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 (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Back to the Future: The Game – 30th Anniversary Edition (opens in new tab) - 33% / 25% off
- Batman: Arkham Knight (opens in new tab) - 35% / 25% off
- Batman: Arkham Knight Premium Edition (opens in new tab) - 40% / 30% off
- Batman: Arkham Knight Season Pass (opens in new tab) - 35% / 25% off
- Battlefield Bundle (opens in new tab) - 40% / 30% off
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (opens in new tab) - 60% / 50% off
- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (opens in new tab) - 33% / 25% off
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III (opens in new tab) - 17% / 10% off
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III Digital Deluxe Edition (opens in new tab) - 20% / 10% off
- Destiny: The Taken King (opens in new tab) - 25% / 15% off
- Destiny: The Taken King – Digital Collector's Edition (opens in new tab) - 35% / 25% off
- Destiny: The Taken King – Legendary Edition (opens in new tab) - 33% / 25% off
- Don't Starve: Giant Edition (opens in new tab) - 33% / 25% off
- Dragon Age: Inquisition (opens in new tab) - 40% / 30% off
- Dragon Age: Inquisition Trespasser (opens in new tab) - 33% / 25% off
- Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition (opens in new tab) - 60% / 50% off
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- EA SPORTS Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious Digital Edition (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Forza Horizon 2: Playground Select Car Pack (opens in new tab) - 75% / 67% off
- Forza Horizon 2: Storm Island (opens in new tab) - 75% / 67% off
- Forza Motorsport 5 Alpinestars Car Pack (opens in new tab) - 75% / 67% off
- Forza Motorsport 5 Bondurant Car Pack (opens in new tab) - 75% / 67% off
- Forza Motorsport 5 Hot Wheels Car Pack (opens in new tab) - 75% / 67% off
- Forza Motorsport 5 Top Gear Car Pack (opens in new tab) - 75% / 67% off
- Forza Motorsport 5: Racing Game of the Year Edition (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Forza Motorsport 6 and Forza Horizon 2 Bundle (opens in new tab) - 33% / 25% off
- Forza Motorsport 6 Deluxe Edition (opens in new tab) - 20% / 10% off
- Forza Motorsport 6 Standard Edition (opens in new tab) - 15% / 5% off
- Forza Motorsport 6 Ultimate Edition (opens in new tab) - 25% / 15% off
- Frozen Free Fall: Multiplayer Character Pack (opens in new tab) - 33% / 25% off
- Grand Theft Auto V (opens in new tab) - 40% / 30% off
- Grand Theft Auto V & Great White Shark Cash Card (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Grand Theft Auto V & Megalodon Shark Cash Card Bundle (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Grand Theft Auto V & Whale Shark Cash Card Bundle (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Halo 5: Guardians (opens in new tab) - 20% / 10% off
- Halo 5: Guardians – Digital Deluxe Edition (opens in new tab) - 25% / 15% off
- King's Quest – Chapter 1: A Knight to Remember (opens in new tab) - 85% / 75% off
- King's Quest: The Complete Collection (opens in new tab) - 33% / 25% off
- LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (opens in new tab) - 67% / 60% off
- LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Deluxe Edition (opens in new tab) - 67% / 60% off
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (opens in new tab) - 75% / 67% off
- Mad Max (opens in new tab) - 33% / 25% off
- Madden NFL 16 (opens in new tab) - 60% / 50% off
- Madden NFL 16 Deluxe: Season Edition (opens in new tab) - 60% / 50% off
- Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) (opens in new tab) - 25% / 15% off
- NBA 2K16 (opens in new tab) - 25% / 15% off
- NBA 2K16 200,000 VC (opens in new tab) - 15% / 5% off
- NBA 2K16 35,000 VC (opens in new tab) - 15% / 5% off
- NBA 2K16 75,000 VC (opens in new tab) - 15% / 5% off
- NBA 2K16 Michael Jordan Special Edition (opens in new tab) - 33% / 25% off
- Neverwinter Zen 1000 Zen (opens in new tab) - 15% / 0% off
- Neverwinter Zen 11000 Zen (opens in new tab) - 15% / 0% off
- Neverwinter Zen 2000 Zen (opens in new tab) - 15% / 0% off
- Neverwinter Zen 23000 Zen (opens in new tab) - 15% / 0% off
- Neverwinter Zen 500 Zen (opens in new tab) - 15% / 0% off
- Neverwinter Zen 5300 Zen (opens in new tab) - 15% / 0% off
- OlliOlli (opens in new tab) - 67% / 60% off
- Ori and the Blind Forest (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Peggle 2 Magical Masters Edition (opens in new tab) - 60% / 50% off
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2016: Digital Exclusive Bundle (opens in new tab) - 33% / 25% off
- Rare Replay (opens in new tab) - 17% / 10% off
- Rise of the Tomb Raider (opens in new tab) - 33% / 25% off
- Rise of the Tomb Raider Deluxe Edition (opens in new tab) - 33% / 25% off
