Overview

• Costco’s U.S. and U.K. websites no longer show Xbox results or categories, while PlayStation and Nintendo sections remain; Canada still lists Xbox products.
• GamesIndustry.biz confirmed the removals via live site checks and Wayback snapshots and found at least one U.K. warehouse with no Xbox stock, with another store stating, “We don’t actually have the Xbox anymore.”
• Costco has not responded to requests for comment, leaving the reason for the removal unconfirmed.
• Other retailers show signs of clearing or pausing Xbox sales, including Costco New Zealand discounting Series X by roughly 50%, Sam’s Club dropping online listings in the U.S., and shopper reports of EB Games pauses in Australia.
• The timing coincides with Microsoft’s U.S. console price hike on Oct. 3, which raises Series X to $649.99 and Series S to $399.99 following a $100 increase earlier this year.