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After dropping a real bombshell by announcing the Bethesda acquisition, Microsoft has officially opened pre-orders for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, which are due out on November 10.
Yesterday’s announcement has likely further exacerbated the hunger for the next generation, given that Xbox Series X is selling like hotcakes around the world. Our colleagues from abroad are having a lot of trouble booking it: according to Polygon reports, GameStop has implemented a queuing system, but despite long waits there is no way to secure a console. According to a report, GameStop would have few units available.
On the official website of Microsoft and Amazon.com, the pre-order page does not load, while Walmart does put the console in the cart and then return an error. Nothing happens on the Target website when you press the “reserve” button and Best Buy has not yet initiated reservations. The same experiences were lived by the members of the Twinfinite editorial team. According to many, part of the chaos would be caused by bots, which take over the consoles in a very short time and then put them back up for sale at higher prices. Journalist Jason schreier I didn’t miss an opportunity to launch an excavation: “Maybe Microsoft should have spent $ 7.5 billion on a pre-order system“, referring to the amount put on the plate for Bethesda.
In Australia it sold out in record time (just 20 minutes!) And it seems that stocks are running low in the UK too. And in Italy, instead? While we write to you Xbox Series X is out of stock both on Microsoft’s official website and on Amazon.it. Mediaworld, Unieuro, and GameStop, however, still have it available. Xbox Series S, on the other hand, is still available more or less in all parts of our country. How did you go? Were you able to reserve a console?
Update 19:50 – With an official press release, Microsoft has announced that it is aware of the problems that users are experiencing during the purchase phase, and that it has put to work to solve them.
In Australia the ps5 sold out in 4 hours
The Xbox x series sold out in 20 minutes 👀
– That Boi (@_SomeMexicanBoi) September 22, 2020
Xbox Series X sold out at EB Games Australia in just 40 seconds👀
– That Boi (@_SomeMexicanBoi) September 22, 2020
Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S literally sold out in less than 30 seconds at Walmart pic.twitter.com/BncsPWRyOY
– josh (@ josh10149183) September 22, 2020
I went to book a #Xbox X series
– Amazon: not working
– MS: starry
– Objective: Hypnotized to think that my cart is empty
– WM: Sold out
– BB: “Coming soon” and cannot be reserved
WTF?!? #xboxpreorder– Terry Terrones (@terryterrones) September 22, 2020
We are aware that users will have trouble making purchases on the console and https://t.co/PmkF0g4A86 and our teams are investigating this. We will keep you updated here and at https://t.co/PzAdjUFMJj when we have more information to share!
– Xbox Support (@XboxSupport) September 22, 2020
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