May not be enough to cover the pre-ordersAssuming all goes well for Microsoft, the company is aiming to have 300,000 Xbox 360 consoles ready for the European launch this December 2nd.?It should be noted that this is a very rough estimate from the company and analysts alike, as Microsoft is still in the process of?replenishing stock for the North American market since making a splash here?last week.
"Industry analysts' estimates of 300,000 Xbox 360s available at launch 'were not far removed from reality', said Chris Lewis, the Microsoft executive responsible for the Xbox in Europe, in German weekly financial newspaper Euro am Sonntag.Lewis said it was possible the console would sell out at its European launch too."
It wouldn't be a surprise at all to see the console becoming scarce in the PAL territories, as the current?console shipment forecast?will likely?not be enough to cover the multiple countries in Europe.
Article Link: Reuters
