The re-containment and even more the closing of the shelves of so-called non-essential products are at the worst for the video game sector.
“November is our second biggest month of the year after December,”
explains Laurent Bouchard, director of the specialist dealer Micromania.
"And this month of November rhymes with the launch of the new generation of consoles, an event awaited for seven years!"
Microsoft is releasing its Xbox Series on November 10, and Sony its PlayStation 5 on November 19.
These dates will not be changed.
But the industry had to adapt to this situation in less than a week.
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Almost all of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series stocks allocated to France have already been pre-sold to consumers, who threw themselves into pre-orders in September.
It is also necessary that those who have opted for a withdrawal in store can do so.
"We made sure on Sunday with Bercy that the video game would be eligible for click and collect"
, explains Nicolas
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