The Halo Xbox Series X limited-edition console launches tomorrow, November 15, and while this edition is reselling for more than double its list price right now, there’ll be a rare Best Buy in-person restock, according to multiple store employee sources I’ve talked to over the last week and a half.

I’m doing a Halo Xbox live blog at Best Buy in NYC – and a big giveaway

And it’ll be massive in one way: there are 84 Halo Infinity edition Xbox consoles in Manhattan, all at the 14th Street Union Square Best Buy store location, where I’m doing a Halo Xbox live blog. I can report that other Best Buy stores in the US have similar numbers – either 44 to 84 consoles each.

Only 168 Best Buy stores in the United States will have the Halo Xbox Series X console in stock

Yet it won’t be massive in another way. While the Best Buy Halo Xbox console count is tremendous, only 168 Best Buy stores in the United States will have the Halo Xbox Series X console in stock, according to a list by LordofRestocks.

That’s not a lot of stores compared to other PS5 restock and Xbox Series X restock events I’ve reported on in the past.

• Best Buy Union Square, Manhattan, NY– 84 Halo Xbox consoles

• Best Buy Westbury, NY – 84 Halo Xbox consoles

• Best Buy West Paterson, NJ – 84 Halo Xbox consoles

• Best Buy Long Island City, NY – 84 Halo Xbox consoles

• Best Buy Bronx Terminal, NY – 44 Halo Xbox consoles

• Note: surrounding stores won’t have a Halo Xbox restock

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✅ Trusted Halo Xbox Series X restock stores

• 🛑 GameStop: Halo Xbox Series X | Series X (last Halo stock October 14)

• 📦 Amazon: Halo Xbox Series X | Series X (hasn’t pre-sold Halo Xbox 🔥)

• 🌟 Walmart: Halo Xbox Series X | Series X (last Halo stock Oct 7 at 12pm ET, next known Walmart PS5 and Xbox Series X restock is November 22 🔥)

• 🔷 Sam's Club: Xbox Series X and S bundles (no Halo Xbox in sight)

• 🏷️ Best Buy: Halo Xbox Series X | Series X (in stores, no word about online)

• 🎯 Target: Halo Xbox Series X | Series X (August 25)

• 💿 Microsoft: Halo Xbox Series X | Series X (no legit restock in 7 weeks 🤮)

• 🏬 Costco: Xbox Series X and S bundles (no Halo Xbox in sight)

• 🐜 Antonline: All of the Xbox Series bundles (promised Halo is coming 🔥)

⛔ Not trusted Halo Xbox restock stores

• 🐦 Twitter: never buy from Twitter resellers. They are ALL scams

• 🤓 Silicon Nerd: I’ve helped 100,000. Never seen anyone get it here

• 😒 Shady online storefronts: many seem like they went up overnight

• 🤨 Clones of me: Me and celebrities are being impersonated. I’ll never sell you any console

When will people line up for the Halo Xbox?

Best Buy employees expect people to start lining up today, Sunday, November 14. They’re preparing to set up barricades in the afternoon and expect a large crowd.

📰 Update: they’re already in line, and I’m live blogging about the Halo Xbox launch

The demand for the Xbox Series X has grown as we approach Black Friday 2021. This is a bit different from the only other Best Buy in-store restock on September 23, when I reported that this same Best Buy in New York City went through all 48 paper tickets for its PS5 Disc consoles before it handed out its fourth of 48 Xbox paper tickets.

Add to the fact that this is a limited-edition Xbox Series X console tied to the launch of the hyped-up Halo Infinite game (though the game doesn’t officially launch until December 8), and you have a recipe for a chaotic in-person Best Buy restock event. I’ve witnessed several scuffles during Best Buy GPU restock events.

Halo Xbox Series X price at Best Buy vs resellers

Prices have skyrocketed on eBay for the Halo Xbox Series X: anywhere from $1,000 to $1,499 for this specific Xbox. Best Buy will sell it for MSRP: $549.

Deezpea @DeezpeaHomie

@YtNextGenGaming @CameronRitz Bestbuy got alot of halo xbox 👀

8:29 PM ∙ Nov 12, 2021

That’s $50 more than the regular Xbox Series X, but not because of the cool Halo paint job. It’s because the special edition console comes with a downloadable code to play the Halo Infinite game in December. The game costs $60 on it’s own, so you’re actually saving some money – in case you need to justify that big purchase.

Halo Xbox Series X – many other stores ready

Best Buy won’t be the only US retailer with the Halo Xbox Series X in stock on Monday. It turns out that both Amazon and Antonline have been allotted consoles and haven’t had any pre-orders.

• 📦 Amazon: Halo Xbox Series X (hasn’t taken any orders yet)

• 🎯 Target: Halo Xbox Series X (briefly took orders on August 25)

• 🐜 Antonline: All of the Xbox Series bundles (promised Halo is coming 🔥)

• 🛑 GameStop: Halo Xbox Series X (taken some pre-orders, promised more)

• 🌟 Walmart: Halo Xbox Series X (has taken already many pre-orders)

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