Can you dual boot Windows XP on the current Mac Pro?

I'm currently interested in purchasing a new Mac Pro but want to dual boot Windows XP to play older games. Is this possible with the current Mac Pro's software and hardware?

The current version of OS X only allows bootcamp to be used with Windows 7 and above. You would have to have a version of Snowleopard to install XP in bootcamp.
You "could" use a 3rd party program like VMWare Fusion, or Parallels desktop to install an XP virtual machine. There was also a free Virtual Machine program for Mac, but the name escapes me.
HTH

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