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Byline: N'gai Croal

Microsoft plans to add a $479 Xbox 360 Elite to its lineup of less pricey game machines, and Sony is dropping prices, too. NEWSWEEK debates the console wars with San Jose Mercury News technology columnist Dean Takahashi.

CROAL: Microsoft is trying to milk the hard-core user and undercut Sony's Playstation 3. But the $479 Xbox 360 Elite only plays regular DVD movies. For $20 more, you can get an entry-level PS3 that also plays Blu-Ray movies. The Elite is just not a better value.

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