How annoyed are you by MS lack of 360 availabilty?

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Okay, so I read online about 6-7 weeks ago (maybe 8 now) that 360s would be available in any store that sells them nation wide in apporximately 4-6 weeks. It has now been at least 6 or 7 weeks if not 8. And I don't see one damn 360 in any store around me anywhere. I am getting to the point where I really don't give a rats ass anymore.

Eevn if the 360 is widely available for purchase (without having to buy $600-$900 bunlde packages with ****ty games I don't even want). within the next month. It will only be 6-8 months until the PS3 is relased or a little longer. By then the 360 will probably cut their price $50-$100 per console just to screw with PS3 sales the same as the PS2 did to Xbox.

So what is the big deal in waiting another 6 months or so? I've waited 5 months already. Plus the revolution will also be along shortly, maybe I will decide to go with that instead. I am not knocking the 360 I think it is a great system and I can understand the limited release for the frist couple/few months. But now it is getting to be a bit ridiculous.

They have fixed the bugs and problems that came with the release of the first gen 360, so they should be mass producing them everday to meet demand.

No I am not a PS fanboy, nor nintendo or Xbox, I am just a gamer and I like to play fun, exciting, entertaining and good games, regardless of system. But MS is slowly losing my interest and business.

I'm curious, how upset/frustrated/bothere are you by MS lack of supply?

[Mentok]

Not annoyed at all... Unless I miss out on a console tonight. :)

[Mentok]

Heh, M$ announce 'Shortage is over... again' :o

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/mar06/03-21360SpringSurgePR.mspx

Looks like it MIGHT be easier to find a console soon.

[lochneffmonster]

Very. but I am already at the point where I stopped caring and I won't even buy one if I find one. I'll wait for a P3 out of spite.

[GothicPowerMix1]

Shortage over my ass. They said the same thing 7 weeks ago by now itd be over & it isnt

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Shortage over my ass. They said the same thing 7 weeks ago by now itd be over & it isnt

Word. Has anyone read the latest EGM for MS explantion as to why there is such a huge delay?

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Heh, M$ announce 'Shortage is over... again' :o

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/mar06/03-21360SpringSurgePR.mspx

Looks like it MIGHT be easier to find a console soon.

Wow, 2-3 times the amount. Big focking deal! That means that instead of a shippment coming in every 2-3 months it will be once a month around here.

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

A hand held from MS?

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060320-6415.html

[XwolverineX]

I allready own one, you suck topic creator. :down

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

I allready own one, you suck topic creator. :down

I never liked you anyway :down

[XwolverineX]

I never liked you anyway :down



That doesn't change your suckyness.. :o:down

[ToddIsDead]

Had one since launch:o

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

That doesn't change your suckyness.. :o:down

But it doesn change the fact that I have an extra $500-$600 in my pocket :up:

[XwolverineX]

But it doesn change the fact that I have an extra $500-$600 in my pocket :up:



Yay for you! When I allready have a 360... :confused:

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Yay for you! When I allready have a 360... :confused:

Exactly.

[Mr. Credible]

Word. Has anyone read the latest EGM for MS explantion as to why there is such a huge delay?

i don't read EGM, but i wouldn't mind hearing their excuse.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Couldn't care less. I only want a PS3.
The 360 games look so lame.

[THWIP*]

Couldn't care less. I only want a PS3.
The 360 games look so lame.


THEY LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THE 'PS3' GAMES, FROM WHAT WE'VE BEEN SHOWN SO FAR. :confused:

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I don't mean the quality of the graphics, I mean the games.

[THWIP*]

I don't mean the quality of the graphics, I mean the games.


I'VE YET TO SEE A 'PS3' EXCLUSIVE, THAT MADE ME WANT TO BUY THE CONSOLE. I'M MORE INTERESTED IN IT'S NON-GAMING ASPECTS. :o

[Lemonhead]

I'm not annoyed at all. I can take the bus down to my local mall and pick up a premium or core if I wanted to and had the cash right now. So mehs.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I'VE YET TO SEE A 'PS3' EXCLUSIVE, THAT MADE ME WANT TO BUY THE CONSOLE. I'M MORE INTERESTED IN IT'S NON-GAMING ASPECTS. :oIt's also aesthetics. I don't want to see that doofy tapered thing in my shelf every day. PS3 looks WICKED.

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

I'm not annoyed at all. I can take the bus down to my local mall and pick up a premium or core if I wanted to and had the cash right now. So mehs.

Bastard!

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

It's also aesthetics. I don't want to see that doofy tapered thing in my shelf every day. PS3 looks WICKED.

PS3 looks like a cooking pot I can shove a small chicken in and toss in the oven. The 360 looks much better, and let's not even get started on the PS3 controller. But, from what I've heard, nothing about the appearnce of the PS3 is final yet, let's pray to god that is true.

[THWIP*]

It's also aesthetics. I don't want to see that doofy tapered thing in my shelf every day. PS3 looks WICKED.


THE 'PS3' "COFFIN" DOESN'T LOOK ANY BETTER, IMO. :O

[Mr. Credible]

there's not an option up there i can agree with. i have my 360, rarely touch it with the random fight night3 match being the exception, and i really don't care for microsoft at all, making everyone else wait to get their 360. i also find it hard to believe that they can't get enough units out to meet demand, that just seems silly to me.

they completely rushed the launch for no good reason other than to be out before christmas, and they didn't have enough systems (or games) created beforehand to meet demand.

so eff them. right in the a.

[THWIP*]

there's not an option up there i can agree with. i have my 360, rarely touch it with the random fight night3 match being the exception, and i really don't care for microsoft at all, making everyone else wait to get their 360. i also find it hard to believe that they can't get enough units out to meet demand, that just seems silly to me.

they completely rushed the launch for no good reason other than to be out before christmas, and they didn't have enough systems (or games) created beforehand to meet demand.

so eff them. right in the a.


THAT WHOLE POST WAS COMPLETELY ASININE. :up:

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

there's not an option up there i can agree with. i have my 360, rarely touch it with the random fight night3 match being the exception, and i really don't care for microsoft at all, making everyone else wait to get their 360. i also find it hard to believe that they can't get enough units out to meet demand, that just seems silly to me.

they completely rushed the launch for no good reason other than to be out before christmas, and they didn't have enough systems (or games) created beforehand to meet demand.

so eff them. right in the a.

Well I'll see if I can create an option just for you Mr. Cred :up:

[Wilhelm-Scream]

PS3 looks like a cooking pot I can shove a small chicken in and toss in the oven.YES! That's one of it's features. Can you do that with your 360?

[THWIP*]

YES! That's one of it's features. Can you do that with your 360?


*PFFT*......HAVEN'T YOU HEARD? YOU CAN COOK YOUR WHOLE THANKSGIVING DINNER ON A '360', AND KEEP YOUR GRAVY WARM ON THE "POWER BRICK". :o:up:

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

YES! That's one of it's features. Can you do that with your 360?

I don't need to, I can already cook food in my oven, where it belongs.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

well, you're awfully fun.

[Mentok]

Yeah, I am kinda pissed about it now :mad:

[amazingfantasy15]

I've got a 360, actually got it just when I really wanted one. Did my taxes, got a big return and the next day on my way to work saw a store that was selling 360's and picked one up. I like the system, my only problem is two of the games I got, King Kong and Kameo were very short, also have Perfect Dark, but haven't played it much yet. I've also seen them at random times at the Best Buy I go to, I think they're becoming more readily available.

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

I've got a 360, actually got it just when I really wanted one. Did my taxes, got a big return and the next day on my way to work saw a store that was selling 360's and picked one up. I like the system, my only problem is two of the games I got, King Kong and Kameo were very short, also have Perfect Dark, but haven't played it much yet. I've also seen them at random times at the Best Buy I go to, I think they're becoming more readily available.

:eek: BASTARD!

[Mr. Credible]

THAT WHOLE POST WAS COMPLETELY ASININE. :up:

it's much to early to argue... but honestly, you don't think microsoft could have had more systems available, and more (and better) games if they'd waited a bit to release? instead of rushing just for the sake of being the first next-gen console (even though they were in no danger of being anything but).

[Uriel Septim]

I already have one losers.

[Mentok]

I already have one losers.

Wow, +10 @ Life for you then :o

[Uriel Septim]

I also have Oblivion. +10000000 life for me.

[Mentok]

Damn :(

[THWIP*]

it's much to early to argue... but honestly, you don't think microsoft could have had more systems available, and more (and better) games if they'd waited a bit to release? instead of rushing just for the sake of being the first next-gen console (even though they were in no danger of being anything but).


WELL, LET'S THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE, SHALL WE?

