Xbox shortage in first Halo Infinite tournament

On By Garmin Philip

The ongoing lack of chips and the resulting shortage of consoles do not even stop at Microsoft: Because the Xbox manufacturer did not have enough consoles for an esports tournament in the USA, some gamers now had to gamble on so-called developer kits.

As Tahir Hasandjekic of developer 343 Industries announced in advance via Twitter, some players had to play on Xbox Series X developer kits at the first major “Halo Infinite” tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina last weekend. As the name suggests, these are usually used by developers to create games and are usually not available to the public. Hasandjekic pointed out that the developer kits are “functionally identical” to the commercially available Xbox Series X and are “exact” the same experience ”. He bluntly cited the reason for the unusual move that “the global supply chain shortage is real”. And as Xbox boss Phil Spencer had already said in September, it should last well into next year …

Reference-www.krone.at