Microsoft changes Xbox Series X launch plans for the year of the pandemic

[Chris Smith]

• The Xbox Series X price and release date remain a mystery, as Microsoft isn't ready to share those details.
• Xbox chief Phil Spencer is acutely aware that the novel coronavirus pandemic will impact sales this year, but the new console will hit stores this fall, as previously planned.
• The price is going to be important, Spencer said in an interview with BBC, but Microsoft is focusing on the experience. "Our strategy does not revolve around how many Xboxes I sell this year," Spencer said.

For gamers, it should have been the year of brand new gaming consoles, but then the novel coronavirus pandemic happened. The world changed almost instantly, and the PS5 and Xbox Series X took a back seat to the health crisis. Life as e knew it came to a halt, as drastic social distancing measures were imposed to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Tens of millions of people lost their jobs in the process, as working from home became a luxury not everybody could afford. Buying the new Xbox or the PlayStation 5 will turn out to be exactly that for many people this year, a luxury they won't afford. But Microsoft is ready for selling the Series X during the pandemic, fully aware that sales will be affected by the ongoing pandemic.

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