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Andre Matuch

2006-08-23, 7:35 pm

AirRaid wrote:
quote:

> http://gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=19231
>
> GC: FIFA and Pro Evo exclusive to Xbox 360
>
> Matt Martin 13:51 23/08/2006
>
> Microsoft's next-gen console now "owns football", says Lewis
>
> In what will no doubt come as a bitter blow to Sony, Microsoft has
> announced that both FIFA 2007 and Pro Evolution Soccer 6 will be
> exclusive to Xbox 360 for at least a year.
>
> The announcement came during the company's conference at the Leipzig
> Games Convention, with Euro boss Chris Lewis telling the audience:
> "Xbox 360 owns football."
>
> Under the terms of the agreement, the two leading football titles from
> Electronic Arts and Konami will not be available for Sony's PlayStation
> 3 until at least twelve months after release on Microsoft's console.
>
>
>
> FIFA 2007 is due in stores September 29, with Pro Evolution Soccer 6
> set for an October release.


Nobody will care about this in the United States but this is HUGE in Europe.

Andre
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