Microsoft says most Xbox One pre-order supply sold out

Retail stores in many markets have run out of Microsoft Corp's Xbox one consoles available for pre-orders,a senior company exective said, ahead of a major clash with Sony Corp's new lower-priced Playstation 4 this November.

Microsoft's first gaming console in eight years will go on sale November 22 in 13 countries.Yusuf mehdi,vice president of marketing,strategy and business for the XBOX, said in an interview.

That will put it to one week behind the Playstation 4 in the United States but ahead in many Eurpean countires where Sony's first new console in the seven years is stated to go on sale on November 29.

The third-generation Xbox marks Microsoft strongest push so far to dominate consumer's living rooms with an array of exclusive game and media content.

"We have more pre-orders  than any other Xbox console release in history,"Mehdi said. adding that the company would " enable some incremental,additional units for the day one release.''He decided to give further detaills on the pre-orders

The Playstation 4,priced $100 lower than Xbox one at $399,had more than 1 million pre-orders worldwide,sony said last month.

In Europe,Microsoft has struck a partnership with Electronic Arts to bundle its FIFA 14  title from its popular soccer game franchise for free with pre-ordered consoles.

The launch has been delayed in some markets until 2014 to work on customizing the user interface and translating software to native languages. These markets include Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Switzerland.