Xbox Series X | S Preorder Help/Info Thread

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Next week, beginning September 22, you’ll be able to pre-order both Xbox Series X, our most powerful console ever made, and Xbox Series S, our smallest console ever delivering next-generation performance at a more affordable price. Xbox Series S and Series X will be available in 37 countries on November 10, and 41 countries by this holiday. You can secure your place in the next generation by pre-ordering Xbox Series X at $499 (Estimated Retail Price) or Xbox Series S at $299 (Estimated Retail Price), or for a low monthly price through Xbox All Access. Or grab both, if that’s your thing!

Beginning on September 22, you’ll be able to pre-order Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S online at the following retailers:

– United States (8AM PT): Microsoft Store, Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Walmart, Target, Sam’s Club, Newegg, and other participating retailers

– Canada (8AM PT): Microsoft Store, Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, EB Games, The Source, and other participating retailers

– UK (8AM BST): Microsoft Store, GAME, Amazon, Dixons, Currys PC World, Argos, John Lewis, Smyths Toys, VERY, AO, Tesco, Simply Game, Shopto and other participating retailers

– Australia (8AM AEST): Microsoft Store, JB Hifi, EB Games, Telstra, Harvey Norman, and other participating retailers

– New Zealand (8AM NZST): Microsoft Store, JB HiFi, EB Games, Spark, and other participating retailers

Across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, you can pre-order online starting at 9AM CEST at Microsoft Store, Amazon, MediaMarkt, GameStop, FNAC, Elkjøp/Elgiganten, and other participating retailers. Retailers and availability may differ by country.

For in-store pre-order availability please check with your preferred retailer.

Pre-order is also available via the Xbox All Access program. Xbox All Access is your all-inclusive pass to Xbox where you can get the next-gen Xbox console of your choice plus 24 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, with over 100 high-quality games and soon an EA Play membership, from $24.99 a month for 24 months with no upfront cost. As with our standalone console purchasing, you’ll be able to pre-order Xbox All Access starting on September 22, aligned with regional start times at the following retailers:

– United States (8AM PT): Best Buy, GameStop, Microsoft Store, and Walmart

– Australia (8AM AEST): Telstra

– New Zealand (8AM NZST): Spark

– UK (8AM BST): GAME and Smyths Toys

– Denmark (9AM CEST): Elgiganten

– Finland (9AM CEST): Gigantti

– Norway (9AM CEST): Elkjøp

– Sweden (9AM CEST): Elgiganten

Pre-orders with Xbox All Access will not be available in Canada, France, Poland and South Korea on September 22, but the program will be available in these countries before the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S launch this holiday. We’ll have more details to share soon.

Also, as a reminder for existing Xbox All Access members, you now have even more flexibility when it comes to your upgrade path to the next generation. This means you are now able to purchase Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S with Xbox All Access at any time, including during the pre-order window, (US and UK-only, subject to availability) while still completing your minimum payment requirements for upgrade. Learn more about how to upgrade at xbox.com/xboxallaccess-upgrade.


Retailers links:
  • US:
    • MS Store - XSS | XSX
    • Amazon - XSS | XSX
    • Best Buy - XSS | XSX //one page for both
    • Walmart - XSS | XSX
    • Gamestop - XSS | XSX //one page for both
    • Target - XSS | XSX //one page for both
    • Newegg - XSS | XSX
    • Sam's Club - XSS | XSX
  • Canada:
    • MS Store - XSS | XSX
    • Amazon - XSS | XSX
    • Best Buy - XSS | XSX //one page for both
    • Walmart - XSS | XSX //one page for both
    • EB Games -
    • The Source - XSS | XSX
  • UK:
    • MS store - XSS | XSX
    • Amazon - XSS | XSX
    • Game - XSS | XSX //one page for both
    • Argos - XSS | XSX //might be one page for both
    • Curry's PC World - XSS | XSX
    • Smyths Toys - XSS | XSX
    • Very - XSS | XSX //one page for both
    • ShopTo - XSS | XSX
    • SimplyGames - XSS | XSX
 
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*Edit to add Best Buy


– United States (8AM PT): Best Buy, GameStop, Microsoft Store, and Walmart

– Australia (8AM AEST): Telstra

– New Zealand (8AM NZST): Spark

– UK (8AM BST): GAME and Smyths Toys

– Denmark (9AM CEST): Elgiganten

– Finland (9AM CEST): Gigantti

– Norway (9AM CEST): Elkjøp

– Sweden (9AM CEST): Elgiganten
 
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Keep a eye on Wario's account. He might drop a backdoor link for Amazon before the official preorder page actually goes live.
 
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Best Buy or MS store more reliable for release day delivery? I’ve heard Amazon is terrible for that when it comes to big releases.

On BB, can you choose in store pickup and is that more reliable?
 
Best Buy or MS store more reliable for release day delivery? I’ve heard Amazon is terrible for that when it comes to big releases.

On BB, can you choose in store pickup and is that more reliable?

I did MS store for X1 and X1X launch day and both arrived on release night. I haven't done best buy for this, though- once Gamestop screwed up my launch 360 preorder, I've tried to avoid depending on third party sellers if I can get it direct for a preorder.
 
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Awesome info, thanks for putting it all together!

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Again, good luck to everyone trying to pre-order tomorrow. With today's Bethesda announcement, I fear the Series X and S will be as available as the RTX 3080 was.

If anyone is actually successful tomorrow, post it in the thread.

I'm just expecting a total mess, but hope to be wrong. On top of things, there are going to be people who missed out on the PS5 and that might make the demand for this much higher. I think with all that, every bot and flipper is going to be going nuts trying to flood orders.
 
Best Buy or MS store more reliable for release day delivery? I’ve heard Amazon is terrible for that when it comes to big releases.

On BB, can you choose in store pickup and is that more reliable?

I only ordered once direct from MS for the vanilla launch X1. The delivery was very late in the day, but it came (was like 8pm almost but on launch day).

Amazon is hit or miss. I got my last 2 consoles from Amazon and had no issues, but there's lots of people have trouble. They completely lost my Elite 2 controller order, placed the order within minutes of the announcement and it just vanished.

I think I'll be hitting both sites and going with whatever gives me one first.
 
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Ordered Day One Edition Xbox One from Amazon and it came mid afternoon on launch day. I'm gonna try and purchase the Xbox All Access program for the Xbox Series X from the Microsoft Store. I think there's like a 5% chance I actually get it
 
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It's selling out in territories where pre orders started. Didn't take long either. Better have your sites up and ready to order at 8.
 
So, anyone else gonna be late or distracted at work tomorrow?

I'm fortunate that there's an Autodesk webinar about something or another that starts an hour before preorders go live and ends a half hour after and I couldn't give two drops of ball sweat about it but I sure registered and added it to my outlook calendar.
 
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For some reason, it seems as if it'll be tougher to snag one this round than in previous. Maybe because more are doing it online.
 
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Why am I getting a connection warning in this thread? In my URL bar the lock symbol turns into a triangle with a exclamation point. Only does it when I enter this thread.

"Your connection to this site is not fully secure"