'EA leak' yields late 2005 Xbox 2 ship date
 

Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console, whether it will be dubbed 'Xbox 2' or 'Xbox Next', is going to ship late 2005, according to reports citing what's alleged to be a press released that leaked out of games publishing giant Electronic Arts.

Games site Spong this week received a copy of an as-yet-unpublished announcement of EA's game Need for Speed: Most Wanted. The title's due to ship late 2005.

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