Even Microsoft is struggling with Xbox Series X restocks

Fifty-fifty Microsoft is struggling with Xbox Series X restocks

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Scoring an Xbox Serial X restock is so difficult right at present that fifty-fifty Microsoft is having issues getting hold of its own adjacent-gen console. In fact, the stock shortage has reached such a crisis betoken that participants at the first major Halo Infinite tournament held over the weekend were forced to play on development kits instead of actual consoles.

This story was originally picked up by Kotaku after Tashir Hasandjekic, esports and viewership lead at Halo developer 343 Industries, tweeted that some players at the game'due south maiden competitive tournament would need to play on Xbox Series X evolution consoles.

Heads up open bracket players - you lot'll be playing this weekend on Series X evolution consoles. They're functionally identical and volition be operating in "Retail" fashion so it's the exact same experience, they merely look a trivial different.Why? Global supply chain shortage is real.December 15, 2021

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A development console consists of the aforementioned hardware as a retail unit of measurement and is traditionally used by developers to create games for the organisation. They aren't usually available to the full general public but are functionally identical to a standard console. Equally Hasandjekic pointed out the dev kits used in the tournament were set to "retail" mode to ensure that no actor was able to access the console's backend or gain an advantage.

Hasandjekic wasn't sheepish in confirming the reason for needing to draft in additional development consoles either. He said: "Why? Global supply chain shortage is existent." It would announced that even the manufacturer of the Xbox Series Ten is struggling to win the restock game.

The Xbox Series X has been experiencing stock shortages since its launch in November 2020. At no point in the past 12 months has the console been consistently available. Currently, getting hold of a side by side-gen Xbox involves serious dedication to tracking restocks and a sprinkle of adept fortune. These supply issues are cheers in large function to the ongoing global fleck shortage and await set to persist deep in 2022.

If yous desperately want an Xbox Serial 10 earlier the vacation and then GameStop will be holding an in-store restock this week. This will likely exist ane of the final chances to purchase one in 2021. If your local store isn't participating in this driblet, make sure to bookmark our Xbox Series X restock hub for the latest updates and those all-important retailer links.

Xbox Series 10 restock tracker — where to look

Best Buy: Xbox Series X | Xbox Serial S (concluding restock Dec 9)
Walmart: Xbox Series X | Xbox Serial S (last restock December thirteen)
Amazon: Xbox Serial Ten | Xbox Series S (last restock Dec 16)
Dell: Xbox Serial 10 (terminal restock August 25)
Target: Xbox Series X | Xbox Series S (last Dec 16)
Microsoft: Xbox Series X | Xbox Series Southward (last restock October 28)
GameStop: Xbox Serial X | Xbox Series S (restock December 10)
Newegg: Xbox Series X | Xbox Series Due south (final restock May 2)
Adorama: Xbox Series X & Xbox Series S bundles (last restock December 8)
Lenovo: Xbox Series X | Xbox Series Southward (last restock March 16)
Costco: Xbox Series Ten (last restock December 7)
BJ'south: Xbox Series X (concluding restock July viii)
Kohl'due south: Xbox Series X (last restock April 21)
Antonline: Xbox Series X | Xbox Series S (last restock September 24)
Sam's Club: Xbox Serial X | Xbox Serial Southward (terminal restock Nov 17)

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