Microsoft, Sony face slow European net gaming market
Reuters | at | by Mike
Microsoft on Wednesday said it had signed up 50,000 European customers to its Xbox Live Internet service in the first three months, a sign online gaming is slower out of the gates in Europe. Online gaming is seen as an important emerging market for video game publishers and console makers looking to charge players subscriptions for multi-player action. Microsoft and Sony have led the charge, signing up over one million subscribers between them in the U.S. since launching services in the second half of 2002.