Earlier today, Google published a pre-order page for its new Nexus Player on the Play Store to invite eager Android enthusiasts to reserve themselves a set-top box prior to its official release. Unfortunately, though, within a couple of hours of going live, an “out of inventory” message appeared on the website.
This brief note left many of us confused. The most popular hypothesis put forward was that Google had run out of $20 Play Store Gift Cards to award to each customer who pre-ordered the unit in the United States and Canada as promised by the search engine giant. But, as it turns out, that wasn’t the case.
Not long ago, Google added a quote to the Nexus Player’s product page, revealing that the unit has not yet “been approved by the Federal Communications Commission” and will not go on sale “until approval of the FCC has been obtained.”
This isn’t the first time Google has jumped the gun. Recipients of the ADT-1 Developer Kit may remember that the development device and its companion gamepad were not approved and took a whopping six weeks after the pre-order date to start shipping out to customers.
There’s no way of knowing when the Nexus Player will be up for order again, or if the release date will be affected, but we’ll keep you updated with the latest news as and when it breaks — so be sure to check back.
Source: Google Play Store
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