Category: Xbox News

We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you can feast your eyes on our weekly video show above. Be sure to come back every Friday to find out what’s happening This Week on Xbox!

Bundle up Next to December’s Games with Gold
Greetings, gamers! It’s time to welcome the holidays with a new collection of games coming to Games with Gold this December. Starting with the fantastical co-op first-person shooter Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide, followed by another great Telltale adventure game as we rejoin Marty and Doc on a new time-traveling escapade in Back to the Future: The Game – 30th Anniversary Edition… Read more

Getting the Best 4K, HDR Experience with Xbox One S and Xbox One X
With Xbox One X officially out in the wild, we imagine many of you are eyeing a fancy new 4K television, like the Samsung QLED 4K TV, to grace your living room. And with Black Friday only days away, we thought it might be good to give a quick overview on how to enable 4K and HDR output settings from your Xbox One X and Xbox One S… Read more

Last Call for the Sea of Thieves Technical Alpha – Invitations for All!
Hello, pirates! 2017 has been a jam-packed year for Rare and Sea of Thieves, and as we angle our sails towards that long-awaited launch in early 2018, we’re also coming up on a full year of the Sea of Thieves Technical Alpha. It’s served the game incredibly well and given thousands upon thousands of budding buccaneers a chance to hit the seas on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC – and we’ll soon be waving goodbye to the Technical Alpha in its current form… Read more

Dovetail Games Euro Fishing’s Le Lac d’Or Available Now on Xbox One
A picturesque lake nestled in the middle of the French countryside, log cabins, picnic areas and swims for multiple people to fish at one time. Sounds good, right? These are just some of the features you will find in the new Euro Fishing add-on lake: Le Lac d’Or (The Golden Lake). Set in the French countryside, this 25-acre lake contains over 700 fish ranging from small Roach right up to a monstrous 126lb Catfish that will be guaranteed to put up a fight… Read more

December’s Xbox Game Pass Update Brings Gears of War 4, Darksiders, Mass Effect and $1 Game Pass for Limited Time
Hello, fellow gamers! Welcome to your action-packed December Xbox Game Pass update. In addition to over 100 great games already included in your Xbox Game Pass membership, we’re excited to share the addition of yet another seven games starting December 1. Titles including Gears of War 4, Darksiders: Warmastered Edition, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter and more! Plus, tune in to Mixer on December 1 and watch our favorite streamers get hands-on with the latest additions… Read more

Co-op Spellcasting Adventure Nine Parchments Coming Soon to Xbox One
Nine Parchments is a type of game that we like to call a blast’em up, where you play as a bunch of wizarding students on a quest to find powerful spell parchments. All the apprentice students use magic and therefore the game centers on spellcasting and using your wizard powers. Your goal in Nine Parchments is to blast your way through foes and to keep your teammates alive. You can play in single-player or with up to four players in co-op… Read more

Xbox and Doritos Team up with YouTube Stars to Play Bold
Starting on November 11, Xbox fans in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Spain will find some very bold content on their Xbox dashboards! Fans will come across several interactive videos, where they will get the chance to find out who is truly the ‘boldest’ gamer in Europe. The Doritos #PlayBold challenge is simple. It challenges the talents of Ali-A, Jelly and AlphaSniper to prove that not only are they kings of gameplay, they can even take on the games in real life… Read more

Inside Xbox One X Enhanced: World of Tanks
Today, we’ll be chatting with Wargaming’s TJ Wagner, Creative Director and Executive Producer on the action-packed World of Tanks. What specifically is your development team doing to enhance World of Tanks for Xbox One X? Our renderer uses a physically-based model which preserves high… Read more

With Xbox One X officially out in the wild, we imagine many of you are eyeing a fancy new 4K television, like the Samsung QLED 4K TV, to grace your living room. And with Black Friday only days away, we thought it might be good to give a quick overview on how to enable 4K and HDR output settings from your Xbox One X and Xbox One S.

Make Sure You Have an Xbox One X or Xbox One S

Yes, this might be a little obvious, but it bears mentioning. While we do have the Xbox One family of devices that allows you to play Xbox One and Xbox 360 games through Backward Compatibility, only the Xbox One X and the Xbox One S have 4K and HDR support. You can find this out by checking the sticker right next to the back of the console near the network port to let you know which console you have.

