Sorry if this was posted, but I searched and couldn't find it.

I was talking to a gaming store guy and he said that MS is not releasing huge amounts of XBox 360 in order to constrain the market for some reason. This is probably the sole reason why I preordered mine for $50. Apparently if you don't reserve one, then you won't get one for a couple of months before they reship, like when PS2 first came out, 'cept on purpose.

Truth or fiction, I have no idea, but I thought that it was an interesting thought.