Shrygue
April 18th, 2007, 21:18
via Xbox 360 Fanboy (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/04/18/target-breaking-elite-street-date-now-on-ebay/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/04/target-elite.jpg
It seems like the game industry just isn't as solid as it once was. Games are discovered long before they are officially announced and street dates are broken left and right. Case in point: if the photo above is indeed genuine, it looks like Target has broken the street date on the Xbox 360 Elite. Not only has the street date been broken, but it has been broken by more than a week. Way to go, Target! The picture even includes a receipt, which we have magnified so that the $479.99 price is clearly visible. Granted, it could be a display box and some Photoshop trickery, but it looks awfully legit to us.
What's more, it appears that the owner of the Elite is selling it on eBay. The listing even has images of the serial number. The opening bid is $600. Of course, if Target is routinely breaking the street date, you could pick one up for a lot less.
Anyone else out there manage to snag an Elite from Target (or elsewhere)? We're assuming you aren't planning on winning one.
The eBay auction can be seen here (http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-Elite-AVAILABLE-NOW-Will-ship-IMMEDIATELY_W0QQitemZ230118912673QQihZ013QQcategor yZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). Leave feedback via comments.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/04/target-elite.jpg
It seems like the game industry just isn't as solid as it once was. Games are discovered long before they are officially announced and street dates are broken left and right. Case in point: if the photo above is indeed genuine, it looks like Target has broken the street date on the Xbox 360 Elite. Not only has the street date been broken, but it has been broken by more than a week. Way to go, Target! The picture even includes a receipt, which we have magnified so that the $479.99 price is clearly visible. Granted, it could be a display box and some Photoshop trickery, but it looks awfully legit to us.
What's more, it appears that the owner of the Elite is selling it on eBay. The listing even has images of the serial number. The opening bid is $600. Of course, if Target is routinely breaking the street date, you could pick one up for a lot less.
Anyone else out there manage to snag an Elite from Target (or elsewhere)? We're assuming you aren't planning on winning one.
The eBay auction can be seen here (http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-Elite-AVAILABLE-NOW-Will-ship-IMMEDIATELY_W0QQitemZ230118912673QQihZ013QQcategor yZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem). Leave feedback via comments.