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Xbox boss Phil Spencer says solace shortages will continue into 2022

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer at present says to expect Xbox Serial X/S console shortages to continue through the respite of 2021 and into 2022.

In an interview with TheWrap (thanks VGC), Spencer says it isn't just the ball-shaped chip shortage that's making it intemperate to keep retailers equipped enough Xbox Series X and S consoles to follow with demand.

"I think IT's probably too isolated to talk most information technology A just a chip problem," Spencer said. "When I think over about, 'what does it normal to get the parts necessary to anatomy a soothe nowadays, and then baffle it to the markets where the demand is', there are multiple kind of pinch points in that process. And I think regretfully it's exit to be with United States of America for months and months, definitely through the end of this civil year and into the adjacent calendar year."

Since the break of the day of the pandemic, chip shortages have bottlenecked production across a hardly a global industries, only in the gaming sector specifically, the issue has created a add dearth affecting GPUs and consoles. Bloomberg reported today that the bit supply shortage is what caused Nintendo to spill the Switch OLED instead of a 4K-capable Switch Pro.

"The thing that's most disappointing is just the fan letdown," Spencer continued. "Multitude really want this young generation of consoles—they're good consoles, both from us and the another platform holders—and they want the newborn functionality. We're working hard to play them to market but it's going to be a challenge that we'll form finished for quite spell."

Just because there's a console shortage doesn't mean it's unbearable to find come out, just you'll want to keep up with our Xbox Series X stock updates guide to better your chances.

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