anyone going to buy the new xbox at midnight?[views:2400][posts:26]___________________________________ [Nov 21,2005 12:28pm - succubus ""] a couple of guys are talking about going to BB |
| _____________________________________ [Nov 21,2005 12:29pm - babyshaker ""] microsoft says if you didnt reserve it and you werent on the first shipment dont bother you wont get anything till about april |
| ___________________________________ [Nov 21,2005 12:30pm - litacore ""] I may wait for the PS3 |
| _____________________________________ [Nov 21,2005 12:30pm - babyshaker ""] alot of the places around here are only getting like 34 for there first shipment |
| ___________________________________ [Nov 21,2005 12:31pm - succubus ""] i just asked them about it and i guess Gamestop isn't even getting enough to cover preorders...but they are gonna go to walmart at midnight..i think they're calling BB to see if it'll be open at midnight |
| __________________________________ [Nov 21,2005 12:31pm - pisscup ""] who is really stoopid enough to buy something from microsoft when they first release it??? |
| ___________________________________ [Nov 21,2005 12:32pm - succubus ""] a lot of people are talking about getting it... |
| _____________________________________ [Nov 21,2005 12:42pm - babyshaker ""] pisscup said:who is really stoopid enough to buy something from microsoft when they first release it??? my point exactly wait 6 months for them to iron out all the bugs |
| ___________________________________ [Nov 21,2005 12:48pm - succubus ""] heh..one of them said he's gonna go get it and then ebay it if it sells out...he wants to see how much they'll go for with the holiday$ coming up |
| _______________________________________ [Nov 21,2005 12:49pm - the_reverend ""] yeah, I wouldn't buy one anyhow... waiting for the PS3 also. are there ever games for it yet? |
| _______________________________ [Nov 21,2005 12:53pm - BMR ""] I pre-ordered mine, I get it some day this week, I don't care enough to pay attention. I think they're already selling games for it, I'm going to pick up the new Ghost Recon and Call of Duty 2 with it. |
| ___________________________________ [Nov 21,2005 12:55pm - succubus ""] ok he called the walmary and they will be going on sale at midnight... then he called best buy and they are not opening at midnight...but i guess there are already people lining up wtf?? |
| _______________________________ [Nov 21,2005 1:10pm - tomx ""] the 360 looks like an excellent machine, but im going to wait 6 months or a year for it to come down in price. also by that time im hoping there will be a mod for it so i can watch foreign dvds an back up games and the like. |
| _______________________________________ [Nov 21,2005 4:02pm - hungta‘bleed ""] I want that shit bad. Ghost Recon looks fucking rediculous |
| _______________________________________ [Nov 21,2005 4:04pm - hungta‘bleed ""] litacore said:I may wait for the PS3 I'm probably going to do the same damn thing. You know they will release a Socom for PS3 and it will own.:bow: |
| _________________________________ [Nov 21,2005 5:07pm - soloman ""] i always wait a couple years to buy a new released system. I'm gonna rock my gamecube for a lil while longer. |
| __________________________________ [Nov 22,2005 7:47am - succubus ""] well looks like people DID buy it |
| __________________________________ [Nov 22,2005 8:39am - succubus ""] my friends at work went to best buy at 11:00 last night and i guess they got a lot of people get there at 10am...and they decided to give out tickets and then they didnt' want to wait to see if there were any left after people with tickets got theirs at midnight. Then before coming to work today, they stopped at Best Buy and saw a huge line and said fuck it... |
| __________________________________ [Nov 23,2005 7:48am - succubus ""] HEADLINE: Fans Line Up to Buy New Xbox 360 DATELINE: NEW YORK BODY: Gaming fanatics turned out overnight across the country to buy up Microsoft's Xbox 360 as it went on sale today. GameStop, EB Games and Best Buy opened hundreds of stores across the country for midnight launch events. Buyers also lined up at 24-hour Wal-Mart stores. Most retailers have refused to say how many of the consoles they have in stock, but Microsoft Corp. has conceded that an ambitious plan to launch the console worldwide within a few weeks will mean fewer consoles initially in North America. While many of the eager buyers were focusing on the system's high-definition graphics and gaming aptitude, executives at Microsoft see video games as just the beginning. The new consoles, which also can play music, display photos and show DVDs, are at the center of a strategy that will eventually tie in elements of Microsoft's new online initiative, called Windows Live, said company Chairman Bill Gates. "In the living room itself, Xbox 360 is our centerpiece and a product that redefines what goes on there," Gates said. Gates said Monday that he expects Xbox Live, Microsoft's service that allows gamers worldwide to play one another, to eventually work with a Microsoft instant messenger that is slated to become part of Windows Live. Windows Live is Microsoft's newly launched effort to better compete with free, advertising-financed Web services like e-mail and search technology from competitors led by Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. Microsoft already offers limited ways for people on Xbox Live to communicate with those on Microsoft's messaging software, but the new offering - not yet slated for release - would expand that significantly. Gates said he's also expecting a new Xbox service called Microsoft Points, which lets people prepay for things like virtual armor or other game-related items, to eventually work with Windows Live, so people could use a single account to pay for offerings there, too. Analyst Rob Enderle said the move to more closely link Xbox Live with Windows Live intends to bolster loyalty to Microsoft products. Microsoft "can tie that stuff together so that you as a customer become wedded to the Microsoft platform for everything you do," he said. Microsoft's major console rival, Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3, also is expected to offer alluring digital entertainment capabilities when it debuts next year. With the new Xbox system, Microsoft also is significantly expanding what people can do - and buy - from Xbox Live itself. Gates said one big bet is that game companies will use Xbox Live to sell incremental upgrades and additions to existing games, thus extending a game's life. Analyst Matt Rosoff with independent researchers Directions on Microsoft said efforts to sell game add-ons through Xbox Live are probably more likely to immediately meet success than the grander plans to become a home entertainment hub. Microsoft - and Gates in particular - have long touted the idea of the high-tech living room and den, but the concept is still too geeky for most people, Rosoff said. While Gates may spend lots of time thinking about how important Xbox is to his corporate strategy, the Microsoft co-founder said he doesn't have much time to play the game system himself. "I'm not a heavy gamer, I'm a light gamer - something to do with my job," Gates said. "The people on (the Xbox) team can all kill me within about 60 seconds on Halo, so I try and avoid them." After standing on a city street for more than 28 hours, with only a blanket to protect him from the cold and rain, Peter Gonzalez had no doubt about what he should do next: stay up all night playing video games. The 19-year-old college student was among the gaming fanatics who waited for hours to be among the first to snag an Xbox 360. Stores began selling the systems at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. "I feel amazing," said Gonzalez, who was first in line at a Best Buy store and planned to play all night before heading to an 8 a.m. class at the College of Staten Island. "It's going to be worth it." At a 24-hour Wal-Mart location in Woodbridge, Va., where hopefuls sat in folding chairs that snaked around several aisles, staffers said the waiting line had exceeded their inventory by 10 a.m. Monday. Associated Press Writer Ted Bridis contributed to this report from Woodbridge, Va. LOAD-DATE: November 22, 2005 |
| _______________________________________ [Nov 23,2005 8:37am - hungta‘bleed ""] check ebay. they got them for over $1,500! |
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| ______________________________________ [Nov 23,2005 11:41am - RustedAngel ""] Aaron I want a new PC already, but I'm going to wait until the new chips come out. Fucking A...2006 = new pc time! |
| _____________________________________ [Nov 23,2005 1:19pm - RustedAngel ""] Apparently many people have been complaining over at the Xbox forums that their 360s are having many problems with crashing. Screenshots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/80491849@N00/ BWAHAHAH! |
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