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Cyber Monday is the next opportunity to get the Xbox Series X on demand. Here’s when and where to find it at Target, Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon.
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Cyber Monday will offer new opportunities to purchase the Xbox Series X gaming system from retailers in person and online. Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Walmart, and GameStop are some of the key retailers that have been restocking the next-gen gaming console.
Microsoft’s Xbox Series X, which costs $ 500 and looks like a skyscraper, debuted on November 10 alongside the $ 300 Xbox Series S, but has been in such high demand that it’s almost impossible to buy a unit. Priced at $ 500, Series X is Xbox’s first major release since the Xbox One in 2013. Gamers are eager to get their hands on the Xbox Series X, because it’s brand new with blazing fast performance and load times, and an astonishing frame rate. It can run games at 120 frames per second (fps), which is about twice what the Xbox One could do. This kind of refresh rate makes games look incredibly clear and also reduces the chances of motion sickness that some people experience when they play with lower refresh rates.
When the Xbox Series X debuted, it was offered both in person and online, unlike the PS5, which was only sold online on its first day. But that has not made buying an Xbox easier.
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Where to buy Xbox Series X on Cyber Monday
Many retailers offered some stock on Black Friday, but they are likely holding additional restock units for Cyber Monday. This is the time to hold your finger on the refresh button and try to score a unit. Checking in at unusual times like 12:01 a.m. and early in the morning around 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. seems to be helpful. Because really, who needs sleep when it comes to buying a Christmas present, right?
At Best Buy, the Xbox Series X has been available periodically, and there were a few units available on November 28, but only for store purchases. The retailer also offers several bundles with additional games and accessories, such as one with Xbox Series X with the Halo Infinite game for $ 560, or with the Xbox Series X console, a 3-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership, a controller and a 1TB Seagate SSD Storage Expansion Card for $ 783, or another with the Xbox Series X console, a $ 100 Xbox Gift Card and the $ 810 Seagate SSD Storage Expansion Card for $ 810, and a bundle with the Xbox Series X console and Cyberpunk 2077 game for $ 560. Note that Best Buy is one of the retailers that likes to restock at midnight.
On Twitter, some people reported that Walmart offered in-person stocking of Xbox and PS5 for people who shop at the store, but Walmart has not confirmed this.
Amazon has offered the Xbox Series X for sale, but it’s the first place many people look, making it one of the hardest places to get lucky.
GameStop has offered Xbox Series X at regular intervals and it will likely restock on Cyber Monday. GameStop often includes the Xbox and PS5 with games and accessories, like headsets, so look for individual packages and units.
Target offers online sales and curbside pick-ups and in the Xbox store. Refresh the page frequently to see if your regional stores have inventory on hand.
This article is regularly updated with the latest information on PS5 sales.
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