LOL, i told you guys ms was a bunch stupid bastards. it wont cost them though. i just wish there was a viable alternate, and no dont waste your time on the ps3 because they will do the same thing (probably not this bad though if they learn anything from ms on this one) and they dont have live. this is by far the worst console launch ever. they come out with all the ads and have all the gaming indrustry tell you how good the 360 is and you can buy games and accessories, but no fricken consoles! way to go ms. hey but theres a big shortage in the states so lets send off a load off to japan where they just set on the shelves. i hope they rot there too. what pisses me off about this whole thing is ms knew all along this was going to happen and they dont ever give anyone an honest answer. they should have delayed the launch for a couple of months but no they had to get it out as far as they could ahead of the ps3. how about CHRISTmas? you think they want a shortage at the biggest shopping period of the year, not to mention all the launch games that didnt make the launch that got forgotten about because of the shortage. all it is is marketing bull shit anyways and it looks like it worked pretty much. the good thing is theres not many of us that have one anyways so it would just be more of a problem trying to get together. well ill be one of the dumbasses that complain and still buy one so that tells you how smart i am. on this launch id just like to say ms, you can kiss my ASS! and heres your money for my new 360.