Update (11:58 ET): Amazon appears to be live, and I got one there. Sellouts inbound though, so hurry.
The details page for the Xbox Series X and S are online however there is no actual link to pre-order the console, despite the fact this was supposed to be live a half hour earlier. If theres any hope of getting one now, it may be when Best Buy and Amazon finally get their act together and put some online.
GameStop– Has put everyone in a line to avoid the anti-DDOS system from activating once again like what occurred with the PS5 launch. I have actually been in this queue for 30 minutes, I have not seen anyone get through it yet. I do not understand the status of in-store pre-orders however by now, I d assume theyre gone.
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I told you that having a specific date and time for next-gen pre-orders would not make anything better, therefore far, it looks like the US release of Xbox Series X and Series S pre-orders are in fact going even worse than Sonys surprise PS5 drop.
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The details page for the Xbox Series X and S are online but there is no real link to pre-order the console, in spite of the fact this was expected to be live a half hour back. If theres any hope of getting one now, it might be when Best Buy and Amazon finally get their act together and put some online. While I snagged two PS5 designs for that release, I do not have a Series X or Series S now, and the way things are going, I am not anticipating to get one, as this procedure is somehow going even worse than Sonys scattering of broken retailer embargoes.
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Best Buy– Seems to have actually forgotten that today is launch day and has not used any consoles yet.
Update (11:44 ET): Both GameStop and the Microsoft shop are apparently sold out. I never even got through the line to the GameStop site, and in spite of having one in my Microsoft cart, might never ever have a look at.
What precisely is going on with the state of pre-orders right now? I do not know the status of in-store pre-orders however by now, I d assume theyre gone.
Update (12:11 ET): Hearing Best Buy will go live, so best of luck if you see this in time:.
Microsoft– While a couple of individuals have squeezed by the obstacle course that is the continuously breaking Microsoft site, for the large majority of prospective buyers, there are broken parts of the site at every phase of the process, whether youre buying from Microsoft.com or Xbox.com. I have one in my cart, however can not take a look at there, and in some cases, the entire cart page crashes.
This is absolutely nothing except an utter disaster for customers, though Microsoft does not care too much because they know theyre going to offer out whenever orders are able to in fact go through. We have actually not spoken with them directly yet, but who understands what the release scenario will be between now and November 10 launch, or now and Christmas. While I snagged two PS5 designs for that release, I do not have a Series X or Series S now, and the way things are going, I am not anticipating to get one, as this procedure is in some way going even worse than Sonys sprinkling of broken seller embargoes.
What exactly is going on with the state of pre-orders right now? Its an overall mess, mainly loaded with technical problems and after that obviously, instantaneous sellouts when things in fact do decide to work. Heres the situation at the time of this writing, almost 30 minutes after pre-orders went live.
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Target– Walked me through the entire process right at launch time just to inform me that the Series X was offered out about 45 seconds after it went live. Retrying does not produce any fruitful results, despite the fact that it lets you get to the last screen without it saying its sold out.
Here are the links to keep an eye on:.
Walmart– Seems to be the place where most people had the ability to get consoles right at 11 AM ET. Offered out just minutes later on and now the “All Access” pages are leading to errors if youre trying to get a console that way.
Check back here where I will try to post updates on the status of all these sites. Stay tuned, and good luck. Youll need it.
