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         | Time:
           12:26 EST/17:26 GMT | News Source:
           Seattle Times |
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 Sony’s PlayStation 4 took an early lead in the latest generation of console hardware that debuted last fall and investors have questioned whether the “new Microsoft” should be in the games business.
At the same time the industry is rebounding on the popularity of the PS4 and the Xbox One.
A physical manifestation of Microsoft’s importance to the industry is the line of thousands of game developers, retailers and journalists swarming on USC’s basketball arena this morning where Microsoft’s big-budget press event will reveal what’s next for the platform and open the annual E3 game trade show.
 
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