Phil Spencer at E3 2017 announced the official name of Project Scorpio (Xbox One X), release date (November 7, 2017) and the price tag it will carry. Immediately after the announcements, big video game retailers updated their website with Xbox One listing, but they were asking consumers to add the product to the list i.e. the console was not available for pre-order instantly, consumers were asked to mark it and provide contact details so that notification can be sent to them as the pre-order goes live. This status has changed since.

Initially, it was reported that Xbox One X needs FCC clearance before going on sale, and hence retailers are not taking up pre-orders at the moment. Microsoft’s Albert Penello today revealed the exact reason behind why Xbox One X pre-order hasn’t started yet. Speaking to our friend at Gamertag Radio:

“We are a long way away from launch. So I think we wanted to have a really strong E3 around talking about the product and talking about the games. We are going to do pre-orders closer to launch, I think we are going to have some fun stuff to talk about with pre-orders that we haven’t talked about now.”

There you have it, folks, something interesting is cooking behind-the-closed-doors at Microsoft regarding Xbox One pre-order. Otherwise, it would have been a stupid move for a firm like Microsoft to stop pre-ordering of their new console. The pre-order figure ahead of Xbox One X release could have a been an interesting market tool: A simple statement from Microsoft like – “Xbox One X pre-orders is above expectations” would have given them a lot of free publicity.

Opportunity lost? What do you guys think? Share your opinion with us in the comment section below. A lot of our readers have added Xbox One X via AMAZON to the list. If you missed out, do it now: Amazon Xbox One Pre-order. You will get an email notification as soon as the pre-order starts.

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