Nato King
10-24-2005, 05:47 PM
Wal-Mart has confirmed to Next Generation that it has shut down "a handful" of its Xbox 360 demonstration pods due to interference with the company's electronic retail systems.
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Over the weekend, online postings from people describing themselves as Wal-Mart employees or customers said the Xbox 360 pods were shut down because they had been interfering with the company's systems.
A spokesperson for the retailer told Next Generation, "As we began setting the Xbox 360 up in sample kiosks in our stores we've found that, in a handful of some of our older stores, the devices are interfering with our Telzon printouts. We're working with Microsoft to correct this and should have Xbox sample kiosks available and working in all of our locations in the next few weeks."
She added, "Wal-Mart is excited to be able to offer customers the opportunity to try out the Xbox 360 in our stores prior to its release date on November 22nd."
Initially Microsoft was unable to comment on the specific case, but a spokesperson offered, "Xbox 360 retail kiosks have started arriving at retailers. Due to the nature of the distribution process, not all kiosks are hitting simultaneously, but are continuing to pop up in retailers across the country in the coming weeks. The kiosks are designed for a retail environment and feature game samples, game trailers and product information."
link (http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1403&Itemid=2)
http://www.next-gen.biz/images/stories/Companylogos/wal-mart-2.jpg
Over the weekend, online postings from people describing themselves as Wal-Mart employees or customers said the Xbox 360 pods were shut down because they had been interfering with the company's systems.
A spokesperson for the retailer told Next Generation, "As we began setting the Xbox 360 up in sample kiosks in our stores we've found that, in a handful of some of our older stores, the devices are interfering with our Telzon printouts. We're working with Microsoft to correct this and should have Xbox sample kiosks available and working in all of our locations in the next few weeks."
She added, "Wal-Mart is excited to be able to offer customers the opportunity to try out the Xbox 360 in our stores prior to its release date on November 22nd."
Initially Microsoft was unable to comment on the specific case, but a spokesperson offered, "Xbox 360 retail kiosks have started arriving at retailers. Due to the nature of the distribution process, not all kiosks are hitting simultaneously, but are continuing to pop up in retailers across the country in the coming weeks. The kiosks are designed for a retail environment and feature game samples, game trailers and product information."
link (http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1403&Itemid=2)