Players were left without consoles, and dealers made millions – the analyst spoke about the situation with the supply of PS5 and Xbox Series X

Professional analyst Michael Driscoll shared entertaining statistics regarding the next generation consoles Playstation 5, Xbox series x and Xbox series s… He is quoted by the publication VGC

According to the specialist, approximately 10-15% consoles Playstation 5 and about 15-20% consoles Xbox Series X | S of the total amount supplied to the USA ended up in the hands of dealers

As for the money that was bailed out by unscrupulous speculators, Driscoll cites very high amounts. In case of Playstation 5 we can talk about tens of millions of dollars… More precisely – from above $ 43 million… At the same time, various trading platforms, such as eBay and StockX, got rich on other people’s deals by almost $ 16 million… The data is current as of January.

Interest in consoles Microsoft resellers also have high, albeit not as much as in the case of Playstation 5… Driscoll admits that implementation Xbox Series X | S speculators bailed out about $ 15 million, and online auctions were able to earn a little more ten million

Today, new consoles are virtually impossible to find on sale. They are brought to stores in limited quantities, and speculators’ bot programs instantly buy up all positions that have appeared in online stores.

The situation has recently even attracted the attention of the UK government, which proposed to introduce mechanisms to combat resellers of household appliances in order to promote its fair and fair implementation

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