Xbox 360 to land on 22 November Stateside, 2 December UK - bit-tech.net Forums

WilHarris · 15th Sep 2005, 09:07

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/09...release_dates/

The_Pope · 15th Sep 2005, 09:22

Boo to lag but yay to confirmed dates! \o/

blackerthanblack · 15th Sep 2005, 09:39

"Microsoft is aiming to launch in Japan, Europe and the US almost simultaneously, with no shortages of consoles"
It's not often we praise MS but good on them. Sony take note, this is how you treat your customers who buy your products.

TheEclypse · 15th Sep 2005, 09:44

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Originally Posted by blackerthanblack

It's not often we praise MS but good on them. Sony take note, this is how you treat your customers who buy your products.

Agreed. Unless Sony dont test thier products and leave that to the japanese public

MrWillyWonka · 15th Sep 2005, 10:22

Agreed too. But why does the states always have to have it first, why not us?

But I won't be buying the xbox anyway!

Flibblebot · 15th Sep 2005, 11:46

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Originally Posted by blackerthanblack

"...with no shortages of consoles"

Too right - been trying to buy a PSP for a week, with no luck

-Xp- · 15th Sep 2005, 13:54

Thats pretty good. Just over a week between the US and UK release. Which is somewhat better than with other *cough* PSP *cough* consoles.

I wonder if Game is allowing preorders.....

Hammy · 15th Sep 2005, 14:10

wonder what the available stock will be like when the shops get them in

Dad · 15th Sep 2005, 14:38

November 22nd in the US eh? Just in time for "black Friday"...

MrWillyWonka · 15th Sep 2005, 14:56

Whats black friday?

Shadowed_fury · 15th Sep 2005, 15:02

So tempting to preorder... Game have it there, waiting... :/

Dad · 15th Sep 2005, 17:18

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Originally Posted by MrWillyWonka

Whats black friday?

From reference.com:
Black Friday (also called Blitz Day), the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, is historically one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year. Many consider it the "official" beginning to the Christmas shopping season. The "black" in the name comes from the standard accounting practice of using red ink to denote negative values (i.e., losses) and black ink to denote positive values (profits). Black Friday is the day when retailers traditionally get back "in the black" after operating "in the red" for the previous months. The term may also be used by retail employees to express their antipathy towards it, as an analogy to Black Thursday as a day of general chaos..

ALL the shopping centers, department stores and malls are usually packed, so if you don't like big crowds or long lines, stay far away of those areas for a few days. However, all the stores have HUGE sales the whole weekend and change their hours. Many malls will stay open untill midnight beginning that weekend all the way to Christmas.

MrWillyWonka · 15th Sep 2005, 17:20

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Originally Posted by Dad

From reference.com:
Black Friday (also called Blitz Day), the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, is historically one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year. Many consider it the "official" beginning to the Christmas shopping season. The "black" in the name comes from the standard accounting practice of using red ink to denote negative values (i.e., losses) and black ink to denote positive values (profits). Black Friday is the day when retailers traditionally get back "in the black" after operating "in the red" for the previous months. The term may also be used by retail employees to express their antipathy towards it, as an analogy to Black Thursday as a day of general chaos..

ALL the shopping centers, department stores and malls are usually packed, so if you don't like big crowds or long lines, stay far away of those areas for a few days. However, all the stores have HUGE sales the whole weekend and change their hours. Many malls will stay open untill midnight beginning that weekend all the way to Christmas.

So I better get to NY ASAP then? Well, I'm hoping to go to NY this xmas anyway.

Dad · 15th Sep 2005, 17:25

After Christmas the stores go back to their normal routine, so if you want to take advantage of all the sales, you need to be here before. Actually, stores have a lot of sales after Christmas too - their "After Christmas, Inventory Clearout Sale of Sales"...

Shadowed_fury · 15th Sep 2005, 17:41

We don't really get that in the UK, since most here (like me) leave it till days before

Da Dego · 15th Sep 2005, 17:58

Hahaha...Black friday, yes yes...usually done by marking prices UP before putting them on sale, so that the net change is generally about equal to a normal 5% sale

Also marked by some of the worst, rudest customers in the year.

FILTHY1337 · 15th Sep 2005, 18:33

omg im buying a 360 just for shutoko battle, the 5th and what looks to be the best of the series!!!whoooo

Dad · 15th Sep 2005, 18:34

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Originally Posted by Da Dego

Also marked by some of the worst, rudest customers in the year.

Amen to that

infered101 · 15th Sep 2005, 22:07

Final Fantasy XI is coming to xbox 360. That is alittle late dont you think. A year after the game is released and everyone who really wants it owns it on either PS2 or PC. Not quiet sure about that. Also what is squaresoft even doing on the xbox. I remember when xbox came out they said they would never put there games on any system other then playstation or PC. Ohwell im sure there not abandoning playstation so its all cool.

Neogumbercules · 15th Sep 2005, 23:21

Example of bad customers from my days of working at Burger King:

Guy: "Can I have one Burger King?"
Order taker: "I'm sorry sir, there's no such thing."

Guy: "I WANT THREE TOMATOES! YOU HEAR THAT?! THREE, YOU LITTLE SON OF A BITCH I'M GONNA F****** KILL YOU. THREE TOMATOES YOU ASSHOLES!" < True story

Guy: "Hi, can I have a number 3 with no pickle and extra sauce. no wait, make that number 3 a number 8 with extra pickle and no cheese...actually, take a number four, add pickle no sauce extra cheese, off the broiler, minus lettuce add tomato, no pickle extra mayo, and make it fresh! Oh! and extra lettuce!

