UPDATE: As of right now, every Australian retailer has sold out of launch day Xbox Series X/S stock. You can still pre-order for Wave 2 from either Telstra All Access or the Microsoft Store (if you’re after an Xbox Series S)
2020 is the year that keeps on giving. I think I can say confidently that the Xbox Series X has sold out in Australia faster than any console before it. It’s unclear if it’s a case of low stock, bots, the fact that people had two weeks to get ready or a combination of all three, but the Xbox Series X is mostly sold out now at all retailers in Australia.
Right now, Amazon is the only retailer that we’re still waiting to go live, so you can head to the listing here and refresh until your heart is content. EB Games was probably hardest hit, with seemingly 1000s of people all hitting the website at once, with only a few managing to walk away with a console. The Microsoft Store followed, before Telstra, Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi and all other retailers (except Amazon and potentially Target/Big W) seemingly ran out of stock insanely fast. EB Games will now launch post-launch stock at 12pm AEST.
If these Gamestop numbers by Wario64 are to be believed, it looks as though stock was incredibly low in the U.S and there’s no reason to believe that it wasn’t the same case here.
some numbers I heard for GameStop per-store allocations for Xbox Series preorders:
Series X – 6-12 per store
Series S – 2-4 per store— Wario64 (@Wario64) September 21, 2020
Whilst this was handled in the complete opposite manner to last week’s PS5 pre-orders, the Xbox Series X/S definitely sold out a lot quicker than the PS5 did. When we asked on Twitter, it feels like the people who missed out far outweigh those who managed to sneak an order in.
We’ll keep you posted on Amazon’s pre-order situation and the general situation over the coming days and weeks, but one thing is certain, between the 3080, PS5 and Xbox Series X, it’s going to be hard to come by any gaming tech in holiday 2020. What an exciting, and equally disappointing time to be a gamer.
EVERYTHING YOU CAN CURRENTLY PRE-ORDER
XBOX SERIES X ACCESSORIES
- Xbox Wireless Controller Shock Blue – $88
- Xbox Wireless Controller Robot White – $78
- Xbox Wireless Controller Carbon Black $78
- Xbox Wireless Controller Play And Charge Kit – $29.95
- Xbox Wireless Controller + USB C Cable
- Xbox Wireless Controller + Wireless Adaptor for Windows 10
XBOX SERIES X GAMES
- Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War – $89
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – $69
- Cyberpunk 2077 – $79 (Series X patch coming in 2021).
- Watch Dogs Legion – $69
- Yakuza: Like A Dragon – $74.99
- Dirt 5 -$68
- NBA 2K21 – $67
- Far Cry 6 – $69
- Control Ultimate Edition – $69
- Immortals Fenyx Rising – $79
- Just Dance 2021 – $65
- Rider’s Republic – $79
- Overcooked: All You Can Eat – $79
- The Falconeer – $59
- Minecraft Dungeons – $35
