Microsoft Sets Xbox One Release as Sony Faceoff Awaits
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Microsoft Corp. plans to release the Xbox One video-game console on Nov. 22, a week before Black Friday, and said it increased the number of units available for its holiday faceoff against Sony Corp.
Consumer demand spurred Microsoft to speed production after retailers sold out of pre-order allotments, said Yusuf Mehdi, chief marketing officer for the Redmond, Washington-based software maker’s interactive entertainment division. Sales this year will top the debut of the current Xbox 360, he said, declining to discuss specifics.