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[In Cold Blood]

We recently saw that the Xbox sakes went backwards by 13%, however it's pretty hard to find an XSX in stock.
Where I live shops are swimming in PS5s, to the point where they are pushing to try and sell them, while they are sold out of XSXs.
I spoke to the manager of a JB Hifi about it. He said that during the Xmas period JB HiFi had a constant stream of PS5s. They even had a pallet of them on the floor. The guy told me they never received a quarter of XSXs stock compared to the PS5.

My brother in law is a Harvey Norman Franchise owner and he has said the same thing. Sony are killing it with supply now.
The only issue he said with the PS5 was that they are all the GOW bundle at the moment.

Something is a miss with the supply of XSX.
My guess is maybe there was issues with the Rumoured 6nm revision and this has hurt their production.

Now, of course this might be an Australian thing. I accept that both Sony and MS prioritise different regions differently, and what has happened here might not be mirrored elsewhere.
I also accept that Sony is a major appliance manufacturer and Microsoft isn't. Sony obviously have more experience at mass market supply and demand. Maybe this is going against MS.

I would be interested in if this is the same situation in other regions.

 

[Imtjnotu]

We recently saw that the Xbox sakes went backwards by 13%, however it's pretty hard to find an XSX in stock.
Where I live shops are swimming in PS5s, to the point where they are pushing to try and sell them, while they are sold out of XSXs.
I spoke to the manager of a JB Hifi about it. He said that during the Xmas period JB HiFi had a constant stream of PS5s. They even had a pallet of them on the floor. The guy told me they never received a quarter of XSXs stock compared to the PS5.

My brother in law is a Harvey Norman Franchise owner and he has said the same thing. Sony are killing it with supply now.
The only issue he said with the PS5 was that they are all the GOW bundle at the moment.

Something is a miss with the supply of XSX.
My guess is maybe there was issues with the Rumoured 6nm revision and this has hurt their production.

Now, of course this might be an Australian thing. I accept that both Sony and MS prioritise different regions differently, and what has happened here might not be mirrored elsewhere.
I also accept that Sony is a major appliance manufacturer and Microsoft isn't. Sony obviously have more experience at mass market supply and demand. Maybe this is going against MS.

I would be interested in if this is the same situation in other regions.

 

[Yoboman]

It's literally available right now

https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/...22157a6e4eb4ff14db2683b34ada2&objectID=610785

maybe it's just not as popular

 

[X-Wing]

Europe here, there are more XSX and XSS available than people wanting to buy one.

 

[Maddoxswe]

Europe here, there are more XSX and XSS available than people wanting to buy one.

Same in Sweden. Both XSX and XSS have been available for a long time.

 

[mrmustard]

Unbundled Series X are sold out at many retailers including Amazon or are only available for scalper prices. The FH5 bundle hoewever is available for 559. Guess they saw how well that worked for Sony with HFW and GoW and want a piece of it.

 

[Fredrik]

Huh, same thing in Sweden as of today, PS5 is everywhere though, weird.
Can still get Xbox Series S though but it’s been on shelves since launch.

 

[Sw0pDiller]

The PS5 thirst is real, except where op lives

 

[Moses85]

PlayStation 5 is easier to get now and people aren't buying XSX out of sheer desperation because they can't get PlayStation 5. That is a fact. In my circle of friends, 10 people bought an XSX because they couldn't buy a PlayStation 5 for months. Have already switched to the PlayStation 5 and sold their XSX.

 

[lh032]

I think Microsoft oversupply xbox so they cut the supply

 

[DenchDeckard]

Maybe it's just a manufacturing thing? We know there was a period that Microsoft had purchased a load of chips and Sony couldn't produce as many. Now maybe the tables have turned and sonys booked in a load of manufacturing and xbox can't secure slots? I'm sure it will level out as tsmc sort themselves out.

 

[Duchess]

Europe here, there are more XSX and XSS available than people wanting to buy one.

Series S has rarely been out of stock in UK since it launched. Gamers here want PS5s.

 

[nightmare-slain]

Series X has been easy to get hold of for months now. PS5 only in the last month or so.

I'm not buying any console at this point 2+ years into the generation. I'll wait for PS5/Series X slim later this year or next.

 

[nush]

booked in a load of manufacturing and xbox can't secure slots?