Make Sure You Have a 4K TV

There are many phrases that constitute having a 4K television: 4K, 4K Ultra HD, UHD, UHD 4K, SUHD TV, Ultra HD, Ultra UDTV, 2160p. If your television has used any of this branding, congratulations! You have a 4K television. That means you can enable resolutions from your Xbox One X and your Xbox One S to 3840 x 2160 at 24 Hz, 50 Hz, or 60 Hz. (Note: Xbox One S can only stream video and play Blu-ray content in 4K; it can’t play games in 4K).

Make Sure Your TV Supports HDR

Your 4K television also needs to support the “HDR10” standard. So, look for messaging like HDR Premium, High Dynamic Range, HDR, UHD Color, Ultra HD Premium, Ultra HD deep color. Those terms let you know that your television supports the HDR10 standard, thus allowing you to display HDR content.

How to Find Out if You’re Set Up Correctly

If you meet the two points above, now it’s time to ensure your Xbox One X and Xbox One S are configured correctly. On your Xbox, check your TV’s 4K and HDR capabilities by pressing the Xbox button to open the guide, go to System -> Settings -> Display & sound, then choose Advanced video settings -> 4K TV details. You should see a series of green checkmarks across the board. If not, let’s try troubleshooting for a bit.

Troubleshooting Your 4K Television

If your system should support 4K and HDR content but it isn’t working (you can’t select the 4K UHD resolution, 4K features aren’t supported in the 4K TV details screen, 4K content won’t play, or you’re seeing video quality problems) try the following per our Support page:

• Make sure the Xbox is automatically detecting your TV. Go to System -> Settings -> Display & sound and choose Auto-detect (4K isn’t available when HDMI or DVI is manually selected)
• For HDR, make sure your TV supports the HDR10 media profile. Check your TV manual to verify. Some manufacturers may not mention HDR10, so look up the terms we called above above
• Make sure your HDMI cable is plugged into the correct port on your TV. For example, on my Samsung, only one of my HDMI ports supports those visual features, so consult your television’s manual to see which of your display ports is configured for this higher resolution profile. Some 4K TVs only support their full set of 4K features on certain ports, so refer to your TV manual to see if there are special 4K HDMI ports, or try the different ports on your TV to see if the green checkmarks are enabled on your console
• Check your TV’s settings menu. Your TV might have a special mode that turns on 4K or HDR. Refer to your TV manual to see if you must change your TV’s settings. Again, your TV manufacturer may use different names for HDR (see the previous list)
• If some content won’t play, make sure your TV supports HDCP 2.2 and that it’s turned on in your TV’s settings
• Make sure you’re using the HDMI cable that came with your Xbox One X or Xbox One S
• Try a different HDMI cable. Your cables must be certified for HDMI High Speed or HDMI Premium
• If a device is plugged in between your TV and Xbox, remove it and plug your TV directly into your Xbox with the HDMI cable that came with the Xbox One X or Xbox One S. Some AV receivers or other video equipment may interfere with the data passed between console and TV. Also, make sure you’re using cables certified for HDMI High Speed or HDMI Premium between both the Xbox and receiver and the receiver and TV if you still wish to do a passthrough setup.
• Always be updating! Make sure your TV and AV receiver firmware is up to date. Sometimes problems are detected after televisions move off of the manufacturing lots and a simple firmware update is all that stands between you and 4K gaming. Many newer televisions have a network device onboard that can make this a pretty easy process, so try updating your TV to see if that may help enable 4K and HDR
• If you’re seeing a blank screen or errors while trying to play 4K content and you’ve tried all previous steps, turn off native 4K playback and try to play the content in a lower resolution. In System –> Settings –> Display & sound –> Advanced video settings, uncheck the option to Allow 4K.
• If you’re seeing strange colors while playing HDR content and you’ve tried all previous steps, turn HDR off. In System -> Settings –> Display & sound –> Advanced video settings, uncheck the option to Allow HDR.

Calibrate for Preference

Once you get up and running with 4K and HDR there are additional ways to tune your television picture to your preference. All Xbox One consoles have a calibration tool to help you tune advanced picture settings including brightness, sharpness, contrast and more. It is available in Settings -> Display & Sound -> Video output -> Calibrate HDTV.

