Delay in memory chip delivery responsible for Xbox 360 shortage
17th Feb 2006, 06:37 GMT
The shortage of Microsoft's next generation gaming console the Xbox 360 during much of the holiday season was due to the delay in supply of memory chips for the device by German chipmaker Infineon Technologies, according to a report by Dean Takahashi in The Mercury News. The Xbox 360 had been sold out just after its release in November and shoppers were frustrated since they could not find it on the shelves for much of the holiday season.