What happened to the promised weekly shipments of Xbox 360s?

Forgive me while I don’t get excited about an alleged leaked document that says Best Buy will be getting new shipments of Xbox 360 consoles to be put up for sale on Sunday December 18, via 360maniac.com:

Best Buy stores are also told not to take pre-orders, force bundle purchases, create waiting lists or hold the product for customers or employees. They are also instructed to not hold a midnight or early opening.

Why am I not excited? Because I know if I show up there on December 18th that the (also rumored) less amount of consoles will be gone and fodder for overpriced eBay resale. This futility likely won’t stop me from heading out again and attempting to bag one. Damn you, Microsoft.

The Hmm Xbox 360 poll (see the left column on the home page) doesn’t illuminater the Xbox 360 purchase scene in a brighter light either. Most of those who have responded so far (64%) indicate that they have “no plans to buy.” Completely unscientifc, yes, but seems a bit surprising considering how difficult it is to find one of these cabbage patch, er Xbox 360 consoles in the store.

I’m sticking with my launch day projection that it will be around tax time 2006 before most people are able to walk into the nearest retailer and buy an Xbox 360. If it’s too much later than that, there will be other options (PS3, Nintendo Revolution) and that will hurt Microsoft’s chances to gain more widespread adoption.

Stay with me, I’ll bag one of these beasts eventually.

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