Reports wrong on Xbox successor
C|Net | at | by Mike
A Japanese newspaper on Friday retracted statements attributed to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer regarding a new version of the Xbox. Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported Friday that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, speaking during a press event, said a next-generation version of the Xbox video game console would arrive in 2006, later than many industry figures had expected.
The newspaper later said the statement was incorrectly attributed to Ballmer and instead was meant to reflect general expectations by industry analysts on the timing of next-generation video game consoles. The year was also listed incorrectly, the newspaper said--analysts expect new consoles will hit the market in 2005.