Did you get the 360 yet? thread

[captain_nintendo]

So....... Who amung us braved the lines or was lucky enough to have a first shipment reserve filled?


I might try a store this morning, but I have a feeling it will be a waste of time. I will probably have to stick it out and wait for my reserve to come in in a week or 2  

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Closest I got was looking at the lines last night and laughing at all the idiots freezing to death. For some reason everyone was camped out at Best Buy. There was no one at Circuit City or Target or Gamestop. I know Best Buy had the most, 50, where CC only had 11 and Gamestop probably sold out years ago but still, seemed weird.

I wonder how many lives have been lost sitting outside of stores waiting for things to be released.

[shaggy]

Closest I got was looking at the lines last night and laughing at all the idiots freezing to death. For some reason everyone was camped out at Best Buy. There was no one at Circuit City or Target or Gamestop. I know Best Buy had the most, 50, where CC only had 11 and Gamestop probably sold out years ago but still, seemed weird.

I wonder how many lives have been lost sitting outside of stores waiting for things to be released.

That is so hilarious.  I bet when I go to Wal-Mart today I'll see a frozen body sitting in front of the store.  I can't believe them people sitting in front of the store freezing there butts of in front of the store for a new system that will still be available months from now and at a cheaper price.  

[TraderJake]

I drove by a Toys 'r' Us and Circuit City on my way to lunch and saw that both places were sold out, which leads me to think one of two things:

They are really, really desired, or
Microsoft purposefully launched at a small number to create hype and desire.

I am thinking option two. As for me, the only system I am intending on buying day one is the Revolution, and I won't be preordering that until I hear specifics about the system.

[captain_nintendo]

I drove by a Toys 'r' Us and Circuit City on my way to lunch and saw that both places were sold out, which leads me to think one of two things:

They are really, really desired, or
Microsoft purposefully launched at a small number to create hype and desire.

I am thinking option two. As for me, the only system I am intending on buying day one is the Revolution, and I won't be preordering that until I hear specifics about the system.

Well remember they also gave away how many units through that whole "win a 360 every 10 minutes" promotion.

Also, they are launching in Europe and Japan soon?

Of course it does suck that not everybody who wanted one got one

I do agree that some of it may be a planned shortage though

[yap]

I didn't get an X-Box and I won't get a 360.

I'll be first in line for a Revolution though

[Arrrhalomynn]

I think it's another 2 weeks till it gets released here. I'd get one if I had money and if Oblivion was a launch title. Unfortunately neither is the case.

[Izret101]

They could have had a "stronger" launch by having more consoles available but it is going to look better for them to say statistically they sold out every shipment in under a day.

They are creating their own hypeby limiting the amount of product that can be purchased.

Economics thats all it is.
Like the diamond industry.

[TraderJake]

Holy Crap it is only 6:40 EST and 360's are already fetching $5000 on Ebay! I knew there would be profit to be had on this, but damn! It is pretty apparent that once all the mommies buying the latest new system for their spoiled kid find out that they can find one (Black Friday), the price of the system will probably rocket much higher than it currently is. I should have bought a whole bunch and turned them for a profit. Oh well.

[Pop Culture Portal]

It may be years before I can afford one, but I do want one.

[Lord Nepenthean]

Like the diamond industry.

Nice touch.  I really liked that part.

[captain_nintendo]

The fact that they are trying to launch worldwide within a few weeks of the U.S. launch is crazy!


But they are going to sell 3 million units within a month if everything goes like it has been  


The plant building the 360's is pumping them out like crazy.

[yap]

Slashdot is running an article titled "XBOX 360 - Very Unstable".

http://games.slashdot.org...28&tid=211&tid=10

But it appears most of the crashes are due to XBOXes that aren't ventilated properly.

[TraderJake]

It wouldn't be a Microsoft product if it didn't periodically crash.

I don't think that they will sell through 3 million systems in the US, as most retailers are telling customers that they will not get in another shipment until January. You got to remember that while they may be pumping them out like crazy, they are doing a close to worldwide launch, which means that no specific region will be getting the system in huge volumes, which in turn further makes it look like it is the hottest thing on the market this year, similar to the Tickle Me Elmo craze that happened years ago, or the IPod craze that happens just about every year.


Viva le Revolution!

[captain_nintendo]

Can we seriously stop taking jabs at Microsoft?  
Thats not what this thread is about.  



Also, I meant 3 million world wide in a month.
I know that was the total number of launch units not including what they are making daily.

I dont know exactly how many units were sent to each country though.