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    Xbox 360 Tokyo Launch: The Come Down

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    The lounge at 3am. One fella works for Microsoft. The other writes for a fan site. Both exhausted.

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    The launch, reports Kappuru, was accented by these custom faceplates, which were created by "underground" hip designers. These, along with the lounge's upscale Ginza location, are a telltale sign of Msoft's attempts to distance themselves from the only people in Japan who actually care about them: the hardcore.

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