Xbox One Bundles Prepared By Microsoft For The Holidays

Microsoft announced two new deals for the Xbox One for the upcoming holidays. The first deal is aimed at Gears of War fans while the second was for gamers who enjoy using Kinect. The Kinect Bundle has a price tag of $499 while the Gears of War Bundle is priced at $349. The second bundle is cheaper since the Kinect motion sensor is not included.

While an improvement was noted on current sales of the game console of Microsoft compared to last year and near the start of the year, The PlayStation 4 of Sony is the best-selling video game console in August, according to Gamespot. However, a 26 percent increase was noted in the sales of the video game console of Microsoft for the month of August compared to the same period last year. Despite this, Microsoft has to work harder in increasing sales.

In its effort of boosting sales, the company reduced the price of the Xbox One as well as bundled free games. It also offered the console without the Kinect sensor. This year, the company is using the bundle approach in increasing the appeal of the console to consumers.

Xbox One Special Edition Gears of War Bundle - image credit: slashgear.com

The Xbox One Special Edition Gears of War Bundle is composed of a500GB Cirrus White console, controller, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition download and a multiplayer skin. Buyers are also given access to the beta version of Gears of War 4. The Ultimate Edition of the games is an updated version of the original game featuring multiplayer options, nineteen maps, six game modes and five campaign chapters.

The Xbox 360 Gears of War collection is an added bonus for Gears of War: Ultimate Edition on Xbox Live gamers, for a limited period of time. They can also access the beta version of Gears of War 4 by spring next year. The Special Edition Gears of War Bundle for the game console will be offered exclusively at Walmart by November.

The Xbox One with Kinect Bundle features a 500GB version of the console, a Kinect sensor, and full-game downloads of Zoo Tycoon, Dance Central Spotlight and Kinect Sports Rivals. Sales of the bundle will start in October through Microsoft and a number of third-party retailers. The bundle can be pre-ordered through Microsoft or Amazon. It is may also be available through Best Buy and Target.

A number of new bundles for the video game console were unveiled by Microsoft in time for the holiday season. The company is also offering a Tomb Raider bundle, The LEGO Movie bundle, a holiday bundle for the 1TB version of the game console as well as the Xbox One Limited Edition Halo 5: Guardians bundle.

Posted by Melanie Mendoza on Friday October 02 2015, 7:15 PM EST. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Shopping. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0