Millions of gamers have been trying to find an Xbox Series X for three long months now, waiting for inventory to show up online. Microsoft’s disappointing Nov. 10 rollout is now a distant memory, but most people are no closer to owning one than they were before the launch even happened. Microsoft’s next-generation gaming consoles — the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S — have continued to sell out within minutes every time there has been any sort of inventory drop at a major retailer. In part, that’s obviously due to insatiable consumer demand. But there’s little doubt that it also has a lot to do with the fact that resellers and bots can easily beat average consumers to the checkout page. Unfortunately, don’t expect availability to change anytime soon: Microsoft recently confirmed inventory will be short through June.
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Twitter remains a useful resource for many gamers checking on restock news, but even when the leads are credible, there’s rarely more than a few minutes’ warning and inventory sells out within minutes. Even so, better times are ahead — just not this week.
Our advice is to seek out the $500 retail price and avoid those costly retailer bundles, which include extraneous controllers, accessories and games. Even better: If you don’t have a 4K TV and don’t expect to get one anytime soon, try the Xbox Series S instead to save $200.
Currently, there’s no inventory to be had anywhere, but we’re keeping an eye on Twitter and other sources of news, and we’ll keep you up to date on what retailers such as Best Buy, Walmart, Amazon, GameStop and Target are planning. What follows is a list of the major retailers selling the Xbox Series X.
Xbox Series X: Check inventory restock
Best Buy was the last retailer standing back in the preorder days, but now stands ready for your Xbox Series X purchase as inventory allows. Amazon is selling the Xbox Series X and the less expensive Series S from this same product page.
GameStop had touted “very limited number of Xbox Series X and S console bundles for purchase” but those are currently sold out.
Walmart does a solid job of noting availability windows for PS5 and Xbox on its Twitter feed. You might also want to visit the retailer’s Xbox landing page for both new consoles.
If you want to get the latest on the Xbox Series X, there’s probably nowhere better than Microsoft’s own Xbox Series X home page. Here you’ll find the latest specs, announced game titles, details on the new controller and more.
This is Target’s product page for the Xbox Series X.
This is where you can purchase the Xbox Series X at Newegg when the retailer has inventory.
Are you already getting desperate? Are you willing to pay a premium of hundreds of dollars over the list price? Listen, we wouldn’t do this and we don’t recommend you do it, either. But if you want to take that path, StockX is a reputable eBay-style site that will let you buy and sell new Xbox and PS5 models — as long as you’re willing to pay upward of $600.
To be clear, we highly recommend waiting for inventory to appear at ordinary retailers, so you can buy an Xbox Series X at the regular retail price. But if you’ve decided you simply can’t wait another moment the average Xbox Series X price on eBay is about $800.
This story is frequently updated with the latest Xbox Series X inventory news.
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