- Sierra Games Collection (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition State of Decay: Year (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings (opens in new tab) - 33% / 25% off
- The Escapist Holiday Bundle (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- The LEGO Movie Videogame (opens in new tab) - 75% / 67% off
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Titanfall Deluxe Edition (opens in new tab) - 75% / 67% off
- Toy Soldiers War Chest: Hall of Fame Edition (opens in new tab) - 40% / 30% off
- Toy Soldiers: War Chest (opens in new tab) - 40% / 30% off
- Transformers: Devastation (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist (opens in new tab) - 25% / 15% off
- Zoo Tycoon & ScreamRide Fun Pack (opens in new tab) - 40% / 30% off
Xbox 360
- A World of Keflings (opens in new tab)* - 50% off
- Blood of the Werewolf (opens in new tab) - 67% / 57% off
- Bloodrayne Betrayal (opens in new tab) - 67% / 57% off
- Call of Duty: Black Ops (opens in new tab) - 75% / 65% off
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II (opens in new tab) - 67% / 57% off
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Bundle (opens in new tab) - 40% / 30% off
- Chivalry (opens in new tab) - 67% / 57% off
- Destiny: The Taken King (opens in new tab) - 25% / 15% off
- Destiny: The Taken King – Digital Collector's Edition (opens in new tab) - 35% / 25% off
- Destiny: The Taken King – Legendary Edition (opens in new tab) - 33% / 23% off
- Dishonored (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Dishonored: Dunwall City Trials (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Dishonored: Knife of Dunwall (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Dishonored: Void Walker's Arsenal (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Dragon Age: Origins (opens in new tab) - 65% / 55% off
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Fable II (Back Compat) (opens in new tab) - 75% / 65% off
- Fable III (Back Compat) (opens in new tab) - 75% / 65% off
- Forza Horizon (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Forza Horizon Rally Expansion Pack (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Forza Horizon VIP Membership and Cars Pack (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Frozen Free Fall: Multiplayer Character Pack (opens in new tab) - 33% / 23% off
- Grand Theft Auto V (opens in new tab) - 58% / 48% off
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (opens in new tab)* - 75% off
- GTA IV (opens in new tab)* - 75% off
- Guncraft: Blocked and Loaded (opens in new tab)* - 50% off
- JoyRide Turbo (opens in new tab)* - 50% off
- King's Quest: The Complete Collection (opens in new tab) - 33% / 23% off
- L.A. Noire Rockstar Pass (opens in new tab)* - 75% off
- L.A. Noire (opens in new tab)* - 75% off
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider Anniversary (opens in new tab) - 80% / 70% off
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (opens in new tab) - 75% / 65% off
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (opens in new tab) - 75% / 65% off
- LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (opens in new tab) - 75% / 65% off
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Back Compat) (opens in new tab) - 75% / 65% off
- Madden NFL 16 (opens in new tab) - 60% / 50% off
- NBA 2K16 (opens in new tab) - 25% / 15% off
- Need for Speed Rivals (opens in new tab) - 60% / 50% off
- Portal: Still Alive (Back Compat) (opens in new tab) - 67% / 57% off
- Red Dead Redemption Undead Collection (opens in new tab)* - 75% off
- Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare (opens in new tab)* - 75% off
- Red Dead Redemption (opens in new tab)* - 75% off
- Rise of the Tomb Raider (opens in new tab) - 33% / 23% off
- Saints Row IV (opens in new tab) - 75% / 65% off
- Soulcalibur II HD (opens in new tab) - 75% / 65% off
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (opens in new tab) - 75% / 65% off
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (opens in new tab) - 75% / 65% off
- State of Decay (opens in new tab) - 60% / 50% off
- Super Time Force (opens in new tab)* - 67% off
- The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
- Thief (opens in new tab) - 70% / 60% off
- Tomb Raider Legend (opens in new tab) - 80% / 70% off
- Tomb Raider Underworld (opens in new tab) - 80% / 70% off
- Transformers: Devastation (opens in new tab) - 50% / 40% off
And here are the Daily Deals for December 22:
- Need for Speed (opens in new tab) (Xbox One) - 60% / 50% off
- Need for Speed Hot Pursuit (opens in new tab) (Xbox 360) - 80% / 70% off
- Popcap Bundle (opens in new tab) (Xbox One) - 50% / 40% off
Let us know what deals you'll be taking advantage of in the comments!
Source: Major Nelson