XBL Deals - 2018

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  • You cannot currently buy any Xbox 360 content on xbox.com using your account balance, you can only use an active credit card or PayPal. To use your balance, you must make purchases on your console.  Unfortunately, even "purchasing" free content through the web site like trials requires an alternative method of payment tied to your account, though adding an empty MasterCard / Visa gift card that is registered for online purchases will work.  Xbox One games can be purchased on the web site with your account balance.
  • Some sales are intended for Gold subscribers only, as noted within each section.
    On Xbox One, Gold trials of any length work for sales and Games with Gold.  You must be an active Gold subscriber (paid or trial) to play Games with Gold purchases.
  • On Xbox 360, you must have at least a 1 month Gold subscription for sales and Games with Gold.  Neither 48 hour trials, 14 day trials nor free weekends qualify.

[*]All known sales and information on sales should make their way into the OP. Major Nelson usually updates his blog with new sales information every Tuesday.
[*]ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! No information within this thread can or should be construed as accurate (or still valid), therefore ...
[*]Always verify Xbox Live Marketplace prices before your purchase!
[*]Spend wisely, have fun, and enjoy!
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Games with Gold

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Deals with Gold
 

1/1 - 1/7


[*]:xb1: Gas Guzzlers Extreme - $6.24 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Hyper Sentinel - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Industry Giant 2 - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Infinite Adventures - $18.74 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Neighborhorde - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Nidhogg 2 - $11.24 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom - $7.50 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Space Hulk: Tactics - $26.79 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Spintires: MudRunner - $8.75 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Steel Rain X - $6.69 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Worms Battlegrounds - $6.25 - 75% off

12/18 - 12/24


[*]:xb1: Yoku's Island Express - $6.60 - 67% off
[*]:360: Dogfight 1942 - $2.49 - 75% off

[*]:360: Dungeon Defenders - $2.99 - 80% off

[*]:360: :xb1: Faery: Legends of Avalon - $1.49 - 80% off
12/11 - 12/17


[*]:xb1: Battlefield 4 - $5.00 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Battlefield Anniversary Bundle - $20.00 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Battlefield Hardline Ultimate Edition - $9.00 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon - $6.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Ahead Epic Military Pack - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition - $10.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Handball 17 - $12.00 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Hunting Simulator - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Deluxier Edition - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: The Long Reach - $6.00 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 Combo Pack - $15.00 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2 - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Mirror's Edge Catalyst - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Monster Hunter: World - $25.00 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Moto Racer 4 - $6.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: MotoGP17 - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Mugsters - $4.95 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: MXGP3 - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Spintires: MudRunner - American Wilds Edition - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax - $3.29 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: The Technomancer - $10.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Toy Odyssey - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: V-Rally 4 - $40.19 - 33% off

[*]:xb1: Valentino Rossi The Game - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Yesterday Origins - $6.00 - 70% off
[*]:360: Abyss Odyssey - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: Alien Rage - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:360: Enemy Front - $5.99 - 85% off

[*]:360: God Mode - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Persona 4 Arena - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: Realms of Ancient War - $1.99 - 80% off
[*]:xbox: :360: :xb1: Panzer Dragoon Orta - $4.99 - 50% off
12/4 - 12/10


[*]:xb1: Clouds & Sheep 2 - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Council - Complete Season - $20.09 - 33% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Count Lucanor - $7.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Flatout 4 : Total Insanity - $12.50 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Forza Horizon 3 Platinum Plus Expansions Bundle - $47.09 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Forza Horizon 3 and Forza Motorsport 6 Bundle - $31.99 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Journey Down Trilogy - $31.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Kinect Bundle: Kung-Fu & Air Guitar Warrior - $19.24 - 45% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Momonga Pinball Adventures - $4.19 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Need for Speed - $5.00 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Need for Speed Rivals - $5.00 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Need for Speed Ultimate Bundle - $20.00 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Peggle 2 - $2.40 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Seum: Speedrunners from Hell - $7.50 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter - $13.75 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Tour de France 2018 - $20.00 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:360: The Bureau: Xcom Declassified - $3.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: The Darkness - $3.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: Duke Nukem Forever - $3.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: Farming Simulator 15 - $4.99 - 75% off - Price History

