Microsoft has launched the Xbox One Countdown sale, which sees a wide collection of games for both Xbox 360 and Xbox One discounted over the festive period. The promotion will continue until January 7, covering not only games but movies, shows and even apps too. The initial week of deals will run until December 28, which will be joined by a Daily Deals feature until 2016 is warmly welcomed.
As we move into the new year, Microsoft will add even more offers from December 31 to January 7. What's more is should you be an Xbox Live Gold subscriber, you'll save a further 10% on top of announced savings. Check the lists below for store links and respective discounts for the initial batch of deals (until December 28 - savings with Gold / savings without Gold)
Xbox One
- Adventures of Pip - 50% / 40% off
- Back to the Future: The Game – 30th Anniversary Edition - 33% / 25% off
- Batman: Arkham Knight - 35% / 25% off
- Batman: Arkham Knight Premium Edition - 40% / 30% off
- Batman: Arkham Knight Season Pass - 35% / 25% off
- Battlefield Bundle - 40% / 30% off
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection - 60% / 50% off
- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - 33% / 25% off
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III - 17% / 10% off
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III Digital Deluxe Edition - 20% / 10% off
- Destiny: The Taken King - 25% / 15% off
- Destiny: The Taken King – Digital Collector's Edition - 35% / 25% off
- Destiny: The Taken King – Legendary Edition - 33% / 25% off
- Don't Starve: Giant Edition - 33% / 25% off
- Dragon Age: Inquisition - 40% / 30% off
- Dragon Age: Inquisition Trespasser - 33% / 25% off
- Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition - 60% / 50% off
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse - 50% / 40% off
- EA SPORTS Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR - 50% / 40% off
- Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious Digital Edition - 50% / 40% off
- Forza Horizon 2: Playground Select Car Pack - 75% / 67% off
- Forza Horizon 2: Storm Island - 75% / 67% off
- Forza Motorsport 5 Alpinestars Car Pack - 75% / 67% off
- Forza Motorsport 5 Bondurant Car Pack - 75% / 67% off
- Forza Motorsport 5 Hot Wheels Car Pack - 75% / 67% off
- Forza Motorsport 5 Top Gear Car Pack - 75% / 67% off
- Forza Motorsport 5: Racing Game of the Year Edition - 50% / 40% off
- Forza Motorsport 6 and Forza Horizon 2 Bundle - 33% / 25% off
- Forza Motorsport 6 Deluxe Edition - 20% / 10% off
- Forza Motorsport 6 Standard Edition - 15% / 5% off
- Forza Motorsport 6 Ultimate Edition - 25% / 15% off
- Frozen Free Fall: Multiplayer Character Pack - 33% / 25% off
- Grand Theft Auto V - 40% / 30% off
- Grand Theft Auto V & Great White Shark Cash Card - 50% / 40% off
- Grand Theft Auto V & Megalodon Shark Cash Card Bundle - 50% / 40% off
- Grand Theft Auto V & Whale Shark Cash Card Bundle - 50% / 40% off
- Halo 5: Guardians - 20% / 10% off
- Halo 5: Guardians – Digital Deluxe Edition - 25% / 15% off
- King's Quest – Chapter 1: A Knight to Remember - 85% / 75% off
- King's Quest: The Complete Collection - 33% / 25% off
- LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - 67% / 60% off
- LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Deluxe Edition - 67% / 60% off
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - 75% / 67% off
- Mad Max - 33% / 25% off
- Madden NFL 16 - 60% / 50% off
- Madden NFL 16 Deluxe: Season Edition - 60% / 50% off
- Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) - 25% / 15% off
- NBA 2K16 - 25% / 15% off
- NBA 2K16 200,000 VC - 15% / 5% off
- NBA 2K16 35,000 VC - 15% / 5% off
- NBA 2K16 75,000 VC - 15% / 5% off
- NBA 2K16 Michael Jordan Special Edition - 33% / 25% off
- Neverwinter Zen 1000 Zen - 15% / 0% off
- Neverwinter Zen 11000 Zen - 15% / 0% off
- Neverwinter Zen 2000 Zen - 15% / 0% off
- Neverwinter Zen 23000 Zen - 15% / 0% off
- Neverwinter Zen 500 Zen - 15% / 0% off
- Neverwinter Zen 5300 Zen - 15% / 0% off
- OlliOlli - 67% / 60% off
- Ori and the Blind Forest - 50% / 40% off
