Even though the Xbox Series S is easier to produce, it's still getting beat in units by the PlayStation 5
Are you seriously comparing the ps5, which had 120m ps4, to series S, which had 50m?
Consoles often sell out during its launch week and you cannot gauge the demand unless you start shipping more units.
Isnt this what you are doing now?
You have a launch console, with low stock, so the demand would way significantly higher.
This conversation was about scalpers and the Xbox Series S. You told me that scalpers aren't going for the XSS because there's little profit to be made, but now you're saying "The supply is exceeding how much it can sell."
How do you think scalpers make money? They go after the product, creating a low supply, which creates high demand. Thus jacking up the price to make a profit.
They can't do that with series S. MS produces that console at higher rate. By the time scalpers get alot, the next shipment would contain more, which will leave them consoles nobody would buy at the price they are demanding.
Thus, series S is not profitable for them.
To end this discussion.
Scalpers create scarce with the new consoles. We saw this, when they used bots to buy the console online. Because scalpers were buying the consoles, the actual consumers weren't getting any of these products.
Now you have a group of people, with large quantities of products, that people want. They set the price at 800+, thus making the product more valuable.
This is why you have the perception, that series S is not popular.