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UK Retailers See Conspiracy In Xbox Supplies
Gamasutra.com has the news that UK retailers are beginning to be suspicious of the continued shortages of Xbox console supplies. From the article: "So prolonged, and apparently unexplained, have the problems become that conspiracy theories have begun to circulate regarding ulterior motives for the shortages. Many retailers are now openly speculating whether Microsoft has in fact ceased production of the console, in favour of the next generation machine, or is at least limiting its support to larger retail chains." Maybe you should have hung on to the GameCube, huh guys?
I don't think the shortage in UK has anything to do with the Xbox 2 coming out or anything like that. The real reason though is, I'm not really supposed to say this but what the hell, Europeans or more specifically British people such as ones from United Kingdom are not people who generally would pay money if they can avoid it. What I'm trying to say here is the brits are a bunch of thieves who would never pay for any software if there is any way around it. That's why mod chips are really popular in UK, and trust me they are using it to play imports. So Microsoft is trying to keep their loss to a minimum by not marketing the console there (which they sell at a loss anyway).