Was there problems with stock in the UK? In Dublin there seemed to be no problems, plenty of shops had notices in windows saying that they had them in stock
In both London and France Microsoft mounted publicity stunts to rub some of the gloss off Sony's launch events.
At the Virgin Megastore in London's Oxford Street, the software giant handed out chairs to those queuing that had a website address printed on them.
Anyone visiting the webpage saw an Xbox 360 branded site that "welcomes" Sony to the next generation and chides the electronics giant for being "late". Microsoft's Xbox 360 launched in late 2005.
