Amazon warning Xbox Series X preorder customers

Amazon says people who pre-ordered might not get their console on launch day

Last week, Amazon informed customers who had pre-ordered the PS5 that they might not actually get their consoles on launch day, and now, Amazon has started to tell people that pre-ordered the Xbox Series X that they might not get that console right when it’s out, either, according to reports shared on Twitter Friday evening.

“We’re contacting you about your order of Xbox Series X to let you know in advance that you may not receive this item on the day it is released due to high demand,” Amazon’s notice reportedly reads.https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1309630473983782913&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2020%2F9%2F25%2F21456840%2Famazon-xbox-series-x-preorder-customers-consoles-launch-day-delay&siteScreenName=verge&theme=light&widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&width=550px

Amazon’s notices are yet another annoyance in what has been a messy pre-order season for the next generation of consoles (and Nvidia’s RTX 3080 graphics card). If you missed getting an Xbox Series X or an Xbox Series S, it appears that preorders are basically sold out, though the Xbox Twitter account said that you can “expect more consoles to be available on November 10.”