We have heard the UK-retailer Game talk about Kinect shortages and the need to preorder this device some time ago. A lot of people called BS on this one and it was just a marketing-coup by MS and Game.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a279312/uk-kinect-shortage-expected.html
Apparently, the situation might be more real than we thought. Gamestop just stopped taking preorders for Kinect. You can only preorder Kinect with a new console, but not the sensor-bar as a standalone.
http://www.gamestop.com/gs/kinect/#soldout
The same happened to Newegg.com. The sensor is "sold out" already. Even the Kinect 4GB bundle and the Kinect 250GB bundle are out of stock.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874103199&Tpk=74-103-199
So what do you guys think? Is this still a marketing move or is Kinect actually selling well. Stop taking preorders hurts the retailers business, so I have a hard time believing in a marketing move by them. Maybe MS undershipped the device, but that would be stupid, because they NEED the holiday season for Kinect.
Imagine not having GamePass on your console...
