XBox Interview
by Steve Gibson, Apr 29, 2002 6:53am PDTGameSpyDaily has an interview with David Hufford discussing XBox Live and a bit about the online plans for the XBox which shipped with an ethernet controller. Thanks Blues
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"Friday was the first day that the console cost $399 and retailers say the new price is a winner. John Redenbach, Toys R Us merchandise director, said sales of Xbox on Friday and Saturday were 2.5 times the entire launch week. "Unbelievable, unbelievable, unbelievable," he said. "We were surprised - we thought it would be good, but it was spectacular."
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Steve Wilson, marketing director for Electronics Boutique, said "it was almost like launch all over again". He estimated the chain did about 60-70 per cent of the sales it did at launch, but he wa unsure if it would stay strong. "That's the several million dollar question," Mr Wilson said."