It doesn't work that way. They'll take over whole sections of a manufacturing plant and will keep them for the lifetime of the console. "Production slots" are for mass manufactured media like print or discs.

 

[Chukhopops]

Went to MediaMarkt yesterday, everything is available but somehow both high-end consoles are still sold as bundles only… doesn’t make any sense to me. The PS5 was bundled either with GoW (alright) or with Forspoken + Gotham Knights (not alright). XSX is only available in the FH5 €599 bundle.

PlayStation 5 is easier to get now and people aren't buying XSX out of sheer desperation because they can't get PlayStation 5. That is a fact. In my circle of friends, 10 people bought an XSX because they couldn't buy a PlayStation 5 for months. Have already switched to the PlayStation 5 and sold their XSX.

10 people? Doing the same exact thing at the same exact time? For the same exact reason? Located entirely within your circle of friends?

 

[DenchDeckard]

It doesn't work that way. They'll take over whole sections of a manufacturing plant and will keep them for the lifetime of the console. "Production slots" are for mass manufactured media like print or discs.

Ahhh, OK. I wonder what happened in the last couple of years with those comments that Microsoft had secured allocation at the detriment of Sony?

Or, I guess that was just all fanboy bullshit, trying to blame MS for sonys weak supply chain then.

 

[X-Wing]

Ahhh, OK. I wonder what happened in the last couple of years with those comments that Microsoft had secured allocation at the detriment of Sony?

Or, I guess that was just all fanboy bullshit, trying to blame MS for sonys weak supply chain then.

That has to do with securing materials.

 

[Warnen]

I needed a Xbox and ps5 earlier this week, fount then no issue in stock at brick and mortar stores.

 

[mrmustard]

10 people? Doing the same exact thing at the same exact time? For the same exact reason? Located entirely within your circle of friends?

That was a typo, he meant 100.

 

[DenchDeckard]

That has to do with securing materials.

But people were legit saying securing wafers over Sony at tsmc...so it can't be that.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

559 bundle with Forza. Buy now, tomorrow in your house.

https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/xbox-series-x-console-forza-horizon-5-bundel/9300000135604502

https://www.coolblue.nl/product/922077/xbox-series-x-forza-horizon-5-bundel.html

 

[scarlet0pimp]

Weirdly enough I saw something similar to the last week at the local smyths toys on Stockport. They had loads of PS5 disk, 4 series s and 0 zeros x. Didn't bother checking online just what I saw in store behind the tills.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Maybe they could produce more Series X if the Series S didn't exist.

However if Microsoft is still having supply issues I dont believe its because if that. It's probably due to them not wanting to produce as many units as Sony due to lower demand.

 

[FunkMiller]

OP… dude, you‘re in Australia. This country is fucking hopeless at stocking, selling and delivering electronic equipment. Things can be all over the shop when it comes to getting stuff. Compared to the UK it’s absolutely hopeless. If it means anything though, they had Series X in Cairns JB Hifi when I went in there the other day.

 

[bitbydeath]

Australian electronics store.
Was in the news a while back for their decorative signs.

Etc

 

[Benniewise de Clown]

I think Microsoft oversupply xbox so they cut the supply

Oversupply?

 

[waquzy]

Even my local Argos has got the Series X in stock, now that's saying something.

 

[Lyrical]

Very easy to buy either console here in England.

 

[MadPanda]

Same in Sweden. Both XSX and XSS have been available for a long time.

Huh, same thing in Sweden as of today, PS5 is everywhere though, weird.
Can still get Xbox Series S though but it’s been on shelves since launch.

So is it available in Sweden or not?

 

[RafterXL]

There is definitely a stock shortage. They're completely unavailable here in my area of the U.S. and have been for a while. Amazon is the only place I can order from and they require an invitation. Seems completely reversed stock with PS5 and XSX from a couple months ago.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Probably they don't want to supply too much so as to appear a smaller company.

Waiting for Acti-Blizz deal to go through.

 

[In Cold Blood]

PlayStation 5 is easier to get now and people aren't buying XSX out of sheer desperation because they can't get PlayStation 5. That is a fact. In my circle of friends, 10 people bought an XSX because they couldn't buy a PlayStation 5 for months. Have already switched to the PlayStation 5 and sold their XSX.

