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By Jamie Wallace
Published 24/11/2016
Black Friday falls on the 25th of November, which is a mere matter of hours away – but the deals are available now, and we’ve actually been monitoring them since the first shingle was hung out last week. This page is the central point for all the best offers that we’ve come across, carefully arranged for your shopping pleasure.
Retailers started offering decent discounts more than two weeks in advance of Black Friday, and the pace has picked up still more as the day itself approaches, with even the 1TB Xbox One S getting some decent markdowns from the likes of Amazon, Tesco and Wal-Mart. There are deals galore on boxed games, too, with slow-selling recent releases like Titanfall 2 and Dishonored 2 – we’d expect that Watch Dogs 2 will be along any minute now, too.
Best Xbox One Black Friday Deals
As the witching hours approaches and we sidle into Black Friday brand new Xbox One S bundles have been launched across a variety of retailers. If you’re looking for the best value for money you can pick up an Xbox One S 1TB Gears of War Bundle with Forza Horizon 3 + Rise of the Tomb Raider for 279.99 from GAME. For our American readers, you can head over to the Microsoft Store for a selection of different Xbox One S bundles. Top deals include a 1TB Xbox One S console bundled with Gears of War 4, Battlefield 1 or Minecraft for $299.
UK Deals
Xbox One Consoles and bundles
When it comes to Xbox One consoles this year, we’ve already seen a significant discount after the Xbox One S launched. The base price for an Xbox One is now around 209, with the Xbox One S sitting comfortable at 249. Lots of the discounts we’re seeing are bundling games together with the Xbox One S for some significant discounts on the games themselves.
Today’s new arrivals:
Xbox One S 500GB with Minecraft + Controller + Forza Horizon 3 + Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 279.99
Xbox One S 500GB with FIFA 17 + Gears of War 4 + Watch Dogs 2 + Controller, 279.99
Xbox One S 1TB Gears of War Bundle with Forza Horizon 3 + Rise of the Tomb Raider, 279.99
Xbox One S 500GB Deep Blue Battlefield 1 Bundle with Forza Horizon 3 + Rise of the Tomb Raider, 229.99
Xbox One S 500GB FIFA 17 Bundle + Forza Horizon 3 + Rise of the Tomb Raider, 229.99
Xbox One S 1TB with Gears of War 4 + Controller, 274.99
Xbox One S 1TB with FIFA 17 + Controller, 274.99
Xbox One S 500GB with Minecraft + Controller + Forza Horizon 3, 249.99
Xbox One S 500GB with FIFA + Controller, 229.99
Xbox One S 500GB with Minecraft + Controller, 229.99
Xbox One S 500GB Console – Storm Grey – w/ Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, 249.99
Xbox One S Grey with FIFA 17, COD Infinite Warfare and NOW TV, 259.99
Xbox One Games
This autumn has been pretty good for games, and it’s quite likely you’ve not actually been able to play all of them, considering just how many have come out. We’re already seeing some pretty good discounts on recent games, such as Dishonored 2 going down to 30 not two weeks after release, as well Watch Dogs 2 for 32.99, and DOOM for 14.99.
Today’s deals
Batman: Return to Arkham, 24
Dark Souls III, 17
Dishonored 2, 29.99
Watch Dogs 2, 32.99
Titanfall 2, 29.99
The Division, 15.99
FIFA 17, 32.99
Fallout 4, 12.99
Destiny: The Collection, 19.99
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Amazon Exclusive Game + Pin Badges + Hellstorm DLC, 32.99
Battlefield 1, 32.99
Forza Horizon 3, 26.86
Recore, 14.85
Xbox Live 12 Month Subscription, 24.99
Metal Gear Solid V – Definitive Experience, 12.85
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Special Edition, 29.99
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Game of The Year Edition, 19
LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack + Free Fun Pack, 44.99
Skylanders Imaginators 2016, 32.99
XCOM 2: Resistance Warrior Pack, 23.85
Tales from the Borderlands, 7.85
Dishonored 2 (includes Imperial Assassin’s Pack), 31.99
The week’s deals so far
Wolfenstein The New Order, 9.99
Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition, 19.99
Elite Dangerous (Standard Edition), 13.39
Song of the Deep (Requires Xbox Live Gold), 6.00
Just Dance 2017, 24.99
Overwatch Origins Edition, 25.00
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, 13.49
Rainbow Six Siege on Xbox One, 16.00
Gears of War 4 (Download), 25.04
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare with Amazon Exclusive pins and DLC, 32.99
Dying Light The Following Enhanced Edition, 13.69
