All purpose Sales and Sales Rumours and Anecdotes [2022 Edition]

Were the platform splits released elsewhere? I don't see them in the press release.

Regards,
SB

 

Gotcha, so basically rough estimates as we don't know what worldwide splits would be.

Regards,
SB

 

Brain fart on my part. I was basing my numbers off UK splits, not global numbers (which of course hasn't been released).

 

Series Consoles stocks issues are just about done. We've been watching walmart and big box stores for the last week on online ordering and they've managed to keep them stocked while going out and coming back.
We are now seeing it on shelves properly.
Xbox Series X Is in Stock at Amazon for Prime Members - IGN

 

Xbox Series X priority access for Prime members ends today (3/31/22). That's not the same as being exclusive to Prime members, so seeing as there is still stock that means anyone can currently get one at Amazon.

While, I'm inclined to think that supply and demand might now be "normal", we'll have to see in the coming days whether this was just a particularly large shipment or if demand is actually now roughly equivalent to supply.

PS5's on the other hand are still over 1k USD at Amazon US.

Before anyone tries to read too much into that, there's no other information that would let us know supply levels (IE - is MS just supplying a lot more consoles?) versus demand levels (IE - is PS5 just that much more in demand?). I'm personally inclined to think it's a combination of those 2. Larger supply of XBS-X but also much greater demand for PS5.

Regards,
SB

 

I mean, you can also go direct into Targets/Walmarts/Sams Clubs etc and pick them up off the shelves. The article here just lists Amazon Prime, but availability appears to be much larger than that.

It's very difficult to make any calls on what 'demand' using 'supply' as the measure. The only metric that matters is units sold and retailer turn over period (when they order their next shipment) - that's about the only way to determine demand, even then it's not really the best way.

 

I think Series X was recently in stock on Amazon USA for some hours as well. People said even PS5 DE was in stock for 15 minutes which is a lot for PS5.

Some are speculating Series X could sell as many as 500,000 in March NPD due to a large supply.

On Stock X Series X price has reached a major low of $524 reflecting this availability.

Amazon still has Series X in stock for me right now. It has been many hours. I think you may have to be a prime member. It has reached #1 in Amazon video game bestsellers chart.

 

From the Xbox OT/Welfare @ResetEra/SalesEra this morning

Before Series X Stock

After Series X Stock

 

Gonna be a big month for them for sure

 

Yeah I'm not sure whats up with that, maybe people finding them on trucks

Or realistically it could be any combination of things, people unloading old stock for as much as they can get to minimize losses, few to none actually being sold for those prices, etc.

Series X STILL in stock on Amazon for me.

 

It's going to be the trend till at least holiday. MS is popular in less markets so focusing on the popular markets and having the ability to build more consoles due to the series s is going to help them a lot this generation

 

This can only be Series S. Series X remains scarce like PS5.

 

maybe not, Here in spain last week. series S was 700 series X was 650. This is with X still scarce whilst S has been abundant for months (currently 10 euro discount)

 

They were UK figures.

 

Yes I know I read "Xbox Series consoles were the #1 selling platform in the UK"
But Im saying here in spain, where also the series X is also scarce & series S abundant like the UK, the breakdown between the two is pretty even, so its not guaranteed that the S is greatly outselling the X.
Also keep in mind the average british person is richer than the average spainard