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Xbox store ‘biggest sale ever’ pricing up early [Update]
A few days ago, Major Nelson teased that the Xbox store would be having a major sale starting on 22 December. Well, it seems as it all of those sales prices are already pre-loaded ahead of schedule.
According to the teaser, titles such as Halo 5: Guardians (review), Rise of the Tomb Raider (review), and Forza Motorsport 6 will be discounted. There will also be deals on a wide variety of non-exclusive titles like Assassin’s Creed Syndicate and Fallout 4 (review).
Prices can range from 40% to over 60% off Xbox One and Xbox 360 backward compatible titles, though don’t expect those kinds of deep discounts on newer titles. Subscribers to the Xbox Live Gold programme will be receiving additional discounts.
Read more: Microsoft adds 16 more backwards compatible games for Xbox One
Thanks to XboxAR.com, there are multiple screen-grabs of the US titles on sale. Below we’ve listed some of the Xbox Gold sales prices from the South African Xbox Store.
Some of the Xbox One titles are:
- Back to the Future: The Game | Gold Price R113.23
- Batman: Arkham Knight | On sale for R674.25 | Gold Price R584.35
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection | On sale for R399.50 | Gold Price R319.60
- Destiny: The Taken King | Gold Price R411.75
- Dragon Age: Inquisition | Gold Price R239.40
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse | Gold Price R399.50
- Fable II | Gold Price R49.75
- Forza Motorsport 5: Racing Game of the Year Edition | On sale for R344.40 | Gold Price R287
- Forza Motorsport 6 Ultimate Edition | Gold Price R923.63
- Grand Theft Auto V | Gold Price R539.40
- Halo 5: Guardians | Gold Price R639.20
- King’s Quest: The Complete Collection | On sale for R404.25 | Gold Price R361.13
- LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham | On sale for R239.60 | Gold Price R197.67
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes | On sale for R131.67 | Gold Price R99.75
- Mad Max | On sale for R674.25 | Gold Price R602.33
- Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Season | On sale for R211.65 | Gold Price R186.75
- Rare Reply | On sale for R224.10 | Gold Price R206.67
- Rise of the Tomb Raider | On sale for R599.25 | Gold Price 535.33
- State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition | Gold Price R139.50
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | On sale for R479.40 | Gold Price R399.50
The full ist can be viewed on Major Nelson’s blog. Not all titles are available in South Africa.
We’ll update the article as more titles are put on sale.
Update: added more Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles.