I think its safe to assume that MS probably has a firm hold on the production lines and capacity of the 360 by now, and that these shortages are mostly PR spin. I've never heard of a console suffering from major shortages 2.5-3 years into its cycle, especially one with such low sales.
Also, it would really be in MS' best interest to keep their best market by far well fed, which again leads me to believe that this shortage thing is a poor attempt at saving face with the consumers.







