Rumour: MS Refusing to Take 10M Worth of Defective 360s from EB Oz?

[wraggster]

Over the weekend, a Kotaku AU reader sent through a chat log containing an enlightening conversation with "an associate of mine who holds a high position within the EB organisation". According to the log, Microsoft is refusing to take responsibility for its defective consoles, leaving it up to the games retailer to make the best of a crappy situation.

Obviously we're trying to verify the facts, but for now, there's no reason not to let you guys know of the potentially nasty relationship that may exist between EB Australia and Microsoft.

According to the transcript, EB Australia has $10 million worth of defective Xbox 360s gathering dust, as Microsoft is unwilling to take them back. As a result, EB is no longer stocking the 360, except as second-hand or pre-owned units. A search of the EB Games website for "xbox 360" confirms this.

http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/...rom_eb_oz.html

[turnerl]

I found the xbox 360 just fine?

http://www.ebgames.com.au/Xbox/product.cfm?ID=3111

[pibs]

yea but none are in stock for australia