Another fun option to use on Xbox One X is our Insects: An Xbox One X Enhanced Experience demo. Insects is a real-time, interactive demo designed to showcase the best of 4K Ultra HD, High Dynamic Range, Spatial Audio, and the enhanced visuals of Xbox One X. Running this while adjusting the settings mentioned above can also help you find your ideal viewing experience.

How to Enable 4K/HDR on Some Popular Television Brands

Each television set has its own unique settings to navigate to. We’ve included rough instructions here for some of the most popular screens on the market, but we recommend to always check the manual that came with your television for the most accurate settings.

LG

• Settings -> All Settings -> General -> HDMI ULTRA HD Deep Color -> Enable (on desired port)

Panasonic

• Menu -> Setup -> HDMI HDR Setting -> HDMI port (where your Xbox is connected to) -> Change to “On”

Philips

• Menu -> Setup -> TV Settings -> Installation -> Preferences -> HDMI mode -> HDMI port (where your Xbox is connected to) -> Switch to “Normal”

Samsung

• Settings -> Picture -> Expert Settings (or Picture Options) -> HDMI UHD Color -> Turn “On” HDMI UHD Color

Sony Bravia

• Home -> Settings -> External Inputs -> HDMI signal format -> Change to Enhanced format (the default is Standard)

Vizio

• SmartCast -> Settings -> Inputs -> HDMI Color Subsampling -> Enable HDR

We hope these tips help enables 4K and HDR content on your console. For all the latest news on Xbox One X and true 4K gaming, be sure to keep it tuned to Xbox Wire.

Greetings, gamers! It’s time to welcome the holidays with a new collection of games coming to Games with Gold this December. Starting with the fantastical co-op first-person shooter Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide, followed by another great Telltale adventure game as we rejoin Marty and Doc on a new time-traveling escapade in Back to the Future: The Game – 30^th Anniversary Edition.

On Xbox 360, and Xbox One through Backward Compatibility is the rhythm-action game Child of Eden created by Tetsuya Mizuguchi (best known for the classic Rez), then later in December is the pulp-inspired action game Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death to dish some hack-n-slash adventure.

All games will be available for a limited time as part of Games with Gold, so get Xbox Live Gold today to ensure you get your hands on these and any future Games with Gold games as an Xbox Live Gold member.

Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide
Set in the renowned Warhammer Fantasy world, this four-player co-op first-person shooter is full of gorgeous graphics and immersive multiplayer gameplay. Enhanced for Xbox One X with native 4K support and more detailed textures, only help to heighten the game’s unique visual look. Choose from five characters with differing abilities and strengths in your quest to drive the Skaven out of the proud city of Ubersreik. Use the loot and crafting system to your advantage as you amass weaponry ideal for your character. You’ll have to defeat hordes of Skaven as well as many special enemy types in your quest to defeat the Vermintide!

Back to the Future: The Game – 30th Anniversary Edition
Marty’s back! In this fan-favorite adventure game, the time-traveling DeLorean returns to Hill Valley, minus a driver, and Marty must protect the space-time continuum. With creative input from the film’s producer, Bob Gale, and vocal contributions from Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox, and introducing A.J. LoCasio as Marty McFly in a stellar performance, this is a thrill ride you definitely need to buckle in for.

Child of Eden
Experience the breathtaking sights and sounds of Child of Eden. With sound and vision in one display of synesthesia, Child of Eden brings simple, yet intuitive controls together with unique visuals and music that adapts to your playing style. Electrify your senses with this unparalleled music-action experience from Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Q Entertainment.

Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death
Jump into the action as Marlow Briggs in this 3^rd-person hack-n-slash homage to blockbuster action movies and comic book heroes set in the Mayan jungle in Central America. Save your girl and save the planet with a little help from a 2000-year-old Mayan Death Mask.

Read more about our Games with Gold program here and stay tuned to Xbox Wire for all the latest news on Xbox. Also check out the seven new great games added to Xbox Game Pass, in addition to the over 100 included in the membership. Try free for 14 days.

