update:
Following Costco and Sam's Club, is now Target & Walmart.
https://www.thegamer.com/target-walmart-stop-selling-xbox-reddit-user-alleged-employee/
https://www.theouterhaven.net/are-target-stores-phasing-out-xbox-games-heres-what-we-found/
"Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents:
Last month, one of the largest retailers in the world, Costco, confirmed that it would no longer be selling Xbox consoles. Now, several other vendors may be following suit.
According to Reddit users who claim to work at Target and Walmart, both stores have begun removing their Xbox stock en masse."
The article has lots of quotes of people from target/walmart all basically saying the same thing.
Its being phased out and removed.
There's a reddit thread about this too:
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1o48eth/the_target_i_work_for_is_no_longer_selling_xbox/
"The Walmart store I work at is getting rid of Xbox games, too. We are doing a store remodel right now, and the new layout for Electronics will have no Xbox games,.."
"I can count on one hand the number of times I've sold an Xbox game."
"My local Walmart just went through this remodel and it's crazy. A handful of remaining Xbox games live in one half of one shelf at the bottom of the PS end cap case."
"Is this because of low demand for games or low demand for physical games? Ive bought probably ten Xbox games in the last few years, all digital. ?"
re: "I'm not sure what corporate is seeing numbers wise, but I'm guessing the demand and sales of xbox games just isnt there anymore. There was a rumor last year that Walmart was moving away from physical games altogether, but it looks like just the least performing platform (for now). "
"Currently at our main Target in Central FL. Confirming as of today there are 0 Xbox games and only a handful of digital cards. Everything Xbox is gone outside of controllers. We were here yesterday for some grocery things, and all of the Xbox stuff was here. Wild times."
"So can confirm no more physical Xbox games at my local Target. "
"The Walmart near me has moved the Xbox section to back corner of their electronics section. It used to be you could see all three companies when walking by and now it's just Nintendo and Sony, with the former Xbox section now being and expanded DVD/blueray area. "
and more....
Basically this is too many reports of different people that all say the same thing, over the week its being phased out or removed.
This now means that Target and Walmart, have followed Costco and Sam's Club.
Is something like this worthy of a article on vgchartz ?
I feel like this is a major thing.
Target and Walmart are huge chains.
