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News hardware & software 16 November 2020, 23:18

author: Paul Musiolik

Availability Problems with Xbox Series X|S May Last Several Months

Microsoft has a problem with the availability of Xbox Series X|S. The company reveals the reason and reveals when we can expect normal console deliveries.

IN A NUTSHELL:
  1. Global accessibility problems of Xbox Series X|S are serious.
  2. Microsoft expects to be able to cover the demand only in April 2021.

Problems with availability of Xbox Series X|S are expected to last until April 2021. Tim Stuart, responsible for finance at Xbox department, announced the information during the Jefferies Interactive Entertainment conference.

"I think we'll continue to see supply shortages as we head into the post-holiday quarter, so Microsoft's Q3, calendar Q1."

The global shortage of Xbox Series X|S consoles is expected to be caused by a huge interest on the part of gamers. Microsoft is trying to do its best to keep up with supplying the stores, but there's nothing it can do to increase its production capacity right now.

"Our assembly lines work at full capacity. We expect that only at the beginning of the second quarter of next year we will be able to deliver enough consoles to cover the full demand. In that time, production of consoles will retain the same capacity as during the pre-Christmas period."

Some may be surprized by the information about lack of consoles in shops. But when we look at the countries of Western Europe and the United States, we can see that there are actually huge shortages. Last week Amazon sent out information that some pre-orders may not be delivered before Holidays.

  1. Xbox - official homepage
  2. Xbox Series X - First Impressions

Paul Musiolik

Paul Musiolik

Started writing about games on the SquareZone website. Later, he wrote and managed the non-existent PSSite.com, and currently runs his own blog about games. He hasn't yet written a text that he would be 100% satisfied with. He started his adventure with games at the age of 3, when he managed to convince his father to buy a C64 computer. The love for electronic entertainment awakened by Flimbo's Quest blossomed during the first adventures with Heroes of Might & Magic, reaching its peak after purchasing the first PlayStation. As he grew older, he had more encounters with Nintendo portable consoles, and also returned to the PC as an additional gaming platform. He collects games and is a fan of emulation.

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