But there is sweet fuck all XSXs around.
If no one was buying them the shelf would be full on a full time basis.
That's my point.

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

Went to MediaMarkt yesterday, everything is available but somehow both high-end consoles are still sold as bundles only… doesn’t make any sense to me. The PS5 was bundled either with GoW (alright) or with Forspoken + Gotham Knights (not alright). XSX is only available in the FH5 €599 bundle.


10 people? Doing the same exact thing at the same exact time? For the same exact reason? Located entirely within your circle of friends?

something something birds and feathers.

 

[Fredrik]

So is it available in Sweden or not?

Not

Compared to PS5

 

[In Cold Blood]

There is definitely a stock shortage. They're completely unavailable here in my area of the U.S. and have been for a while. Amazon is the only place I can order from and they require an invitation. Seems completely reversed stock with PS5 and XSX from a couple months ago.

That's exactly what I have seen here.
It's great for people wanting a PS5 as finally there seems to be a steady supply and scalpers can fuck right off.
Something is a miss with the XSX.
That's why I said maybe there has been a issue with manufacturing? Maybe the 6nm revision fucked up.

 

[Ozzie666]

To be fair, while the rest of the world was struggling to find Switch consoles, they were readily available across the board in Australia. It's like they over shipped or overestimated the audience.
But PS5 has been easier to get than series X for a while now. Not sure why. But I have to wonder if Micrsoft is doing all it can to get the Activsion deal across the line by playing possum. Better supply than a similar country like Canada though. It's kind of odd.

 

[Fredrik]

That's exactly what I have seen here.
It's great for people wanting a PS5 as finally there seems to be a steady supply and scalpers can fuck right off.
Something is a miss with the XSX.
That's why I said maybe there has been a issue with manufacturing? Maybe the 6nm revision fucked up.

Yeah it’s weird, it used to be available just a month ago. But wouldn’t it be too early for a new revision?

 

[X-Wing]

Maybe demand for Series X is just really low and resellers aren’t stocking up on them now that they have PlayStation 5 to sell.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Summon the defense force!

Europe here, there are more XSX and XSS available than people wanting to buy one.

Same here in the UK with PS5 - multiple different packs available - Horizon, Fifa, GOW, available for delivery tomorrow. I guess the UK has had enough of PS5 now.

 

[Jayjayhd34]

Uk in stock in Argos very game

 

[The_Mike]

In Denmark the series s is available almost anywhere, however the only one having series x in stock are Microsoft.

They are sold out everywhere else.

 

[Poltz]

This was always going to be an issue when you have 2 console skus which use different chips. Xbox has to choose between Series X or Series S production.

 

[azertydu91]

In France there's no problem finding a Series S or X but Ps5 are still really hard to find.

 

[ToadMan]

Seems like Series S has sold more while Series X is stagnating.

Difficult to be sure because MS doesn’t report earnings reports or any interesting data about its xbox division…

But inferring from 3rd party sources, S seems to sell significantly better than X.

Couple that with losses on the Xsex hardware, layoffs and general tough times at MS…

Maybe they are reducing Series X production and focusing the units they do produce on territories where they might sell.

Perhaps they’ll “main” Series S going forward. It seems like a lot of MS marketing now focuses on the S - looking a the social media stuff MS put out around Christmas it was all Series S focused.

So if I had to guess I’d say MS just isn’t making that many Xsex for the moment presumably because it isn’t selling.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Can you still buy a series x with a 2 years plan in the US?

 

[waquzy]

Uk in stock in Argos very game

yep, they are everywhere

 

[MilkLizard]

Same in Sweden. Both XSX and XSS have been available for a long time.

Sweden the same as Europe? You don't say.

 

[pasterpl]

Yeah, in the uk it is easy to get ps5, xbsx and xbss

 

[StealthGoblin]

Europe here, there are more XSX and XSS available than people wanting to buy one.

Yep. Same, specially in the U.K. Shops seem to be receiving plenty of PS5s now and selling them through. Xbox consoles spend longer on shelves.

 

[Azurro]

Europe here, there are more XSX and XSS available than people wanting to buy one.

Here in Czech Republic, even at the height of the shortages, you could order a XSX and have it ready for pickup in a couple of weeks.