LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19 — As Microsoft Corp. ramps up production of its upcoming Xbox video game console this week, game publishers and some analysts have started to question whether the company can make its target for the number of units available for the November launch.
MICROSOFT HAS PREVIOUSLY said it would ship 600,000 to 800,000 consoles when it launches the new system on Nov. 8 in the United States and between 1 million and 1.5 million by year-end.
But the software giant will not know how many of its forthcoming Xbox consoles it will have available on the much-heralded launch day until production at a plant in Mexico hits full capacity, a spokesman said Wednesday.
“We won’t know real, day-one quantities until we’re at peak production,” said James Bernard, a Microsoft spokesman. “We’re really being cautious about our day-one quantities.”
News source: msnbc.com
MICROSOFT HAS PREVIOUSLY said it would ship 600,000 to 800,000 consoles when it launches the new system on Nov. 8 in the United States and between 1 million and 1.5 million by year-end.
But the software giant will not know how many of its forthcoming Xbox consoles it will have available on the much-heralded launch day until production at a plant in Mexico hits full capacity, a spokesman said Wednesday.
“We won’t know real, day-one quantities until we’re at peak production,” said James Bernard, a Microsoft spokesman. “We’re really being cautious about our day-one quantities.”
News source: msnbc.com
In the UK and several places in the US, copies of Microsoft Flight simulator where taken of the shelves. The theory being that the terrorists could have used the program to train for their mission. Also, the new version of the game has been delayed slightly as the World Trade Centers were being removed. Many other games were pulled such as Spider Man. Also, many movies were pulled.
In other MS news, the case between MS and the US Justice Department has been delayed a week. This will further hinder any attempt to stop the shipping of Windows XP.
The president of Akamai was killed in one of the planes that hit the WTC. Akamai is involved with distribution of images and files all over the web. They are the Connexion of images and more.
Yet, I do not think these will be the real effects on the industry. I believe that consumer confidence is going to drop to the bottom. The market for computer games, new processors, and better operating systems will not exist. This will create a massive slowdown as to the future of computer development. This will mean all our news days in a few months will look like the last week’s stories.
As citizens of the world, we must continue to purchase as we have previously. This is the only way that we will salvage the tech industry and many others. Current war does not have a massive effect on the productivity of companies as it did in the past. I do not expect war to have a positive or negative effect on the economy.
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