DOOM With Only At GAME UAC Pack, 19.99
Homefront: The Revolution, 13.99
Homefront: The Revolution GAME Edition, 14.99
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare Legacy Edition Exclusive Content – Xbox One, 49.99
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare on Xbox One, 29.00
Grand Theft Auto V on Xbox One, 23.00
Rainbow Six Siege via Xbox Live Gold Sale, 15.00
Just Cause 3 via Xbox Live Gold Sale, 15.00
MIrror’s Edge Catalyst via Xbox Live Gold Sale, 15.00
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood via Xbox Live Gold Sale, 4.95
Mafia 3 Collector’s Edition (Reduced by 50), 79.99
Xbox One Accessories
Xbox One Wireless Controller – White, 34.99
Xbox One Wireless Controller – Blue, 34.99
Xbox One Wireless Controller V2 – Black, 34.99
Xbox One Wireless Controller – White, 34.99
US Deals
Consoles and bundles
This month has seen some very compelling deals on the original models of Xbox One, but those have been getting rarer as stock has run low – most sellers are focusing on bundle deals of the Xbox One S. You’re now able to get an Xbox One S for the base price of $249, with most bundles hanging around the $279 point. There are some pretty strong packages out there, with today’s original Xbox One 1TB Triple Game bundle getting you Gears of War 4, Rare Replay and Ori The Blind Forest for $249.99
Today’s deals
Microsoft – Xbox One S 1TB Console Madden NFL 17 Bundle, $299.99
Xbox One 1TB Triple Game Bundle (Gears, Rare Replay and Ori), $249.99
Xbox One S 1TB with Gears of War 4, $299.99
Xbox One S 500GB Minecraft Bundle, $249.99
Xbox One S 2TB Console – Gears of War 4 Limited Edition Bundle, $399.99
The week’s deals so far
Xbox One 1TB (old-style) with The Division and 12 month Xbox Live, $299.99
Xbox One S 1TB (Military Green) with Battlefield 1, $299.99
Xbox One S 1TB with Gears of War 4, $299.99
Xbox One 1TB (old-style) with The Division, $249.99
Xbox One S 1TB Army Green with Battlefield 1, $299.99
Xbox One S 1TB with Gears 4, Star Wars Battlefront, Selected 4K Blu-ray and 3rd Party Wireless Controller, $299.99
Xbox One S 1TB Gears of War 4 Bundle, $299.99
Xbox One S 500GB Blue console with Gears of War 4, $299.00
Xbox One 500GB with Gears of War Ultimate and Rise of the Tomb Raider, $249.99
Xbox One 1TB console (old style), $224.99
Xbox One S with Battlefield 1 and free game at checkout, $299.00
Xbox One S Minecraft bundle with free game at checkout, $299.00
Xbox One S bundle (Minecraft or BF1) with game, 4K movie and controller, From $299.01
Overall discount: Save $50 on Xbox One 1TB and Xbox One S from Microsoft
Accessories
Xbox One Wireless Adapter, $15.99
Games
Now that the year is winding down, and the big releases of the year are out, it’s time to start picking up what you missed and getting good and ready for those year-end best-of arguments. DOOM is a fine GOTY contender, and you can pick that up for $19.99 right now. Similarly discounted is Dishonored 2, which released two weeks ago, and is now available for $35.
Today’s deals
Recore, $15
Dishonored 2, $34.99
Dishonored 2 Collector’s Edition, $74.99
Deus Ex Mankind Divided, $29.99
Life is Strange (Complete Season Boxed), $11.99
Halo 5 Guardians, $19.99
Batman: The Telltale Series, $14.99
Mortal Kombat XL, $19.99
Mad Max, $9.99
No Man’s Sky, $19.99
DOOM, $19.99
Fallout 4, $19.99
Transformers Devastation, $9.99
Grand Theft Auto V, $24.99
DOOM, $14.99
Guitar Hero Live, $19.88
Far Cry Primal, $15.00
Rocket League: Collector’s Edition – Xbox One, $20.00
Gears of War 4 , $29.99
Mirror’d Edge Catalyst, $14.99
Star Wars Battlefront Ultimate Edition, $19.99
Destiny The Collection, $29.99
Destiny The Collection, $29.99
Bioshock The Collection, $29.99
Dishonored 2, $34.99
The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt, $24.99
Mafia 3, $29.99
Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Special Edition, $24.99
Red Dead Redemption GOTY Edition on Xbox 360 (Backwards Compatible), $9.99
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 , $24.99
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, $8.00
Titanfall 2, $35.00
Shadow Warrior, $8.00
Dead Rising, $8.00
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, $8.00
Deus Ex Mankind Divided, $25.00
Battlefield 1, $35.00
Plants vs Zombies 2 Garden Warfare, $19.99
Elite Dangerous (Standard Edition), $20.09
King’s Quest Complete Collection, $19.99
Dragon Ball Xenoverse $29.99
Titanfall 2 for $29.99 with code TITANFALLDEAL
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain on Xbox One, $12.63
ReCore, $19.99
