X-Box GONE GOLD!

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Well just maybe a year or two ago I never imagined I would be saying this. A console system developed by Microsoft has just been announced as GONE GOLD! That's right, Microsoft has announced that the X-Box hardware has 'gone gold' and the hardware is fully finalized. All that is left now is production of the consoles and of course waiting for game developers to finish up their titles. MSXBox has a bit more on things.

"It was the first time that an audience of more than a handful of engineers had seen actual code running on a real Xbox console. It marked another of those defining points in the project."

We dont actually expect to see the X-Box on shelves or the games for a few more months but hey it's an excuse to say GONE GOLD! even though there is no actual uh.. cds being burned or anything directly related to this I guess. Just shut up and smile!

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