Microsoft wants you to feel young againGates' surprise appearance
In addition to shipping 5 million units by June, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said that the company will have 10 million consoles out before Sony or Nintendo launch. "Before our competition even enters the marketplace we will have a 10 million-unit headstart with Xbox 360," said Gates, whose appearance was a surprise. "It's a number we only dreamed about a year ago." Gates also announced plans for a Live Anywhere service that will allow people to share an online identity across multiple PCs as well as their Xbox 360 and other devices. "It means that you have one online community," Gates said. Live Anywhere will launch with Windows Vista. Gates said the service should help the company reach another goal--doubling the number of Xbox Live subscribers from 3 million today to 6 million by next year's E3.
"We're going from 'Live' to 'Live Anywhere', he said. At some point, Gates added, it may be possible to take a game in progress from the Xbox and move it onto a cell phone. Microsoft demonstrated a future version of the Xbox Live service, in which gamers can see not only who is logged in on their Xbox, but also buddies who are logged into a PC or mobile device. The press conference ended with Gates and Moore walking off the stage while a brief trailer for Halo 3 played. Microsoft offered few details other than to note that the highly anticipated game will arrive sometime next year.
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