Messy launches of PS5 and the new Xbox showed Sony and Microsoft once again failing at pre-orders, partly driven by the need to create a narrative of scarcity (Nick Statt/The Verge)

Nick Statt / The Verge:
Messy launches of PS5 and the new Xbox showed Sony and Microsoft once again failing at pre-orders, partly driven by the need to create a narrative of scarcity  —  Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Series S preorders went live on Tuesday, capping a rough week of product rollouts …