World News 19-05-2005 who: Microsoft what: Beats Nintendo and Sony in race to launch next-generation games console where: Los Angeles, California when: Thursday May 12th snippet: The Xbox 360 has beat the Playstation 3 and Nintendo Revolution to the punch by preceding the much-anticipated E3 computer games trade show in Los Angeles with a "star-studded" MTV launch special hosted by Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood. The console will also be the first in the shops - the BBC says Microsoft will have it out in this country by christmas, with Playstation 3 following in the spring and Nintendo`s machine trailing along later in 2006. [... more]

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