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

CatInABox · 03-11-2016 03:16PM

baby and crumble wrote: »

One that I have no interest in though...

Which you can sell easily for about €35-40.

Unless you are on a very strict budget, I recommend people go with the S these days. There's small quality of life improvements on it.

TitianGerm · 03-11-2016 03:18PM

baby and crumble wrote: »

One that I have no interest in though...

There's loads of other bundles available. The Tesco offer last week was £320 or thereabouts and you got Fifa 17, GTA V, Mafia 3, Overwatch, Forza Horizon 3, GOW 4 and another one that I can't remember.

If none of the games suited you you can get close to €175 for them so the console was working out around €200.

TitianGerm · 03-11-2016 03:19PM

baby and crumble wrote: »

Do you mean on screen?

Yes looks better on the TV but I also like the look of the One S compared to the One, it's much neater.

Max Mafioso · 03-11-2016 03:24PM

It fits better in my carry on bag and gives me a little more room for games....clothes

TitianGerm · 03-11-2016 03:25PM

Max Mafioso wrote: »

It fits better in my carry on bag and gives me a little more room for games....clothes

If your games were digital you could bring them all :pac:

Max Mafioso · 03-11-2016 03:30PM

Most of them are but if I see a game disc for real cheap then I'll buy it if I have store credit, which I am trying to get rid of so I dont

I had about €80 credit for CEX, got a bunch of games there that were on Gamestops list of "Trade 2 of the below and get new game for €9.99" so I did that.

runawaybishop · 03-11-2016 09:27PM

baby and crumble wrote: »

I was planning on upgrading from a 360 to a 500G One S in the next few weeks, and out of curiosity I was on Game (going to Belfast at the weekend to take advantage of the sterling rate at the mo) and saw a 500G Xbox One, pre-owned but cleared by them going for £149 (about €165).

I'd be mad to pay double for a new One S, right? I don't have a 4K TV and won't be able to afford one any time soon. I don't own any blu-rays.

S uses less juice and is neater. It would be new and warrantied and also have better resale value.

I would hold off until US thanksgiving in a couple of weeks as there will be reductions.

04-11-2016 10:01AM

call of duty going for 49.99 and 69.99 in argos for the 2 versions. Those are some serious day one prices

04-11-2016 10:03AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

call of duty going for 49.99 and 69.99 in argos for the 2 versions. Those are some serious day one prices

79.99

Max Mafioso · 07-11-2016 12:29PM

Xbox One S (500GB) with FIFA + Forza Horizon 3 + Rise of the Tomb Raider for €280 or Xbox One S (1TB) with FIFA + Forza Horizon 3 + Rise of the Tomb Raider for €337 on Amazon

Also seen EA Access and Xbox Live Gold Membership 12 Months [Xbox Live Online Code] for about €62 is that a good price for it?

Max Mafioso · 07-11-2016 02:04PM

Online only offer Xbox One from Harvey Normans €249

TitianGerm · 07-11-2016 02:15PM

Max Mafioso wrote: »

Online only offer Xbox One from Harvey Normans €249

I wouldn't say that's a deal at all Max. Your Amazon bundle is €30 more expensive for the S Model with 3 games.

CatInABox · 07-11-2016 02:20PM

emmetkenny wrote: »

I wouldn't say that's a deal at all Max. Your Amazon bundle is €30 more expensive for the S Model with 3 games.

Yeah, that's insane. Then again, it's Harvey Norman, I've yet to see a good deal come out of that place.

FAILSAFE 00 · 07-11-2016 03:13PM

CatInABox wrote: »

Yeah, that's insane. Then again, it's Harvey Norman, I've yet to see a good deal come out of that place.

But... but.... there's a BIG SALE on at the weekend

Max Mafioso · 07-11-2016 03:35PM

And the Staff & Friends discount sale this Wednesday www.hn.ie/invite

Tinie · 07-11-2016 03:38PM

Max Mafioso wrote: »

And the Staff & Friends discount sale this Wednesday www.hn.ie/invite

Cant wait for the MEGA deals in Harvey norman. They always the most MEGA bargains.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 07-11-2016 03:47PM

What was the story with the sale on the digital store last year - was there one at thanksgiving and then another at christmas or was it all rolled into one?

thanksgiving is the 24th november so it might be worth holding out for a few deals on that if people are looking for anything specific. bound to be deals on the first party titles like halo, gears & forza.

