A generic news thread isn't warranted. This is a discussion forum, for discussing points worth discussing. For newsfeeds, there are plenty of other sources. What's there to discuss about a custom XBox? The irony of it having a donation for an eco charity while being made of non-biodegradable plastics and packaged with non-recyclable Styrofoam and a half-dozen small plastic bags the sort of which find their way into the sea? What would be more appropriate is a thread on console designs that catalogues the different special editions of consoles, say.
If there's nothing really to discuss about a post, it's probably not worth posting. The sales story could go in to the sales anecdote thread.