I managed to pick up an XBox through an online retailer just moments ago. I have been holding out for an XBox Premium bundle system and finally caught one online before they sold out.

How did I manage this? There is an interesting website called XBox360Tracker that provides updates on different XBox 360 bundles offered online by different retailers. It provides and RSS feed so you can quickly get updates by opening your reader. I saw a notification just 15 minutes ago on a system that didn’t cost into the 4 digits area and still gave me the options I wanted. I have been watching this thing since right around Christmas. Up until just last week, as soon as there was anything listed as available, by the time I made it to the ordering page for the retailer, they would be out of stock.

Now, I have been sitting on this tidbit since I picked it up from some other blogs as well as an internal alias for a while now. I am not going to apologize for withholding this information because like a lot of people, I want an XBox 360 too. I don’t get any special treatment for being an MS employee so I have been left to my own devices just like the rest of the world. Had I advertised this when I first heard about it I would have just diluted even further my chances of getting a 360 in a reasonable amount of time. But now that I have mine on order, I don’t mind letting my 18 regular visitors about it.

 

Cheers!