Xbox series X stock – live: Latest UK restock news from Currys, Game, EE and Asda

Welcome to Tuesday’s Xbox stock tracking liveblog.

Today we’re tracking every UK retailer at once for any sign of Microsoft’s elusive black cuboid, to bring you live Xbox restock updates as they happen.

If you’re on the hunt for an Xbox on this February morning, stick with us to be the first to know when the console drops. Ready? Let’s go.

That’s all from us today. It’s been quiet on the Xbox series X stock front but we’ll be sure to keep you posted throughout February on all the latest stock drops that we can expect.

Here are some steps you can take to ensure you’ll be at the front of the queue the next time the Xbox series X is in stock:

• Register an account at each of the retailers that stock the Xbox series X. They’re listed in the main article above.
• Ensure your correct payment details are saved in your browser on desktop, or on Google Pay or Apple Pay on your phone.
• Are you a BT customer, or know somebody who is? Register your interest on the BT site to get exclusive access to BT’s next drop.
• Sign up for a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime, in case the retailer makes its next Xbox drop a Prime-exclusive.
• Download each retailer’s app (if they have one) and add the Xbox series X to your wish list or “save for later” list.
• When the console drops, use the link in your wish list to add the Xbox to your trolley or basket – this usually has a higher success rate than navigating through the website.
• Keep note of the prices of bundles to ensure you’re getting a good deal. Rounding up, the console itself is £450, controllers are £50, the official headset is £90, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate costs £11 per month. Newly released game are £60, but retailers usually bundle older games with the console.
• The pay-as-you-go Xbox All Access programme is good value for money, so long as you don’t already have a Game Pass subscription.
• Don’t buy a console on social media, these are always scams.

One small consolation for the bigwigs at Xbox is that their biggest rival is also facing serious supply chain issues. The PlayStation 5 is in high demand but it’s a little easier to find on the shelves than the Xbox series X.

We have a good idea of which retailers are most likely to restock Sony’s next-generation next, but you still have to be quick to grab one when they appear.

Looking for a new game to play on your Xbox series X? Rainbow Six Extraction is the follow-up to the popular competitive shooter Rainbow Six Siege. Rather than fighting other players online, teams must work together to combat an alien threat using operators and weapons featured in Siege.

In our review, we said “When Extraction plays well, it plays excellently. That’s no doubt that, in part due to the strong foundations that helped to define Siege as an incredibly detailed first-person shooter, and by scaling back to focus on a co-operative experience, Extraction has done well to retain the look and, more importantly, the feel of its competitive counterpart while carving out its own niche.”

The game is available on Xbox Game Pass so it’s a great way to try before you buy (£47.99, Game.co.uk). Read our review in full to find out more about Rainbow Six Extraction.

Are Elden Ring and Dying Light 2 a bit too grizzly for your liking? If you’re looking for something more family-friendly then you can do a lot worse than TT Games’s Lego series. They’ve been around since 2005 and combine fun slapstick humour with huge franchises such as Harry Potter, Indiana Jones and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Now they’re retreading familiar ground with an updated take on Lego Star Wars. This new title will feature all nine of the films from Phantom Menace up until The Rise of Skywalker with hundreds of playable characters.

If you pre-order the game from Smyths Toys (£49.99, Smythstoys.com) you can also get your hands on a free Lego toy as an added bonus. Find out more about the latest Lego Star Wars game.

With each new month, Xbox continues to release new and classic titles onto its subscription service for a monthly fee through Game Pass Ultimate (£3.99, Argos.co.uk). So which games will we be seeing added to the service in February? Here’s a list of the titles that will make its way onto the service:

• Dreamscaper, 3 February
• Edge of Eternity, 10 February
• Total War: Warhammer 3, 17 February (PC Only)
• Shredders, February 2022

If handheld gaming is more your thing then check out our review of the Nintendo Switch OLED. The console features an OLED display for the first time, which is larger than before and produces punchier colours and deeper blacks. There’s also a redesigned kickstand and double the internal storage of its predecessor.

Our reviewer said of the £309.99 console: “The larger display is fantastic and playing games in handheld mode is an absolute joy. The kickstand feels so solid and makes us never want to look at that little toggle on the back of the original Switch ever again…this is absolutely the best version of the console yet.” Read our full review to find out more.

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Lately, more retailers have opted to restock the Xbox in store rather than online. This helps avoid scalpers and get the console into the hands of legitimate customers.

Keeping track of the stock situation in physical shops is tricky, but not impossible. We rely on tips from shoppers, reports from Twitter, and intel from our shady network of spies embedded in every brick-and-mortar shop in the country.

Here are some tips for finding the Xbox series X in stock out there in the wild:

• The retailers rumoured to have in-store stock are Argos, Smyths Toys and Game. To a lesser extent we’ve heard of John Lewis & Partners, and Currys having physical stock.
• Enter your post code on the retailer’s online product page to check for local stock. If you can, scroll around to peek at other stores farther away from you.
• Xbox not in stock? Don’t lose hope. Many stores don’t log returns or uncollected Xbox pre-orders back into their stock systems. Pop into your local shop in person and ask a member of staff.

Since its introduction in 2017, Microsoft has offered gamers great value with the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Much like a Netflix subscription, users can pay a monthly fee to access a library of over 100 titles for playing on Xbox consoles, PC and even via the cloud.

This is a great way to try plenty of excellent games that might otherwise have passed you by and it’s regularly updated on a monthly basis on a revolving door policy. When new games come in, old ones tend to go out.

Titles such as Halo Infinite and Forza Horizon 5 are currently available through the service with plenty of others that are also worth your time.