Microsoft: Expect Xbox Series X Shortages Until June Or Later

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Microsoft has told fans to expect for the ongoing Xbox Series X|S shortages to continue through summer. Microsoft's head of investor relations, Mike Spencer, said in an interview with The New York Times that he expects supply to be limited "at least through June," according to NYT.

This is no big surprise, as Microsoft CFO Amy Hood recently also discussed how she believes demand will continue to outstrip supply for the next-gen consoles for some time to come.

Despite the shortages, Microsoft recently posted $5 billion in quarterly revenue for its Xbox division, which represents a new all-time high in quarterly revenue. Spencer confirmed that Microsoft sold every new Xbox unit that the company could make during the system's launch quarter, and this helped boost Xbox hardware sales by a whopping 86% for the period.

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