The ever-growing-in-length Amazon Prime Day is finally over with, bringing nearly a full week of sales to a close. Despite being in the rearview mirror, some competing retailers still have a few deals live, with lingering discounts you should take advantage of.
Right now, you can get STILL an Xbox Series S from Walmart for just $315, a $65 price cut that puts the console closer to where it was before 2025's brutal Xbox price hike. Alternatively, you can grab an Xbox Series S from Amazon for $330 for $50 in savings.
(There was a similar deal where Newegg had it for $319 as long as you used the coupon code FTTEU7642, but that's now sold out).
With the looming threat of additional global instability, there's no guarantee you'll be able to find an Xbox Series S cheaper than this anytime soon, so buy one now before it's too late!
Why should you buy an Xbox Series S?
Even after the price hike earlier this year, the Xbox Series S is still the cheapest way to play new, current-generation games developed around the latest console hardware. That includes titles like Rockstar Games' upcoming juggernaut, Grand Theft Auto 6.
That open-world title is set to launch in May next year, but in the meantime, Xbox Series S owners will also have access to a plethora of upcoming Xbox first-party titles such as The Outer Worlds 2 and Ninja Gaiden 4. These games won't be launching on Xbox One, so if you're still using an older machine, it's time to upgrade.
Indeed, developer Obsidian Entertainment even noted that the team is making Grounded 2 partially because the original Grounded was held back by being on the Xbox One. Having better baseline hardware means being able to add features like riding around on the back of a fire ant.
On top of all this, there's also the U.S. trade war situation to consider.
As much as it pains me to say it (because almost five years after the console released, I truly wish prices were even lower than this) the fact is this is the time to strike. If you're even remotely interested in an Xbox Series S, this is the best offer we're likely to see for a while.
That's because this discount puts the lower-end Xbox console close to what it was at before Microsoft raised the prices on its gaming hardware in May 2025. With $65 off, the 512GB Xbox Series S model is down to $315 at Walmart, which is just slightly higher than the original launch price of $300.
There is simply no way of knowing if prices will go down in the future outside of special sales. In fact, it's entirely possible that prices could go higher and higher, with the unending threat of tariffs in the U.S. as the Trump administration continues to engage in trade wars with various countries where video game console components are manufactured.
If you're somehow still using an Xbox One (or you've been considering grabbing a spare console for a family member or friend) then this "anti-Prime Day deal" is by far the best option you've got at the moment. I'd love to hope that things stabilize and prices crash down in a few months, but unfortunately, that doesn't appear realistic based off of what we're seeing at the moment.
This model Xbox Series S includes 512 GB of internal storage, so you'll also want to grab an Xbox Expansion Card. These cards are the best Xbox SSDs available, giving you the same high-speed storage that each Xbox console uses for its internal SSD.
Unfortunately, game sizes continue to balloon, with many titles now taking up around 100GB of space or more. That means getting an Expansion Card and increasing your storage capacity isn't just recommended, it's basically required if you want to play more than a handful of games at a time.
At the time I'm writing this, the WD__Black C50 1TB expansion card is just $118 at Walmart, giving you a fairly reasonable option for grabbing more storage.
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