OVERVIEW: A "future-generation" device At the 2000 Game Developers Conference, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates announced the development of Xbox. Capitalizing on its software expertise, experience in maintaining MSN Gaming Zone, and advances in PC technology, Xbox is a game console that promises to deliver the most realistic, intense, and action-packed game experience available. Released in Europe in March 2002, as a "future-generation" device the Xbox delivered rich,...