1. The release date for the Xbox 360 in November 22 for North America, and it will release in December in Japan and Europe. No news of launches in other countries. Besides, what do you mean by "Mass production in January?" Mate, 360s are already being made by Microsoft partners and hundreds of thousands of consoles will be available at launch. But of course, you can expect to see those gray market 360s showing up soon after the launch. Games could still be a problem for a while.