Xbox 360 Launch

[JAGeBoyle]

“The debut of Xbox 360 marks one of the biggest consumer launches in Microsoft’s history,� said Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft and chief Xbox officer. “With its sheer power, portfolio of graphically stunning games, rich online capabilities, and features for enjoying music, movies and photos, Xbox 360 delivers integrated digital gaming and entertainment experiences that simply can’t be matched.�

More than 4,500 retailers will be holding midnight madness events. Best Buy, Microsoft’s retail partner for Xbox 360 launch events, also will open all its U.S. stores at 9 a.m. on Nov. 22. “Xbox 360 takes our customers’ gaming experience to new levels,� said Jill Hamburger, vice president of games at Best Buy. “Walk into any of our stores and you’ll feel the excitement � it’s a complete entertainment solution.�

The excitement is already being felt around the globe. More than 3,500 gamers from around the world descended on an Xbox 360 oasis in California’s Mojave Desert last night to celebrate the arrival of Xbox 360 at an exclusive launch party called Xbox 360: Zero Hour. Attendees are now engaged in more than 24 hours of Xbox 360 gameplay and tonight will have a chance to buy the console, launch games and gaming peripherals on site from Best Buy.

Xbox 360 festivities will continue as the system launches Dec. 2 in Europe and Dec. 10 in Japan.

[JAGeScimitar]

My friend works at a circuit city. He had to go there at 3am till 7am to keep an eye on campers. They had set up outside. They are insane people it was freezig and raining.

[JAGeBoyle]

Gamers are an extreme class lol nuff said

[JAGeExtant4Now]

I will never reserve anything from Game Stop anymore. I reserved my Xbox 360months back and was told that I would have mine on release day. I went in last week to pay some on my system and I was told by the manager that I wouldn't get my system till sometime in Dec. Needless to say I was furious, I called customer service and through in my two cents, they said they couldn't do anything. I am going to write a letter to the company and then to the local newspaper and try and get people to boycott Game Stop. I am not the only one that Game Stop told this to, a great number of people were told that their system would be in today and now for some it's early to mid 2006. The next time I reserve anything I will drive an hour to reserve mine at EBX.

[JAGeBoyle]

I firmly belive stores should only reserve the number of copys they are getting in. No more then that. It causes alot of customers to hate there store when say a parent reserves one for a kids birthday and finds out there is no system reservered.

[JAGeReaver]

said Jill Hamburger

LOL HAMBURGER!

[JAGeExtant4Now]

I firmly belive stores should only reserve the number of copys they are getting in. No more then that. It causes alot of customers to hate there store when say a parent reserves one for a kids birthday and finds out there is no system reservered.



Not to mention if there are going to be a limited amount of XBOX 360's then Microsoft should have ship their systems to all those who reserved theirs. Then and only then, when reserves we're met put the rest on the shelves for the public to purchase. Apparently reserve is a loose term used these days. Thats what I did, I reserved one and reserved the right to have one on release day and I didn't get one. I would have been better off trying to get one from Wal-Mart. Oh I am going to let Microsoft hear it, I know it won't do any good but at least I would have gotten my two cents in.

[JAGeGodfather]

Problems are already being reported to Microsoft. Error screens pop up and some systems came with pieces missing.