[*]:360: Ride - $5.99 - 80% off - Price History
11/27 - 12/3


[*]:360: Conan - $2.99 - 85% off - Price History
[*]:360: Elements of Destruction - Full - $1.49 - 85% off - Price History
[*]:360: L.A. Noire - $8.99 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:360: Legend of Kay Anniversary - $4.49 - 85% off - Price History
[*]:360: :xb1: Mars: War Logs - $1.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: Sniper: Ghost Warrior

[*]:360: Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

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Sales and Specials

Spotlight - 1/1 - 1/7

Spotlight - 12/18 - 12/24


[*]:xb1: The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker - $8.44 - 35% off
Spotlight - 12/11 - 12/17

The Game Awards - 12/6 - 12/9


[*]:xb1: Banner Saga 3 - $19.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Battlefield V - $35.99 - 40% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - $47.99 - 20% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Dead Cells - $16.74 - 33% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Destiny 2: Forsaken - $29.99 - 25% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Doom - $14.99 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Dragon Ball FighterZ - $24.00 - 60% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Far Cry 5 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: FIFA 19 - $35.99 - 40% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition - $38.99 - 35% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Grand Theft Auto V - $19.49 - 35% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Life Is Strange 2 Episode 1 - $4.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Madden NFL 19 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Mega Man 11 - $23.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Monster Hunter: World - $25.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: NBA 2K19 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: No Man's Sky - $39.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Overcooked! 2 - $18.74 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Red Dead Redemption 2: Special Edition - $71.99 - 10% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Sea of Thieves - $29.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: SoulCalibur VI - $41.99 - 30% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Starlink: Battle For Atlas - $44.99 - 25% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Crew 2 Standard Edition - $24.00 - 60% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Elder Scrolls Online - $10.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories - $22.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - $15.00 - 70% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Transference - $14.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Valkyria Chronicles 4 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - $19.80 - 67% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Yoku's Island Express - $6.60 - 67% off - Price History
Spotlight - 12/4 - 12/10


[*]:xb1: The Council

Party Time Sale - 12/4 - 12/10


[*]:xb1: Caveman Warriors - $3.74 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: ClusterTruck - $7.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Crazy Strike Bowling Ex - $6.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Cyber Complex - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Deployment - $7.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Disco Dodgeball - Remix - $7.50 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Doughlings: Arcade - $5.24 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: DragoDino - $7.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Fru - $3.74 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Hyperdrive Massacre - $1.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Inversus Deluxe - $4.94 - 67% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack - $14.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack 2 - $14.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack 3 - $17.49 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack 4 - $17.49 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Jump Stars - $2.00 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes - $11.24 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Kung-Fu for Kinect - $11.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Lily's Epic Quest for Lost Gems - $2.79 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Mantis Burn Racing - $4.49 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Marooners - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor - $11.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Numantia - $11.99 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: oOo: Ascension - $6.99 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Overcooked - $4.25 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Pang Adventures - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Pool Nation FX - $2.70 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Riddled Corpses Ex - $8.03 - 33% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Riftstar Raiders - $11.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Rocket Wars - $3.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Snooker Nation Championship Game Preview - $1.80 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Speedrunners - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Squid Hero for Kinect - $5.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure - $5.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Super Blackjack Battle II Turbo Edition - $4.79 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings - $5.00 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Super Toy Cars - $5.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Treadnauts - $7.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Tricky Towers - $5.99 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Ultimate Chicken Horse - $8.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Use Your Words - $7.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Wand Wars - $3.59 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Wheelspin Frenzy - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
Spotlight - 11/27 - 12/3


