Microsoft might be pushing too hard in selling the Xbox One X after its official website stopped selling the Original Xbox One. According to the Financial Express, the company's online store has listed the console as "sold out" and it seems like it cannot be found in other retail stores. Microsoft has not confirmed whether they are planning to phase out the original console or that it's out of stock and will be back soon.
The anticipation of the new console is exemplary, but there are others who still prefer the original Xbox One. Money wise, the original console is still cheaper than the Project Scorpio version; something that fans can still turn to in case they cannot afford the brand new version.
Unfortunately, it is currently unavailable and fans may have to settle for the white, Xbox One S version.
Xbox One vs PS4 price
The Xbox One X is said to be 40 percent more powerful than the original and it's currently priced at $499.99 with no bundled game. The PS4, on the other hand, can be purchased starting at $299; a price that is much cheaper than the original console. Apparently, Microsoft is capitalizing on the success of the units preordered online that they are ceasing the sales of the original Xbox One. " Aaron Greenberg of Microsoft said: "We expected out inventory to last for about a week, but we sold out in less than a day."
Last week, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One X in Germany followed by the announcement of pre-orders online.
Preorders were immediately maxed out, surprising the company with its unprecedented success in Europe. Now, it looks like the US customers are left with only one choice, which is not bad if not for the steep price of the new powerful console.
Xbox One X console, specs, and other info
The Xbox console is known to have a higher price than Sony's PS4.
Nevertheless, fans are eager to buy it because they prefer the exclusive games that came with it. Two years ago, Microsoft launched the Xbox One backwards compatibility feature wherein, Xbox 360 games were slowly integrated into the new console. Reports say that it is one of the Xbox features that elevated the sales of the Xbox One console.
As Microsoft is pushing to advertise the Xbox One X, here are the specifications of the new console:
- 8 custom CPU cores at 2.3GHz
- 326GB/s memory bandwidth
- 1172MHz GPU
- 12GB GDDR5 memory
- 1TB HDD4K UHD Blu-ray disc player
- 4K gaming supportVR support
The Xbox One X is scheduled to be released on November 7, 2017, so make sure to watch out when the next pre orders are coming out.