THE REASONS FOR THE SHORTAGE WERE ALL MANUFACTURING ISSUES (YES....IT'S TRUE; IF YOU BELIEVE IN THAT "IT WAS ALL TO DRIVE UP DEMAND" CRAP, YOU'RE NOT WORTH MY TIME HERE). IF THEY'D "WAITED", THAT MEANS THE MFG ISSUES LIKELY WOULD'VE JUST BEEN DELAYED........WHICH MEANS YOU'D STILL BE B****ING ABOUT THIS AROUND JULY-AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. NOW, IF THAT HAD HAPPENED, DON'T YOU THINK 'MS' WOULD BE IN AN EVEN BIGGER PICKLE, WITH 'PS3' AND 'REV' JUST A FEW MONTHS AWAY?

FACT IS, JUST LIKE WITH THE GAMES, YOU CAN'T FULLY TEST A PRODUCT, AND THE MFG PROCESS BEHIND IT, WITHOUT ACTUALLY MAKING AND SELLING YOUR PRODUCT. IT'S VERY SIMPLE, BUT SOME PEOPLE JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GRASP THE CONCEPT. :down

[Mr. Credible]

sorry, guy, but none of that stuck. i mean, i read it, and understood it, but it really just didn't do anything for me.

[THWIP*]

sorry, guy, but none of that stuck. i mean, i read it, and understood it, but it really just didn't do anything for me.


THEN THERE IS TRULY NO HOPE FOR YOU. :down:(

[Mr. Credible]

meh...

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

WELL, LET'S THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE, SHALL WE?

THE REASONS FOR THE SHORTAGE WERE ALL MANUFACTURING ISSUES (YES....IT'S TRUE; IF YOU BELIEVE IN THAT "IT WAS ALL TO DRIVE UP DEMAND" CRAP, YOU'RE NOT WORTH MY TIME HERE). IF THEY'D "WAITED", THAT MEANS THE MFG ISSUES LIKELY WOULD'VE JUST BEEN DELAYED........WHICH MEANS YOU'D STILL BE B****ING ABOUT THIS AROUND JULY-AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. NOW, IF THAT HAD HAPPENED, DON'T YOU THINK 'MS' WOULD BE IN AN EVEN BIGGER PICKLE, WITH 'PS3' AND 'REV' JUST A FEW MONTHS AWAY?

FACT IS, JUST LIKE WITH THE GAMES, YOU CAN'T FULLY TEST A PRODUCT, AND THE MFG PROCESS BEHIND IT, WITHOUT ACTUALLY MAKING AND SELLING YOUR PRODUCT. IT'S VERY SIMPLE, BUT SOME PEOPLE JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GRASP THE CONCEPT. :down

It's all explained in the new EGM :up:

[THWIP*]

It's all explained in the new EGM :up:


EGM SUCKS ASS........AND BESIDES, I DON'T NEED SOME GAMING MAG TO "EXPLAIN" ANYTHING, BECAUSE I JUST SUMMED IT UP IN THAT POST. :up:

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

EGM SUCKS ASS........AND BESIDES, I DON'T NEED SOME GAMING MAG TO "EXPLAIN" ANYTHING, BECAUSE I JUST SUMMED IT UP IN THAT POST. :up:

If you say so

[amazingfantasy15]

"it's much to early to argue... but honestly, you don't think microsoft could have had more systems available, and more (and better) games if they'd waited a bit to release? instead of rushing just for the sake of being the first next-gen console (even though they were in no danger of being anything but)."

Same thing happened with the PS2 though and they had a much, much worse launch games lineup.

[ToddIsDead]

I'm planning on getting a PS3. I need a new George Forman grill.:o

[THWIP*]

I'm planning on getting a PS3. I need a new George Forman grill.:o


I DON'T THINK IT WILL LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THAT THOUGH. WITH A STANDARD 60GB HDD, AND ALL THAT HORSEPOWER, IT'LL NEED TO BE DESIGNED A BIT BIGGER/DEEPER FOR VENTING PURPOSES. I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT BEING 100% LIQUID COOLED, SO I'D SAY IT WOULD GET ABOUT AS WARM AS THE '360'........BUT NOT QUITE WARM ENOUGH TO COOK A BURGER. ;)

[ToddIsDead]

So it won't knock out the fat?:(

[THWIP*]

So it won't knock out the fat?:(


NO, BUT IT'LL MAKE YOUR WALLET THINNER. :up:

[ToddIsDead]

Oh, well that's good. Wait a minute...:p

[hame4479]

that sux cuz last night i walked into target and there they were like 8 of em and it was a mere 2 days after oblivions release. So i got one, seems like fate was smiling down on me. To bad u dont live in springfield il.

