Well, looks like the Oct. 17th date was... shall we say, innacurate? Maybe that was the day it was shipped to stores...
Walmart doesn't have it yet, Circuit City's date on their website is listed as 10/27/06, Best Buy's date is 10-19...
I tried calling all of the above stores (the only things in my area) and couldn't get through at Circuit City or Best Buy so all I have to go on is what's on the website.
Oh well. I was hoping to get it right away, but I guess I'll have to wait...