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JP 360 Stock Moves Slowly
Omkar writes "According to Kotaku, the Xbox 360's price has been cut to a mere $150 by several Japanese retailers. Apparently they can't send unsold inventory back to Microsoft, so they're desperate to free up space." Indeed, Next Generation reports that something like 60% of all Japanese stock goes unsold. However, 1up has found that the price cuts aren't the whole story. The price cuts aren't because of consumer interest, but a result of specially priced bundles. From that article: "... this is simple another example of Japan's hardware bundling practices. So, although the 360 isn't selling as quickly as it did in North America (about 28% of the units shipped have been sold so far, according to a Bloomberg report), the photo doesn't indicate that prices were slashed after launch day as some sort of desperate measure - it means that Japan has bundled offers that are just as annoying as the ones we have in North America."
Because this is slashdot and posting inane, misleading or false stories makes for better journalistic integrity.
And before I get accused of Microsoft bashing, M$ hating, free linux loving hippiness, I confess to wanting an XBOX360, but I am not going to buy until there is a title out for it worth buying. 12 of 19 ports? Some of them terrible? Let the hungry few get there christmas day release, I am waiting for a couple of titles worth playing and hopefully the market to cool off before I purchase one.
Of the employees I am friends with at MS, all of them are waiting to grab their console after the new year for aforementioned reasons. Now, if that is anything, that is news worthy.