[Mr. Credible]

"it's much to early to argue... but honestly, you don't think microsoft could have had more systems available, and more (and better) games if they'd waited a bit to release? instead of rushing just for the sake of being the first next-gen console (even though they were in no danger of being anything but)."

Same thing happened with the PS2 though and they had a much, much worse launch games lineup.


who's talking about the ps2? read the name of the thread, dick.

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Now now let's all play nice.

[XwolverineX]

who's talking about the ps2? read the name of the thread, dick.


**Panties in a bunch alert**

[Palpadious]

Meh, I'll wait for the PS3 (unless it costs over 400.) I don't trust a console shaped as a hyperbola anyway.

[Uriel Septim]

who's talking about the ps2? read the name of the thread, dick.
I am.

[Mr. Credible]

good for you?

[NOFX]

The next day I bought my 360 at best buy there was like 20 360's! :eek: That was like a month ago!

[WhatsHisFace]

Don't CAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL me white.

[Uriel Septim]

good for you?
The point is, the threads reason for being here is subtle to no one, and so is the involvement of other consoles. The PS2 is already here, so don't explode when it's brought up. Or better yet, stop posting entirely, since everything you contribute here is either boring and unfunny, poorly thought out, or a whiney rant about a perfectly acceptable thread, or any combination thereof.

[THWIP*]

Don't CAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL me white.

PIPE DOWN, SNOWFLAKE. :o

[WhatsHisFace]

It's a NOFX song.

But anyways, yeah. I'm white (perfect).

[amazingfantasy15]

I was just replying to a post about the Xbox 360's release and how it mirrored the release of the PS2. A weak launch lineup, not enough hardware and a long time before hardware was readily available. However, if you wanna call me a dick becuase I brought up another system in a Xbox thread so be it, somebody on the internet calling me names doesn't bother me.

[WhatsHisFace]

I was just replying to a post about the Xbox 360's release and how it mirrored the release of the PS2. A weak launch lineup, not enough hardware and a long time before hardware was readily available. However, if you wanna call me a dick becuase I brought up another system in a Xbox thread so be it, somebody on the internet calling me names doesn't bother me.
You obviously don't know what the Xbox launch games were. Perfect Dark Zero, Kameo, Condemned, King Kong, etc were really great games. The PS2 had nothing for months until MGS2.

[XwolverineX]

You obviously don't know what the Xbox launch games were. Perfect Dark Zero, Kameo, Condemned, King Kong, etc were really great games. The PS2 had nothing for months until MGS2.



I think it's pretty well known that


360 Launch > PS2 Launch

[WhatsHisFace]

I think it's pretty well known that


360 Launch > PS2 Launch
A lot of people also say the Xbox launch is better than the 360 launch because of Halo, but they don't know what they're talking about.

[XwolverineX]

A lot of people also say the Xbox launch is better than the 360 launch because of Halo, but they don't know what they're talking about.



Halo is really good. But I still don't think it was all that ground-breaking.. Don't shoot me.. :(

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Halo is really good. But I still don't think it was all that ground-breaking.. Don't shoot me.. :(

Agreed, and Halo 2 was/is the most over-hyped game of all time.

[amazingfantasy15]

"it's much to early to argue... but honestly, you don't think microsoft could have had more systems available, and more (and better) games if they'd waited a bit to release? instead of rushing just for the sake of being the first next-gen console (even though they were in no danger of being anything but)."

Same thing happened with the PS2 though and they had a much, much worse launch games lineup.

Whatshisface, thanks for catching my mistake, 360's launch titles were much better than PS2's, in fact 3 of the 4 games you listed were what I picked up when I got my 360. In my defense though, my original post I said the PS2's titles were much, much worse, as seen above. I meant to compare the low hardware availability and length of time before hardware was readily available.

[Kipobe]

Did you really need 10 poll options that basically all say the same thing?

[WhatsHisFace]

There's no redundancy. I HAVE A 360!!!!!!!! Change my voooooooote!

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Meh, I'll wait for the PS3 (unless it costs over 400.) I don't trust a console shaped as a hyperbola anyway.

I don't trust a console shaped as a foreman grill reject :up: And it could cost at the very minimum $400 if not $500. Also some new info has just suggested that it may be pushed back even further into 2007.

