{"id":632167,"date":"2026-03-27T09:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-confirms-xbox-controllers-in-short-supply"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:07:00","slug":"microsoft-confirms-xbox-controllers-in-short-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/microsoft-confirms-xbox-controllers-in-short-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft confirms Xbox controllers in short supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/microsoft-confirms-xbox-controllers-in-short-supply.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nMicrosoft has confirmed a shortage of Xbox controllers in the UK as major retailers have sold out of stock.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/microsoft-has-confirmed-a-shortage-of-xbox-controllers\/\">VGC<\/a> reports, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/d\/xbox-wireless-controller-usb-c-cable\/8t8kcnb1xs3d?cid=msft_web_collection\">official Microsoft Store<\/a> currently has no controllers available in any colour, while retailers GAME, Smyths, Argos and Currys also have no stock.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Xbox-Wireless-Controller-Carbon-Black\/dp\/B07SDFLVKD\/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=xbox+wireless+controller+carbon+black&amp;qid=1655823496&amp;sr=8-3\">Amazon UK<\/a> does have the Carbon Black controller in stock at the time of writing, but third-party prices for a new (not used) controller start at &pound;93.99 (official price is &pound;54.99).\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-confirms-xbox-controllers-in-short-supply\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-confirms-xbox-controllers-in-short-supply\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has confirmed a shortage of Xbox controllers in the UK as major retailers have sold out of stock. As VGC reports, the official Microsoft Store currently has no controllers available in any colour, while retailers GAME, Smyths, Argos and Currys also have no stock. Amazon UK does have the Carbon Black controller in stock at the time of writing, but third-party prices for a new (not used) controller start at &pound;93.99 (official price is &pound;54.99). 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