Red Dead Redemption GOTY Edition on Xbox 360 (Backwards Compatible), $14.99
Dark Souls 3 on Xbox One, $19.99
Battleborn with exclusive GameStop Figure, $9.99
Battleborn, $9.99
Rock Band Rivals with Fender Jaguar Guitar, $69.99
Grand Theft Auto on Xbox One, $34.99
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare on Xbox One, $39.99
Overwatch Origins Edition on Xbox One, $34.99
Gears of War 4 Ultimate Edition on Xbox One, $69.99
Overwatch Origins Edition on Xbox One ($27.99 with GCU), $34.99
Forza Horizon 3 on Xbox One ($31.99 with GCU), $39.99
The Division on Xbox One, $9.99
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Xbox One, $19.00
Just Cause 3 via Xbox Live Gold Sale , $19.80
Rainbow Six Siege via Xbox Live Gold Sale, $25.00
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst via Xbox Live Gold Sale, $20.00
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood via Xbox Live Gold Sale, $6.60
Wolfenstein The New Order via Xbox Live Gold Sale, $6.60
Overwatch Origins Edition, $34.99
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom on Xbox One, $39.99
Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition, $25.57
Amazon – Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain on Xbox One, $12.89
Walmart Early Online Deals
Guitar Hero Live on Xbox One for $24.96
Accessories
Xbox One Wireless Controller
Looking for PS4 savings as well? Check our guide to the best PS4 Black Friday deals
Looking for tech deals or non-gaming deals? Check out the Jelly Deals Black Friday Deals 2016 list for loads of other great bargains.
Here’s where to find Black Friday Deals in the UK:
Amazon UK Deals
Argos Deals
Zavvi Deals
GameStop UK Deals
GAME Deals
Debenhams Deals
Currys Deals
Marks and Spencer Deals
If you’re coming from the US, try these sites:
Amazon US’s ‘Countdown to Black Friday’ deals are live now, you’re going to want to keep an eye on this page for anything that might come up!
Amazon US ‘Countdown to Black Friday Deals
Amazon US Deals
Best Buy Deals
Walmart Deals
Target Deals
GameStop US Deals
Interested in even more deals? We’ve put together lots of smaller categories of deals below:
Best Wii U and 3DS Deals
Best PC Gaming and Hardware Deals
Best 4K TV Deals
Laptop Deals
Amazon’s Black Friday Deals
Best Black Friday Phone Deals
Best Black Friday Phone Deals
Why is it called ‘Black Friday’?
There are a few different stories milling around that explain why this is. A popular one is the idea of a company’s financial performance running at a loss for the majority of the year, “in the red”, if you will. When this fateful day in November rolls around and customers stampede their way into stores to buy everything in sight, the company’s profits finally rise and are back “in the black”. Hence ‘Black Friday’. Good story, right?
Unfortunately, the truth isn’t quite as pretty. The origins of the term ‘Black Friday’ arose in Philadelphia in the 1950s – it was originally a phrase used colloquially between police officers readying themselves for day of pandemonium ahead. With the price slashing frenzy becoming an annual event, police and other emergency service employees came to know Black Friday as the day of increased hours, stressful work conditions and unruly crowds. It wasn’t unexpected – mixing heavily discounted products, limited stock levels and impatient crowds of people was never going to end that well – but police forces would prepare in advance and hope for the best.
What can you expect on Black Friday 2016?
Black Friday is traditionally the most active, most popular and busiest time of the year for shoppers and retailers alike. This year, it takes place on Friday 25th November. No doubt you’ve seen the YouTube videos or the news reports on the crowds that gather outside stores to be there as they open, or perhaps you’ve seen reports on the fighting that occasionally breaks out between shoppers as they argue over who saw that television/microwave/blu-ray player/toaster first. Black Friday can sometimes get a little out of hand.
Online shopping means you get to avoid this sort of experience. Three cheers for Amazon, we say.
Thankfully, over recent years, Black Friday has been embraced by more and more online retailers as well, meaning you won’t have to venture out into the wildlands to have a chance at grabbing the half-priced luxury item you really want. With every passing year, Black Friday seems to grow a little more, too. What started as a one-day event grew into a weekend, which grew into a four-day weekend, which ballooned into a nearly two-week savings bonanza.
