Walmart is selling more PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles online today

Walmart will be selling more PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles today.

The retailer will have limited quantities of the new consoles available to purchase online beginning at 3pm ET/12pm PT on Thursday, December 17.

You’ll be able to purchase the consoles through the following links while supplies last:

• PlayStation 5 console – $499
• PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console – $399
• Xbox Series X console – $499
• Xbox Series S console – $299

Walmart says customers who successfully manage to place a next-gen console order will have to wait until after Christmas to receive it.

In a statement published last month, Sony suggested PS5 had enjoyed the biggest console launch in history after beating PS4’s record.

“We want to thank gamers everywhere for making the PS5 launch our biggest console launch ever,” it said. “Demand for PS5 is unprecedented, so we wanted to confirm that more PS5 inventory will be coming to retailers before the end of the year – please stay in touch with your local retailers.”

Xbox Series X/S also broke Microsoft’s own 24-hour launch record of over one million sales, according to the platform holder.

As with PS5, demand for Microsoft’s console is expected to outstrip supply for the foreseeable future, with Xbox head Phil Spencer recently suggesting Xbox Series X/S shortages will continue into spring 2021.

“The biggest disappointment for me in this launch — but I’m also happy with it — is people love the product,” he told The Verge. The demand is high, such that when you’re going to see product hit the shelf, it goes very quickly. If you want one, I sound like a salesman now, but I’d recommend picking one up when you see it.”

Further reading

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