[Mr. Credible]

I don't trust a console shaped as a foreman grill reject :up: And it could cost at the very minimum $400 if not $500. Also some new info has just suggested that it may be pushed back even further into 2007.

and who exactly said that?

[SteveJobs]

The PS3 is a coffin, for sony.

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Well now after seeing the E3 convention and hearing all the extra media news afterwards. F U C K Sony, the only way I am getting a PS3 is if I buy 3 and sell 2 so I don't spend any money out of my own pocket.

Getting a Wii most likely, and 360 probably when the price drops.

[THWIP*]

Well now after seeing the E3 convention and hearing all the extra media news afterwards. F U C K Sony, the only way I am getting a PS3 is if I buy 3 and sell 2 so I don't spend any money out of my own pocket.

Getting a Wii most likely, and 360 probably when the price drops.


UM.......THE 'PS3' WON'T BE FETCHING ABOVE RETAIL, LIKE THE '360' DID. FOR STARTERS, THERE WON'T BE A SHORTAGE (MORE LIKELY THERE'LL BE A TON COLLECTING DUST, EARLY ON). AND, SINCE MOST PEOPLE CONSIDER $500-$600 TO BE WAY TOO MUCH, THERE'S NO REASON TO THINK YOU COULD GET MORE ON EBAY. :confused:

JUST SAVE YOUR MONEY; THE 'PS3' WILL LIKELY BE $400 BY NEXT X-MAS. :o:up:

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

UM.......THE 'PS3' WON'T BE FETCHING ABOVE RETAIL, LIKE THE '360' DID. FOR STARTERS, THERE WON'T BE A SHORTAGE (MORE LIKELY THERE'LL BE A TON COLLECTING DUST, EARLY ON). AND, SINCE MOST PEOPLE CONSIDER $500-$600 TO BE WAY TOO MUCH, THERE'S NO REASON TO THINK YOU COULD GET MORE ON EBAY. :confused:

JUST SAVE YOUR MONEY; THE 'PS3' WILL LIKELY BE $400 BY NEXT X-MAS. :o:up:

Actually everything I have read has pointed to shortages for the PS3.

[THWIP*]

Actually everything I have read has pointed to shortages for the PS3.


IF THERE'S A "SHORTAGE", IT WON'T BE ON THE SCALE OF THE '360' SHORTAGE.
THEY'VE HAD ALOT MORE TIME TO WORK OUT TECH ISSUES, AND THEREFORE SHOULD HAVE A MUCH SMOOTHER MFG. PROCESS. THE PROBLEMS THEY SUPPOSEDLY ARE/WERE HAVING WITH BLU-RAY, AND THEIR CHIPS, SHOULD BE RESOLVED LONG BEFORE THEY START PRODUCTION. ANY "SHORTAGES" WILL BE CONTROLLED BY 'SONY'. EITHER WAY, YOU'D STILL HAVE TO BE A DUMBASS TO PAY MORE THAN RETAIL, FOR A CONSOLE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS IS ALREADY OVERPRICED.

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

IF THERE'S A "SHORTAGE", IT WON'T BE ON THE SCALE OF THE '360' SHORTAGE.
THEY'VE HAD ALOT MORE TIME TO WORK OUT TECH ISSUES, AND THEREFORE SHOULD HAVE A MUCH SMOOTHER MFG. PROCESS. THE PROBLEMS THEY SUPPOSEDLY ARE/WERE HAVING WITH BLU-RAY, AND THEIR CHIPS, SHOULD BE RESOLVED LONG BEFORE THEY START PRODUCTION. ANY "SHORTAGES" WILL BE CONTROLLED BY 'SONY'. EITHER WAY, YOU'D STILL HAVE TO BE A DUMBASS TO PAY MORE THAN RETAIL, FOR A CONSOLE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS IS ALREADY OVERPRICED.

Well you just hit the nail on the head :up:

[TrailerMusic]

EITHER WAY, YOU'D STILL HAVE TO BE A DUMBASS TO PAY MORE THAN RETAIL, FOR A CONSOLE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS IS ALREADY OVERPRICED.

Also with the fact you can get a brand new very decent ****ing Computer at the price of a PS3 & that is even more worth it & besides I doubt Sony will have any type of Shortage. Honestly how many People will buy this System at THIS price aside from the Dumbasses & Celebrities ?

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Also with the fact you can get a brand new very decent ****ing Computer at the price of a PS3 & that is even more worth it

And you can still get spyware on both :up:

Or 2-4 Nintedno Wii's, depending on the launch price :up: