Best Buy Has the Best Xbox Series X Deal for Prime Day [IGN]

Now’s as good a chance as any to pick up a new Xbox with Amazon Prime Day running through Wednesday night and other retailers with their own competing sales. As part of Best Buy’s Black Friday in July sale, you can save $50 off a new Xbox Series X console. Not only that, but you will also get a free $50 Best Buy gift card with your purchase, which you can use to score a new game or controller.

Xbox Series X + $50 Best Buy Gift Card for $449

Immediately upon purchase, the gift card will be emailed to you alongside your receipt. Since Best Buy’s sale is open to everyone, you won’t need to be a My Best Buy member to score this gift card.

The Xbox Series X is a great console overall for any game you’d like to play. With Game Pass Ultimate – grab a three-month subscription for 43% off for Prime Day – you can even stream games over the cloud and pick up where you left off, even if you’re not home.

What We Said In Our Review

Xbox Series X is an excellent console that offers the most power available in the console space currently. In our review, we said the following about the Series X: “No matter what current games you throw at it, your loading times will be drastically cut, your framerates will be smoother, and your resolutions will be higher. This bold and minimalistically designed box is quiet, compact for both the power it packs and especially how it compares to the PS5, capable, and loaded with convenience features like instantly resuming and cycling between any of your recently played games.”

Is It Worth Buying At This Price?

If you are currently a Game Pass subscriber or plan to subscribe to the service, Xbox Series X is a great choice. You’ll get hundreds of games instantly to play through, with the best performance available in the Xbox ecosystem. Plus, with the 4K Disc drive, you can play any 4K Blu-rays with ease.

However, if you’re in no rush to purchase a new console, you’ll likely find far better deals later in the year for Black Friday, especially as Xbox plans to release three new console variants. It’s likely that the current Xbox Series X will be discounted alongside these releases to push more Xbox consoles into the market.

For more Xbox deals, be sure to check out our picks for the best Xbox deals of Prime Day 2024.