I don't want to be the one who says it (seriously) but maybe its time for Microsoft to create supply...constraints...if you know what I mean.

A European who doesn't know Media Markt or Saturn has never and will never own a console. These stores are like Walmart or MacDonald's of electronics. Everyone knows them.

Also, stop deluding yourself that XO is only available in the 13 countries. It is available in every single country of the EU, that's what the Common Market is all about - there are no customs and if MS wanted to somehow limit the retailers and force them not to sell XO in other countries, then man, oh man, would they get a hefty fine from the European Commission :D I live in Poland in which XO is not officially "released", but it wouldn't take me more than 10 minutes to get to a store that has an XO. You can get it in pretty much every game store. In fact take a look at this service, it's like a Polish "eBay" (we dumped eBay and still stick to our Polish auction service ;) ).

http://allegro.pl/microsoft-xbox-one-147134?order=t

So... Yeah. The console sure as hell isn't available outside the few countries MS listed :) MS fans, just quit using this false argument, cause you are just setting yourself for a disaster in September, when MS launches XO in those countries to no real effect, cause all the MS faithfuls will already have a console and other customers will just keep on buying PS4, which will completely own the market by then.

XO is selling that much worse than PS4 because people don't want it that much. Period.

I live in Europe, have never encountered one of those shops and own pretty much every system under the sun. You are the one trying to spread false info here, stop it.

But see thats the predicament these retailers are in right now.  Both in the UK (ASDA and other retailers) and here in the US (Fry's and other retailers) are drastically slashing the prices of the Xbox One, or loading them up with a lot of free games or XBL vouchers.  I mean here in the states Fry's is selling an Xbox One for $460.00 with Titanfall and Forza 5 for free.  Why?  Because they have so many Xbox Ones sitting on their shelves and in their warehouses.  Now when do you think we're going to see a comparable PS4 discount (PS4 $360 + 2 AAA titles)?

No, you live in Ireland (according to your profile) which is NOT mainland Europe. As I wrote in my 236455 posts about MAINLAND EUROPE. The Metro group does not operate in the British Isles so no surprise here that you can't walk into a Mediamarkt in Ireland.

Of course, all over MAINLAND Europe, people CAN walk into a MediaMarkt/Saturn/whatever its name and BUY an XBox One. There are a lot of countries in mainland Europe, by the way...

Guys, I spend almost 2 hours a day with Youtube on the Xone... it´s a great way to wait between TF or BF4 matches.

If my cable TV were HDMI I would surely be using it a lot more, Hell! I´m even geting use of turning up and down the TV audio with voice.

At least you get your money's worth. YouTube is hella expensive.

"Ireland (locally: /ˈɑːrlənd/; RP: /ˈaɪələnd/; GA: ⁱ/ˈaɪərlənd/; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ( listen); Ulster-Scots: Airlann or Airlan [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth.^[6] To its east is the island of Great Britain, from which it is separated by the Irish Sea and North Channel."

Ireland, part of Europe making its residents Europeans and this statement false, you made 236455 posts about mainland Europe? as someone with under 2k posts on here you have a bit of a tendancy for exaggeration I see, perhaps read the post I replied to instead of thinking of your 1/4 million unrelated posts knocking around inside your head, none of which I've had the pleasure of reading thankfully.

yeah i think microsoft is counting its eggs before they hatch.

Way to spin a news dude, way to fucking spin it... Were you trained by Nelson?

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-Mr Khan