Update 2: Currys has dropped the price of the Xbox One X with Fallout 76 to 359.99, which makes it the cheapest pack if not necessarily the best value.
Update: there’s also a flash sale right now that gives you Xbox One X 1TB Forza Horizon 4 bundle with Red Dead Redemption 2 for 399.99. Tempting if you haven’t picked up Red Dead yet. Very has also snuck in with a the Xbox One X 1TB Battlefield 5 Gold Rush bundle plus Forza Horizon 4 for 389.99
The Xbox One X is the most powerful console on the market when it comes to raw computing power, and that’s often reflected in games that run at higher resolutions and use more advanced effects than is possible on the base Xbox One – not to mention the PlayStation 4 or even the PlayStation 4 Pro. If you’re an aficienado of our comparison videos, where we take a close look at how the same game is rendered on different consoles, you might have been tempted to upgrade to enjoy that boost in visual fidelity for yourself – and today, as part of our questing for the best Xbox Black Friday deals, we’ve spotted the best Black Friday deal for the Xbox One X so far.
The cheapest price for just the console is an Xbox One X for 369.85 from Simply Games. Bundles are a bit more interesting. For an extra tenner, you can get the console, Forza Horizon 4 and Forza Motorsport 7 for 379.99 from Amazon
The best Xbox One X Black Friday deal in terms of value is, for our money, Xbox One X 1TB Battlefield V Gold Rush bundle plus Assassins Creed Odyssey and Fallout 76 for 399.99, also from Amazon. Fallout 76 has not had a warm reception, but Battlefield and Assassin’s Creed are decent extras – if you prefer racing or football, you can get some appropriate bundles for the same price. If you want Red Dead Redemption, you’ll have to pay extra for it.
If you’re in the US, things are a bit less thrilling (so far). The best price we’ve found so far is from Microsoft direct.
We mentioned those comparison videos earlier, so it might be a good idea to link to some of the latest ones we’ve done so you can get a good idea of the visual difference between the Xbox One, Xbox One X, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro. On some games the differences are quite stark – like on Red Dead Redemption 2 and Fallout 76 – whereas on others the differerences can be minimal or even a matter of preference. We’ve also seen feature differences between different game versions, such as the performance mode included on Forza Horizon 4 which boosts frame-rates on the Xbox One X to a smooth 60fps. Ultimately, it’s up to you to decide whether the enhanced visuals and extra features are worth the extra expense. This Black Friday deal makes upgrading a little more tempting, of course!
We’ll continue monitoring the latest Xbox Black Friday deals as the week continues, but we think that this is a very good price for the Xbox One X and we’re unlikely to see a drastically lower price before Black Friday ends on November 23rd.
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