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"To focus on production of Xbox Series X|S, we
stopped production for all Xbox One consoles by the end of
2020," said Cindy Walker, senior director of Xbox Console
Product Marketing.
Microsoft originally discontinued its Xbox One X and digital
Xbox One S ahead of the Xbox Series X launch in 2020.
The software giant had launched two models of its Xbox Series X
in November 2020, seven years after the debut of the previous
version, to capture a pandemic-driven boom in consumer spending
on games.
However, several industries across the world are facing the
brunt of an unprecedented shortage in semiconductor microchips,
causing a delay in delivery for several products.
In November, the Nikkei business daily reported that Nintendo Co
will make 20% fewer Switch games consoles than planned because
of the supply crunch.
The matter was reported by the Verge earlier on Thursday.
(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by
Ramakrishnan M and Shailesh Kuber)
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