May 24, 2002 12:20 PM PDT  Xbox struggling with math test  LOS
ANGELES--For the software publishing industry, video games are a
numbers game. And for now, Microsoft is on the losing end.
Reader Resources Xbox product info Xbox prices  That's the
upshot from the Electronics Entertainment Expo, the game
industry's main trade show, where new games for Microsoft's Xbox
have largely been limited to "me too" titles--games already
appearing on other consoles. Microsoft has said it expects to
have more than 200 games for the Xbox by the end of the year,
but less than two dozen of those will be exclusive Xbox titles
from third-party publishers.  Sony, by contrast, is touting
high-profile exclusives from game publishers. "Grand Theft Auto
III," the top-selling video game for the past few months, will
remain available only for Sony's PlayStation 2, with publisher
Take Two Interactive Software scrapping previous plans for an
Xbox version. New versions of Eidos' "Tomb Raider" and
Electronic Arts' "Medal of Honor" franchi