If you are into games, tomorrow is a really big day for you...that is if you have around $300. Microsoft is releasing its newest game machine, the Xbox 360.
Thousands of video game enthusiasts around the country will be breathlessly waiting for stores to open so they he can get their hands on an Xbox 360. The Microsoft game console will finally, after months of hype, go on sale just after midnight Tuesday.
Many retailers say they are expecting walk-up interest to exceed the number of Xboxes for sale on Tuesday. But not all retailers say they expect a problem. Microsoft says they have plenty of boxes in reserve to cover all the demand over the next few weeks. However, some stores will inevitably run out on Tuesday and eager buyers may have to wait a few extra days to get their hands on one.
Lat Friday, retailer Circuit City began taking orders on its web site and and by the afternoon, their Web site was hobbled by a deluge of traffic. A representative for the online counterpart to electronics retailer Circuit City said the company's site saw a "tremendous" traffic spike at 2 p.m. ET, when the company began taking Internet orders for the eagerly awaited Xbox.
Microsoft expects to sell up to 3 million of its new Xbox 360 game consoles in the first three months that the device is on the market
Initially, Microsoft says there are 18 games designed for the Xbox 360, ready to go for tomorrow. Among them are many of the latest iterations in proven franchises, including Electronic Arts' Madden NFL '06, NBA LIVE '06 and Need for Speed Most Wanted, as well as Activision's Call of Duty 2 and Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.
If you would like to read a review of the new gaming box, CNET has posted one in its web site, so you should read it before you spend your hard earned cash. Have fun, gamers!!
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