Getting an XBox 360?

Razer · 4934 5157 5662 5658 Gender: Joined: 07 Oct 2002

"Microsoft informed the shareholders that they will deliver approximately 1,098,200 units of Xbox 360 for the US launch on November 22, and 20% are Core Systems. Most of the shipment will be delivered to Walmart and Best Buy branches, due to the fact that they are the official sponsors for launch. Microsoft expects to sell 3 million units of Xbox 360 in the first 3 months."

Now you know where to go.

Shino · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:24 am Post subject:

3 million in 3 months. Yeah... good luck with that.

I will not be getting one anytime soon.

GD · driven to tears Age: 49 Gender: Joined: 19 Jan 2005

I'm waiting until at least December to grab mine. I am excited for the 360, but the last console I bought on day one was back in 9/9/99, and I was a hell of a lot more excited for that one than I am the 360. I'll wait till December or January and avoid the early hype.

I'm not too crazy about the $60 price tag per game either.

Hoth · Guitarist Gender: Joined: 10 Oct 2002

Hehe.. I may get one.. Just to give away later Smile

Girkon · Chop Chop Fiend Gender: Joined: 29 Sep 2004

If the recent polls are any indication, then I think Microsoft is in for a major dissapointment.

Terin · Huzzah! Gender: Joined: 27 Oct 2003

Meh. I'm dissapointed in how much emphasis has been placed on performance and specs and few on the actual games. The only game I've played in the last year (for a console) that has pulled me in is Atellier Iris, and that uses sprites, lol. I want to start up a game company that actually focuses on storyline/gameplay. The X-Box/PS2 wars basically proved that society only cares about performance. 10 years ago it wasn't so much the systems. Nintendo had Adventure/RPG games, and Sega had a solid hold on sports. The big rivalries lied within genres of games, i.e. Final Fantasy vs Dragon Warrior vs Zelda, and the like. Now all that's important is a better FPS rate.

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GD · driven to tears Age: 49 Gender: Joined: 19 Jan 2005

Gaming is changing, as it always has. There were plenty of hardware arguments in the 16-bit era, remember Mode 7 and "Blast Processing"? While the focus of the gaming market is changing, a lot of the core values are the same. Many developers want to creat fun, innovative games, but their publishers are only looking at profit. Unfortunately this tends to stifle a lot of the creativity. As gaming moves further into the "mainstream" realm, I think this will only get worse.

Luckily we still get the occasional gem. That Katamari even got released in America is a testament to that fact. I see the gems getting fewer though.. once the innovation is gone from gaming completely, if ever, I am done.

Shino · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:58 am Post subject:

GD · driven to tears Age: 49 Gender: Joined: 19 Jan 2005

I have a feeling that the 360 will be a little scarce the first week or two. After that, I doubt anyone will have problems finding one, unless Microsoft creates an artificial demand by holding back on units. Not a good idea on their part. It was the same with the PSP, there was an aura of scarcity, yet outside of EB and Gamestop they were plentiful at Target, Best Buy and the like.

RuneLateralus · Otaku Knight Gender: Joined: 27 Sep 2002

I will be getting mine sometime in December with my reserve at Gamestop. It will be replacing my old dead Xbox.