Code Name: X-Box
Tuesday, March 21st, 2000
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced at the annual Game Developers Conference that Microsoft Corporation is entering the video game world with the introduction of a future-generati
“Building on our strengths as a software company, X-Box will offer game developers a powerful platform and game enthusiasts an incredible experience”, said Gates.
According to Microsoft, X-Box will lift game playing quality to new heights by delivering more than three times the graphics performance of the newest generation game consoles. The custom designed graphics chip, co-developed by nVidia Corp., will deliver more than 300 million polygons per second.
To advance future-generation PC and X-Box games, Microsoft has formed a new dedicated games division comprising world renowned software engineers and designers in the industry.
X-Box is slated to launch in 2001, and numerous developers and publishers have expressed their enthusiasm, including industry leaders, Electronic Arts Inc., Konami Company Ltd., Acclaim Entertainment Inc. and Eidos Interactive.