We’re expanding yesterday’s system update (1711.171118-1659) to our Delta and Omega rings. Insiders currently enrolled in either of these Xbox One Preview Update rings will be able to take the latest update, starting today at 2 p.m. PST. The update will become mandatory tomorrow, Nov. 23, at 1 a.m. PST, and includes some important fixes to Looking for Group (LFG) and general console performance. Read on for more information about the fixes introduced with this update and check in on the Known Issues here.

FIXES:

Looking for Group (LFG):

• Fixes Users being unable to see the details of Team LFGs without blindly clicking through on each individual item

Console Performance:

• Fixes to reduce console and Home crashes when taking a screenshot

Our latest system update (1711.171118-1659), which becomes available to Alpha and Beta Insiders at 2 p.m. PST today, continues to focus in on fixes and adjustments. With this update, we’re focusing on Looking for Group (LFG) and general console performance. The update can be manually taken today at 2 p.m. PST and becomes mandatory for all Alpha and Beta Insiders at 1 a.m. tomorrow, Nov. 22. Read on for more information about the fixes introduced with this update and check in on the Known Issues here.

FIXES:

Looking for Group (LFG):

• Fixes Users being unable to see the details of Team LFGs without blindly clicking through on each individual item

Console Performance:

• Fixes to reduce console and Home crashes when taking a screenshot

This past weekend, we released a new system update to our Alpha, Beta, Delta and Omega rings. This update (1711.171115-1914) is now mandatory in all system update rings and includes fixes to various “Sounds & Settings” on the Xbox One console. Please read on for more about these fixes as well as known issues related to this particular update.

FIXES:

Sound & Settings:

• Various fixes solving for issues enabling Dolby Atmos for Home Theater, error codes in settings, no-audio issues with ERA games, and Blu-ray passthrough not working with all known devices.
• Users with 2017 LG TVs should no longer encounter no sound when enabling Atmos settings on the TV.

KNOWN ISSUES:

Tournaments

• The left and right navigation for selecting date and time during Tournament creation is currently reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Left and right navigation in Tournament twists is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.
• Left and right navigation in the bracket view of Tournaments is reversed when the console language is set to Arabic or Hebrew.

Avatars on Home

• Users wishing to represent themselves as an avatar can do so by changing their settings under My profile > Customize profile > Show my avatar.

Narrator

• Narrator can now be stopped when reading large amounts of text.

We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you can feast your eyes on our weekly video show above. Be sure to come back every Friday to find out what’s happening This Week on Xbox!

Black Friday Deals: Xbox One S Lowest Price Ever at $189, Gold & Xbox Game Pass for $1 each, Up to 65% Off Games, Accessories & More
Xbox has you covered this Black Friday with discounts on games, accessories, Xbox Live Gold subscriptions, and Xbox One S at its lowest price ever. Starting at just $189 and featuring built-in Ultra HD Blu-ray playback and 4K video streaming, Xbox One S is the best value in games and entertainment… Read more

Experience Your Games in Full Audio Immersion with Windows Sonic and Dolby Atmos Spatial Sound
This holiday, not only can you play your games on Xbox One X, the world’s most powerful console, but you also have a broad and diverse lineup of new games to experience – including Forza Motorsport 7, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Assassins’s Creed Origins, Super Lucky’s Tale, and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds… Read more

Inside Xbox One X Enhanced: ARK: Survival Evolved
Many of gaming’s most compelling stories come from those who’ve helped to create our favorite Xbox One games. In our Inside Xbox One X Enhanced series, these creators will share the behind-the-scenes accounts of the work involved in enhancing these epic games for Xbox One X, how they’ve helped chart the course of the world’s most powerful console… Read more

John Boyega to Play Star Wars Battlefront II on Xbox Live Sessions Wednesday, November 15
Now that we’ve launched Xbox One X, the world’s most powerful console, it’s time to have another exciting episode of Xbox Live Sessions! Next up we have someone I’m a huge fan of: actor John Boyega! He’ll join the interactive livestream hosted on the Mixer Xbox Channel… Read more

Assassin’s Creed Origins Tips
Hey, Xbox gamers! The Tips & Tricks team is here with five tips for Assassin’s Creed Origins. This game takes place in ancient Egypt, but the dry desert heat is the least of your worries. You play as Bayek, a Medjay ranger on a revenge-quest to take out a mysterious, masked group of murderers – and that’s just the beginning… Read more

