Launch Day: Europe
Today gamers all over Europe skipped school or work to get their hands on the new Xbox 360. In the UK Microsoft marked the birth of its new wonder child by throwing an Xbox 360 launch party in London.
The overall situation in Europe seems to be the same as in the US. People standing in lines for hours and if you didn’t get one last night or in the early morning hours, your only bet to get a 360 now is through one of those overpriced internet auctions. However, if you feel you can wait 1 or 2 weeks you still might be able to get your hands on the 360 before Christmas. The UK Xbox boss Neil Thompson told GamesIndustry.biz in an interview today that there will be weekly shipments of 360s in the UK.
“We’re really going to focus all our efforts on getting as much stock in as possible, because the demand is proving to be phenomenal. Every week we’re going to be shipping units in. We’re doing all we can to get as many planes and ships through as fast as we can - so that’s my guarantee to people, that that’s the effort we’re putting into it.”
This is pretty much the same as Microsoft has been saying to US gamers, and earlier today we were made aware of by our members that several stores in the US have received a second shipment of 360s. We will let you know as soon as we get similar reports from European retailers.
Source: Xbox360News.com