Xbox 360 goes on sell in Europe on Dec 2. But UK gamers will find it very difficult to get one by Christmas. Amazon has issued a warning in its website that says; "Due to limited supply from Microsoft, we are unable to guarantee delivery of some Xbox 360 pre-orders for Christmas. Please also note that all pre-orders made on or after 2 November will have expected delivery dates in 2006. We are working with Microsoft to ensure that the consoles are delivered as soon as they become available."
Tim Smith, reviews editor on ComputerActive magazine, said: "This is going to be a bit like the iPod launch. It is also not yet clear which games will be available as many are still in final development.
"At least Microsoft has clarified that about 750 games will be backwards compatible, which is impressive."
But the superior specification looks set to ignite sales regardless of demand. "It is an impressive machine, especially if you buy the deluxe version with a hard disk and you have a hard disk-ready display," said Smith.
MS has predicted that it would sell 3 million Xbox 360s in first 3 months that will add to the 22 million Xboxes sold worldwide.
Meanwhile Sony's PS 3 is likely to come out in mid-2006. Sony has sold a huge 80 million consoles worldwide with Microsoft way behind with 22 million so far that will reach about 25 million by the time it comes out. However, some analysts believe it may take a year for Sony to have an attractive range of games for its latest console.
We all will have to see if all these predictions come out to be true. Summer of 2006 is going to be really interesting for gamers and business analysts alike.
Source : vnunet
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