If an Xbox gaming console was on your wish list this year but Santa had other plans, you’re in luck. We rarely see significant discounts on any of Microsoft’s Xbox gaming consoles, but right now Best Buy is enticing members with an offer on the Xbox Series X 1TB gaming console for $399 for Best Buy Total members. That’s a $51 discount for Best Buy Total members. Plus, Best Buy has a trade-in program that has the potential to save you even more.
For $399, you’ll get Microsoft’s Xbox Series X 1TB All-Digital Console. This means all games are streamed or downloaded to the hard drive from the Microsoft Game Pass store, so you don’t need to purchase any discs. With 1TB of storage, plus games that can be streamed in the cloud, you’ll be able to play hours upon hours of games with this fast, powerful gaming console.
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Note that this offer only extends to the Robot White model. It does include the wireless controller, but you may want to add another one to play two-person games. This offer is only extended to those who have a Best Buy Total membership.
Best Buy’s trade-in program does offer some credits if you have a similar device to trade in, which includes handheld and gaming consoles from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Asus and Lenovo. How much you get will depend on what you are trading in
Why this deal matters
This fast, all-digital gaming console doesn’t go on sale often so any discount is considered a good deal. Saving $51 knocks this down to just shy of $400, making it a little easier on the wallet. This isn’t the best price we’ve ever seen, but deals for the Xbox usually only come around big shopping events like Black Friday or Best Buy’s anti-Prime Day sales in the summer. A post-holiday discount of any kind on this gaming console is unusual.
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