Australia’s hottest Christmas gift sells out in just 14 MINUTES – as greedy scalpers flog the item online for thousands of dollars
The new Xbox Series X and Series X have both sold out in less than 15 minutes , leaving gamers frustrated and angry.
EB Games took to social media 14 minutes after the Xbox Series X & S pre-order launch on Tuesday to announce supply had been exhausted.
Irate customers flooded the gaming retailer's social media pages to express their anger over the 'epic fail'.
'Seriously fuming. Waited up for two hours,' one customer wrote.
The pre-order shipment for two of the year's most anticipated gaming consoles, Xbox's Series X and S, sold out in less than 15 minutes, leaving gamers frustrated and angry
Some people have already taken to eBay to try and sell their pre-ordered Xbox for as much as $1,500
'WTF how do they sell out if the website crashes constantly. I was at checkout within 10 secs of it rolling out,' another added.
'What the hell EB?! I was 1 minute past 8 and your payment system kept on crashing,' a third customer replied.
Some gamers complained they were getting error notifications during the pre-sale launch, before being informed stock had sold out.
'Bitterly disappointed! It’s a disgrace,' one customer wrote on Twitter.
'And to think I missed out because your site wouldn't work,' another added.
The Series X and Series S are the next generation of gaming console from Microsoft. Both consoles are scheduled for wider release on November 10.
At release the Series X will sell for $749 while the Series S will sell for $499.
Meanwhile scalpers are already trying to sell the in-demand consoles on eBay consoles for as much as $1,500.
It comes after the gaming retailer was forced to suspend pre-orders for the PlayStation 5, due for release on November 12, because of supply and demand.
EB Games Australia told customers they would advise them when they had updated information about supply numbers.
EB Games Australia told customers they would advise them when they had updated information about supply numbers (Xbox Series X on eBay for $1,300)