Xbox 360 shown off with no games

So we got it from a reliable source who recently caught a gander of an Xbox 360 prototype that Microsoft was showing off that unsurprisingly the device didn't even have any playable games. Yes, you read that right, Microsoft could only show off the Xbox dashboard and media features, not gameplay. And yet they apparently strongly hinted and suggested that the device would debut on Black Friday (aka the day after Thanksgiving, which
sounds about right). We're not usually accustomed to hot new devices getting released on Fridays, but we will admit it's easy to drum up some buzz in kids on a four day weekend. Even still, for a device that may or may not even be close to ready, doesn't it seem like they're right down to the wire on this one?