Even Microsoft felt an ongoing Xbox shortage. Kotaku Microsoft Notes was forced to use the Xbox Series X Dev Kit (not described) to run the first Big Halo Infinite tournament, Raleigh Major, this weekend. Simply put, the company cannot find enough retail consoles for use – “Lack of global supply chain,” 343 industries’ esports leading Tahir Hasandjekik said.
The DEV kit is “functionally identical” for the off-the-shelf console and will operate in that mode, Hasandjekic added. They don’t look the same, but competitors should not see the difference from the system they have at home.
The irony is thick, but this also underlines the severity of the deficiency of the console for a year after the Xbox X series made his debut. It is still difficult to buy a machine between brokers and lack of chips throughout the industry, and Microsoft does not have to have special access to its own hardware. With that, the company may not want to get used to using the developer unit. We will not be surprised if Microsoft ensures that the HCS fight directly in the future depends on the Xbox system purchased at the store, if only for the sake of burning its public image.