Xbox 2 for 2006 Rubbished
That's the end of that, then
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According to a report by Gamesindustry.biz, the Japanese paper that original quoted Microsoft head honcho Steve Ballmer (Nihon Keizai Shimbun) as stating that the Xbox successor would be out in 2006, among other things, has retracted the claim. Apparently, there was something of a mix-up that led to Analysts' speculation being used as a quote from Ballmer himself. More over, the faux pas was worsened by the fact that the original date mentioned was in fact 2005, not 2006. Quite a category of errors, it would seem.
So we don't know anything basically, though rumour has it that 2005 is a more likely date - with Redmond attempting to steal a march on Sony and Nintendo with a more timely a more powerful product. Only time will of course tell.
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That and the fact Microsoft's share price probably took a dip putting the release date back a year. A bit muscle will make anybody eat their hat.
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