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As Sony readies its massive 18 million PlayStation 5 console shipment, Microsoft may still be playing catch-up with hardware availability well into next year. Xbox Series X/S consoles are expected to be limited throughout the remainder of 2022, including the critical holiday season where the gaming industry sees its largest sales boom.
"I still think demand will outstrip supply for us this holiday," Spencer said in a recent interview with Bloomberg. "When we get into 2023 you'll start to see more that supply is catching up. You might see [an Xbox Series console] when you walk in the store."
The news comes at an interesting time for both companies. It's true that Sony is about to deliver its largest PlayStation console shipment in history. Sony wants to ship 18 million PS5s this fiscal year.
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Microsoft has a great opportunity for sales this holiday season, but that may be for naught if they aren't able to ship enough consoles to take advantage of that. I know MS like Sony has been preparing for the holiday, but I wonder how many consoles Microsoft will be able to have at the ready?
Maybe, that's why Microsoft was ok with the Forza, Redfall, Starfield delay. Because by the time those come out in 1st half of 2023, there will be enough consoles for to sell. Maybe Microsoft feared having those games launch in 2022 would result in upset fans who wouldn't be able to find a console to play Forza or Starfield and so on.
Phil expects you to be able to find a Series consoles across stores in general by 2023, very optimistic.