 29.

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