More Xbox 360 Launch and Technical Details

Signs from retailers indicated that the Xbox 360 console will be in short supply on its 11/22 launch date, and now that information has been semi-confirmed by Microsoft. This Reuters piece quotes Microsoft’s CFO to the effect that the Xbox 360 won’t face the same spike-then-slump phenomenon that plauged Sony’s PS2 launch. The idea seems to be that would-be Xbox 360 buyers will be less unhappy with a steady but limited supply of consoles than a massive sell-off followed buy a drought.

That being said, Microsoft’s has other motives for restricting the launch supply than what they’re stating publicly. As it turns out, a complete launch date sell-out would generate a ton of positive media coverage for the new console.

ArsTechnica