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Xbox Shortages Continue, Console Meeting Goals

Posted by Zonk on from the not-enough-green-circles dept.

Eurogamer reports that Microsoft is finally beginning to get some more 360 consoles into the retail channel. From the article: "Xbox does not announce details of shipments, but I can tell you that we're on track to meet our 90 day forecast of 2.75 to 3.0 million units ..." Despite that level of success, Microsoft is still disappointed with production levels and sales.

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  1. Great question, sherlock! by suspected · · Score: 0, Troll

    I really liked the last paragraph of that article: '"Asked whether he thought there was any truth to rumours that the shortages are deliberate, Sony's Phil Harrison told gi.biz, "I don't believe that for a second. I think that it's clear that they're making every unit that they can - whether that is enough for demand or they can't make enough is a question you'll have to put to Microsoft. It's definitely not done on purpose, I can assure you of that."' It's great how we take people's words instead of hard facts. In my opinion, Microsoft clearly planned for a shortage and could have easily avoided or at the very least mitigated the shortage by releasing the console a few weeks later but still in time for the Christmas release. It's so obviously clear that they were trying to use the scarcity factor to make the 360 seem more desirable to dimwitted customers; it makes me wonder why people even bother to ask the question.

  2. "Meeting Goals" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Whatever.

    Wouldn't it be nice if the 360 would just go away? No one wants it. No one wants to hear about it.

    Reading about failed consoles like the Dreamcast,Phantom,Xbox, and 360 are fun for a little while. But after a few stories it is time to move on to things that actually matter and people want to buy.

    Like the Revolution,PS3,DS, and PSP...