Are you planning to buy an Xbox One? Well, just wait for a few more days. Xbox announced mid-October that they have given buyers a new option for their bundles.
In a statement posted on its website, Xbox announced that it has partnered with Ubisoft to offer two new exclusive Xbox One bundles.
CNET.com, meanwhile, reported that the two Xbox One bundles will include a copy of "Assassin's Creed Unity" and "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag". It will be sold in select retailers starting Sunday, November 2.
Ubisoft's "Assassin's Creed" series has been named as one of the world's most popular game franchises. Its sales total to more than 77 million units over the years, the report added.
The Xbox One "Assassin's Creed" Bundle with the gesture-oriented Kinect controller will be sold for $499. It will include a digital download code for "Assassin's Creed Unity", a download code for "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag", and a code for "Dance Central Spotlight".
The package will also include a standard Xbox One console and Kinect sensor, a standard Xbox One wireless controller, a standard Xbox One chat headset and one month's worth of an Xbox Live Gold membership.
Meanwhile, majornelson.com reported that the regular "AC" bundle which will be sold for $399 will have a standard Xbox One console, standard Xbox One wireless controller, a standard Xbox One chat headset, one month Xbox Live Gold membership, digital download code for "Assassin's Creed Unity" , digital download code for "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag," and special edition "Assassin's Creed Unity" packaging. However, it will not include the Kinect and the code to download the "Dance Central Spotlight".
CNET.com said that this move to use popular game series is obviously Microsoft's way of boosting Xbox One sales and to compete with its rival Sony's PlayStation 4.CNET.com also quoted Yusuf Mehdi, head of Xbox business strategy and marketing at Microsoft Corporation as saying that they will be focusing on giving fans the best games this holiday.
Mehdi also said in a statement that they have lined up other set of bundles to back the launch of some of the "most anticipated game launches of the year." This includes "Assassin's Creed Unity," "Sunset Overdrive," and "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare."
Game Informer revealed the Microsoft is also set to release a white Xbox One which will have a digital copy of Insomniac's Sunset Overdrive. It will be sold for $399.99 and will be released officially on October 28.
A separate report by the Game Informer said that another bundle is set to be released by November 3. It is a bundle with a custom designed console and controller, a copy of the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and a one terabyte hard drive. However, it will not come with a Kinect 2.0. It will be sold for $499.99.
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