Play Rainbow Six Siege for Free This Weekend with Xbox Live Gold
Rainbow Six Siege is stronger now than it’s ever been. After nearly two years of updates, tweaks, and expansions, its tactical attackers vs. defenders matches have been honed into a fast, focused experience that continues to grow and improve… Read more

Inside Xbox One X Enhanced: Hitman
Today, we’ll be chatting with IO Interactive’s Jonas Meyer, Lead Programmer on the intense action game Hitman: Game of the Year Edition. What specifically is your development team doing to enhance Hitman for Xbox One X? For Hitman on Xbox One X, we provide two different modes… Read more

Inside Xbox One X Enhanced: Mafia III
We’ll be chatting with Hangar 13’s Andy Wilson, Executive Producer on the open-world action game Mafia III. What specifically is your development team doing to enhance Mafia III for Xbox One X? We have focused on a number of significant graphical improvements for the Xbox One X… Read more

No Mittens Needed: Snowfall Arrives in Cities: Skylines – Xbox One Edition
Hello again, mayors. It’s the Cities: Skylines team here, and we’re delighted to share the first expansion from our Season Pass with you: Snowfall. It brings along a new look, new challenges, and new features for your favorite urban planning game. In Snowfall, a set of new Winter-themed maps… Read more

A Beginner’s Guide to Warframe Plains of Eidolon
Welcome to Warframe and our newest update, Plains of Eidolon, which launched earlier this week on Xbox One. For new players jumping in and enamored by the thrill of an open landscape in Warframe, and who want to get to the Plains ASAP, here is a quick guide to point you in the right direction… Read more

Give the Gift of Games this Holiday!
In the past, if customers wanted to send a game to friends or family as gifts, they relied on physical discs or gift cards. Starting today, gamers on Xbox One can now give gifts right in Microsoft Store – just in time for the holidays. Now you can gift select Xbox One digital games and downloadable game content… Read more

Xbox One S: Buy a Bundle and Choose a Game for Free for a Limited Time
When you purchase any Xbox One S bundle you can choose a bonus game like Star Wars Battlefront II. And take advantage of promotional pricing also, with bundles starting at $249, available at GameStop and other retailers… Read more

The Sims 4 Arrives on Xbox One Today
Howdy, Simmers! Can you believe it?! Just a few short months ago, we announced The Sims 4 was coming to console – and now it’s here! Launch day is finally here, and The Sims 4 is officially available for Xbox One. In addition to The Sims 4 base game, you can add some of our most popular add-on… Read more

Announcing Path of Exile: War for the Atlas on Xbox One
Three months ago, we achieved one of our long-standing dreams of releasing our game, Path of Exile, on Xbox One. Since this launch we’ve been happy to welcome so many new Path of Exile fans into our community and to receive feedback that we have integrated into the updates we’ve released so far… Read more

SOMA Coming to Xbox One December 1 with Console Exclusive Safe Mode
“What is consciousness?” I can’t remember the exact moment that I asked myself the question, but once I did I couldn’t stop thinking about it. After that I read everything I could find on the subject, but it never really satisfied my appetite. While there were lots of scientific articles and plenty of works of fiction… Read more

Trove – Adventures is Now Live on Xbox One
Trove – Adventures is an all-new, free expansion for Trove released earlier this week. To celebrate this massive event, we’re giving away a stunning new Prismatic Lasercorn mount now through December 18. Whether you’re new to Trove, or an old pro, the Forbidden Spires biome is going to blow your mind. Explore this newly discovered land and face off against fierce draconic forces… Read more

Xbox Live Gold Members Can Now Get a Jump Start on Black Friday Savings
Starting today, Xbox Live Gold members can take advantage of great deals on Xbox digital games during the Black Friday Gold Early Access sale. Xbox Live Gold members enjoy an exclusive 4-day head start on Black Friday, with savings up to 65% on Xbox digital games, movies, and TV shows… Read more

Check out the Nov. 14, 2017, episode of “Tips & Tricks” to learn more about the Xbox Insider Program from team members Leland and Savannah. The segment begins at 28:20 and covers how to get started as an Xbox Insider, how to change rings for the Xbox One Preview Update and what content you can expect as an Xbox Insider.

“What is consciousness?”

