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  1. LOS ANGELES(AP) Let the battle for the digital den begin _ again. Nintendo Co. on Tuesday was the last of the three major video game console makers to preview its next-generation system, called Revolution. The Japanese company had a tiny surprise, too.

    Revolution will face stiff competition from Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 and Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 as the manufacturers vie to attract a more diverse audience with products that serve as digital entertainment hubs instead of just serving up video games.

    After years of promoting their existing consoles with big-budget games, the three companies touted sleek new technology this week on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, an annual industry meeting that begins Wednesday.

    The ability to play older games was addressed by all three makers, with backward compatibility meaning owners of the new systems will be able to play games created for the existing Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation 2.

    Nintendo went a step further, announcing Tuesday to applause and cheers that Revolution's built-in wireless Internet will provide downloadable access to the thousands of games in company's 20-year-old library, going back to the original Nintendo Entertainment System.

    Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's president, did not provide many details on the Revolution but he showed an enthusiastic audience a black prototype box with a blue, front-loading disc drive as well as a picture of several possible color schemes, ranging from silver to bright yellow.

    He said the final box will be about the size of a stack of three DVD cases.

    Details on Revolution's high-tech innards were less specific than what is being provided by Microsoft and Sony.

    Aside from the included Wi-Fi networking, the Revolution will have wireless controllers, two USB 2.0 ports and slots for DS memory cards. Nintendo did not say anything about the processor or graphics chips that will be used to power the machine, other than that they are being developed by IBM Corp. and ATI Technologies Inc.

    "This is the console where the big idea can prevail over big budgets," Iwata said.

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  3. The PS3 also will be able to run the thousands of games available for the older PS2 and PS1, officials said.

    One demonstration PS3 game showed a fiery battle between a soldier and a robot in an intricately detailed futuristic city. Individual tattoos and bits of blood could be seen on the warrior's face, while shafts of light beamed down from the rafters of a metallic corridor.

    The announcement comes two days ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, an annual industry gathering in Los Angeles.

    Last week, Microsoft showcased its new Xbox 360 in a 30-minute special on MTV.

  4. Sony officials said the PS3's new processor technology _ called Cell _ will offer high performance for movie-like realism in games, high-definition movies and other features.

    "The PS3 is truly is a system to be placed in the center of the living room," said Ken Kutaragi, creator of the original PlayStation console as well as the more recent PlayStation Portable handheld.

    Prices or a specific lineup of games that will be available were not were not provided, though Sony showed off numerous demonstrations of games in development.

    The PS3 will use the Blu-ray disc format, capable of holding 50 gigabytes of information, which is about six times the capacity of existing DVDs, as well as slots for memory cards, a detachable hard drive and Bluetooth wireless for up to seven wireless controllers.

    "The PS3 also will be able to run the thousands of games available for the older PS2 and PS1, officials said.

    One demonstration PS3 game showed a fiery battle between a soldier and a robot in an intricately detailed futuristic city. Individual tattoos and bits of blood could be seen on the warrior's face, while shafts of light beamed down from the rafters of a metallic corridor.

    The announcement comes two days ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, an annual industry gathering in Los Angeles."

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