- Peggle 2 Magical Masters Edition - 60% / 50% off
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2016: Digital Exclusive Bundle - 33% / 25% off
- Rare Replay - 17% / 10% off
- Rise of the Tomb Raider - 33% / 25% off
- Rise of the Tomb Raider Deluxe Edition - 33% / 25% off
- Sierra Games Collection - 50% / 40% off
- State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition State of Decay: Year - 50% / 40% off
- Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings - 33% / 25% off
- The Escapist Holiday Bundle - 50% / 40% off
- The LEGO Movie Videogame - 75% / 67% off
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - 50% / 40% off
- Titanfall Deluxe Edition - 75% / 67% off
- Toy Soldiers War Chest: Hall of Fame Edition - 40% / 30% off
- Toy Soldiers: War Chest - 40% / 30% off
- Transformers: Devastation - 50% / 40% off
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist - 25% / 15% off
- Zoo Tycoon & ScreamRide Fun Pack - 40% / 30% off
Xbox 360
- A World of Keflings* - 50% off
- Blood of the Werewolf - 67% / 57% off
- Bloodrayne Betrayal - 67% / 57% off
- Call of Duty: Black Ops - 75% / 65% off
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II - 67% / 57% off
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Bundle - 40% / 30% off
- Chivalry - 67% / 57% off
- Destiny: The Taken King - 25% / 15% off
- Destiny: The Taken King – Digital Collector's Edition - 35% / 25% off
- Destiny: The Taken King – Legendary Edition - 33% / 23% off
- Dishonored - 50% / 40% off
- Dishonored: Dunwall City Trials - 50% / 40% off
- Dishonored: Knife of Dunwall - 50% / 40% off
- Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches - 50% / 40% off
- Dishonored: Void Walker's Arsenal - 50% / 40% off
- Dragon Age: Origins - 65% / 55% off
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse - 50% / 40% off
- Fable II (Back Compat) - 75% / 65% off
- Fable III (Back Compat) - 75% / 65% off
- Forza Horizon - 50% / 40% off
- Forza Horizon Rally Expansion Pack - 50% / 40% off
- Forza Horizon VIP Membership and Cars Pack - 50% / 40% off
- Frozen Free Fall: Multiplayer Character Pack - 33% / 23% off
- Grand Theft Auto V - 58% / 48% off
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas* - 75% off
- GTA IV* - 75% off
- Guncraft: Blocked and Loaded* - 50% off
- JoyRide Turbo* - 50% off
- King's Quest: The Complete Collection - 33% / 23% off
- L.A. Noire Rockstar Pass* - 75% off
- L.A. Noire* - 75% off
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider Anniversary - 80% / 70% off
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 - 75% / 65% off
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 - 75% / 65% off
- LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars - 75% / 65% off
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Back Compat) - 75% / 65% off
- Madden NFL 16 - 60% / 50% off
- NBA 2K16 - 25% / 15% off
- Need for Speed Rivals - 60% / 50% off
- Portal: Still Alive (Back Compat) - 67% / 57% off
- Red Dead Redemption Undead Collection* - 75% off
- Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare* - 75% off
- Red Dead Redemption* - 75% off
- Rise of the Tomb Raider - 33% / 23% off
- Saints Row IV - 75% / 65% off
- Soulcalibur II HD - 75% / 65% off
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - 75% / 65% off
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - 75% / 65% off
- State of Decay - 60% / 50% off
- Super Time Force* - 67% off
- The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 - 50% / 40% off
- Thief - 70% / 60% off
- Tomb Raider Legend - 80% / 70% off
- Tomb Raider Underworld - 80% / 70% off
- Transformers: Devastation - 50% / 40% off
And here are the Daily Deals for December 22:
- Need for Speed (Xbox One) - 60% / 50% off
- Need for Speed Hot Pursuit (Xbox 360) - 80% / 70% off
- Popcap Bundle (Xbox One) - 50% / 40% off
Let us know what deals you'll be taking advantage of in the comments!
Source: Major Nelson
Reader comments
Microsoft launches its festive Xbox One Countdown sale with massive savings on games
Aww. No Hydro Thunder :(.
