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If anyone's wondering why Death Stranding isn't in the roundup here, it's because it's not technically part of the Black Friday sale - it's a separate discount that arrived alongside the surprise Xbox launch.

If you want to grab DS, don't wait around until the end of November - the discount only lasts for another week.

@Darude84 Ah, apologies! I'm glad it's shown up now anyway

@Elbow I think it's technically December 2nd, but they might advertise it as November 30th or December 1st.

@Darude84 If you go to the "Deals" section, scroll down until you reach "Xbox games specials". Everything will be listed in there.

They'll have a dedicated Black Friday section soon as well, we've just beaten Microsoft to it with this roundup

@PhileasFragg No news on this yet, we'll have to wait and see.

@carlos82 Changed back! 😅

@carlos82 Thanks for that - article has been updated.

Article updated with confirmation that Spyro arrives on Tuesday!

@PsBoxSwitchOwner @Balaam_ Yep, that's it.

If we mention that the game is included with Game Pass, it automatically generates a lot more interest.

In terms of the Sports one, most of them aren't value for money IMO - but there are a couple of exceptions.

If you're interested in NBA 2K25 & TopSpin 2K24 for example, that's not a bad deal at £69.99 in the UK.

Rockstar Table Tennis and Midnight Club for £11.99 is pretty decent as well.

The rest of the titles in there often go on sale, so it's probably best to wait if you're interested in stuff like WWE 2K24 or Madden 25.

Still, it's definitely worth a look as Ben says!

@Rob3008 Yep it is - take a look at this guide (I know it says preload, but it still applies now as well)

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/10/black-ops-6-preload-now-live-how-to-download-on-xbox-one-and-series-xs

The TL;DR is that you can install just the "Hub" and the campaign and it only takes up about 65GB altogether.

Thanks for your updates, folks!

@GamingFan4Lyf It's on PlayStation and PC as well.

I believe the Cyberpunk 2077 and Final Fantasy XIV versions that Embody created were only for PC.

Hi folks! Just pushed an update to this article that unfortunately confirms the report from this morning

@Fiendish-Beaver So, in terms of this specific feature that Embody is providing, it's only available in Black Ops 6, Cyberpunk 2077 and Final Fantasy XIV.

It's worth having a look into some of the other audio options you can get on Xbox though (such as Dolby Atmos for Headphones - there's a free Dolby app you can download on the Microsoft Store) that might suit your needs the best 👍

Here's a bit more about the various audio options at your disposal on Xbox:

https://support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/display-sound/windows-sonic-dolby-atmos-headset-settings-xbox-one

Updated with a November release date!

@Fiendish-Beaver "Console" means Xbox One as well

Giving this a bump as we're not expecting anything more before the end of the month now. November is already shaping up very nicely though:

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/10/six-games-are-confirmed-for-xbox-game-pass-in-november-2024-so-far

@UndyingInsurgent95 @RBRTMNZ

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@Lup That's why we do it!

@redgrave0 Thank you for the tag! Article has been updated.

@Sol4ris Thank you!

@HarmanSmith Thank you! We'll certainly look to do more if this gets enough attention

We're giving this list a bump as four more games were added to it following the Xbox Partner Preview (October 2024) last night!

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/10/four-games-announced-for-xbox-game-pass-at-octobers-partner-preview-showcase

@Banjo- Yep, I saw!

We can only highlight so many, but there are loads of great deals worth checking out in this sale

@fbnaulin Thanks, that's been fixed now. Drop me a tag in the future if you spot anything - easiest way for me to be notified

@Decoy_Snake Agreed! I like this more than the first one.

The bit with the Triangle Song ("I love to play my triangle") is the funniest part of any South Park game for me

@Fiendish-Beaver I believe it reverts to the original as it's a Smart Delivery game (and therefore considered one version rather then two).

Could be wrong though!

@ironcrow86 Too early for deets on that sadly!

@ironcrow86 Spencer is head honcho, Duncan is leading the first-party teams (but still himself reporting to Matt Booty, who these days is classed as "president of game content and studios").

@Bigmanfan Thank you! That's fixed

@MjJmediablogger The messaging from Sarah is a bit vague... it could end up extending beyond the US in November.

We need more specifics, really. How many countries will this be available in? How many games will be streamable via the Xbox app (is it just Game Pass titles still, or more than that?). Hopefully we get those details soon.

@somnambulance They don't count anything with less than seven reviews as part of their yearly lists unfortunately. Balatro has more reviews for other platforms, but only four for Xbox (one of which is ours!).

@EVIL-C No Star Wars: Obi-Wan, either.

@Sol76 Yeah, I definitely agree - it's a fun game that needs a bit of TLC (and hopefully it'll get it). A good start for a new series though!

@StylesT Apparently you don't have to install Warzone this time around, so either the boxes were printed a long time ago and they hadn't factored this in, or BO6 itself is just very large.

In the words of Goldmember - "I love goooooooold"

@Fiendish-Beaver Not sure on that yet! We'll hopefully find out more over the next couple of weeks...

@Sol76 That's strange, no volume issues here (although the music is fairly quiet for sure).

@xanderten50 All we've come across is this:

"The previously released DLC packs include characters such as the Hogwarts founders, Luna with her lion hat, and special Yule Ball editions of Harry and Hermione."

@Tasuki Not on Game Pass sadly (at least at launch).

This information has now been added to the guide as well.

@GuyinPA75 I think that certain things could be improved with updates for sure, like adding more depth to the career mode and tweaking a few things in the ring, and there are a couple of bugs that need patching (but nothing game-breaking in my experience).

Overall though, I don't suppose it'll change that much over time. Depends how much they want to keep working on the game I guess - it's been in early access for the past two years until now.

Hello all! This review will remain "in-progress" for now until we've properly tested the online part. A score will be added later this week.

If you have any questions about the game, fire away!

@themightyant Here's the full Thrustmaster description:

https://www.thrustmaster.com/products/heart-controller/

@Balta666 Ah, my apologies!

@ButterySmooth30FPS Indeed!

@abe_hikura Keep in mind that Microsoft has only announced up to October 10th formally so far.

Hey folks - just an FYI that all the games mentioned in this list between October 2nd and October 10th are also included with the new Xbox Game Pass Standard membership.

MLB The Show 24 and Open Roads are already part of Game Pass for the other tiers, but they'll be new to Standard this month.

@ZeD You can start the DLC after completing Starfield's first main mission, but you're recommended to be Level 35 as well.

https://www.purexbox.com/guides/how-to-start-the-starfield-shattered-space-dlc-expansion

@GeorgeKal Yeah, it's definitely very cool that they're adding it again! I've put so many hours into FM 24 this year