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When Microsoft hinted last week that pre-ordering the Xbox Series X and Series S would be a much smoother process than the PS5 pre-order debacle, it probably should have checked with retailers first. So far, Xbox pre-orders are an absolute mess. Minutes after Xbox pre-orders went live at 11 am ET today, several retailers came crashing down, including the Microsoft Store itself, which seemed to collapse pretty much immediately. Target was taking pre-orders but refused to let some customers actually add a console to their carts. Best Buy and Amazon showed up late to the party, but listings either took…