I think MS INTENTIONALLY created the shortage, to build a higher customer base. If you REALLY think about it, the Phantom is really the same kind of machine, but He ran into a lot of copyright problems, with the actual game Cos. That, and I'm sure MS probably had a hand in making things difficult for Infinium Labs., much like the trouble they caused Lindows. Let's face it, Bill wants the whole world to run on Windows ,and get paid every step of the way. I saw a demo of a 360 box, tonight, and I must admit, the graohics are fantastic,BUT, There was a kid there playing the game for about 15 minutes and the thing just froze. The Walmart employee reached behind the screen to shut the machine off. It was clearly evident, that it wasn't the first time it had happened.He walked away muttering "what a POS." BD51