Despite its price, the Xbox Series X25 sold out almost immediately when its pre-orders went live in August. Now its release date is less than 24 hours away, and Xbox has confirmed that those who didn’t place their order before the limited edition console was completely sold out will have a second chance to buy one tonight.
Xbox confirmed on Twitter that a “limited number” of X25 consoles and matching controllers will be available on November 12 through the Microsoft Store and other third-party retailers. It didn’t mention which retailers, but it's worth keeping an eye on the usual suspects - Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and GameStop - if you arrive at the Microsoft Store tonight and get placed in a queue, or make it through and find the restocked console has already sold out for a second time.
The restock will happen at midnight EST in the US, so as soon as November 11 becomes November 12, which means staying up for those of you who really want one of these consoles. This will, almost certainly, be the last chance you have to buy one, barring resorting to resale sites. I’d really not recommend taking that route, both because it rewards scalpers and because after X25 pre-orders sold out in August, scalpers were listing the consoles for almost $3,500.
Xbox does imply that the restock won’t necessarily be exclusive to the US, although all that note adds is that the console’s availability will vary by region and retailer.
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