The Xbox Series X has had its price cut by a massive $100 just in time for the holidays
In a surprise announcement from the official Xbox 'X' account (formerly Twitter), Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox Series
The significant discount drops the price of an Xbox Series X console from a suggested retail price of $499 to only $399 – a significant savings of $100. You can currently find the deal directly at Xboxincluding a number of retailers Walmart and Best Buy also match the reduced price.
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Interestingly enough, this discount also applies to a number of bundles including the Xbox Series Diablo 4 bundle, meaning you can score an even better deal by getting an included game at no extra cost.
Although not as compelling as some of the even more impressive deals we saw during the Black Friday period, with the cost of the console often dropping to around $349. In fact, the console can currently still be found for this price at select retailers, so if you're going to buy an Xbox Series X console in time for the holidays, it's worth considering a wide range of options.
Even if it's not quite the best, this is still a very substantial discount that could shed some light on the future of the Xbox Series could be Microsoft. to try to shift stock of the current model in preparation.
There's quite a precedent for this and, as a very recent example, the PlayStation 5 recently saw a similar big sale with the price of the launch version of the system in the UK reduced from £479.99 to £399, ahead of its arrival of the new, slimmer PS5 model. Whether this will be the case here remains to be seen.
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