Xbox 360s available 3.5 days early

[UpgradeFailure]

From Circuit City....
That isn't fair to all of us who prebought at gamestop or elsewhere.

Anyone hear anymore on this?

Here is link

Update:

Circuit City?s PR managers have responded to our request for clarification on the confusing language on the Circuit City website. Here?s the real deal:

Circuit City will begin selling a limited supply of Xbox 360 bundles on www.circuitcity.com beginning 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, 2005. These units will ship on 11/21/2005; customers who opt to pay extra for next-day delivery can do so to get their Xbox in their homes on 11/22/2005.
We are not selling them earlier in our stores; I apologize for the misinformation you received from the call center. We will have Xbox 360 units for sale in all Circuit City stores nationwide beginning 10 a.m. local time on 11/22/2005. They are first-come, first-served as we did not allow any preorders.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure
From Circuit City....
That isn't fair to all of us who prebought at gamestop or elsewhere.

Anyone hear anymore on this?

Here is link

who cares, we'll all get one in the longrun

 

[Looney]

Fair? Because some people getting it first makes you feel less special?

 

[0roo0roo]

special deal with ms?

 

[iamwiz82]

3.5 days is going to make a difference? You can use that time to work on social skills.

 

[UpgradeFailure]

Originally posted by: Looney
Fair? Because some people getting it first makes you feel less special?

Yes I feel crushed and depressed... :roll:

 

[mflacy]

Let's see. What word am I looking for? Oh yes...SHENANIGANS!

 

[EvilYoda]

Yeah, it's interesting, considering that CC's website has "available Friday" or whatever in lime green pictures all over the 360 packages.

If I knew someone to sell it to, I'd go camp out at my local CC since I don't work til 4 on Friday

 

[mrrman]

Ill wait until they are 1/2 the cost to pick one up...no rush here

 

[Xyo II]

Originally posted by: mrrman
Ill wait until they are 1/2 the cost to pick one up...no rush here

ditto

 

[SilentZero]

Thats great kids, but your parents aren't going to let you open it before X-Mas.

 

[Queasy]

Wow....is MS allowing this?

 

[Flashram]

I'm guessing it will be changed to say pre-order.

 

[Skiguy411]

I doubt it, but hey I'll go anyways then since my last class is at 1:15.

 

[Warthog912]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Wow....is MS allowing this?

No, as a CC employee this deal is for online, and it will SHIP (almost positive) on Friday, you cannot buy at the B&M on Friday. B&M will go on sale as usual on the 22nd.

*edit*

Just read the link, I'll be looking into this tomorrow at work-

I'll update when I hear it from our GM's mouth.

 

[UpgradeFailure]

I assume preorder too, but it seems they are allowing full sales. Hrrrrm.
It's cutting it close for a preorder anyways. I hope if they break the date, other places will too.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: mrrman
Ill wait until they are 1/2 the cost to pick one up...no rush here

well yea u can do that with anything though its time vs money..

 

[UpgradeFailure]

Originally posted by: Warthog912

Originally posted by: Queasy

Just read the link, I'll be looking into this tomorrow at work-

I'll update when I hear it from our GM's mouth.

Please do, thanks.

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: mflacy
Let's see. What word am I looking for? Oh yes...SHENANIGANS!

SHAWNANIGANS

 

[BrianH1]

Originally posted by: Einstein Element

Originally posted by: mrrman
Ill wait until they are 1/2 the cost to pick one up...no rush here

ditto

:thumbsup:

 

[randal]

I'm going to wait until 1080p TVs get a little cheaper before I purchase an XBox360. I mean, it is one of the few devices that can output that resolution (minus the ps3), so I won't buy a 1080i TV that will be eclipsed quickly.

 

[Flashram]

Originally posted by: randal
I'm going to wait until 1080p TVs get a little cheaper before I purchase an XBox360. I mean, it is one of the few devices that can output that resolution (minus the ps3), so I won't buy a 1080i TV that will be eclipsed quickly.

I don't think there is any current support for 1080p on the 360.

 

[EvilYoda]

Originally posted by: randal
I'm going to wait until 1080p TVs get a little cheaper before I purchase an XBox360. I mean, it is one of the few devices that can output that resolution (minus the ps3), so I won't buy a 1080i TV that will be eclipsed quickly.

roofles.

 

[TrueBlueLS]

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure
I assume preorder too, but it seems they are allowing full sales. Hrrrrm.
It's cutting it close for a preorder anyways. I hope if they break the date, other places will too.

I don't. I work Friday and there'd be no way I could get one if everyone broke the date. As luck has it, I'm scheduled off of work for the 22nd.

 

[bragac200]

This could be phrased in a deliberately ambiguous way... If it's real though, I'm really pissed. I pre-ordered an Xbox 360 back in July and it turns out I won't get one on launch day.