The UK arm of online retailer Amazon cannot guarantee pre-Christmas delivery of either next-gen console for those who have yet to order.
Its Xbox One page says that orders placed from November 13th may not be delivered before Christmas” and its PS4 page says customers who pre-order this console from November 14 will receive their consoles after Christmas”.
There are some other things to note, too:
Xbox One
- Orders placed up to and including August 14 will be dispatched to meet the release date
- Orders from August 15 may be delivered after release date
PS4
- Customers who pre-ordered this console up to and including August 6 have been given an option to get a PS4 for release day
- Customers who pre-ordered this console from August 7 up to and including November 13 will receive their consoles before Christmas
- Customers who cancel existing pre-orders and place a new order will not get their console for release day