To curb the massive spike of traffic they usually get, online retailers often put products on sale a little earlier- usually around mid-November. These aren’t always the best bargains, but they’re worth keeping an eye on – if you have a specific product in mind, you might be able to get it early and avoid both internet and stores on the day itself. Either way, the convenience of getting an online Black Friday deal almost pays for itself. Well, it might not pay for a 4K TV, but we can’t win them all, eh?
What kind of stuff gets discounted on Black Friday 2016?
Everything, pretty much. If you can think of it, it’s probably in a Black Friday deal somewhere. That’s not to say that everything is discounted equally, however. While most retailers will take part in Black Friday in some form or fashion, the ones that really excel (and where you’ll see the best savings and deals) are stores that sell electronics and gadgets. This is where the real meat of Black Friday savings will be. Everything from gaming to tech to TVs to kitchen appliances – these are the kind of products that will receive the biggest slash in prices.
The fancy new Xbox One S lands in August and will push older Xbox prices down.
This will be especially true with Black Friday 2016, since this year sees the launch of the new Xbox One S as well as several improvements to other tech and electronics. The arrival of a new Xbox One model will undoubtedly lead to some massive price cuts on the older-style Xbox One consoles, as well as bundles featuring the old models along with several games, as retailers are looking to clear out the older stock to make more room for the new. This will also ring true for the games themselves, as the older games in a franchise will see greater reductions as their new entries are released in the holiday season.
4K televisions are finally dropping in price into the realms of “affordable” and “very affordable”, so expect to see some deep discounts on them. The more of them that have made it to market by November this year, the more of the older sets there will be that will see price cuts as the newer models enter the fray. Odds are good that we’ll see more than a few 4K TVs discounted by at least three figures each. Add to that the usual Black Friday suspects – tech, such as home theatre sound systems, projectors, and sound bars – and you should begin to be able to paint yourself a fairly good picture of what you can expect to see on offer in November.
So, if you’re looking for a fancy new luxury tech item – be it a TV, monitor, graphics card, refrigerator or bluetooth speakers – you’re most likely going to find something that interests you.
How can you prepare for Black Friday 2016?
The best way to prepare for Black Friday is to have a good idea what you want, but to give yourself some wiggle room. Let’s say you want to buy a new gaming console. This year, you’ll probably be choosing between a vanilla PS4, the new and still somewhat uncertain PS4 Pro, Xbox One and Xbox One S. Inside those categories, you’ll have choices for hard drive size for each of those. Having a good idea of what you want is great – you may decide you want to grab an Xbox One on Black Friday – but giving yourself the wiggle room of not minding what games come with the bundle or what size the hard drive is will really help you in grabbing the best deal. Make sure you’re buying what you want, but be aware that the best deal on a product like that won’t be around forever, and be prepared to make a quick buying decision.
It’s more than likely that Brick Mortar stores will also have some great ‘doorbuster’ deals, so if you miss out on those great Black Friday deals, make sure that you’re ready to travel to get some bargains. On occasion if you hear of a killer deal that’s also available in store, it might be worth going out to the store rather than endlessly refreshing 15 browser tabs. A little more effort can go a long way in grabbing yourself a Black Friday bargain. It’s all about preparation, and to get some of the best deals you might just have to venture
out.
In short, figure out what you want to buy ahead of time and keep an eye out for what retailers are offering. Maybe you don’t mind if you buy a 1TB Xbox One or a 500GB Xbox One, so you might save yourself some money by grabbing the one that’s absolutely the cheapest. Maybe the deal is cheap, but doesn’t come with exactly the games you’re after, but remember you can sell the games after the fact and recoup some money towards the titles you are after.
What will we be doing to help?
A great deal is only a great deal if it’s something that you’re actually going to want to buy, so what we’ll be doing is keeping a close watch over all the online retailers offering Black Friday deals, most of which will be offering deals throughout November as well, and updating this page as we go, when we spot some fairly terrific offers. The goal is to find stuff that is both a great deal or big saving, but also something that will appeal to you.
We’ll do the virtual legwork and gather up all the deals, good offers, bundles and whatnot that make sense, we’ll post them right here, and all you have to do is check this page for all the latest offers. Together we will make it through this!
What is Cyber Monday?
Cyber Monday is the Monday after Black Friday and is another US tradition that is making it’s way across the Atlantic. It was a term created by marketing companies and retailers to create an online version of Black Friday to persuade consumers to spend even more money. The result of this is now an entire weekend of deals and price cuts. The boundaries between the two days are blurred and some retailers even offer pre-Black Friday deals to further entice and spread out the spending.
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About Jamie Wallace
Jamie joined Gamer Network as a commercial writer in 2016 and immediately placed a respectable fourth in his first office poker tournament. He can usually be found trying in vain to contain his fandom for Metal Gear Solid.
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