For years consumer electronics and computer companies have been struggling to replace the panoply of boxes hanging off American televisions. Game consoles, DVD players, cable boxes, DVRs -- it's a mess. So it was no surprise that Microsoft announced today a new Xbox it hopes will become the all-in-one device in your living room.
What remains to be seen is if it's already too late to become the entertainment hub in the home, and perhaps more important, whether it can save the flagging fortunes of the console gaming market.
Glossary:
struggling – luchando – tendo dificuldades
replace – reemplazar – substituir
panoply – colección – série
hanging off – conectados
cable boxes – aparatos de Tv a cable – aparelhos para TV a cabo
mess – desorden – bagunça
become – convertirse – tornar-se
all-in-one device – todo en uno – tudo em um aparelho
remains to be seen – lo que falta saber – resta saber
already – ya – já
too late – muy tarde – tarde demais
entertainment hub – núcleo de entretenimiento – centro de entretenimento
perhaps – talvez – talvez
whether – si – se
flagging fortunes – situación peligrosa – situação pouco favorável
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