The worst news has been confirmed. If in November you could not buy one of the new xbox series x and for now you are still waiting for a store to receive new units, we are very afraid that you will continue without a console for a long time. This has been confirmed by the company itself through an interview with one of its managers.
No Xbox until June
In an interview conducted by The New York Times, Mike Spencer, head of investor relations, has confirmed that the supply of New Xbox won't arrive until June. This is a date that feels like a real setback for those who still had hopes when it came to finding console units soon, and it is that we remember that the company's last words quoted us at the end of the first quarter as the moment of replenishment of new consoles. But it will be not.
What happens with the stock of the new consoles?
The complications that the distribution chains are suffering have fully affected the manufacture and distribution of next-generation consoles. Today it is impossible to find one. PlayStation 5 or an Xbox Series X in stores, so we are not talking about a question of one brand or another. The problem affects the entire industry and AMD (the company in charge of the CPU for both consoles) was already asking for a breather to be able to get back on track, ensuring that the delays would extend throughout 2021. Said and done.
It is undoubtedly the worst news that the current generation of consoles could receive, which is still stagnant without being able to increase sales despite the incredible start that both platforms experienced. Perhaps, partly sensing the low availability, most users decided to buy the console as soon as possible to avoid future troubles, something that those who could not get hold of one back in November are suffering.
The worst launch with the best sales
Taking into account everything that has happened, it is curious to see how the worst launch of a generation has managed to obtain the best sales in all of history. Obviously the problems are unrelated to the brands themselves, so we hope that everything will be solved soon and we can see new consoles on the shelves again. Even so, seeing how the situation unfolds, the matter could get even worse, and not only due to the endless arrival of new consoles, but also due to the development of games.
And it is that if there are not enough consoles in the homes, what is the use of completing million-dollar developments if not enough games are going to be sold? 2021 appears to be a rather complicated year for all types of industries, but it is clear that the video game industry has not started in the best way. Meanwhile... are you one of those who were able to buy an Xbox Series X on time and you already have your twitch channel running at the top? Consider yourself lucky.