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November 22, 2005

Xbox 360 Launch Hype

xbox-360.jpgI drove around a little this morning and checked out the xbox 360 launch hype. BJ’s gave out 5 standard units - I congratulated a few leaving with their boxes - probably could have snagged one If I’d been there 30 minutes earlier. Best Buy was more hardcore. The point man had been there since 9PM the night before and watched the 50 some leaders get on the board.

Those waiting organized their own list and kept careful records of who got in line and when. The store didn’t open until 9AM, but at 6AM a Best Buy rep came by and handed out about 50-60 vouchers. Apparently there were about 20 premium and 30 standard units to be had. Some people fell asleep in their cars and missed out. It was cold and windy all night with a light misty rain that chills to the bone! (Contributed by z0inks)

Posted by Jason D. O'Grady at November 22, 2005 10:28 AM
Category: Consumer Electronics
Buy from: Apple, iTunes, Amazon.

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Sad...very sad...can't find one anywhere..just a few units for hundreds of people standing in line.

Posted by: Scott at November 22, 2005 3:03 PM

Looks like they got some cooling issues. A couple of fanboy boards have posts about these things overheating and giving error codes. See overheating isn't just for Powerbooks anymore. I'm waiting for the Xbox 454 George Forman edition with Chrome grease trap!!!

Posted by: Ben at November 22, 2005 7:14 PM

Hey, everybody. This Xbox thing seems pretty intense. A 17 year old kid got beat up by a couple of guys outside one of the game stores and had his brand new Xbox stolen. Mugged! And I live in Minot, ND. Not exactly the crime capital of the world. Sick dudes out there, man. I hope they catch the bastards.

Posted by: Taggart at November 22, 2005 8:26 PM

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