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Xbox is struggling for stock so bad that it's asking ex-users to trade-in - Windows Central
Publisher description: The console stock situation is so dire now that Microsoft is targeting lapsed users with dormant Xbox consoles to recommend trading-in.
NewsAPI | Oct 20, 2026 | Jez Corden
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Supplies of Xbox consoles are either non-existent or too expensive. The console industry continues to reel from the RAMpocalypse, and Xbox is certainly feeling it. Circana analysis suggested a few weeks ago that Xbox hardware sales are at their lowest level ever, with PlayStation also suffering their lowest hardware sell-through situation since 2013. Microsoft is emailing users with dormant Xbox Series X|S hardware to recommend that they trade them in so that other users can potentially get their hands on it. (Image credit: H on X)Spotted by users on X (cheers H!
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