Without revealing the sales figures of the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S, Microsoft recently assured that their launch had been superior to that of its other consoles. In an interview with GlitchCon, Phil Spencer confirms this and regrets that some stores are already out of stock. “The # 1 query that comes up over and over again is: ‘It is complicated to buy them.’ I’m the first sorry, explains the boss of the Xbox division. We produced them for almost two months and tried to supply as many stores as possible. In fact, the demand is far too high, but that’s a good thing.“
He doesn’t forget to congratulate everyone in the industry, including rival Sony Interactive Entertainment. “The developers have done an incredible job. This year is just crazy, with all these obstacles to overcome [en référence au COVID-19, ndlr] for games to be designed, for consoles to be made. So, well done to all the teams – Sony’s and ours – and to third-party editors for putting down this monster job. It is simply fantastic.“
Phil Spencer had already warned that, given the health context, the quantity of Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S would likely be insufficient. And if we believe the CFO Tim Stuart, the situation is not expected to improve until the end of the first quarter of 2021 (March 31).
