Xbox 360 release date

According to a recent CNN news article, the Xbox 360 will go on sale on November 22, 2005 in North America. There is much speculation that shipments of the new next generation
the console will be lower than expected. The expected first shipment is said to be 2 million units, but Bank of America’s Gary Cooper says the number may be even lower, between 1.4 and 1.6 million units. What does this mean? It means that getting a new Xbox 360 will be even more difficult than you think and the price is more likely to be more than what was said at the beginning.

Here’s a quote from the CNN article on this topic:

“Complicating matters is Microsoft’s plan for a worldwide launch of the 360. That means those initial shipments, whatever they are, will be split between North America, Europe and Japan. McNealy said he expects Microsoft to ship roughly 900,000 and 1 million units to North American retailers, 600,000 to 800,000 to Europe and another 100,000 to 200,000 to Japan. “

Retail stores in Canada, such as EB and Wal-Mart, are taking pre-orders for the new consoles well into the new year. Most of the premium packages that include the larger hard drivers are out of stock. However, some locations still have the basic package available for pre-order.