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Misc Drops


[*]:360: :xb1: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

[*]:360: :xb1: Epic Mickey 2: The Power Of Two - $6.59 - 67% off - Price History
[*]:360: :xb1: Crackdown - Free - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Shapeshifting Detective - $10.39 - 20% off - Price History - Preorder - Releases Nov 6
[*]:360: Battlefield Hardline Premium - $5.99 - 88% off - Price History
[*]:360: :xb1: Brütal Legend

[*]:xb1: Call Of Cthulhu - $53.99 - 10% off - Price History - Preorder - Releases Oct 29
[*]:360: :xb1: Gears of War 2 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360: :xb1: Gears of War 3 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360:  :xb1: Halo: Reach - Noble Map Pack - Free

 
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Bloomy said:
There's got to be more. They keep monkeying with the HTML on the marketplace, I've done a number of scans today, and it keeps coming back with different sets of items. I've read a little of the Xbox API documentation, and there's some marketplace stuff in there. I have to wonder if that's how StoreParser does it, possibly getting back clean JSON or XML rather than the randomness that the web store can give.

:xb1: EA SPORTS UFC 3 ICON Edition - $38.49 - 45% off

:xb1: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - $10.00 - 75% off

:xb1: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 - $10.00 - 75% off
:xb1: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Bundle - $15.00 - 75% off

:xb1: Mirror's Edge Catalyst - $5.00 - 75% off
:xb1: Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles - $2.50 - 50% off
:xb1: Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 - $5.00 - 75% off
:xb1: The Invisible Hours - $13.39 - 33% off


:xb1: oOo: Ascension - $11.24 - 25% off
:xb1: ŌKAMI HD - $13.99 - 30% off
:xb1: Strider - $4.95 - 67% off
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Adding some games to the list:

Deals With Gold

Xbox One

:xb1: Battlefield 1 Revolution (75% off)
:xb1: Battlefield 1 Premium Pass (75% off)
:xb1: Fortnite - Standard Founder’s Pack (50% off)
:xb1: Fortnite - Deluxe Founder’s Pack (50% off)
:xb1: Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition (75% off)

Spotlight Sale

Xbox One

:xb1: Battlefield 1 Revolution (67% off)
:xb1: Battlefield 1 Premium Pass (67% off)
:xb1: ARSLAN: THE WARRIORS OF LEGEND (50% off)
:xb1: DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE (75% off)
:xb1: Dragon Ball Xenoverse + Season Pass (75% off)
:xb1: DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE Super Bundle (60% off)
:xb1: DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 (70% off)
:xb1: DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 DELUXE EDITION (67% off)
:xb1: Fortnite - Standard Founder’s Pack (40% off)
:xb1: Fortnite - Deluxe Founder’s Pack (40% off)
:xb1: I Hate Running Backwards (33% off)
:xb1: Train Sim World: Founders Edition (20% off)

 
This sale is treasonous.  It's anathema to the ideals that make American capitalism the best economic system in history.  High crimes and savings misdemeanors all around!  

 
Kristaps Schwartzingis said:
Still waiting for a deal on Hellblade. The Knicks will win a title before that shit goes on sale.
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Considering the game came out on Xbox only 3 months ago, I doubt it. Maybe for the now elusive and mythical Summer Sale that seems to have been delayed as much as Crackdown 3..... or by Black Friday.

 
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Splinter Cell: Conviction is now free

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Tm6282b_g

I would have liked to have gotten to play this version of Conviction. It seemed to be heading down the road of my dream Splinter Cell. I think it was scrapped because it would have been too similar to Assassin's Creed with the crowd blending mechanics

A kinda open world Hitman/AC/GTA/Splinter Cell that kinda went along with the novels (my idea, not the scrapped concept necessarily)

 
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Glass_Ghost_0 said:
Splinter Cell: Conviction is now free

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Tm6282b_g

I would have liked to have gotten to play this version of Conviction. It seemed to be heading down the road of my dream Splinter Cell. I think it was scrapped because it would have been too similar to Assassin's Creed with the crowd blending mechanics

A kinda open world Hitman/AC/GTA/Splinter Cell that kinda went along with the novels (my idea, not the scrapped concept necessarily)
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Finally now I can stop obsessing over clicking the link and checking the store for it to be free. GWG I was most looking forward to this month.
 
