Amazon has contacted some Xbox Series X customers to warn them that their pre-orders may not arrive in time for the console’s November 10 release date.
The retailer hadalready made the same warning to PlayStation 5 pre-order customerslast week.
“We are making every effort with the supplier to procure more inventory,” the message to customers reads. “We will provide additional updates once more information becomes available.”
It’s not clear if this issue is only affecting North American customers or alsoAmazon’s international sites.
Microsoft has said it plans to make more Xbox Series X and S consoles availableon launch day after “record-breaking” demand for the next-gen systems.
Hmmmm…where have I seen this email before@amazon?pic.twitter.com/ssQ8bWovt8
Xbox Series Xand S pre-orders opened earlier this week, with the premium console in particular quickly selling out, according to reports.
XboxrivalSonymade more PlayStation 5 stock available to retailers this weekfollowing its own sell out pre-order operation last week.
Daniel Ahmad, senior analyst at Niko Partners, told VGC he expectssupply issues for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series Xthis year.
“While production is ramping up and component scarcity is less of an issue than before, we believe that logistics issues will be a barrier for both platform holders to overcome this holiday, with the impact from Covid-19 leading to long shipping times and shortages on store shelves during the launch period.
“We expect Sony andMicrosoftto utilise air shipments, which will cost more, to meet demand this year.”
