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Xbox One X Scorpio Edition Already Sold Out On Amazon

ThisGenGaming says "The Project Scorpio Special Edition of the Xbox One X is already sold out on most Amazon sites (UK, US, German). So I wouldn't sit too long on Pre-ordering one."

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WePlayDirty2439d ago

Wouldn't be surprised if the stock was artificially low to make it seem like it's in demand.

bloodyspasm2439d ago

Yeah, this is something that always gets mentioned for Nintendo Consoles, but in this case it's a Limited Edition. they can't just make more of them without pissing the early birds off...

FITgamer2439d ago (Edited 2439d ago )

Obviously low stock. It literally sold out in on Amazon US in less than 15 minutes.

dcbronco2439d ago

I'm sure they had several hundred thousand. I bet there are four or five million world wide. So just admit it's selling well.

OffRoadKing2439d ago

@dcbronco

lol, I bet you're wrong. Pre-orders for a very limited stock of a special edition that's not even available until November and already making outrageous claims like "its selling well", come on guy be serious. smh

MegamanXXX2439d ago (Edited 2439d ago )

Let's see if it can catch up to Nintendo Switch in sales

conanlifts2439d ago

@dcbronco. I would be surprised if they made more than a million of these consoles for launch. I could even see them releasing as few as 500,000 worldwide. This would explain it selling out instantly. Also MS could still release a standard version of the Xbox X for launch day once this has sold out worldwide.

For me it doesn't matter, my order is complete and I have it reserved day 1.

FITgamer2439d ago

@dcbronco Microsoft already said they were expecting to ship 500K world wide by the end of the year. Not sure where you're getting the is 4-5 million nonsense.

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Rude-ro2439d ago

Ummm Xbox one day one edition had the same articles and almost took a year to sell out.
Just saying.

Wallstreet372438d ago

DC bronco said....

4 to 5 million ww lol gtfo here omg some ppl here just wow.

indysurfn2438d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

This is a REAL artificially low stock. Microsoft does not use the same NAND memory chips as the new IPHONE so they are not having a hard time increasing production to double. Nintendo had over 2 million availible for day one, they had too otherwise they could not sell over 2 million at launch.

http://www.ign.com/articles...

https://www.forbes.com/site...

When Sony PS4 launched it ran out of stock, on the other hand people where LYING and saying you could not find a xbox one. But a week later after xbox one launched PS4 launched and it sold 2 million copies! And you really could not find it just sitting there on shelves for months because just like SWITCH is now they was flying off the shelf faster than Sony could produce them. it took about 3-4 months for Sony to catch up.

dcbronco2438d ago

X is listed at number 63 on Amazon for the year. No way that's a couple of thousand units. It has to be a couple of hundred thousand. So even if Amazon sold 200,000. Best Buy, WalMart and EB will do the same. Other stores will push it over a million in the US alone. So I'd bet there were 2 million low estimate world wide.

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Abash2439d ago

They only allowed you to preorder the Scorpio edition, which they said was extremely limited

Cy2438d ago

It's amazing how many people don't understand this.

Evoluti0n2438d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

This is incorrect. Amazon had the regular Xbox One X 1TB version up which is what I initially preordered. 10 mins, or so, later the Project Scorpio version populated. I had to cancel my preorder for the regular version, go back in to my account and preorder the Project Scorpio version since they are limiting 1 Xbox One X per customer/account.

Kribwalker2439d ago

I went in to my local EBgames and preordered an hour after they went live. They said each store was getting 10. I was number 8

Kribwalker2439d ago

And my buddy just texted me, he got the last one

dcbronco2439d ago

If anyone works for Gamestop how does 10 compare to normal launch availability? I don't think that's super low. I seem to remember low twenties being the norm.

The 10th Rider2439d ago

@dcbronco,

I know my local Wal-Mart only got about 5-10 Switches at launch, however my local Best Buy got like 90 or something. That's the best info I've got on launch numbers.

It would also all depend on area and the size of the stores though. My local Gamestop is just a small store in a strip mall so they probably got fewer Switches at launch than the massive Best Buy. A small, mall Best Buy might have only gotten 5 while a large, city, superstore Wal Mart could have gotten dozens.

The 10th Rider2439d ago

Too late to edit, but I thought I'd add: Those are in store numbers on launch day, pre-order numbers would also obviously be smaller than launch day shipments.

modelgod2439d ago

EB games is still around?

