Not a shortage, ms decided to stealth price increase in USA and forced the shitty bundle. They could’ve just made more console only. Go blame them. You can come back to me when you can’t find any forced bundle out of stock.
I applaud your ability to state such conspiracy theories as fact without hesitation. While any assertion may be true, you seem to be falling into the trap of "correlation equals causation". This is simply a logical fallacy.
You're speculative assertion requires some scheme to intentionally limit packaging of à la carte Xboxes below demand while simultaneously overproducing bundle boxes to increase Xbox's PPU. (Classic conspiracy)
Your claim is in direct conflict with the fact that both of these things below can be true.
1) People want an Xbox. An Xbox by itself sells relatively fast hence why some people "can" have issues finding one readily available. (Classic example of limited availability)
2) People want an Xbox, but are unwilling to spend an additional $60 on a game that they don't want or they find redundant due to their intention to subscribe to Game pass. In turn, these bundles don't sell as fast as the box by itself. (Hence why they are more readily available)
Occam's razor suggest that the situation above probably is the case considering this is exactly how supply and demand market forces work.
Always keep in mind that correlation does not equal causation. This one truth will allow you to see how nonsensical most conspiracy theories are.
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Like you, I also didn't really have much of a response when I myself was shown to be falling victim to this same fallacy. I probably would have clicked the same "lol" emoji if one was available at the time.