Jan 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has stopped manufacturing all Xbox One consoles to focus on producing its next-generation consoles, the Verge reported https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/13/22881211/microsoft-discontinues-xbox-one-consoles-2020 on Thursday, citing a senior executive of the gaming division.

According to The Verge, Microsoft originally discontinued its Xbox One X and digital Xbox One S ahead of the Xbox Series X launch in 2020.

Microsoft did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

The software giant had launched https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-xbox-idINKBN27Q0IP two models of its Xbox Series X in November 2020, seven years after the debut of the previous version, to capture a pandemic-driven boom in consumer spending on games.

However, several industries across the world are facing the brunt of an unprecedented shortage in semiconductor microchips, causing a delay in delivery for several products.

In November, the Nikkei business daily reported https://reut.rs/3zX5TV7 that Nintendo Co will make 20% fewer Switch games consoles than planned because of the supply crunch. (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Ramakrishnan M.)