Chevalier2439d ago (Edited 2439d ago )

I can confirm the pathetically low stock for our preorders. 10 sounds about right for a smaller store.

@Bronco
" If anyone works for Gamestop how does 10 compare to normal launch availability? I don't think that's super low. I seem to remember low twenties being the norm."

My Switch Launch had close to 200 units. So you might want to scale back your comments about 4-5 million. This is pathetically low. My cities stores COMBINED allocations of the Xbox One X won't even come close to what my store did ALONE for the recent Switch launch.

indysurfn2438d ago

Lets see, there are 4,434 gamestops in the USA if they average 10 a store that is 443,400 xbox one x's sold at just gamestop alone. Do you actually believe that that many presold at one chain? Not including the bestbuys, or walmarts, and many other department store chains?

I think not because MATH.

BeOpenMinded2438d ago

Best buy was sold out and two gamestops in new orleans is as well. I was able to ask how many the gamestops sold and they said they only had 10 to start. For a larger city in u.s. it is a paltry number

Chevalier2438d ago

@Indysurfn

" Lets see, there are 4,434 gamestops in the USA if they average 10 a store that is 443,400 xbox one x's sold at just gamestop alone. Do you actually believe that that many presold at one chain? Not including the bestbuys, or walmarts, and many other department store chains?

I think not because MATH."

Do less surfing and go back to school. This might shock you, but, 4434 Gamestop with 10 units average is actually 44, 340. So you were making this big point and failed miserably. Since math isn't your strong suit you might want to stop embarrassing yourself any further. So my point stands based on allocations its looking pretty terrible.

indysurfn2437d ago (Edited 2437d ago )

OMG I made my first math mistake. I'm sure I'm not good at math because of that. I have to be the first person on earth that added one extra zero while doing math in his head after all. Anyway My mistake on the math. OPS!

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Thatguy-3102439d ago

like the xbox one day one editions that were still sold years after the release lol

itsmebryan2439d ago

Or maybe it is in demand and your bias won't let you believe it?

WePlayDirty2439d ago

Demand of Xbox users wanting to upgrade? Sure.

Dark_Knightmare22439d ago

Truthfully this isn't anything special all new console preorders when they go up sell out. It's the following month or two after launch that truly tells the story of how a console is doing

Neonridr2439d ago

and how many Pro users were existing PS4 users? I would like to believe quite a few of us Pro owners had a PS4 prior. I know I did.

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pinkcrocodile752439d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

I ordered mine from Game.co.uk straight away.

@Khalnaayak don't be stupid.

WE have both Xbox One and PS4 (well my hubby does) so we are getting Forza 7, Cuphead, Wolfenstein II and Assassins Creed:Origins on Xbox One and Uncharted 5 (whatever) on PS4 Pro.

This Year all of the Multi plats we bought on Xbox One but we did get Horizon and Crash Bandicoot on PS4. The Japanese Games are a no go for us, just "meh"

All we cared about was getting the Xbox One X on 7th November, we've pre-ordered, so "Job Done"

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GamingIVfun2439d ago

I ordered mine from Walmart about a half an hour ago (7:30 pm), gamestop still had pre orders available.

GamingIVfun2439d ago (Edited 2439d ago )

9:43 pm eastern, Walmart and Gamestop still have pre orders available for the Scorpio edition. Target has them for pre order also.

I think Amazon and Best Buy are rationing pre orders to create demand.

GamingIVfun2438d ago

Still available a Target.com, Walmart and Gamestop sold out early this morning 8/21/2017 around 15 or so hours after the pre order announcement. It would seem the excitement for the system wasn't as high for the very limited Scorpio Edition as it was say for the NES classic or the Nintendo Switch where initial pre orders sold out very quickly.

Don't know what the down votes are for, just giving truthful and accurate information.

0Day2439d ago

I preordered mine on Amazon.

rainslacker2439d ago

Xbox one launch day edition sold out on amazon the first day as well.

Obscure_Observer2439d ago

@rainslacker

"Xbox one launch day edition sold out on amazon the first day as well."

