Xbox`s Console Purchase Pilot program indicates dangerously bad shortages
(Windows Phone Central)

Where was this pilot in November, Microsoft? Microsoft has a new Console Purchase Pilot program designed to help give Xbox One owners hoping to upgrade to an Xbox Series X or S a fighting chance. It`s a program that should`ve been introduced a while ago and one that indicates the shortage nightmare is long from being over. Make no mistake: It`s a smart program. It encourages current Xbox fans to stay within the ecosystem by giving them a direct line of access to the newest consoles. It helps them avoid the headaches of scouring retailer pages and praying they beat scalpers to the punch. But smart or otherwise, the program`s mid-May 2021 arrival says a lot about Microsoft`s forecast for the future. A complete sellout of units seven months into the products` availability would be unheard of in a normal console generation. The Xbox One and Xbox 360 never had to worry about a situation like this one. But thanks to the pandemic and associated production limitations, growth of gaming as...