Yup, Microsoft Are Opening Microsoft Retail Stores

Last month, we took a tour of Microsoft's "fake" retail store. Meant to show what it would look like "if" Microsoft ever decided to open a dedicated store. Like the ones they're now actually opening.

The company have announced that, yes, they're going to follow Apple into the dedicated retail space, and will be opening an undisclosed number of stores across the US. The chain will be overseen by David Porter, formerly of Dreamworks Animation, who was hired by Microsoft this week to act as vice president of retail stores.

No word yet on what the stores will actually sell, but since the concept store was full of Xbox and Games for Windows stuff, we'd be expecting the actual stores to follow suit.

Microsoft to open own stores [Reuters]

Heck I'd buy from it. Thats one awesome setup BTW.

will they be in the UK aswell?

awesome! Shame its only the US but if they can get up gaming pods like HMV in the UK it might prove very popular.

AWESOME IM GOING TO ONE IF ONE OPENS IN THE MALL BY MY HOUSE!!!

they better open one of those suckers round here....

store looks nice

man at least Sony's stores has way more variety of crap than Apple and MS could/does offer...

still nice layout there

Why cant the trolling stop? There opening a damn retail store and are not releasing another AAA game so save your trolling until then (surprised you havent used it all up though:)

Looks awesome and I would definatley buy from there.