Microsoft's entertainment CFO does a 360
C|Net | at | by Mike
According to a leaked internal memo, top U.S. game retailer GameStop still hasn't fulfilled all its preorders and predicts it won't until the end of February--at the earliest.
Microsoft has conceded that there are supply issues with the console, and still maintains that the shortages are primarily due to the massive demand that accompanies any console launch. That assertion is partially backed up by the company's earnings report last week, which trumpeted the fact that 1.5 million Xboxes have been sold worldwide in the days since it launched. It's a respectable number, but still short of Microsoft's sales target, which predicted 2.75 million to 3 million units sold during its first 90 days on the market.