Xbox One and PS4 Holiday Deals are out, and apart from great $299 deals for the holidays, they also include extended Black Friday prices which could drop for good.
Both Microsoft and Sony have decided to extend their deals Black Friday weekend deals.
Microsoft just announced its holiday bundles would get cut by $50, seeing the cheapest Xbox One bundle battling with the cheapest of PS4's bundle deals. Both Xbox One and PS4 Holiday Deals begin at $299.
All Xbox One bundles price cuts run from today to December 26. As for PS4 bundles, they are on sale from today to December 19 for $300.
In fact, there's a high chance that Microsoft or Sony could make the "limited time offers" for the holidays permanent by next year since 2014 saw Xbox One dropping to $349 for the November 2 to January 3 holiday promo, but stuck with it even after the expiration date.
Below are Microsoft's official Xbox One packages before Black Friday and their prices now, as seen on ARS Technica and Forbes.
Xbox One: Sale price: $299 (down from $349)
- Xbox One "Gears of War: Ultimate Edition" Bundle
- Xbox One "The Lego Movie Videogame" Bundle
PlayStation 4: Sale price: $299 (down from $349)
Other Xbox Deals
Sale price: $349 (down from $399)
- Xbox One 1TB Holiday Bundle
- Xbox One "Rise of the Tomb Raider" Bundle
- Xbox One with Kinect Bundle
- Xbox One "Fallout 4" Bundle
- Xbox One Limited Edition "Forza Motorsport 6" Console (Nearly sold out)
- Xbox One "Madden NFL 16" Bundle (Nearly sold out)
- Xbox One "FIFA 16" 1TB Bundle (Nearly sold out)
Sale price: $449 (down from $499)
- Xbox One Limited Edition "Halo 5: Guardians" Bundle
- Xbox One Elite Bundle
Other PlayStation 4 Deals
- 'Destiny: The Taken King' PS4 Bundle($399)
- 'Call of Duty: Black Ops III' PS4 Bundle($379)
- Star Wars: Battlefront' Deluxe Bundle($399)
This year, both Microsoft and Sony could make their deals permanent, according to ARS Technica.
According to Microsoft, its Black Friday deals resulted in record-breaking sales, with over 22 percent more than the previous year. Because the Xbox One is still "struggling to keep up with" the PS4 in global sales, Xbox One deals could drop permanently to compete with Sony.
In a nutshell, it would seem Xbox One offers the best holiday deals or sheer variety. Both consoles have bundle deals for $299, but Xbox One has seven deals at $349. Meanwhile, Sony has $399 deals, with Xbox One none in the range.
However, as noted by Forbes, PlayStation 4 is still more powerful.
In the end though, choosing which deal is best will boil down to the consumer's preference.
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