Xbox may get more firepower
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
Microsoft stepped up its battle against Sony's PlayStation 2 last night with a deal meant to give its Xbox Live service more firepower in the competition for online gamers. Ending a stalemate, the Redmond company and Electronic Arts Inc. announced an agreement to bring EA's popular sports games and other titles to Microsoft's online gaming platform beginning this summer.
The two companies had previously been unable come to financial terms. Although EA Sports titles are available for offline play on Microsoft's Xbox, Sony's console has enjoyed exclusive online rights to the games, including the Madden NFL series, EA's top online sports title and one of the top sellers in video-game history.