XBox360 Set For Thanksgiving Retail Launch

Microsoft today announced that its Xbox 360 will arrive on store shelves just in time for the holiday season.

Jennifer Bosavage, Editor In Chief, Solution Providers for Retail

September 15, 2005

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Microsoft has announced that its Xbox 360 will arrive on store shelves just in time for the holiday season: The product will be available Nov. 22 in North America, Dec. 2 in Europe and Dec. 10 in Japan. The announcement was made the day before the Tokyo Game Show 2005, the venue at which the Xbox 360 will debut.

More than 40 publishers in Japan, including Bandai Co. Ltd., Capcom Co. Ltd., Koei Co. Ltd., Konami Corp., Namco Ltd., Sega Corp., Square Enix Co. Ltd. and Tecmo Ltd., will support Xbox 360. The product has support for high-definition output with anti-aliasing, and Dolby 5.1 surround sound. Microsoft also announced its next generation of the Xbox Live service, an online games and entertainment network. The Xbox Live service enables users to play online in a community of millions, connect with friends using voice and video chat, download new content, build online profiles and experience new modes of entertainment. Xbox 360 can also be used as an amplifier for music, movies and photos stored on an array of devices including MP3 players, digital cameras and Microsoft Windows XP-based PCs.

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Jennifer Bosavage

Editor In Chief, Solution Providers for Retail

Writing and editing from the IT metropolis that is Fairfield County, Conn., Jen is Editor In Chief of Solution Providers For Retail. In her role, she oversees all editorial operations of the site, including engaging VARs to share their expertise within the community. She has written for IT professionals for more than 20 years, with expertise in covering issues concerning solution providers, systems integrators, and resellers.

Jen most recently was Senior Editor at CRN. There, she was in charge of the publication's editorial research projects, including: Solution Provider 500, Fast Growth 100, Women of the Channel, and Emerging Vendors, among many others. She launched the online blog, "Channel Voices," and often wrote on career issues facing IT professionals in her blog, "One Year to a Better Career."

Jen began her tech journalism career at Electronic Buyer News, where she covered the purchasing beat. (That was so long ago that blue LEDs were big news.) Starting as copy editor, she worked her way up to Managing Editor before moving to VARBusiness. At VARBusiness, she was Executive Editor, leading a team of writers that won the prestigious Jesse Neal award for editorial excellence.

Jennifer has been married for 22 years and has two wonderful kids (even the teenager). To adults in her hometown, she is best known for her enormous Newfoundland dog; to high schoolers, for her taco nights.

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