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US of A get a whopping 1 million Xbox 360 units for launch day.
What does the UK get? 50,000
See the link for how that compares to PSP, DS and Gamecube UK launch figures.
Going to be a lot of disappointed faces on December 2nd.
[URL]http://www.oxm.co.uk/articles/news/hardware/50,000_xbox_360s_for_the_uk[/URL]
What does the UK get? 50,000
See the link for how that compares to PSP, DS and Gamecube UK launch figures.
Going to be a lot of disappointed faces on December 2nd.
[URL]http://www.oxm.co.uk/articles/news/hardware/50,000_xbox_360s_for_the_uk[/URL]
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English Redneck wrote:
> Comparison wise thats not so bad - when you consider the amount of
> states in the U.S and the size of them. Overall they'll be
> struggling as much as us to buy one.
50,000 consoles for around 60 million people.
1 million consoles for around 300 million people.
Therefore, around 1 console for every 300 people in the USA, and 1 console for every 1,200 people in the UK. 4 times as many consoles per number of people for people in the United States as their will be for Britain. Roughly, of course.
I'd say that's pretty crap, comparison-wise.
> Comparison wise thats not so bad - when you consider the amount of
> states in the U.S and the size of them. Overall they'll be
> struggling as much as us to buy one.
50,000 consoles for around 60 million people.
1 million consoles for around 300 million people.
Therefore, around 1 console for every 300 people in the USA, and 1 console for every 1,200 people in the UK. 4 times as many consoles per number of people for people in the United States as their will be for Britain. Roughly, of course.
I'd say that's pretty crap, comparison-wise.
Chr1s wrote:
> You do realise that the UK's population is about sixty million,
> whereas the US is close to three hundred million.
>
> I know it still wouldn't be equal if you scaled it up, but it isn't
> that bad.
We're still getting 3 quarters less compared to population.
> You do realise that the UK's population is about sixty million,
> whereas the US is close to three hundred million.
>
> I know it still wouldn't be equal if you scaled it up, but it isn't
> that bad.
We're still getting 3 quarters less compared to population.
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illphukiir wrote:
> What about Wales?
>
> Not getting any 360's are we?
Haha... we mean nothing to MS. Probably 2, 1 in Swansea and 1 in Cardiff. Plenty to go around!
> What about Wales?
>
> Not getting any 360's are we?
Haha... we mean nothing to MS. Probably 2, 1 in Swansea and 1 in Cardiff. Plenty to go around!
Bullett wrote:
> US of A get a whopping 1 million Xbox 360 units for launch
> day.
>
> What does the UK get? 50,000
>
> See the link for how that compares to PSP, DS and Gamecube UK launch
> figures.
>
> Going to be a lot of disappointed faces on December 2nd.
>
> [URL]http://www.oxm.co.uk/articles/news/hardware/50,000_xbox_360s_for_the_uk[/URL]
You do realise that the UK's population is about sixty million, whereas the US is close to three hundred million.
I know it still wouldn't be equal if you scaled it up, but it isn't that bad.
> US of A get a whopping 1 million Xbox 360 units for launch
> day.
>
> What does the UK get? 50,000
>
> See the link for how that compares to PSP, DS and Gamecube UK launch
> figures.
>
> Going to be a lot of disappointed faces on December 2nd.
>
> [URL]http://www.oxm.co.uk/articles/news/hardware/50,000_xbox_360s_for_the_uk[/URL]
You do realise that the UK's population is about sixty million, whereas the US is close to three hundred million.
I know it still wouldn't be equal if you scaled it up, but it isn't that bad.
I hope you are wrong.
Why do they have to be so expensive? Mr Gates has enough money to give eveyone in the UK £1000 and still be one of the richest men on the planet!
Greed - nasty thing - still, it produces what we want.
Why do they have to be so expensive? Mr Gates has enough money to give eveyone in the UK £1000 and still be one of the richest men on the planet!
Greed - nasty thing - still, it produces what we want.
No, they are much more competitively priced this time. Also, "Xbox" is a known brand with a following, so I don't think they're going to have trouble shifting the units this time around.
They've said there will be drops as the cost to manufacture the machine comes down, but I doubt that will be til 12 months or more after launch.
Of course, I could be completely wrong :-)
They've said there will be drops as the cost to manufacture the machine comes down, but I doubt that will be til 12 months or more after launch.
Of course, I could be completely wrong :-)
Your Honour wrote:
> I dunno about that. They were pretty good when the first Xbox dropped
> 100 about 3 months after launch.
Do you reckon the 360 will do that too?
> I dunno about that. They were pretty good when the first Xbox dropped
> 100 about 3 months after launch.
Do you reckon the 360 will do that too?
Rallisport may have been my other one.
Not a patch on the sublime Rallisport Challenge 2 though :)
Not a patch on the sublime Rallisport Challenge 2 though :)
It was bascially a choice of the Microsoft published launch titles.
I think I got Rallisport Challenge and Amped.
I think I got Rallisport Challenge and Amped.
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