Serious shortages in the consoles market have affected not only new Playstation 5, Xbox series x and Xbox series s, but also the systems of the outgoing generation. According to the portal Kotakufind new sealed consoles for sale in the US today Playstation 4 and Xbox one (regardless of model) at the recommended retail price is almost impossible.
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According to Kotaku’s investigation, large retail chains such as Amazon, Target, Walmart and GameStop, the lists for old consoles are completely empty, and rare items are devoted primarily to used and refurbished devices. There are also sealed set-top boxes sold by speculators, but at significantly inflated prices.…
A similar situation is also observed in the accessories market. Specifically gamepads DualShock 4 for the PlayStation 4 are also in great shortage – specialty stores have not received controller shipments for weeks.
At the same time, the situation in the European region turned out to be less critical, but the situation differs from country to country. For example, in the UK branch of Amazon and the GAME network, buy a new PlayStation 4 Slim you can still. In Russia, the PlayStation 4 has long been sold out from many large retailers.
Kotaku editorial staff asked Sony and Microsoft for comment, but has not received a response yet…
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