Xbox Bargain Alerts (Games/Hardware/Accessories) MOD Note post #1

TitianGerm

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Xbox One Elite Controller €76 from Argos.

Buy it for €124.99 choosing Dead Rising 4 as your free game in Special Offers section. Sell Dead Rising to CeX for €49 cash. Elite for €76, not bad.

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4488556/Trail/searchtext%3EXBOX+ELITE.htm

https://ie.webuy.com/product.php?sku=889842148619#.WF_AnxuLTIU

Dead Rising seems to be out of stock in most stores so won't complete the checkout for me but great spot either way.

MiskyBoyy

emmetkenny wrote: »

Dead Rising seems to be out of stock in most stores so won't complete the checkout for me but great spot either way.

Oh yeah forgot about that, worth keeping an eye on eh

Guffy

pcadhain wrote: »

http://www.storeparser.com/en-US/xbox-one/price-changes/
Deals are going live now.

Going stateside shortly. If i were to buy any of these over there could i use them when i came home?

TitianGerm

gufc21 wrote: »

Going stateside shortly. If i were to buy any of these over there could i use them when i came home?

Storeparser shows digital deals.

But all Xbox games are region free as far as I'm aware.

helimachoptor

Any good tesco offers?

Halo: The Master Chief Collection Xbox One - Digital Code - €7.19

Use this voucher code at the checkout: CDKEYSXMAS10 and you get it for €6.47

http://www.cdkeys.com/xbox-live/games/halo-the-master-chief-collection-xbox-one?mw_aref=games16

emmetkenny

emmetkenny wrote: »

Storeparser shows digital deals.

But all Xbox games are region free as far as I'm aware.

The exception are some Chinese ones I believe.

Stone Deaf 4evr

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The exception are some Chinese ones I believe.

It's abut annoying when games aren't available on other marketplaces. I have Singapore credit but neither superhot I not firewatch are available there.

runawaybishop

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The exception are some Chinese ones I believe.

The lovely Chinese government bans most of the games in china for one reason or another. The list of approved games there is very small. Of course you can just change the region on the console to get around that.

nicklauski

Just picked up GTA V in Argos for €33
Cheapest I had seen it anywhere and deceided to lump on at that price.
Also picked up quantum break for
€20 which includes the Alan Wake downloads.

Happy enough.

ScrubsfanChris

Just got the Mafia III Collectors edition in Gamestop for €49.99
Looks like a real steal seeing these are going for £90+ on amazon

Wow great package, and price was pretty decent considering it came with a season pass too. I wasn't mad about the game though , repetition kicked in early and hard.

wotzgoingon

It's still a good game with a few stand out missions. But yes I do agree with the filler as it took me roughly 30 hours to finish. I first played it for a few hours and then left it for about a week and then went back to it and started to enjoy taking over different neighbourhoods.

Joeseph Balls

I see Gamestop have an xbone elite 1tb for 249.99, is this good value? Is there much difference in a normal xbone and an elite?

sniper_samurai

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

I see Gamestop have an xbone elite 1tb for 249.99, is this good value? Is there much difference in a normal xbone and an elite?

It has a solid state hybrid drive in it as opposed to a standard hdd and includes an Xbox Elite pad that normally sells at €129+ on its own.

Joeseph Balls

sniper_samurai wrote: »

It has a solid state hybrid drive in it as opposed to a standard hdd and includes an Xbox Elite pad that normally sells at €129+ on its own.

Ok, so deck worth the money you reckon, or is there better deals out there this side of 300e?

sniper_samurai

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

Ok, so deck worth the money you reckon, or is there better deals out there this side of 300e?

The only other comparable deal I've seen is a 500gb Xbox One S with Fifa 17 for €250 in Tesco.

The One S is a better console as it is slightly faster and capable for outputting 4k hdr unlike the Elite, you do not get an Elite pad with it though.

TitianGerm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

The only other comparable deal I've seen is a 500gb Xbox One S with Fifa 17 for €250 in Tesco.

The One S is a better console as it is slightly faster and capable for outputting 4k hdr unlike the Elite, you do not get an Elite pad with it though.

€125 with a free game for the Elite in Argos at the minute if you want both.

Joeseph Balls

Ok so have to weigh up them two options
Thank you

Joeseph Balls

emmetkenny wrote: »

€125 with a free game for the Elite in Argos at the minute if you want both.

Havnt the money for both unfortunately I suppose with the a being a better machine, I should buy that and then in the future, if needed I could buy an elite comtroller

TitianGerm

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

Havnt the money for both unfortunately I suppose with the a being a better machine, I should buy that and then in the future, if needed I could buy an elite comtroller

Do you have a 4K TV? If not just look at it this way.. with the S will you use the 4K features? If you buy the Elite will you use all the features on the Controller?

Joeseph Balls

emmetkenny wrote: »

Do you have a 4K TV? If not just look at it this way.. with the S will you use the 4K features? If you buy the Elite will you use all the features on the Controller?

True, and don't plan on getting a 4k tv anytime soon. Good point thanks:)

runawaybishop

emmetkenny wrote: »

Do you have a 4K TV? If not just look at it this way.. with the S will you use the 4K features? If you buy the Elite will you use all the features on the Controller?

The S is smaller and uses less power though.

Rael

runawaybishop wrote: »

The S is smaller and uses less power though.

I also understand the S's GPU (914MHz) has a slightly higher clock speed than the One (853MHz), which means games run slightly smoother and with higher FPS (according to Digital Foundry over on Eurogamer).

Stone Deaf 4evr

Rael wrote: »

I also understand the S's CPU has a slightly higher clock speed than the One, which means games run slightly smoother and with higher FPS (according to Digital Foundry over on Eurogamer).

I wouldn't factor it into my choices, it's so minor that Microsoft don't even promote it as a benefit.

If a 4k TV is a long way off for the op, I'd be all over the elite console. You're getting a bigger, faster hard-drive straight off the bat, and that controller is a masterpiece.

TitianGerm

runawaybishop wrote: »

The S is smaller and uses less power though.

The power difference is negligible. It is smaller by about 30%.

I upgraded my One to the One S and I'm glad I did but for the OP if he has no plans to buy into 4K for the foreseeable future and he plans on using the Elite Controller everyday then the Elite could be the better buy for him.

runawaybishop

emmetkenny wrote: »

The power difference is negligible. It is smaller by about 30%.

I upgraded my One to the One S and I'm glad I did but for the OP if he has no plans to buy into 4K for the foreseeable future and he plans on using the Elite Controller everyday then the Elite could be the better buy for him.

It uses a good bit less juice.

https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/4vtwui/xbox_one_s_power_consumption_tv_30w_gaming_50w/

TitianGerm

runawaybishop wrote: »

It uses a good bit less juice.

https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/4vtwui/xbox_one_s_power_consumption_tv_30w_gaming_50w/

I didn't actually realise it was 50% less thought I read about 30% less.

See I'm saving money by upgrading :pac:

rafi bomb

Is there any deals on the one s in store in gamestop or just the same online? 349.99 for gears of war bundle and 2 free games. The choice of games are really cheap crappy games though.

No deals in argos for a change either. Really annoying when im actually buying one

Argos have actually increased the price on some things in the sale since the last time I price checked them before christmas.