Microsoft gets in on the Black Friday spirit, offering a ton of deals this holiday season. The massive list consists of marked-down products, ranging from Xbox One bundles and partner deals for computers to Microsoft Store deals, which include the Surface lineup.
First off, what this entails is that all Xbox One bundles will be shedding $50 off, setting the lowest price at $299. This means that a current-gen console with an impressive roster of much anticipated titles is now much more affordable.
Xbox One Bundles
The bundles priced at $299 are the Xbox One Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Bundle, The Lego Movie Videogame Bundle and the Special Edition Gears of War Bundle.
Bundles with a $349 price tag are the Xbox One 1 TB Holiday Bundle, Rise of the Tomb Raider Bundle, Kinect Bundle, Fallout 4 Bundle, Limited Edition Forza Motorsport 6 Console, Madden NFL 16 Bundle and FIFA 16 1 TB Bundle.
Bundles priced at $449 are the Xbox One Limited Edition Halo 5: Guardians Bundle and Elite Bundle.
The Xbox One bundles will start to roll out on Thanksgiving, from Nov. 26, Thursday, to Nov. 30, Monday.
Game Deals
Moving forward to the digital game deals, fans can sign up for one month of Xbox Live Gold membership through their Xbox One or Xbox 360 consoles for $1 starting from Nov. 20 to Nov. 30. This is connected to the Xbox Live Gold-exclusive deals running from Nov. 20 to Nov. 23, where members get early access to game deals that range from 40 percent to 60 percent off with an additional 10 percent just for being a member. The deals will be available to everyone on Nov. 24, and even more new deals will be coming on Nov. 27.
Major Nelson outlines the entire list along with the games' discounts and backward compatibility.
Lumia Discounts
Going over the other bargains, Microsoft and AT&T have some pretty sweet deals for the Lumia. At the Microsoft Store, the Lumia 950 XL will come with a free Microsoft Display Dock. At AT&T, the Microsoft Display Dock is priced at $39, and the Lumia 640 under the AT&T GoPhone has a $29.99 price tag. On top of those, the Surface 3 LTE gets a $200 discount when it's purchased with either a Lumia 950 or 640 XL at AT&T.
More at the Microsoft Store, the Dell Inspiron 15 is set at $399, the HP Pavilion 15 at $549, the Asus TP200 at $229 and the Lenovo Ideacentre Computer Stick 300 at $69. The Surface Pro 3 gets a discount of up to $200, and certain Dell monitors get a discount of up to $500. These deals at the Microsoft Store will start on Nov. 25 at 9:00 p.m. PT.
Partner Deals
Moving on to the partner deals, certain laptops and desktop computers will be available at various retailers.
At Staples, the HP Pavilion 23-inch, All-in-One Desktop PC and Toshiba's 15.6-inch Satellite Fusion laptop are both priced at $499.99. At Best Buy, the HP Envy 15.6-inch Touchscreen laptop is at $479.99. At Office Depot, the Toshiba Satellite CL45 14-inch laptop is at $119.99. At Walmart, the RCA 10.1-inch Cambio W101 V2 Windows 10 2-in-1 is at $128. At Dell.com, Dell's Alienware 15 laptop is at $1,199.99 and Alienware X51 gaming desktop is at $1,249.99. At Acer.com, the Acer Aspire R13 is at $1,099, the Acer Aspire Switch 11V at $499 and the Acer Aspire R3-131T-P3BM at $299.
Microsoft's Work & Play Bundle is also available at $149, which includes a one-year subscription to Office 365 Home, Xbox Live Gold membership, Skype Unlimited World, unlimited Wi-Fi and Assure Software Support with a $60 promotional gift card on top, which can be used for entertainment content at the Windows Store or Xbox Store.
Microsoft is offering a thousand movie rentals, games and music for 10 cents a pop as well. Consumers also stand to get Cortana-based coupons using Microsoft Edge for shopping at select retailers on Nov. 20 only.
Microsoft's slew of deals will run from Nov. 20 to Nov. 30, so check out which ones you like and set a date.
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