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The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S have been on the market since November, but they are still very hard to find, with frustrated gamers taking advantage of every retail sale. Many arrive empty-handed and turn to high prices on eBay to join the next generation of games.
It’s clear that Microsoft is still struggling to meet the astronomical demand for its consoles. However, according to Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s vice president of gaming, there may be a light at the end of the tunnel.
During a recent appearance on Xbox Live, Larry Hryb’s video podcast programming director Spencer said Microsoft is turning to AMD to help meet the demanding demand, TechRadar reports. AMD is responsible for manufacturing the GPU and CPU for the new Xbox consoles.
“We’re not holding them back. We’re building them as fast as we can,” Spencer said of the systems in production. “We have all the assembly lines up and running. I was on the phone last week with Lisa Su at AMD asking ‘How can we get more?’ So it’s something we constantly work on. ” Spencer did not elaborate on what kind of support AMD would offer, other than the team increasing production significantly.
In response to fans’ frustration, Spencer said “it’s down to physics and engineering.” He acknowledged that in addition to the PlayStation 5 supply issues plaguing Sony, “there is a lot of interest in games right now.”
Unfortunately, there is no immediate projected date for when we can see the Xbox Series X shortage dissipate. Currently, a shortage is expected until April 2021.
