The Playstation 5 and Xbox Series, new video game consoles coming out in November, are already out of stock everywhere.
Announced as the stars of Christmas, it is not won that all those who covet them can put one at the foot of the tree.
There will be some in stock everywhere but in very limited quantities.
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End of the wait for gamers: the Playstation 5, the latest video game console, is released in France on Thursday.
Except that there are already more!
The stocks were exhausted even before the release.
Sony has also chosen not to sell any in store on D-Day, everything went through online sales.
Same thing for the competitor of the PS5, the Xbox Series X, not found since its release on November 10.
Yet these two consoles will surely be in high demand on Santa's lists.
But let the latecomers be reassured: there will be many PS5 and Xbox Series to put at the foot of the tree.
Only, we'll have to be quick.
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Factories don't track pre-orders
The current out of stock was expected.
As with every release of game consoles, there is too much demand and the factories of Sony and Microsoft are unable to keep up.
"There is a distribution of volumes made between all the countries at the global level. Those for France were fixed for a long time", specifies Ina Gelbert, boss of Xbox France, at the microphone of Europe 1. An even more marked gap this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"With the Covid, we had some additional adaptations to make in production," she adds.
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Same speech on the side of Playstation.
“In this difficult environment, we are producing more PS5s than PS4s for this launch. If people can't find a PS5 at launch, we are sorry and we apologize. You can be sure that we are working very hard to bring new products to market. significant quantities before and after Christmas, "said Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Limited quantity replenishments
"The out of stock concerns the consoles allocated for launch. There has been a really strong enthusiasm in the community. But I assure you, if you are looking for consoles by the end of the year, there will be." , says Ina Gelbert.
However, for Christmas, quantities will be very limited and you will have to be on the lookout.
Europe 1 has contacted several distributors: Amazon, Fnac, Cdiscount, Leclerc, Auchan… All assure that they will be restocked for Christmas.
But there won't be something for everyone.
However, no need to try your luck at Micromania.
The brand specializing in video games has indicated that it will not sell a PS5 or Xbox Series until it has honored all pre-orders.
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And then, if we look a little beyond Christmas, finding a console will remain complicated for some time to come.
"I think we'll continue to experience supply shortages as the post-holiday quarter approaches," so until April 2021, said Tim Stuart, chief financial officer of Xbox.
If Santa Claus does not bring you a console, you will have to take your troubles patiently.