Microsoft Corp. is expected to sell some 300,000 Xbox video game consoles on Thursday, after a flashy midnight launch that sparks the start of long, difficult drive to score big in the $20 billion interactive gaming industry. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates was on hand in the wee hours of the morning on Thursday, as hundreds of videogame enthusiasts queued in New York's Times Square, hoping to be the first to grab Microsoft's highly anticipated videogame console, the most powerful video game console ever. Gates walked the line of videogamers like a rock star, shaking hands and delighting Xbox fans by signing their copies of the game machine.
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