The Xbox One Is Readily Available At Most Major Retailers!

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kowenicki said:

ethomaz said:

jlmurph2 said:
It may be higher supply considering Xbox One Pre-orders were only 10% behind PS4 in the US. http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/21/pre-order-gap-dwindles-between-ps4-xbox-one?abthid=528ea3fd414c24492c000044

IGN used VGC data... 900k.

terrible yields.

Xb one only launching in 13 countries suggests production rate is not the best, and relatively low yields could be part of the reason. If MS could produce enough Xb ones to launch in all of its intended markets they would. Same with Sony. The difference is that Sony is launching in a lot more of its intended  markets this month (nearly all other than Japan?), and as a consequence is producing at a much higher rate.

Xb one launches in its strongest market slightly lower than PS4, and it has stock available for walk up purchases in many parts of the country. Suggests that stock on hand has as much, if not more, to do with demand than supply.

This launch has been considerably better than it would have been had MS stuck to its DRM guns, probably 100 to 200% better, so that's a positive. But I don't see how reasonable amounts of stock on hand can be seen in a positive light when so many people were positing that Xb one would be sold out everywhere, "just like PS4 will be".