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CaptainPrefrences on 24 February 2008

its prettyy sad that ms has trouble shipping 360's to even its own country. usa.



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Riot Of The Blood on 24 February 2008
Bodhesatva said:
Riot Of The Blood said:
Legend, I'm a bit shocked you are posting this. You already know the fanboys are just going to say there aren't any shortage, then go on about how they seen 150 Elite's and Pro's stacked at their Best Buy.

Let me say this with unequivocable certainty, as my last "inside tip" from my TRU job.

There is, unquestionably, inarguably a 360 shortage, particularly on the Premium and Elite SKUs.


 From my Bestbuy "inside tip" as you put it, I know there's a 360 shortage. However, the members on this forum are in complete denial, based on what a lot of us said in a different thread when this was brought up.



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Aj_habfan on 24 February 2008

It's not normal that is all I know. There HAS to be some type of explanation, but I wonder if we will ever find out.

The idea that they slowed production to bring out the "Ultimate" version is a possibility.



cor5151 on 24 February 2008

xbox720 baby! Mystery solved



iron_megalith on 24 February 2008

For a MS to have at least a win for me is to get total control of the stupid RRoD. I was violated. :P

Not really but having RRoD for 4 times is too much. Lucky for MS that I bothered with a 5th last year.



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Mirson on 24 February 2008

amazon has every 360 SKU ,except for the Halo one, listed as discontinued. Something is going on.



weezy on 25 February 2008

heheheh :) ^



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Auron on 25 February 2008
Bodhesatva said:

Two possibilities I can think of -- one good for MS, one bad.

1) They are restructuring their entire SKU system. Perhaps they are dwindling down to a single SKU to avoid customer confusion, or are prepared to release a whole new group of SKUs, at a new price point, and perhaps with GTA IV bundled in somehow.

2) They don't have enough refurbished units to compensate for the enormous amont of RROD claims, and are being forced to take units directly from the supply chain as replacements for already owned (but irreparably broken) systems.


 I think 2 is more plausible since i think there would have been word of a new SKU.  



ZenfoldorVGI on 25 February 2008

Drying the channel for:

1. New SKU.

2. New motherboards.

3. Dropping support of the console alltogether.

4. 720.

5. Fix RRoD in all current models.

There is always the possibility there is a manufacturing problem.

Losing sales in what is likely MS's last year of increasing demand must mean something big is causing it.



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Auron on 25 February 2008
ZenfoldorVGI said:
Drying the channel for:

1. New SKU.

2. New motherboards.

3. Dropping support of the console alltogether.

4. 720.

5. Fix RRoD in all current models.

There is always the possibility there is a manufacturing problem.

Losing sales in what is likely MS's last year of increasing demand must mean something big is causing it.


 
That iswhy i think this whole entire shortage is hard to believe.  360 has 2 competitors both of which are making ground against it (Ninty in NA and PS3 WW).  SO it is a really bad time to have a shortage and no explanation.