Microsoft has finally announced the pre-order date for their refrigerator designed like the Xbox Series X. The piece costs “only” €99 and will be available for pre-order in Germany at GameStop. However, MeinMMO author Irina is sure about one thing: Pre-orders won’t be pretty.
This is the refrigerator: Like many things on the internet, the Xbox refrigerator was originally a meme. After the unusual design of the new Xbox Series X was revealed for the first time, a wave of meme images flooded the gaming communities comparing the console to a refrigerator.
The result of the jokes is now a mini refrigerator from the merchandise specialist Ukonic that looks exactly like the Xbox Series X console and which you can soon pre-order for €99.
The refrigerator can hold up to 12 beverage cans and has side compartments for snacks. It also features a USB slot on the front, through which you can charge your smartphones, controllers, and other devices.
To ensure you can use your refrigerator on the go, a DC adapter is included in the delivery.
How to pre-order: According to the official Xbox site, pre-orders will start on October 19. In Germany, GameStop will be the only retailer where you can pre-order the mini refrigerators.
Just in time for the holidays, the Xbox Mini Fridge will go up for pre-sale on October 19 and will be available worldwide at various retailers in December 2021. In the first production wave, the Xbox “Mini Fridge” will be available at GameStop in Germany for €99 (MSRP).
Official Xbox site
It is still unclear whether pre-orders will only be possible in the online GameStop store or whether the individual stores will also receive their own contingents of refrigerators. As soon as more information is available, we will update this article with new information.
The release of the mini refrigerator is in December 2021.
“It will land on eBay immediately”
I have been eagerly awaiting the sale of the Xbox refrigerator since the official announcement. As someone whose apartment is filled with gaming merchandise, I didn’t want to miss out on this piece.
Accordingly, I had expected the Xbox mini refrigerator to be priced at around €200 and was pleasantly surprised by the actual price.
The current situation regarding scalping: Even at €200, the price would not be the main issue with pre-ordering the refrigerator. The concern is the scalpers. In my circle of friends, the announcement was commented on with the words, “It will land on eBay immediately.” And as things stand right now, that seems to be true.
For some time now, scalpers have had their eye on coveted gaming items. The new consoles PS5 and Xbox Series X have been rarely available since their release in 2020 and only come in small drops. On eBay, the price for a PS5 varies between €600 and €1,000.
But other sold out gaming items are not spared either:
- The Collector’s Edition of FFXIV: Endwalker
- The Regalla Edition of Horizon Forbidden West
- The OLED version of the Nintendo Switch
What Microsoft says: From the official post on the Xbox site, you can read a slight uncertainty about the pre-orders. Microsoft seems to anticipate that the mini refrigerators will sell out quickly and states:
We are working to make the Xbox Mini Fridge available to as many fans as possible and will continue to expand regional availability in 2022, subject to regulatory approvals and restrictions depending on the market.
You can be fairly certain that the mini refrigerator will sell out as quickly as other similar gaming items did before it. So if you have your eye on it, be ready on October 19. I wish you all good luck.
Are you interested in the mini refrigerator? Will you try to get it during the first pre-order wave or will you wait until Microsoft supplies more? Let us know in the comments what you think about this meme item.
By the way, Ikea has taken it a step further and now sells its own gaming furniture:
IKEA releases gaming furniture: What can they do and who needs it?