On topic, that is the largest list of Xbox games I've ever seen!
Also, there's a lot of good Xbox games on sale there.
Sure is
Can someone answer this question for me.
If I buy the current beta version of ARK: surviver evolution on Xbox one for 35$, when the finished version comes out in June, will I need to buy it again or will I get a discount on it or will I get the finished version?
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I bought elite dangerous while in preview and now the full game is out and I didn't have to pay anything more. Btw, that 1hr trial in ark is not enough time. Takes an hour just to learn the controls.
Thanks. I've played it before while it was in alpha on the PC so I had an idea on how to play with it.
Getting it today.
Posted via Spaceship One
All preview games bought during their preview period are unlocked when released as a final product. That's how it works in Steam and now Xbox.
As for Ark, Akira is absolutely right. I'm not a fun but this is a too much promising survival open world game that the hour long trial doesn't do it justice. I barely managed to get the hang of the controls and how things initially work that I bought it right after the trial was over.
Only downsides are that you have to be ok with investing "wasted time" in a rather unfinished game and not getting achievements while at it. But I'm ok with it I guess. I'll play rather rarely to make sure I'll enjoy it when in better shape.
Thanks.
Posted via Spaceship One
If you own it now, you'll own it then. You will get updated to the finished version when it's released. If anyone wants to join me, I'm on server NA 82 south east area, Tactics tribe.
Can anyone find how much the fable games are? They all say 'bundle' but they don't say how much the bundle is and clicking on it doesn't show my what its bundled with
I checked earlier. It's 4.50$ for the fable two. Fable 3 wouldn't show for me. I own that one digitally already so.. Sorry. But you really shouldn't have trouble if I saw it. Just open the link straight from Nelson's list.
You need to go to Xbox.com to buy the 360 games for the One.
Is this US only?
No!
Mmmmm that console
Anyone care to share their opinion on state of decay? Any good?
I like it. A semi realistic zombie game, where all the characters can die, and everything weapons and cars eventually fall apart. The story in the base game is so so. It has a quite serious tone too overall.
Worth a shout. Prepare to invest some serious time in it though (in a good way)
It's honestly a pretty great game. I bought it for the 360 a while back and really enjoyed it. I do feel that they are charging way too much for the X1 version. Though with the sale, I may consider picking it up again.
It's buggy, but very good none the less. One of the best zombie games ever made.
No offers yet on my ps4.I regret buying it
I will be picking up Ori and the Blind Forest and The Witcher 3. Can't beat 50% off.
"massive"? After price cut they are still more expensive than their physical versions...
Man, I had hope in this. They actually have SOME decent sales, but some are just stupid and disappointing. Rare Replay for $3 off, $5.10 off with Gold ($26.99/$24.89)? I got this for $19.99 digitally during Black Friday, and Microsoft had the disc version on-sale for $14.99 during BF at its retail/online store. Storm Island for $5 is nice, but Forza Horizon 2's base game isn't on-sale? Forza 6 is $57/$51? I bought it for $35 physically 6 weeks ago. There's stuff I'd buy, but the pricing is so inconsistent.
They do have some sales that are really nice. Rise of the Tomb Raider at $45/$40 isn't bad. Ori at $12/$10 is solid as well. Dragon Ball Xenoverse at $24/$20 is tempting, but it'll go lower before long, and I have enough to do between Battlefront (which I haven't even opened yet), Fallout 4 (which I'm only about 3 hours into), and Halo 5 (which just got new content).
I'm going to hope for a sale on EA Access.
I waited and sure enough Rise of the Tomb Raider is on sale. I bought last night
If I didn't have Zoo Tycoon already, I'd probably get the combo with Scream Ride. I guess I'll continue to wait for it to come to GWG.
Is Transformers Devastation worth it? I mean, I love G1 Transformers because which 80's kid doesn't? Witcher 3 was a no brainer for me.
Does anyone know if the back to the future game is all the episodes? It doesn't specifically say what episodes
TFU2(the demo I found was a waste of time as it pretty much was just as difficult as the near end of the 1st game was) isn't bad price though it would've been nice to see endor dlc go down to .75 or .50 for the sale as well. & the escapists for 360 is $13.39(supposed to be part of deals with gold)
Haven't had a chance to go thru the xb1 list yet on xb1 but sadly MS fudged the store. Fm5