Xbox launch pushed back one week
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft announced Friday that it will delay the release of its Xbox video game console by a week, again putting it back-to-back with the U.S. introduction of Nintendo's GameCube. The Xbox will launch Nov. 15, according to a Microsoft statement, not Nov. 8 as originally planned. The statement said the company will deliver 1 million to 1.5 million consoles through the holiday season but did not comment on specific launch quantities or cite a reason for the delay. Microsoft had previously announced 600,000 to 800,000 consoles would be available at launch, as the company hoped to avoid the shortages and frustration that accompanied the U.S. arrival of Sony's PlayStation 2 console last fall.