Be not the first by whom the new are tried,
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.

-Alexander Pope, Essay on Criticism, 1711.

/. is carrying early reports that the new XBox 360 has been very unstable, with users reporting showstopper bugs, causing games to crash.

It's safe to say, however, that none of the crashes were as catastrophic as this ( Read more... )

slashdot reports that, as I had suspected, Microsoft is deliberately restricting supplies of the first shipment of the XBox360, thereby ensuring first-day sellouts and guaranteeing breathless press coverage of the rush to grab consoles.

Note, however, that they have not limited production of these units--just initial supplies. Those of you ( Read more... )