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Don Seer:
^ true..   i wouldnt have an xbox had i not been given one free.. even then i spent 500 on games then never played the damn thing.. was gonna bin it till i was shown how to hack it to stream movies  :D



yeah u need to factor in inflation man.. i remember paying a shit load from an Amiga CD32 when they first came out in about 1994. they were launched at £250 which was high back then


i think we agree on the possible effects trauma, but not the cause. from what you say you think MS are starving the market on purpose.. whereas i think they really just cant meet demand.. and the rumoured "influencer" tactic you mentioned could be a positive side-effect..

Trauma-san:
You don't think they could have had more ready for launch?  I'm not so sure about that.  We'll find out in the next month.  If, by Christmas, there are TONS of them in stores, then we'll know it was on purpose.  If they stay hard to get by Christmas, then we'll know nobody in their right mind would sabotage themselves like that.

I just found an interview with Microsoft's guy Peter Moore.

"Our goal is to replenish inventory in the channel every week," Moore said. "So lots of Xbox 360s are flowing in every single week. It's not like we're shipping in and then going dry for two or three weeks."

The company will have to crank out 360s at a good clip if it wants to meet Moore's predictions for the system's launch-window unit sales.

"In the first 90 days, I believe we'll be somewhere between two and a half and three million units worldwide. Perhaps equally importantly, by the end of the calendar year [2006], I think we'll be at 10 million units worldwide."

If they're able to maintain a constant supply, then in my opinion there's no excuses for the shortages they have now.  They could have started production a week earlier and had twice as many systems ready the way he's talking.  It does leave creedence to the rumour, you have to admit. 

Don Seer:
thing is.. the initial supply chain is being dried up quick.. once buying slows down the extra stuff in shipping channels will replenish stock quickly.. i.e. instead of shipping 100 units in one shot - which they cant manage.. they're shipping say 10 units every few days... when they cant manage it..

this also helps them meet demand i suppose.. because should be able to reinforce places requseting more consoles quickky..


i dont know if they could have had so many for launch.. they claim they've done the best they can for a worldwide pre-xmas release

MIC:
Don't forget what hardware you get for that $300. If you wanted to buy a comparable gaming PC, you'd have to spend a lot more. And after 2 years you'd have to invest even more. A console is supposed to last at least 5 years.

As far as shortages go. If you remember PS2 launch in Japan, they had some hardware problems, had to take off large amounts of memory cards from the shelves. M$ is taking a safer route with slowing the initial supplies down, it's easier to improve hardware (apparently there are some problems with overheating) before it's sent to retailers than to take it off the shelves later. I think in a few weeks consoles leaving the factories will have all the initial hardware problems eliminated.

eS El Duque:
Well, I was talking with some dude at Best Buy cuz i want an Xbox 360.

He said i'd have a hard time trying to find an Xbox 360 before christmas time comes.

Is it true that the prices will fall after christmas?

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