Well, that was a full next gen console release. For a console which according some n4g members is "too expensive" , has "no games" or "no appealing exclusives", Xbox One X is doing quite fine i think. ;)

Chevalier2439d ago

@Obscure

Its not as great as you think. You have literally no idea of the scale to even make such a comment. The preorder amounts stores we were given are pathetic. Just to give you an idea of how bad it is. Its not even a quarter of what my store did at launch for the Switch. My store had about 200 Switch systems ready at launch. My cities 9 stores COMBINED allotment of the X won't even come ANYWHERE close to what my store ALONE did for the Switch at launch. That's how bad the numbers we got are. Its shockingly bad. So no that based on 8 years of launches and the most recent Switch launch to compare.

rainslacker2438d ago

Never said it was doing poorly, but being sold out doesn't mean much without knowing how many they had in the first place. If we knew that, then at least we could extrapolate some estimation of day one sales. Besides, this is just the launch day edition according to the article, which they said would be in limited supply anyhow.

ONESHOTV22439d ago

wow Xbox can't get any good new on this site do they lol

81BX2439d ago

No, but it's to be expected

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jokerisalive2439d ago

Or maybe a lot of people actually want one.

vegasgamerdawg2439d ago

You can always tell a person that know nothing, and I mean NOTHING, about economics. MS wants less pre orders in order to sell more consoles? lol. They're trying to create a artificial demand for pre orders? WTF? Complete babbling fanBOY rationalizing. I guarantee you MS finding out how much their box is in demand is much more valuable than your fantasy of incompetence. Why did I come to the comment section on N4G? WHY?

kevinsheeks2439d ago

I just sit in the background watching them go into their wild fantasies

Obscure_Observer2439d ago

@vegasgamerdawg

Well said. It's weird to think that the fact of an iterative console doing well on sales is driving some people mad around here. I think this was supposed to be good news for console gamers all around but, you know, you can´t please everyone no matter how hard you try.

Chevalier2439d ago (Edited 2439d ago )

No actually for once I agree the numbers are pretty pathetic. I already posted my comparison of how bad based on my stores preorder allotment compared to the Switch at Launch. It's pretty terrible. And yes I do know for a FACT. I have worked EVERY system launch for the last 8 years. I saw my allotment today when we started taking preorders and it is extremely low.

BeOpenMinded2438d ago

True. I could have guessed what I would have seen and verbatim replicated those comments just on past experience out of fun. I'm going to try to preorder tonight and see where that goes

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Obscure_Observer2439d ago

Lol. Looks like MS made some lives a little more miserable.

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conanlifts2439d ago

Or even that they released a limited edition console and decided to limit the number of consoles available, which would therefore make it a limited edition.

dcbronco2439d ago

Can someone provide a link to this 500k statement? Appreciate it.

2600Thunder2439d ago

Marketing teams - especially at MS - always implement inventory/service restrictions (one aspect of a very common marketing 101 practice) if it can induce product excitement/loyalists and unavailability anxiety. Seems to be working. When another burst of small stock hits retailers then people on the fence won't hesitate.

This plus sleazy scalpers and it is not just on gaming consoles. Mobile and GPU markets get it too.

Kind of makes grabbing brand new HW a pain unless you sit online watching and waiting like a crackhead. I missed the boat because I took the wife to an early dinner and a summer movie after and when I had a chance to check the xbonexs preorders were all sold out. I wanted to secure a one but no biggie since I am finding in my old age that games need to be there for me and my kids. I have a top end PC so whats the point of an xbonex?

ajax172439d ago

Don't know why you're getting disagrees. Companies do that bs all the time.

LastCenturyRob2439d ago

The Scorpio is still available at BestBuy as of writing this. Amazon sells out so quickly because just about everyone has prime.

modelgod2439d ago

Uh.....no! It's the fact that it's a limited edition console, plain and simple!

Chevalier2439d ago (Edited 2439d ago )

Actually it is ridiculously low. Seems MS are not going get much of a launch. My store just received our allotments and honestly its pretty pathetic. Its not even a quarter of what we got for our Switch release. Lets put it this way all the allotments for ALL the stores in my city (9 stores) COMBINED is less than what my store did ALONE for the Switch at launch!
Just to give you an idea how pathetic these numbers are. I have worked every system launch for the last 8 years and I can honestly say this is absolutely the most pathetic allotment we've been offered. I am not sure what MS is thinking for this launch at all.

@Bronco

In your dreams! I have seen the allotment and was shocked how bad it was. I am guessing a million units worldwide. Wow just looking at the numbers I saw for my preorders and its nothing of the sort.

