Zeus
12-02-2005, 09:22 AM
BBC report the Xbox 360 has virtually sold out in the UK as gamers rushed to snap up Microsoft's next generation games console, say retailers. This is no surprise as Microsoft have supplied MINIMAL stocks...
The Xbox 360 has virtually sold out in the UK as gamers rushed to snap up Microsoft's next generation games console, say retailers.
Dedicated fans queued overnight or in the early hours of the morning in the light of limited stocks.
Hundreds of Xbox 360s have appeared on the online auction site eBay, selling for more than double the retail price.
The limited stock has led retailers and gamers to criticise Microsoft for not supplying enough machines.
In the UK, more than 200 gamers have queued for hours in the rain for the midnight launch of the console at Game's flagship store in London's Oxford Street.
The first to lay his hands on the 360 was Kevin Sage, 33, of Sydenham, south London, who had waited outside the store since 1445 GMT.
"We have been waiting in this queue for hours and hours and now I can't wait to get home and play this game," he said.
"I've made so many new friends through this, it's a surreal experience and I will remember this for the rest of my life."
News Source: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4491804.stm" target="_blank">news.bbc.co.uk</a>
The Xbox 360 has virtually sold out in the UK as gamers rushed to snap up Microsoft's next generation games console, say retailers.
Dedicated fans queued overnight or in the early hours of the morning in the light of limited stocks.
Hundreds of Xbox 360s have appeared on the online auction site eBay, selling for more than double the retail price.
The limited stock has led retailers and gamers to criticise Microsoft for not supplying enough machines.
In the UK, more than 200 gamers have queued for hours in the rain for the midnight launch of the console at Game's flagship store in London's Oxford Street.
The first to lay his hands on the 360 was Kevin Sage, 33, of Sydenham, south London, who had waited outside the store since 1445 GMT.
"We have been waiting in this queue for hours and hours and now I can't wait to get home and play this game," he said.
"I've made so many new friends through this, it's a surreal experience and I will remember this for the rest of my life."
News Source: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4491804.stm" target="_blank">news.bbc.co.uk</a>