Order taker: "Uh, could you say that again, I didn't get it all?"

Guy: "What are you, stupid?"

This list can go on and on. I can feel the pain of the Wal-Mart employees now....suckers...

15th Sep 2005, 09:07	#1
WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	Xbox 360 to land on 22 November Stateside, 2 December UK http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/09...release_dates/

15th Sep 2005, 09:39	#3
blackerthanblack Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Fife Posts: 209	"Microsoft is aiming to launch in Japan, Europe and the US almost simultaneously, with no shortages of consoles" It's not often we praise MS but good on them. Sony take note, this is how you treat your customers who buy your products. __________________ There is so a spoon

15th Sep 2005, 10:22	#5
MrWillyWonka . Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southampton, Hants Posts: 5,746	Agreed too. But why does the states always have to have it first, why not us? But I won't be buying the xbox anyway! __________________ Project Red - HL2 - PSOne LCD S-Video Guide Main Rig: Asus Striker Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 OC'd to 2.65GHz, 4GB Corsair XMS, 8800GTS in SLI, 36 & 74GB Raptors

15th Sep 2005, 14:10	#8
Hammy Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: UK Posts: 76	wonder what the available stock will be like when the shops get them in __________________ EMAIL

15th Sep 2005, 14:56	#10
MrWillyWonka . Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southampton, Hants Posts: 5,746	Whats black friday? __________________ Project Red - HL2 - PSOne LCD S-Video Guide Main Rig: Asus Striker Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 OC'd to 2.65GHz, 4GB Corsair XMS, 8800GTS in SLI, 36 & 74GB Raptors

15th Sep 2005, 09:22	#2
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	Boo to lag but yay to confirmed dates! \o/

15th Sep 2005, 13:54	#7
-Xp- Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 557	Thats pretty good. Just over a week between the US and UK release. Which is somewhat better than with other cough PSP cough consoles. I wonder if Game is allowing preorders.....

15th Sep 2005, 14:38	#9
Dad You talkin to me? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Central NY Posts: 5,375	November 22nd in the US eh? Just in time for "black Friday"...

15th Sep 2005, 15:02	#11
Shadowed_fury Natural Born Chaos Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Telford Posts: 7,133	So tempting to preorder... Game have it there, waiting... :/ __________________ Steam: kev_fury New Frag Video - Gigabyte EP43-DS3L - E8200 - XFX 4870 1GB - 4GB Kingston - - Steel Series 7.1s - Logitech G11 - Razer Diamondback 3G - 2209WA -

15th Sep 2005, 17:25	#14
Dad You talkin to me? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Central NY Posts: 5,375	After Christmas the stores go back to their normal routine, so if you want to take advantage of all the sales, you need to be here before. Actually, stores have a lot of sales after Christmas too - their "After Christmas, Inventory Clearout Sale of Sales"...

15th Sep 2005, 17:41	#15
Shadowed_fury Natural Born Chaos Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Telford Posts: 7,133	We don't really get that in the UK, since most here (like me) leave it till days before __________________ Steam: kev_fury New Frag Video - Gigabyte EP43-DS3L - E8200 - XFX 4870 1GB - 4GB Kingston - - Steel Series 7.1s - Logitech G11 - Razer Diamondback 3G - 2209WA -

15th Sep 2005, 17:58	#16
Da Dego Brett Thomas Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH USA Posts: 3,906	Hahaha...Black friday, yes yes...usually done by marking prices UP before putting them on sale, so that the net change is generally about equal to a normal 5% sale Also marked by some of the worst, rudest customers in the year. __________________ "Frankly that seems overkill. iluvtrees2 arguing with spec is the intellectual equivalent of a bunny rabbit taking on a pissed-off lion." - Nexxo

15th Sep 2005, 18:33	#17
FILTHY1337 Senior Overclocker Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NY, to small to know Posts: 819	omg im buying a 360 just for shutoko battle, the 5th and what looks to be the best of the series!!!whoooo __________________ -=Abandon Hope All YE Who Enter =-(my mod station) Formerly ocedAMD@3000+

15th Sep 2005, 22:07	#19
infered101 Supermodder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 551	Final Fantasy XI is coming to xbox 360. That is alittle late dont you think. A year after the game is released and everyone who really wants it owns it on either PS2 or PC. Not quiet sure about that. Also what is squaresoft even doing on the xbox. I remember when xbox came out they said they would never put there games on any system other then playstation or PC. Ohwell im sure there not abandoning playstation so its all cool. __________________ BLANK

15th Sep 2005, 23:21	#20
Neogumbercules Ultramodder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,494	Example of bad customers from my days of working at Burger King: Guy: "Can I have one Burger King?" Order taker: "I'm sorry sir, there's no such thing." Guy: "I WANT THREE TOMATOES! YOU HEAR THAT?! THREE, YOU LITTLE SON OF A BITCH I'M GONNA F****** KILL YOU. THREE TOMATOES YOU ASSHOLES!" < True story Guy: "Hi, can I have a number 3 with no pickle and extra sauce. no wait, make that number 3 a number 8 with extra pickle and no cheese...actually, take a number four, add pickle no sauce extra cheese, off the broiler, minus lettuce add tomato, no pickle extra mayo, and make it fresh! Oh! and extra lettuce! Order taker: "Uh, could you say that again, I didn't get it all?" Guy: "What are you, stupid?" This list can go on and on. I can feel the pain of the Wal-Mart employees now....suckers... __________________ Abit AB9 Pro, Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 CPU, 2GB Corsair DDR2 6400, nVidia 8800GT, Seagate 160 GB HDD.