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[LakeOf9]

Not sure how widespread this is, but it looks like Walmart has started to convert its Xbox sections to other things? Is this another sign of the impending discontinuation of the Xbox console line?

 

[analog_future]

great grandma's going to be so confused

 

[Hero_Select]

With the price increase I'd wager they'll sell through the remaining stock and that'll be it for the Series Box

 

[Artistic]

Smh.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Walmart got the memo

This is an xbox

 

[semiconscious]

'this is an xbox section'...

 

[j0hnnix]

 

[DaleinCalgary]

Yes Xbox is dead

 

[Sanepar]

Wtf is going on?

 

[Scrawnton]

Next Xbox definitely won't have a disc reader at all. Or it's literally a windows pc.

 

[March Climber]

Or it's literally a windows pc.

It's going to be a home version of whatever the Ally X is supposed to be.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Lots of things that were 'sure things' started getting pushed. The Costco retailer pulling Xbox, and apparently they are one of many that we'll learn about soon, told me all I needed to know.

 

[Syphon Filter]

 

[Scrawnton]

It's going to be a home version of whatever the Ally X is supposed to be.

Literally the only way Microsoft can pull off this console to pc transition is if they find a way to honor ALL Xbox one onward purchases and make them playable.

 

[th4tguy]

I just want to play lost odyssey and blue dragon with better frame rate and resolution….

 

[Kilau]

Yes Xbox is dead

Nothing another price increase can't fix.

 

[LordCBH]

This is an Xbox

 

[Deerock71]

Walmart got the memo

This is an xbox

That's what I was thinking: Switch 2 is an XBOX!

 

[Syphon Filter]

It's going to be a home version of whatever the Ally X is supposed to be.

yea that is what i have been saying.

 

[ZehDon]

"Man, you noticed the Xbox section gettin' a LOT of attention lately?"

 

[memoryman3]

Not a surprise. I wouldn't be shocked if Walmart and the others pull out of gaming entirely, including Nintendo and PS by 2027.

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[LakeOf9]

Not a surprise. I wouldn't be shocked if Walmart and the others pull out of gaming entirely, including Nintendo and PS by 2027.

Nintendo and PlayStation still contribute 4% to Walmart's bottom line every year. The only people who think Walmart will drop them are Xbox fans

 

[Magic Carpet]

Bestbuy still has the xbox stuff. I was in there this weekend getting a Switch 2 pro controller and Donkey Kong Bonanza.

 

[Poppinfresh]

Next Xbox definitely won't have a disc reader at all. Or it's literally a windows pc.

The last 4-5 PCs I've built haven't had disc readers either...

That said, I doubt any console will have a disc drive next generation. They will be an add-on like with the PS5 Pro.

 

[demigod]

Last time i went to Walmart was probably a month ago. PS5 had 2 cases for games, not counting the console and accessories. Xbox had 1 case like this for games.

 

[Pop]

Bestbuy still has the xbox stuff. I was in there this weekend getting a Switch 2 pro controller and Donkey Kong Bonanza.

Give it another week

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

The beginning of the end was the red ring of death

 

[diffusionx]

There's no way all these stores would be doing this simultaneously of their own accord. Microsoft told them something, something they aren't telling us.

 

[kapshin]

I haven't been to my local store in a while, it was a bit barren for Xbox but not like that. I hate that place, I worked there as a teenager everyone is an asshole, "fit this entire patio set in my Camry" and one that had 4 pallets of landscape bricks in a Ford Ranger, it went exactly how you'd expect lol. That is when I knew I am going to college lol.

 

[Moridianae]

People are making some good jokes on this, but it's happening. My local Walmart is up the road from me.

I noticed this same thing earlier in the day while up there--this happens when they've begun a planogram switch. From what I can tell, they are selling what remains and replacing it with Switch, so my local store will have the same square footage for PS5 and Switch/Switch 2 once it's done.

Being that Sams recently is cutting them out, was only a matter of time before Walmart did.

My guess is the double price hikes caused sales to basically freeze, so they're moving on. I'd wager GameStop will follow suit, but I expect them to try and trudge through the holiday before they pull the trigger. They may not, though.

But it seems retailers are doing this of their own volition.

 

[Poppinfresh]

There's no way all these stores would be doing this simultaneously of their own accord. Microsoft told them something, something they aren't telling us.

It's also weird that they are doing it right before the start of the Christmas shopping season.

You'd think they would want to push Xbox as much as possible through December.

 

[demigod]

Not a surprise. I wouldn't be shocked if Walmart and the others pull out of gaming entirely, including Nintendo and PS by 2027.

Here comes the usual PSToo.

 

[tkscz]

Walmart and Sams Club are owned by the same parent company, maybe Microsoft screwed them over?

 

[demigod]

It's also weird that they are doing it right before the start of the Christmas shopping season.

You'd think they would want to push Xbox as much as possible through December.

The Christmas ad leak might be right, xbox is not in there.

 

[March Climber]

Literally the only way Microsoft can pull off this console to pc transition is if they find a way to honor ALL Xbox one onward purchases and make them playable.

I agree (and I think Xbox agrees too), but as of right now the compatibility list for Ally X looks paltry.

Maybe in the future it will be better.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Definitely going to be checking intermittently for clearance items henceforth.

 

[reinking]

News must be getting out that restock is not longer coming. Xbox, where even the console is digital.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

When everything is an Xbox, Switch 2 is also an Xbox

I'm not seeing the problem here

 

[Topher]

The thing about looking for games at Walmart is that you have to actually go into a Walmart

 

[Beretta]

Ahahaha

PlayStation is my king.

 

[Moridianae]

It's also weird that they are doing it right before the start of the Christmas shopping season.

You'd think they would want to push Xbox as much as possible through December.

You would think that, but the price point of the system is a massive turn off at this juncture.

In this economy, where(and I know everyone is different) almost 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, it's a tall ask and a confusing naming system to boot.

The PS5 got a price hike, sure, but not two of them in the same year.

They want stuff that's going to sell in the season and thats PlayStation and to the most extent, Nintendo. Nintendo always does well in the holiday season.

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[bitbydeath]

You guys are going to kill Jez at this rate. He's going to have to go back to his "sources" and "debunk" the death of Xbox again.

 

[Nydius]

I wrote this is a different topic but my local Walmart did this years ago, right after the holiday season. They've been directing customers interested in Xbox products to Walmart's website.

 

[bender]

The thing about looking for games at Walmart is that you have to actually go into a Walmart

Getting constantly confused as a Walmart greeter is annoying, huh?

 

[Come On Tars]

Xbox 360 is a distant memory. I can't believe these fucking retards with infinite money did this.

 

[DForce]

 

[NickFire]

Putting movies in the Xbox section is savage. Do any of the astroturfers manage a Walmart?

 

[bitbydeath]

Putting movies in the Xbox section is savage. Do any of the astroturfers manage a Walmart?

Xbox is now the Netflix of gaming!