| aTokenYeti said: This was to some degree expected, right? Anecdotally I had multiple friends try and get consoles from all 3 manufacturers and all of them came away empty handed. I also walked past a few electronics retailers that had signs up in their windows saying they wouldn’t be carrying any consoles for Black Friday and directed customers to their website |
We knew there were supply issues but I don't think anyone expected it quite to this degree. PS5+XSX had been readily outpacing their predecessors before this, but they just can't get the numbers for the holiday.
PS4+XBO NOV 2014 = 2.06m
PS5+XSX NOV 2021 = 1.15m
That is absurd.
Plus Switch having it's best BF ever in Europe kind of didn't expect a 17% drop YoY for November in the USA. At this point even my 26-26.5m prediction for Switch 2021 sales looks like a pipe dream.
The end to this chip shortage can't come soon enough.
