Xbox Series X Walmart restock time – when to buy it with our live Twitter tracker
Walmart has tipped its hand at having the Xbox Series X in stock today. Here’s how to buy the console if it is in stock.
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The Walmart Xbox Series X restock time may be 3pm EDT, according to our analysis of when the US retailer is often in stock with theMicrosoftconsole. There’s no guarantee it’ll be today, however, Walmart took down the Xbox Series X page a few minutes ago and did the same in advance of a potentialWalmart PS5 restock.
Besides Walmart, there’s Best Buy’s random restocks
The Best Buy Xbox Series X has been happening weekly for one month with the exception of the short 4th of July holiday which only one retailer in the US, Target, had a restock of the new Microsoft Xbox console. That’s why Best Buy has suddenly become the most popular retailer for Xbox Series X stock – it’s consistent. Note: it has done weekly restocks before and then skipped six weeks in a row in 2021, so it’s never guaranteed at Best Buy anymore.
Unfortunately, every Xbox Series X restock has been on a different date and time in the last month. Thursday and Friday used to be popular with Best Buy, it has shifted to Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during the latest restock cycle, and the time has extended from 9:38am to 6:05pm – so basically the whole day.
GameStop Xbox Series X restock
The GameStop Xbox Series X restock strategy is all over the place, with the last major online inventory launching back on May 26 (alongside a bigPS5 restockopportunity). There have been other Xbox restock events since that date: on June 16 we saw the first and only majorin-store restockat retailer stores – GameStop or otherwise – in 2021; on June 23, we saw an Xbox All Access bundle go live; and this past Thursday, July 15, the retailer briefly bundled the Xbox Series X console with an extra blue Xbox controller,Xbox Game PassUltimate, and $20 gift card and F1 2021.
We’re hoping for more – and better – Xbox Series X GameStop bundles in the near future, as the game retailer keeps trying different things with its Xbox inventory.
Microsoft Store secret Xbox Series X availability
The official Microsoft Store hasn’t had a major restock in the US months through its website. Instead, the company is diverting some of Xbox Series X inventory to a pilot program designed to help its most loyal Xbox fans get the new Series X console.
The Xbox Insiders Xbox Series X upgrade plan, first discovered by Bradon Hofer over atGaming Target, is actually a great incentive for people who want to beta test dashboard tweaks and other system updates that Microsoft is developing for its consoles. And if you’re stuck testing things out on an old Xbox One and wanting to upgrade to the new Xbox Series X, really you should be the first in line.
Note: you’ll need to power up your old Xbox One console in order to log into this particular Xbox Insiders menu. You access it online, nor can you find the menu on an Xbox Series X. This prevents Xbox Series X owners from ordering a second console from their brand new system.
Target Xbox Series X restock: daily online locally
Every morningTargethas the Xbox Series X in stock at random stores to be bought online (no, you cannot buy the Xbox in stores in the US at this time). The problem is that it’s hard to issue Twitter alerts when it’s usually select stores in a city and there are as few as five consoles as part of the Xbox restock.
Target has switched from a nationwide restock date to offering the Xbox Series X at a local level (again only to be bought online buy picked up in stores) and it has the Xbox consoles for sale as they come in every morning.
Xbox All-Access is often the silent restock
Stores like Walmart and GameStop often restock the Xbox Series X through the Xbox All Access bundle, which works a lot like a smartphone plan. You pay for the console over time, but you’re also signed up for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (which is actually something you should look into buying alongside an Xbox anyway).
After 24 months, you save a couple of dollars with this Xbox Series X plan, but you’re on the hook being required to pay for it for two years.
The Xbox Series X restock news continues to be a mixed bag. The console is readily available when there’s a restock, but retailers in the US haven’t made the new Xbox for sale except for a few restock dates in late June and the first half of July. Demand has fallen, but so has supply. At first, it may be difficult to buy Xbox Series X once things do become steady again (as more demand piles up), but as soon as those pent-up needs are met, it will just sit there in stock again, according to our analysis.
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