The problem is a lack of chips necessary for manufacturing the units.
Its not helping users that scalpers and bots are snapping up whatever stock they can get for resale.
But one data engineeranalyzed resale dataand found that scalpers arent who you might think they are.
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Michael Driscoll writes on his blog that up to 45% of all the Xbox sales are individual sellers.
“TSMC is experiencing supply shortages due to a variety of reasons, including the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Another reason consoles are hard to score is higher-than-expected demand.
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Spencer toldThe New York Timesthat Microsoft had sold every console it’s manufactured.
And demand is coming from unexpected sources, some say.
Your best bet on getting these new Xboxes right now would be physical stores.
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“This extra demand is making the shortage look worse than it should be.”
Game consoles arent the only items affected by chip shortages.
“That’s how I got mine at only $100 more than resale value,” he added.
“It is dubbed the ‘stock market of things.’
StockX verifies each purchase and handles the process with ease.
I recommend this over eBay or other sites where the person selling you the console has minimal liability.”
