To be honest, Marks & Spencer is known more for giving upper class wannabes a place to shop than providing gaming hardware, but its
recent decision to decline sale of the Xbox 360 can be nothing but a damaging blow to Microsoft's already shaky PR in the games world. After offering a free 2 year warranty on all its electrical goods, Marks n' Sparks has perhaps wisely chosen not to sell the notoriously unreliable 360, not willing to put faith in a machine with such infamous faults.
Rival machines in the PS3 and PSP are already offered by M&S, who will also be bringing Nintendo products to its shelves once a steady supply of Wiis can be guaranteed. The reputation, however, of the deathly red rings precede Microsoft. Granted, it is only rubbishy Marks & Spencer, but could stories like this become a trend? What do the Dtoiders think?
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And to be honest I can't see this affecting anything or anyone whatsoever.
I mean what gamers shop in M&S? Especially for their games, when there's probably a tesco next to most of them selling the same product at internet prices. Or you know, actual game specialist stores that have some clue about whats going on in the games industry.
Honestly, all this means is that some rich bitch will have to venture outside of her grocery store to buy little timmy that nice shiny elite this christmas.
People wont not buy it because they can't get it from there, they'll just give someone else their money.
M&S need to stop being so fucking up themselves and sell what people want.
Rant over.
Though Jim, what are your thoughts on this superb supermarket chain?
Of course everyone is going to take broken 360s back to the retailer if you can, it's an easy exchange, rather than shipping it off to Microsoft. Add in a free two-year warranty and a 30% fail rate (maybe?), and you've got a big problems.
I reckon that the people who shop in M&S are more likely to buy a PS3 anyway.
if you think about it though t makes sense, if they offer a two year warrenty on electronics, and the xbox for me at least has already died four times... that is a shit ton of money out of their pocket. at least theyve got some half decent, if not over priced food in M&S its hard finding good food in britain as is... all you people eat are crisps, digestives and tea.
OK, let me rephrase that. Who the fuck would want to buy an Xbox 360 from Marks And Spencer?
I'm not saying it's a good or bad thing, actually I am, I think it's a good thing, I personally applaud efforts like BioShock and Wii Fit, a move away from the gay porn action fantasies which seem to be the starting point for 90% of games.
It may not make too much of a difference to sales if THEY don't stock it, but it shows how far the RROD saga has gone towards effecting the conciousness of the casual consumer/stockists.
God bless the idiots.