Bloomy said:
There's got to be more. They keep monkeying with the HTML on the marketplace, I've done a number of scans today, and it keeps coming back with different sets of items. I've read a little of the Xbox API documentation, and there's some marketplace stuff in there. I have to wonder if that's how StoreParser does it, possibly getting back clean JSON or XML rather than the randomness that the web store can give.

:xb1: EA SPORTS UFC 3 ICON Edition - $38.49 - 45% off

:xb1: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - $10.00 - 75% off

:xb1: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 - $10.00 - 75% off
:xb1: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Bundle - $15.00 - 75% off

:xb1: Mirror's Edge Catalyst - $5.00 - 75% off
:xb1: Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles - $2.50 - 50% off
:xb1: Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 - $5.00 - 75% off
:xb1: The Invisible Hours - $13.39 - 33% off


:xb1: oOo: Ascension - $11.24 - 25% off
:xb1: ŌKAMI HD - $13.99 - 30% off
:xb1: Strider - $4.95 - 67% off
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Yuck! Come on summer sale!

As for the winner of the SF games is #23!

Sooo bear489 you are the winner!

Hopefully the summer sale has something good to raffle off!

 
I knew there was a reason I didn’t cash in my MS Rewards points for XBL time yesterday (already set through late 2019) - just redeemed $10 worth of funny money, and add that to the $5 I got from the Mixer rebate a few weeks back, and Okami HD will be mine. Excited to actually play through it this time. Tried it briefly on the Wii, and tried the DS Okamiden a while back, but never got through either. This time I will though.
 
Beat Brothers and tried Clustertruck. I don't know if I'm too tired, just that bad or it is just that hard but I died a ton in the first world and got frustrated on level 6ish and stopped playing.
 
Picked up Halo 5 for $10, since I had $5 in rewards credit, and Monopoly Deal for $2, before the sale ends. Nothing in the coming sale for me anyway. Though the MUA Bundle for $15 is totally worth it if you didn't buy it the last time it was on sale.
 
injustice 2 legendary edition for $30 digital on amazon, anyone want to weigh in on whether this is a deal or not?

 
capndan said:
The xbox store is showing tonight's' deals as being available for 14 days. Is that normal?
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Most of the non-Gold stuff falls into the anime sale this month, which have been running for two weeks at a time. Battlefield could just be doing its own thing. The Gold stuff appears to be normal timeframe.

 
Donken said:
Reading this article on Crackdown 3 makes me think this is a big factor into why Microsoft is getting 5 new studios. Being partway through a game and having someone buy a studio that was working on it has to piss you off. When you own the studio you don't have that risk.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-07-04-four-years-after-it-was-announced-crackdown-3-is-in-a-tough-spot
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Apparently MS is unwilling to delay the game any further, so whether IT's 100% ready or no next year It's gonna come out. Thank god for Gamepass.

Just pre-ordered Shenmue 1+2!

I'm on the final stages of Witcher 3: Wine and Blood. I took to the expansion after the recent X update. This game is still amazing... though the combat is still frustrating. Still one of the best games this gen. Maybe the best. Only 6+ days of playing it later...

 
bsc11 said:
injustice 2 legendary edition for $30 digital on amazon, anyone want to weigh in on whether this is a deal or not?
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Very much so. I bought the Ultimate Edition on sale for about 40, and still had to shell out an extra 6 bucks for Darkseid. This way, you get all the characters, plus I think there are some other goodies too. If you like the game, definitely pick it up.

