Comments on: Microsoft to release an extra 300,000 Xbox 360 consoles by Christmas

by: illphil

Sun, 26 Feb 2006 05:26:55 +0000

i can relate after christmas i entered a circuit city originally to buy a CD but i saw a guy exit with a brand new 360 i instantly converted my cash flow to that purpose, upon entering the store i walked up to the first clerk i saw and asked him if there were any left he said that there weren't, however a fellow employee and himself had invested in a couple consoles (core) themselves that they were willing to get rid of for 550$ screw that you could have a games, hd, and a controller for that sum

by: Small Town USA

Sat, 24 Dec 2005 02:53:27 +0000

WOW!!! I was able to purchase 3 xbox 360's within the last 48 hours from of all places Wal-Mart and Best Buy. Thanks for having the leak on Best Buy. I and a slew of parents had been at Target an hour before they opened every day for the past week on rumors from the employees that they expected to get a shipment prior to Christmas. Well, they haven't. I just happened to stop in and try Wal-Mart again for the tenth time this week during lunch the other day and found they were fully stocked on xbox 360's. I asked one employee where the line started and she stated they didn't have any which I quickly corrected her by pointing to them within the display case. I purchased a premium system for 399 and then went to Best Buy to purchase accessories on my reward zones card. While at Best Buy I ran into one of the parents from our morning support group at Target's door in zero degree weather and directed him to Wal-Mart. I then took my new prize home and went back to Wal-Mart about 30 minutes later and was able to buy a CORE system - with the intent to providing a system for one of the other parents. I then read the LA Times article on the leaked Best Buy plans to sell more xboxes by having the Manager On Duty asking customers as they entered the store if they would like an xbox. File this away and pass it along to the other parents. The next morning at 7 AM I joined the group at Target and only one person in line wanted to purchase the CORE system for what I was asking - that's right I sold it at cost (eat that you freaking eBAY jerks) - $299 + tax = $315. One more xbox under the tree for Christmas. I told the others about a possible shipment at Best Buy and they were content to stay at Target in the cold so I took a couple of cell phone numbers and headed to Best Buy - arriving at 8:05 and was greeted with the question I had hoped for "do you want an xbox 360" - you bet and they handed me ticket number 16 of 30. I quickly called both numbers of the parents at Target and they had just received the word there were none available there and quickly several headed over to Best Buy. I held the ticket I was given until all the parents that were coming from the other store arrived and received their own. There was a grandfather that I had spent many a morning with that I wanted to make sure got one. After he arrived and got his own ticket, I called a friend that wanted one and he said go ahead and get one for him. That's three for me with two going to real people for Christmas with no profit made and several other parents satisfied. Thanks for having your site here and having links to the LA Times article regarding Best Buy and what they were planning on doing this week. For all you brats out there turning a profit (like the Kmart employee who attempted to get me to buy the xbox 360 he put on eBAY), I thought you might want to see what like is like in the Midwest - were we help our neighbor versus sticking it to them.

by: BizzaroStamos

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:06:11 +0000

I don't know what the author is talking about really, i dont know how a supply shortage is a concession of defeat at all, i want to be here to laugh when microsoft takes more marketshare this generation than last from sony. At this point most news is speculaton and must be taken with a grain of salt, just like reports that the PS3 launch will be delayed until 2007, while possible, improbable. I also want to point out that selling 300k+ units out of 300k+ units shipped or a 100% sales ration ISNT BAD, if microsoft had shipped 500K units or more like sony did with the PS2 they would have ALL SOLD OUT, demand is that high, i believe M$ will meet their goal of 3 million units sold in 90 days if they can produce that many, if not they will sell whatever they can produce.

by: jaaaaa

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:00:10 +0000

I'm done with microsoft,They hyped the console up so much.. Talking about how badly they want to beat out the ps3 , And thats the reason they released it early before christmass, with out proper testing, only to corner the market.. I been lookin for the console since its been released, yes I can get one on ebay for a price, Who in there right mind will pay $2000 for a gamming console that sells for 399.. I dont want 10 games with it just the console and 1 game... Most professional companies in the world stop price gouging, Me I'm going to wait now for the ps3 which is 2x's faster than the xbox and and its 1080 p with hdmi outputs, which means better picture...faster bluetooth and there wont be any problem with em or getting them like the xbox.The xbox will only have a better online community which you have to pay for anyhow...I just have a sour taste for microsoft now...

by: Reagan

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:33:15 +0000

Will someone tell me when walmart is going to get some xbox 360s in