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Xbox 360 best-selling home console in UK in 2006 (supply meeting demand?)

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by RC Cola, Feb 6, 2006.

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    http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2197&Itemid=2
    1st off, to clear up any confusion, I said the 360 was the best selling home console in the title, so I wasn't including handhelds. Obviously, as the article says, the PSP is the best-selling system in the UK for 2006, but that's not the focus of this thread.

    Basically, given this news (best selling, doubled sales, DOA #1 on charts, etc.), it seems like the 360 shipment problems are becoming less of an issue, at least in the UK, although I imagine the same can be said for the rest of the world (outside of Japan...who hasn't had any problems with supply not meeting demand ;)). I'm sure it might still be a while before MS is able to meet demand completely, but it is great to see the 360 in articles like these that suggest a large number of systems in stores. With the incredible March lineup for the 360 just on the horizon, we might start seeing more of these articles.
     
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    This has nothing to do with the UK, but I couldn’t hold off any longer and was in a local Best Buy the other day and they had a few 360s, Condemned and Call of Duty 2 so I cracked and bought them.. I kept telling myself to wait till PS3, but with Oblivion coming out soon I couldn’t wait any longer.. Hey, at least I lasted 3 months :eek: I have a feeling I'll end up getting a PS3 too, but now that I've given up PC gaming I was having withdrawal and wanted something... I haven’t setup my Live account yet, but I look forward to playing online this week..
     
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    The Gamestop guys I know tell me they are now getting a steady stream of 360's on a weekly basis, and routinely selling out.

    I think the 360 is going to have a huge Spring.

    Also, let me officially say that Sony has finally managed to piss me off with their proprietary bull****:

    Christ. C'mon Sony! Play nice with everyone! We are sick of the damn UMD's, beta tapes, minidiscs, 3 freaking Memory Stick types...

    LINK
     
    #3 Rocket G, Feb 6, 2006
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    The MS Micro was announced a while back, wasn't it?
    http://www.digitmag.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=5190

    Eh, either way, I agree that this is getting a little ridiculous. The MS Duo is already "micro" enough IMO, and I don't really see the need for another one, especially if it is only needed to make phones smaller (again...is that necessary?). I think this is just an "answer" to a SD card of around the same size (MicroSD?), so I guess that's why Sony (and SanDisk?) did it. At least there are adapters for these new formats.
     
    #4 RC Cola, Feb 6, 2006
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