 
Debating whether to pick up SP for $20 on Amazon or wait for the gold version with DLC to go on sale.

Thanks for the Injustice 2 feedback, I will be picking that up for sure.
 
In for the MUA bundle.

For those who might have played all 4, how does Ultimate Alliance compared to XMen Legends?
 
Anybody have a good first Xbox one game recommendation? Alternatively, should I just got the Amazon Prime deal on Game pass (9 months for $60)?

I already have a PS4, just got an Xbox one X, and I'm looking to try either an Xbox exclusive or something that looks amazing on the X.

TIA!
 
Renzler said:
Anybody have a good first Xbox one game recommendation? Alternatively, should I just got the Amazon Prime deal on Game pass (9 months for $60)?

I already have a PS4, just got an Xbox one X, and I'm looking to try either an Xbox exclusive or something that looks amazing on the X.

TIA!
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game pass is a good option, Gears of war 4 is probably the best looking game on the system assuming you have HDR, and it's in gamepass
 
Is Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles any good?  I have a small amount of credit that is about to expire.  The little I played of Mirror's Edge when I had EA access didn't grab me.  Figure I should grab something instead of letting it expire.  I have till the 24th so can wait and see if there is something better next week I guess.

 
NickNude said:
Is it on sale?
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No. Just came out. I picked it up when it was $16 with GCU on Best Buy but they raised the price to $24 with GCU before it came out. Pretty expensive for an arcade game. I’m betting it will come down pretty quickly. But it is good!
 
It doesn't looks like anyone pointed it out but the Fortnite sales end tomorrow unlike the other deals with Gold.

Hard to say how worth it this mode is still going to be since it's still supposed to go free before the end of the year, but you still earn V-Bucks in it so I think I'll finally pick it up, and it's assumed that will go away when it goes free. This is the first sale in months.

p0rn0saur said:
I like how the spotlight sale part got "shortened" to light-sale. You can say that again Major. Went through and cleaned up my PS4 cart before that sale ends today. Deleted Final Fantasy X and X-2, pretty decent for $12 digital but I know I'll just never probably get to them, never even played X-2 before but alas....
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I think a used disc for Final Fantasy is usually around this price all the time. I bought mine for about $14 like 6 months ago.

 
n64ra said:
It really is time for a DLC sale. Like all 360 DLC is 50% or 75% off. Preferably 75%.
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Since I knew this was never coming and own both systems I always just got my version of the games with good dlc for the ps3

main reason is the ps store often makes bundles or complete editions that one doesn't see on the xbox store and those bundles and complete have gone on sale more

the counter to that if someone has both systems would be it's WAY easier to get discounted xbox credit so although the dlc rarely goes on sale the easier access to discounted credit does make it more affordable in the long run

 
Last night I booted up my PS3 for the first time in 2-3 years. It got demoted when I got the X1S because I didn't have enough HDMI slots but I wanted to take it for a spin on the new TV. Nice to see digital stuff still there, especially PS1 games, but most of them really don't look good on the TCL.

More than anything, I'm reminded of why I prefer MS file management now. The PS3 is horrible at sorting games and getting a list of what you already own to reinstall stuff. Is the PS4 any better at content management? Because I think MS has done it pretty perfectly for the X1 OS.

Renzler said:
Thanks! I'll go for game pass.
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Game Pass also has a decent amount of exclusives (Halo 5, Gears Ultimate and the 360 games, the Fable 360 remaster) and some really great indie titles. Halo 5 also got a 4k update, and some of the 360 games that got X1X enhancements are on there (Gears 2 at least). Great way to sample how cool backwards compatibility is on X1, too.

 
gamegirlpocket said:
Last night I booted up my PS3 for the first time in 2-3 years. It got demoted when I got the X1S because I didn't have enough HDMI slots but I wanted to take it for a spin on the new TV. Nice to see digital stuff still there, especially PS1 games, but most of them really don't look good on the TCL.