Hroach6162439d ago

No this is essentially a "Day 1" edition. I ordered mine from my friend who works at EB Games, Canada's GameStop, and they only got a certain number of them per store. So it is actually a limited edition just for this project Scorpio version. There will be plenty of regular editions upon release.

AngelicIceDiamond2439d ago

There you go spin it into some BS excuse. Because Its some how inhumane for an Xbox console to gain interest and actually sell out.

CaptainObvious8782439d ago

I really hate headlines like this.

Unless we have numbers "selling out" means absolutely nothing. Absolutely. Nothing.

Ausbo2439d ago

Only Nintendo does that. Microsoft usually has plenty of stock on their launches

Mbofa6om2438d ago

But, if sony do the same, fanboyz will say "Ooohhhhh my gooooosh, this is unbelievable" 😂

UnHoly_One2438d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

Yes, and everyone would say "greatness awaits" 39 times.

Ugh...

kevnb2438d ago

its a special edition, if the supply isnt low then what is the point?

Atanasrikard2438d ago

It's a "Limited Edition". Of course the stock is low, otherwise it wouldn't be a "Limited Edition." Take the fanboy blinders off already.

subtenko2438d ago

wow, the people that disagree with you....I can tell companies like those types of people. Companies just screaming give us your money!

Yes thats right, consume consume, buy more, give your money, buy buy buy, hype! XD

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ninsigma2439d ago

No surprise there. Hopefully mostly to actual gamers and not scalpers!

maybelovehate2439d ago

I preordered from Amazon. I won't sell it.

XStation4pio_Pro2439d ago

Same. I ordered it right after they said it was available

jmetalhead778122439d ago

Same here. I was hitting the refresh button for about 10-15 minutes after the announcement and placed my pre order. Nov. 7th can't get here soon enough!! In the meantime I'm stocking up on my 4k enhanced list. Should have about 15-20 in played games by launch.

81BX2439d ago

Pre ordered on best buy. GS took too long to update the site.

ShamefulJosher2438d ago

I pre-order no plans to scalp it. You just really have to stay on top of it by checking your notifications constantly. Someone mentioned they sold out on Amazon in fifteen minutes. I do not think they went that quick but it was fast. If you want to get your hands on an SNES mini when they come out you really are gonna have to pay attention to the notifications. Supposedly they are gonna be available near the end of the month, so I imagine anytime now

SmielmaN2438d ago

Shameful Josher. I think the snes classic goes live on sept 29th.

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rainslacker2439d ago

LIkely just the limited initial allotment. Every new major console sells out of it's pre-orders on the first day, because the allotment is usually not that high. More will be made available later, and may themselves sell out as well.

Pre-order allotment can be fickle sometimes.

Real test is how it sells after launch. Day one, I can see enough people interested that they will sell quite a few. MS does have a significant fan base, and while I don't see a lot of hype outside this base, I think that there are enough people interested to make it an interesting launch.

bennissimo2438d ago

This article is just talking about the limited Scorpio edition, though, not the regular X1X that will also be available at launch.

SmielmaN2438d ago

If Ms wanted to create a solid amount of hype they would keep the Scorpio Edition very limited.

The day one editions of the Orig XBO sitting on shelves nearly a year after launch looked incredibly hilarious.

Keep it a very low and get free buzz from ppl looking for one until Christmas.

2600Thunder2439d ago

Don't forget about www.nowinstock.net

conanlifts2439d ago (Edited 2439d ago )

Stores in Australia have limited sales to 1 per customer so that should help limit the effect here. Personally I look forward to getting my hands on this day 1. But then I buy every console day 1 anyway, it seems to be an addiction of mine.

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DeadSilence2439d ago

Of course the stock is low even Microsoft said so. Still good to see Xbox breathing a little more.

WePlayDirty2439d ago

Breathing? don't like this false perception fool you.

Kribwalker2439d ago

False perception....lol I know my local store had 10 and they said that's what all stores were getting, and my buddy got number 10 1.5hrs after they went live....

bloodyspasm2439d ago

Man, physical stores here are closed (Europe) so that'll be a rush in the morning to pre-order whichever few number are available!

SmielmaN2438d ago

Still available on bestbuy and Walmart's sites here in Canada. Cmon Xbox guys. Sell this thing out!

SmielmaN2438d ago

Bestbuy Canada sold out

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