Microsoft Expecting Low 360 US Sales In Feb, March Options

[Xbox-Scene]

Microsoft Expecting Low 360 US Sales In Feb, March Posted by XanTium | March 12 23:13 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From kotaku.com: [QUOTE] In January, the PS3 outsold the 360, and the sky proceeded to fall in (at least, it did for 360 fanboys). Will the same thing happen in February? Probably, if comments today by Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg are anything to go by. Speaking with Reuters about their current sales and supply situation, Greenberg said: "We definitely expect we will trail in February as a result of our supply constraints. By April, we will be in a very healthy inventory situation." [/QUOTE] Full Story: kotaku.com

[rezonat0r]

Come on, Microsoft. Give us an Xbox 360 with a 65nm CPU and GPU. Something of the 3rd (or is this 4th) generation that is as cool and quiet as the 1st gen PS3s, and you'll be in a lot more living rooms, including mine.

[88 Ecko Unltd 88]

[trey85stang]

unless the xbox gets up to speed and releases a bluray drive the ps3 is going to beat it into the ground.

[Flagg3]

unless the xbox gets up to speed and releases a bluray drive the ps3 is going to beat it into the ground.

Don't count on it. It is extremely unlikely that Microsoft would release a blu-ray addon for the Xbox 360. And they will most definitely never, ever integrate one into any SKU.

[wallacejbj]

Whatever happened to the day when you want a games console for gaming!!

now its "microsoft will die without blu-ray" total BS.

The only reason i bought a 360 was for the games, i bought it at launch and glad i did. Dont think i will ever buy a ps3 unless the games are going to be changing. Certainly wont buy it for the blu-ray.

If i wanted blu-ray then the ps3 is a cheap blu-ray player, but to be fair given time blu-ray will come down in price and there will be better quality blu-ray players than what sony provide in there poor excuse of a games console.

once sony get some decent games and start being consistant then there should be a time for MS to worry about the ps3.

everyone i know who has bought the ps3 is cryin out for decent games.

my mate played on one for a few hours and after completing levels he said he didnt appreciate the games coz they were poo, and also said he felt like he was playing it for no meaning. What i mean by that is the achievements side of it. Achievements bring more to the game and to be fair i dont think i ever seen a service such as xbox live.

ps2 had a much better selection of games, i owned both ps2 and xbox1. but at moment ps3 doesnt offer me anything that i havent already got (excluding blu-ray which i dont need)

[Johnwinger]

Supply constraints?! That's total bullshit!!

My Best Buy where I work has over 20 Xbox 360 pros just sitting on the shelves as well as about 10 Xbox 360 Elites. There is NO supply problem. People are just not buying the Xbox 360.

Microsoft thinks they can talk shit and get away with it. Look, some people are stupid and might fall for it, but not me.

Microsoft can't blame the economy either. On Sunday we had 20 Nintendo Wiis come in and they all Sold-Out the same day. Nintendo is raping everyone with their garbage can of a system.

[Bubbalynch]

I was one of those '360 fanboys' for the longest and guess what?

The 3ROD made me eat my own words.

Screw the 360. Period.

[scuba156]

Supply constraints?! That's total bullshit!!

My Best Buy where I work has over 20 Xbox 360 pros just sitting on the shelves as well as about 10 Xbox 360 Elites. There is NO supply problem. People are just not buying the Xbox 360.

Microsoft thinks they can talk shit and get away with it. Look, some people are stupid and might fall for it, but not me.

Microsoft can't blame the economy either. On Sunday we had 20 Nintendo Wiis come in and they all Sold-Out the same day. Nintendo is raping everyone with their garbage can of a system.

your store/town does not supply to the entire country. just because they have alot of consoles laying around, it doesnt mean every where does

[Flagg3]

your store/town does not supply to the entire country. just because they have alot of consoles laying around, it doesnt mean every where does

Let's be honest now, has anyone walked into any large retail chain and had a problem finding an Xbox 360?

A very good indicator of actual supply of a console is usually Amazon.com. A quick check confirms that all 3 models are available, in stock for immediate shipment with free shipping and no tax. Unlike the Wii, which is genuinely supply constrained and therefore almost never in stock at Amazon - if the console is available in all version at Amazon, it's a very good indication that there is plenty of supply available.

[Metsada]

hmmm, not in april ey. That could mean that MS is planning to lower prices in april just before the GTA4 launch. In europe they already did and I think its going to be a huge success. Lots of people are now pickup a console for only 200 euro's just to play GTA4. That would mean huge selling numbers on de xbox360 for GTA4 and Rockstar would think a little bit longer before releasing any exclusive content on the PS3.

Btw, i also got the RROD, it sucked, I yelled a bit at MS and after 2 weeks I played on, happily and still in love with my 360. Not because its the best piece of hardware out there, but its still the best experience (if you dont count those 2 weeks).

[upsetspy]

Let's be honest now, has anyone walked into any large retail chain and had a problem finding an Xbox 360?

A very good indicator of actual supply of a console is usually Amazon.com. A quick check confirms that all 3 models are available, in stock for immediate shipment with free shipping and no tax. Unlike the Wii, which is genuinely supply constrained and therefore almost never in stock at Amazon - if the console is available in all version at Amazon, it's a very good indication that there is plenty of supply available.

Not true, not everyone goes to amazon or a large retail chain to pick up a console, try going to Ebgames/Gamestop.com and look for a 360 within, lets say 200 miles of your locale zip code and go though the list and find out ho many places are sold-out. I went through my list and found several dozen places that were sold out and many more that said 1-3, only about twenty places (on a list a a little over a hundred) showed 4+ so at least in my section of the northeast, supply is down, especially to the PS3 which shows 4+ in almost every store but nothing compared to the Wii which you can't even find just the console on the site.

[GreyWolfSC]

your store/town does not supply to the entire country. just because they have alot of consoles laying around, it doesnt mean every where does

My area doesn't represent the whole country either, but they're piled up on the floors at Best Buy, Wal-Mart, GameStop, etc... All of those companies have the ability to shift inventory where it's needed so I have to assume that there is no real shortage.

[xboxjason]

...it starts.


Well I for one always thought the PS3 would eventually outsell the Xbox 360. Although that hasn't happened yet, I still believe this is the beginning of the end for the Xbox 360 in terms of popularity. Most people who have wanted a 360, now own one. And thanks to M$' brilliant x-clamp design, many of them have owned quite a few. And for most of the casual gamers in the world, the PS3's Blu-Ray player is very attractive. Don't get me wrong 360 does have more better games, but soon PS3 will have many. And much like the High-def war, the scales will tip in one direction. Except in this case no one's going to throw in the towel.

It'll definitely be interesting to see this summer's sales of all the consoles. Because summer time is very slow for games, I think the PS3's Blu-Ray feature will actually keep sales unusually high for a console of it's popularity in the summer time. Just a thought anyway.

~Jason

This post has been edited by xboxjason: Mar 13 2008, 07:48 PM

[m00nstone]

You're a dreamer if you haven't already accepted the fact that this generation has been won by Nintendo. Technophiles just can't seem to understand that this is a race for the silver medal.