I can’t remember the exact moment that I asked myself the question, but once I did I couldn’t stop thinking about it. After that I read everything I could find on the subject, but it never really satisfied my appetite. While there were lots of scientific articles and plenty of works of fiction that delved deep into the mysteries of our subjective selves, it felt like I could only observe the concept from a distance. Consciousness is all about what something is like from the inside, and secondhand accounts just didn’t do it for me.

At end of 2010 it had become clear that Amnesia was going to be a success, and we were ready to take on a new and much more ambitious project. My questions about consciousness came to mind. Would it be possible to let the player explore these questions interactively? This was the first seed of SOMA.

From that first step it was a long and difficult journey to develop the game. The aim for the game – to allow the player to experience the mysteries of the mind firsthand – was quite fuzzy, and it was often unclear what we should focus on. As a foundation we had a collection of research results and thought experiments, but these wouldn’t create a game on their own. We had to figure out ways of interacting with them, and to wrap it all into a coherent narrative.

We ended up focusing on questions of identity and moral worth. We let the player come across situations where they had to make difficult choices, forcing them to consider uncomfortable questions about the nature of self. Then, as the game progressed, we put the player in similar situations themselves, letting them experiencing these things first-hand. By having the previous choices as build-up, we were able to get a lot more impact in the first-person experiences, achieving our desired effect.

This solution might seem self-evident in hindsight, but it took a lot of trial and error before we hit upon it. The end result is a game that we are really proud of. My own favorite part is seeing how players end up giving totally different answers to the philosophical questionnaire at the start and end of the game.

While SOMA has its share of creepiness, it is not, as this post hopefully makes clear, a pure horror game. At its heart it is a narrative-heavy sci-fi experience. The monster encounters are there to make the world feel more alive, to reflect particular concepts, and to up the stakes. Unfortunately this has meant that there are some people who – because they don’t like being terrorized by deadly creatures – have been unable to experience the story.

Because we want more people to be able to explore the story and to interact with our fundamental premise, we’ve decided to present the console exclusive Safe Mode, a version of the game where there are no hostile encounters and where you can simply focus on the unfolding narrative. We hope this will let even more people dive into the mysteries of consciousness and question what it means to be human.

When you purchase any Xbox One S bundle you can choose a bonus game like Star Wars Battlefront II. And take advantage of promotional pricing also, with bundles starting at $249, available at GameStop and other retailers.

Own the Xbox One S Forza Horizon 3 Hot Wheels Bundle (500GB), featuring a full-game download of racing favorite Forza Horizon 3 including the best-selling Hot Wheels expansion, and choose a bonus game for only $249! Drive, explore, and race all over Australia in more than 350 of the world’s greatest cars, and experience the highest rated, best-selling racing franchise of this generation.

Or, discover the mysteries of Ancient Egypt with the Xbox One S Assassin’s Creed Origins Bonus Bundle (1TB), and choose an additional game! Unravel the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood, then master the art of destruction in the intense close quarters confrontations, team play, and explosive action of Rainbow Six Siege.

Choose from several titles as your bonus game, including Star Wars Battlefront II, Forza Motorsport 7, and Madden NFL 18.  With Star Wars Battlefront II, embark on an all-new Battlefront experience from the bestselling Star Wars HD game franchise of all time. Become the hero and play as a fearless trooper, pilot a legendary starfighter, fight as your favorite iconic Star Wars character, or forge a new path as an elite special forces soldier through an emotionally gripping new Star Wars story.

And with Xbox One S, you get the best value in games and entertainment. Xbox One S has over 1,000 games including the biggest blockbusters, most popular franchises, and games you can only play on Xbox One. Access all of your favorite entertainment through apps like YouTube, Netflix, and more. Play with your friends near and far, use your apps, and enjoy built-in 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and 4K video streaming.

Plus, enjoy 100 additional games right out of the box with a free month of Xbox Game Pass. Whether you’re playing games, watching your favorite shows or streaming gameplay, Xbox One S delivers brilliant graphics with HDR technology, premium audio, and fast, reliable online gaming with friends.

Head to Xbox.com to purchase a console from participating retailers including Amazon, Target, GameStop, Best Buy, Walmart.com, and Microsoft Store. This promotion ends Saturday, November 18 at 11:59 p.m. PST.