The pandemic did not spare the video game sector. Indeed, the launch of the Xbox Series X / S and the PS5 has been disrupted by the current global scarcity of semiconductors, report our colleagues. To buy a console, so it is necessary to take your trouble while waiting to wait with a partner dealer, or be willing to pay its more expensive console on resale sites. ## Xbox more available This phenomenon seems to take advantage of Microsoft, since Xbox Series X / S sales exceeded those of the PS5 in February 2022. These figures would be due to the highest availability of Xbox Series S. In addition, this Microsoft console is cheaper, since it can be purchased at 300 euros. The phenomenon does not happen in Europe, since a similar trend has been observed in the US market for several months now.