More than anything, I'm reminded of why I prefer MS file management now. The PS3 is horrible at sorting games and getting a list of what you already own to reinstall stuff. Is the PS4 any better at content management? Because I think MS has done it pretty perfectly for the X1 OS.
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I Mean, the PS4 does it better than the PS3 (it really had no where to go, but up), but going from PS4 to XBox One sorting system is a bit jarring mostly because it doesn't really do a good job of telling you what is and isn't downloaded compared to the XBox One. It's still a huge upgrade from the PS3 (once more, how can it not?) but still not perfect,

 
gamegirlpocket said:
Last night I booted up my PS3 for the first time in 2-3 years. It got demoted when I got the X1S because I didn't have enough HDMI slots but I wanted to take it for a spin on the new TV. Nice to see digital stuff still there, especially PS1 games, but most of them really don't look good on the TCL.

More than anything, I'm reminded of why I prefer MS file management now. The PS3 is horrible at sorting games and getting a list of what you already own to reinstall stuff. Is the PS4 any better at content management? Because I think MS has done it pretty perfectly for the X1 OS.

Game Pass also has a decent amount of exclusives (Halo 5, Gears Ultimate and the 360 games, the Fable 360 remaster) and some really great indie titles. Halo 5 also got a 4k update, and some of the 360 games that got X1X enhancements are on there (Gears 2 at least). Great way to sample how cool backwards compatibility is on X1, too.
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No not really at all, although the mainstream game media (trust me I'm not one of those types, but just this single issue burns me every time) will proclaim how much better the PS4 dashboard is than the Xbox Dashboard. I came back to a PS4 a couple months ago after having one at launch and a pretty sizable digital library of stuff and it's was a royal pain to find the stuff I still had from PSN Plus and other purchases. Ready to install for my digital library and when games get added in BC is so much nicer. Beyond that I think both dashboards are pretty much a draw, with the Party features of the Xbox being better as they have been forever.

 
And Target still hasn't cancelled my Red Dead Redemption 2 preorder from the Prime Day Glitch Day Coupon Madness Extravaganza. Now to hope it can survive the next three plus months so I can get it for hella cheap...

 
Caved and bought the Marvel Ultimate Alliance bundle and Okami HD. I loved the first MUA on the 360 but never got around to finishing it, so maybe I will get to on the One X. Okami I have always seen people talk about but I have never played it myself, so I'm semi-excited to try it finally.

 
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Caved and bought the Marvel Ultimate Alliance bundle and Okami HD. I loved the first MUA on the 360 but never got around to finishing it, so maybe I will get to on the One X. Okami I have always seen people talk about but I have never played it myself, so I'm semi-excited to try it finally.
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Just keep in mind that Okami has a very slow start.

 
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No not really at all, although the mainstream game media (trust me I'm not one of those types, but just this single issue burns me every time) will proclaim how much better the PS4 dashboard is than the Xbox Dashboard. I came back to a PS4 a couple months ago after having one at launch and a pretty sizable digital library of stuff and it's was a royal pain to find the stuff I still had from PSN Plus and other purchases. Ready to install for my digital library and when games get added in BC is so much nicer. Beyond that I think both dashboards are pretty much a draw, with the Party features of the Xbox being better as they have been forever.
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I've only dabbled with the PS4 at my best friend's house, it may be aesthetically better, but the average user isn't thinking about managing lots of digital content, years with of PS+ games, especially for people who have been using PSN for 10+ years. For disc based games and casual players, it may be functionally better, but the idea of not having a Ready to Install list sounds like insanity to me. Steam has been doing it forever, not sure why Sony can't figure it out.

 
ps4 menu is very casual friendly, it is essentially just one row of every application the system booted recently, but the xbox one is so much better for sorting lots of information, the new gamepass section is pretty cool, just got the update this morning

 
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