Max Mafioso · 07-11-2016 04:03PM

I was a bit annoyed with the "Staff & Friends" sale last year.
Queued up, didnt wait long, got in, looked for what I needed and found that it was the same price online so they basically had the sale online too which to me defeats the whole purpose of having such a "VIP" event

Stone Deaf 4evr · 07-11-2016 04:07PM

Max Mafioso wrote: »

I was a bit annoyed with the "Staff & Friends" sale last year.
Queued up, didnt wait long, got in, looked for what I needed and found that it was the same price online so they basically had the sale online too which to me defeats the whole purpose of having such a "VIP" event

moral of the story there is harvey norman = load a sh1te.

same goes for a lot of those online stores like littlewoods, they're selling at inflated prices anyway, so any 'sale' is usually only bringing them back into line with everywhere else.

ablelocks · 08-11-2016 12:20PM

link to MS UK bundle offer on Xbox One Bundles only

Deep Thought · 08-11-2016 01:10PM

for starting out, is the Xbox one sufficient ? or is the Xbox One S minimum entry level these days? Is 500GB enough or do you need 1TB

EagererBeaver · 08-11-2016 01:11PM

ablelocks wrote: »

link to MS UK bundle offer on Xbox One Bundles only

That elite one looks a great deal.

ablelocks · 08-11-2016 01:15PM

EagererBeaver wrote: »

That elite one looks a great deal.

yeah it looks like the pick alright. 1tb SSD and elite controller would be huge upgrade from my 500gb console. I'm torn between this or holding out for Black Friday deals....

Tinie · 08-11-2016 01:19PM

ablelocks wrote: »

yeah it looks like the pick alright. 1tb SSD and elite controller would be huge upgrade from my 500gb console. I'm torn between this or holding out for Black Friday deals....

Its not a 1tb SSD.

Its a hybrid drive with a small portion being of solid state.

runawaybishop · 08-11-2016 01:42PM

Deep Thought wrote: »

for starting out, is the Xbox one sufficient ? or is the Xbox One S minimum entry level these days? Is 500GB enough or do you need 1TB

You'll find good value xbox one s bundles around. You can expand the storage easily with a usb3 external drive so dont worry about storage

Max Mafioso · 08-11-2016 03:50PM

I have never tried it so I dont know if you can use this site from Ireland but here is an EA Access 12 Month Subscription XBOX One [Digital Code] for $29.99
$5 off w/ promo code 1108BKNGS26, ends 11/14 which is about €22.61

Max Mafioso · 08-11-2016 04:11PM

Cant access this in work but checked it out on my mobile
http://www.game.co.uk/en/m/hardware/xbox-one-deals/?inStockOnly=false&cm_mmc=game-_-Xbox-_-XB1BFearly-_-mainbanner
An Xbox One Elite 1TB Console from £199.99, includes Elite Controller.
Other deals have it with Fallout 4 for £209.99 or Fallout 4 & 12 Month Xbox Live Sub & NOW TV 3 Month Pass for £279.99 and others

deadanonymau5 · 08-11-2016 07:06PM

ablelocks wrote: »

link to MS UK bundle offer on Xbox One Bundles only

Ah FFS, the Gears bundle is a great deal

If only I knew you had to pay for PS Plus, I wouldnt have bought the PS4 slim :mad:

amadablam · 08-11-2016 07:30PM

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

Ah FFS, the Gears bundle is a great deal

If only I knew you had to pay for PS Plus, I wouldnt have bought the PS4 slim :mad:

If you bought it in Argos, they are really good at returns.

Xbox live gold is a fair bit cheaper too, with cdkeys or the like

TitianGerm · 08-11-2016 07:39PM

amadablam wrote: »

If you bought it in Argos, they are really good at returns.

Xbox live gold is a fair bit cheaper too, with cdkeys or the like

They are not going to let you return a used console.

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