Another question about Xbox 360

Post by **tnf** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:48 am

Those of you that know about such things...Microshaft sure didn't make very many 360s for the first run (at least it seems like that) considering that pretty much every one, everywhere, is already sold before they arrive.

I've heard rumors of it being anywhere up to January or February before the next batch comes around. Why in the hell is that? Is the production process really that damn slow?

In terms of business strategy, what's their deal here?

Post by **Pooinyourmouth** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:53 am

I kinda doubt it. I think it's a market strategy. People always seem to want what they can't have, and this is no exception.

Post by **S@M** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:53 am

well, I just had a chat will Bill, but he made me promise not to tell :O

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:13 am

Post by **Pooinyourmouth** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:14 am

That's bullshit! Bill was sucking my dick about an hour ago and he said he has no idea who you are.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:17 am

That was Bill Clinton sucking your dick!

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:24 am

ToxicBug wrote:

opposite of fresh and exciting

Post by **Pooinyourmouth** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:28 am

FragaGeddon wrote:That was Bill Clinton sucking your dick!

I wish!

Post by **Grudge** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:09 am

It's part of the hype. Saying that they'll be hard to get a hold of only makes people want them more.

Post by **booker** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:04 pm

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_i ... story=7235

Microsoft's Peter Moore has taken an opportunity to publically refute speculation that his company is deliberately restricting supplies of its Xbox 360 console, due to launch in North America on Tuesday and in the rest of the world shortly afterwards.

Talking to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Moore commented: "I've seen all of the conspiracy theories. Somewhere in Roswell, New Mexico, we have a hangar where we're stockpiling it, creating false shortages. No." He went on to indicate that the company is "...trying to get as many units to retail as we possibly can."

Some recent comments by retailers such as Game Crazy, which released a financial statement revealing that its "initial allocation of the new Xbox 360 consoles will be below original expectations... we believe this issue to be industry-wide", have engendered further concern with both sellers and prospective buyers of the console, with Microsoft's latest estimates calling for 2.75 million to 3 million Xbox 360 worldwide unit sales in the first 90 days of sales, but spread out over the multiple launch territories.

Some observers have pointed out that, due to the non-staggered nature of the Xbox 360 launch, availability of the console in each individual territory may still appear very limited to consumers, with many U.S. stores now noting that their second Xbox 360 shipment will arrive after Christmas, with their first one already sold out.

Nonetheless, Moore defended this multi-territory approach, explaining to the Post-Intelligencer: "You can challenge the decision, but we made a decision a long time ago that we're going to ship this holiday in the three major regions of the world. I think when the dust settles, it will be proven to be the right thing, and it will become the default way that you launch a video-game console in our industry."

Post by **Haystacker17** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:16 pm

anyone know if the xbox 360 will be able to be chiped like the current xbox?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:41 pm

chipe! chipe!

Post by **-Replicant-** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:42 pm

my local bestbuy, the only one in a 30 mile radius from me back home, is only getting 48 xbox 360s. gah

Post by **o'dium** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:20 pm

-Replicant- wrote:my local bestbuy, the only one in a 30 mile radius from me back home, is only getting 48 xbox 360s. gah

Only? lol, most UK stores will recieve 12 MAX fool.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:22 pm

o'dium wrote:
-Replicant- wrote:my local bestbuy, the only one in a 30 mile radius from me back home, is only getting 48 xbox 360s. gah
Only? lol, most UK stores will recieve 12 MAX fool.

best buy is probably just a wee bit bigger than your local UK gaming store.

Post by **duffman91** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:27 pm

Pooinyourmouth wrote:I kinda doubt it. I think it's a market strategy. People always seem to want what they can't have, and this is no exception.

Yeah, Apple did the same thing with the iPod

Post by **Deathshroud** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:32 pm

The launch games really aren't that great looking. PDZ looks kinda lame, and PGR3 seems like more of the same. Also, most of the titles are cross platform, and you can buy them for PC, so thats what I'll be doing.

Post by **-Replicant-** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:02 pm

o'dium wrote:
-Replicant- wrote:my local bestbuy, the only one in a 30 mile radius from me back home, is only getting 48 xbox 360s. gah
Only? lol, most UK stores will recieve 12 MAX fool.

yeah, but this is a huge, huge electronics store in my area. population of approx. a million people in the 30 mile radius...and only 48 xboxes in that store...good lord

Post by **MKJ** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:43 pm

you know what else sucks? the Core version is 0% backwardscompatible. so for the love of god, dont get the core version. hopefully theyll simply disband the thing after a few months and devs can start working on games that use the HD :icon14:

Post by **Haystacker17** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:46 pm

25th of november is the release date for the uk. it will be in gamestation

(inside info)

Post by **-Replicant-** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:14 am

I just had a chance to play on one for 3 hours. Oh.My.God. I got to play madden, fifa, need for speed and tiger woods. while they weren't all huge leaps above the current generation, they were all quite impressive. the option to plug in an ipod or other music source and play any tunes from that is particularly nice.

on a side note, some of the visual goodies they've thrown in are really, really stunning

Post by **o'dium** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:18 am

MKJ wrote:you know what else sucks? the Core version is 0% backwardscompatible. so for the love of god, dont get the core version. hopefully theyll simply disband the thing after a few months and devs can start working on games that use the HD :icon14:

Fuckin-A son.

Just because they wanted more money FFS... Nobody, REPEAT NOBODY wants the dumb ass core version. Just get rid of the SKU altogether and release the HD as stantard, even if its a cut down 8gig one. At least then games can make use of it.

Post by **Psyche911** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 4:16 pm

o'dium wrote:
MKJ wrote:you know what else sucks? the Core version is 0% backwardscompatible. so for the love of god, dont get the core version. hopefully theyll simply disband the thing after a few months and devs can start working on games that use the HD :icon14:
Fuckin-A son.

Just because they wanted more money FFS... Nobody, REPEAT NOBODY wants the dumb ass core version. Just get rid of the SKU altogether and release the HD as stantard, even if its a cut down 8gig one. At least then games can make use of it.

A cut down 8GB one isn't going to save much money more than a 20GB one. Probably none, because it would have to be custom made. I don't think anyone makes a S-ATA HD smaller than 20GB or so.

Post by **o'dium** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 4:18 pm

Well either way, I think a HDD should of been standard with all 360's. A LOT of people do, and pretty much every dev is disgusted they did it this way, but can see the point ($$$).

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 4:56 pm

Are you sure the HD's in the xbox are actual hard drives or more like memory cards? In that case an 8gb would be cheaper to manufacter.