Microsoft predict a 'Midnight frenzy' for Xbox 360

[Nick]

You can't have failed to miss the fact that the Xbox 360 launches in the US tonight and for a while there have been rumours circulating that Microsoft are looking at a severe shortage to meet demand... Anyway, their latest press release reckons the US is going to go mad for the Xbox 360 as soon as the clocks pass midnight.

Check out the full Xbox 360 Press Release on HEXUS.gaming

[unreal]

I have a feeling that the second rush will be 'which stores have remaining stock, if any'. There are bound to be a few stores in Europe/US/Japan that have Xbox360 stock left, and those are going to be hunted down like Osama Bin Laden.

Argh I've always wanted to take part in a midnight sale

[XA04]

I have a feeling that the second rush will be 'which stores have remaining stock, if any'. There are bound to be a few stores in Europe/US/Japan that have Xbox360 stock left, and those are going to be hunted down like Osama Bin Laden.

Argh I've always wanted to take part in a midnight sale

No doubt that there will be midnight sales, when it's released in the UK too.

[directhex]

remember the launch frenzy for n-gage?

[Bunjiweb]

i hardly think you can compare a next generation home console with massive processing power and an appealing line-up of games to a horrificaly bad attempt at bringing mobile gaming to the masses without cutting the ties between mobile phones and gaming.

The PSP was right on the money, and its consistant sell-outs throughout the country prove it.

The same happened with the PS2-slimline aswell..

Ben

[steve threlfall]

i hardly think you can compare a next generation home console with massive processing power and an appealing line-up of games to a horrificaly bad attempt at bringing mobile gaming to the masses without cutting the ties between mobile phones and gaming.

The PSP was right on the money, and its consistant sell-outs throughout the country prove it.

The same happened with the PS2-slimline aswell..

Ben

and the same will happen with the xbox360 and ps3 and hopefully revolution to. 4 new game systmes (inc psp) i want. Its a good time to be gaming, and a bad time to be my bank account

[smtkr]

I want to go to Best Buy tonight and start a bunch of fights right when the doors open and then leave.

[5lab]

tbh, microsoft predicticting it makes it more likely to happen.. why do you think they are saying these things??

in the uk, is it not pre-order only thats being forfilled?

[DR]

remember the launch frenzy for n-gage?

What of people who wish they hadn't pre-ordered?

[directhex]

What of people who wish they hadn't pre-ordered?

didn't it take them a month to shift 2000 units? pretty sure the midnight release saw sales in double figures for the whole of the UK