Saturday, January 28, 2006

 

XBOX Shortages in the states

Xbox Shortage Leaves Fans Out in the Cold

Apparently, only wo months after its debut, the new version of Microsoft's game console remains scarce. The company could be losing its chance to grab market share before Sony releases a new PlayStation.

Microsoft's continued inability to meet demand for Xbox 360 has irritated customers and disappointed video game publishers, raising questions about whether the company has squandered an opportunity to grab market share before consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. releases its PlayStation 3 later this year.

For its part, Microsoft said it expected the shortage to ease in coming weeks, thanks to an additional manufacturing plant coming on line, and the balance between supply and demand should stabilize before the end of June.

June may be too late, according to some Wall Street analysts and in Australia the cost of the unit may also be an issue. Many remember spending 600+ dollars on an xbox 1 when it was first released only to have its price driven down by serious competition by Sony’s play station 2. If Microsoft wants to eat into the market here in Australia they need to run the price at the same cost of the xbox 1.


SOURCE: LATIMES.COM

# posted by Peter Saville - IT Consultant @ 11:16 PM
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