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Microsoft to sell cheaper Xbox inJapan

Microsoft Corp said Monday it will launch a cheaper version of its Xbox 360 in Japan in an attempt to make inroads into the game-loving nation that has shunned the console. Microsoft will put the Xbox 360 Arcade on sale March 6 for 27,800 yen, less than... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Mon, Feb 04 2008

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