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An Introduction to Microsoft Gaming

About Microsoft

Microsoft is one of the most lucrative and successful companies of all time. Founded by Bill Gates over 30 years ago, Microsoft rose to the top during the computer hardware and software boom of the 1980s and 90s. Currently one of the world’s richest people, Bill Gates’ net worth has been as high as $100 billion thanks to the extreme success of Microsoft.

Although Microsoft primarily deals with the creation of software like the extremely popular Windows brand operating system, they have capitalized on the company’s success to expand into other arenas, such as video gaming and more recently, entertainment, by creating a production company that will be producing the company’s first feature film based on the popular Microsoft Xbox video game series, Halo.

Microsoft Gaming

Microsoft entered into the video gaming industry around 5 years ago with the release of the highly renowned video gaming system, Microsoft Xbox. The Xbox was released about the same time as the Sony PlayStation 2 and has been the main competition of the Sony unit. Some of the more noteworthy features related to the Microsoft Xbox include some of the following:

  • Over 450 games to choose from including popular hits, like Madden NFL football, Fifa Soccer, Tony Hawk Underground 2, Halo and many more.
  • An inexpensive plug-in can make your Microsoft Xbox gaming unit DVD-compatible.
  • A 4 GB hard drive lets you store your music on the Xbox gaming system and play it instead of using a stereo. Many games are compatible to the point where you can listen to your music while you play the games.
  • Online play allows Microsoft gaming enthusiasts to log on using a broadband Internet connection and play anyone in the world with a similar connection. Xbox gaming online comes in two forms, the Xbox Silver and Xbox Gold packages.

Due to the extreme success of the Microsoft Xbox gaming unit, Microsoft has been hard at work to develop the next generation of gaming technologies. As a result, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 will be the first new gaming system released of the big three. (Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo) The Xbox 360 gaming system will be available by the end of 2005 and is expected to be the best gaming system ever released. Pre-order yours today through the Microsoft gaming homepage.

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