I saw bundleless 360 soon after Christmas. I thought this was common knowledge as we saw Marvel and Forza 2 drop down the software charts.
There is zero chance that is is the cause of the shortage. They may be dumping tons of these out now but it wasn't a fact of trying to tdry the channel up of the old models. The didn't have this shortage when they introduced the bundle and it would have seemingly been much harder to have those non-hdmi units selling next to the bundle.
This was a production issue, new/cancelled hardware of some sort.
Final* Word on Game Delays:
The game will not be any better or include more content then planned. Any commnets that say so are just PR hogwash to make you feel better for having to wait.
Delays are due to lack of proper resources, skill, or adequate planning by the developer.
Do be thankful that they have enough respect for you to delay the game and maintain its intended level of quality.
*naznatips is exempt
