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I visited two major electronics retailers today (Mediamarkt and Elgiganten) and we looked at the stock situation on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. PS5 and Xbox Series X sold out everywhere, the won't even take orders right now, online or in the store. Series S readily available and stacked on shelves, these two retailers also have Series S online to the brim. Looked at the three biggest online retailers, all three sold out on PS5 and Series X, only one was momentarily out of Series S but expecting more within week one of 2021.

So the Series X is being snagged right away but the Series S is everywhere, which means that either I was completely right about the thing and its general lack of appeal compared to the considerably meatier Series X, or they had some insane stock (which seems unlikely considering how hard a time everyone has had producing and distributing electronics and gaming related components this year). As long as Series X is being torn off shelves and delivered at a slow pace and they insist that the Series S will carry the brunt of their total sales, the Xbox won't stand a chance of beating the Wii U LT numbers within 2021.