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Do you think COVID19 will delay the Xbox Series X and PS5 launch?

Do you think COVID19 will delay the Xbox Series X and PS5 launch?

  • Yes

    Votes: 740 66.7%

  • No

    Votes: 369 33.3%
  • Total voters
    1,109
Shadow-Link

Shadow-Link

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Oct 27, 2017
1,081
Probably due to supply chain issues. We don't know how long it will take to get out of this and go back to normal.

It is best to assume a delay. I'm not mad as I still have a lot to play on PS4 and Switch.
 
VGEsoterica

VGEsoterica

Member
Dec 10, 2019
658
They may be delayed due to economic conditions too. A lot of people are losing $$...stuff like new consoles might be a hard sell this year when some people are straight up out of work.
 
Hieroph

Hieroph

Member
Oct 28, 2017
8,995
Too early to tell. But if I had to guess, I'd say the launches will happen mostly as planned.
 
TuMekeNZ

TuMekeNZ

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,278
Auckland, New Zealand
No I think they'll still hit this holiday. Would be a bit weird for Sony to just update the PS5 page to state its coming this holiday, if it wasn't.
Biggest ? will be on distribution if Covid is still a thing.
 
hussien-11

hussien-11

Member
Oct 27, 2017
4,315
Jordan
I honestly don't even know we can be certain any entertainment product will be released a few months from now.
The world is facing unprecedended crisis.
 
Suburban Thug

Suburban Thug

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Nov 13, 2017
3,635
Midwest
Absolutely. Amazon is looking at month long delivery dates for prime members on non-essential items already. I'm not expecting these to drop until 2021, and if they do come out this year, there will be severe shortages on par with the Wii.
 
Mentalist

Mentalist

Member
Mar 14, 2019
18,251
If the supply pipeline isn't affected (and with China seemingly ramping up production, that seems to be the case), I'm say a console delay is unlikely, but not impossible.

If the US is hit with an unemployment spike, that'd be a perfect opportunity for Microsoft to ramp up their "buy our console and pay it off + a GamePass sub with monthly payments over X years" program, which is something they already trialled with the One X, I believe? Switching to the phone contract model could be a smart alternative to asking for 500-600 bucks upfront.
 
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