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Game getting tough between PS3 and Xbox


September 13, 2007 Sony's PlayStation 3 will follow Microsoft's Xbox 360 into the video market, but will blaze its own distinct path. That's the early word from Sony Computer Entertainment America president and CEO Jack Tretton, who does not expect the PS3 to adopt the monthly fee imposed by its rival console on the Xbox Live service. However, he laid out broad preliminary plans supporting recent indications made by Sony chairman Howard Stringer that the PS3 home gaming console and the PlayStation Portable will be key platforms in a companywide plan to offer video downloads of entertainment content.

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