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2015 Xbox One Black Friday Edition

USA

Best Console Deals

http://deals.dell.com/compare/X500GOWFALLTD

$299
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Bundle (that's 4 games) 
Fallout 4 (and Fallout 3 code next week) (that's 2 more games)
+extra controller
think this one is completely sold out.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/microsoft-xbox-one-rise-of-the-tomb-raider-bundle-black/4512300.p?id=1219756880977&skuId=4512300

$349
Both Tomb Raiders.  (2 games)
Extra controller. 
1 TB HD (standard is 500 GB).

Xbox Live Gold

Buy 1 month for $1 from within the console.  Then buy 12 month for ~$30 via CDKeys.  Don't buy Xbox Live Gold monthly at $10/month. 

Gold is necessary for online play and you get up to 4 free games per month.  You need to go buy Xbox Live Gold.

EA Access

If you like EA's many games: Dragon Age, Battlefield, Titanfall, PvZ, Need for Speed, and their endless line of sports games.  Then pop down $30/year for EA Access all-you-can-eat pass.

Accessories

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/list/categoryID.70508400?icid=XboxOneR_ModD_BFCM_WirelessControllers_112615

Multiple special controllers on sale.

Hard Drive

Standard console comes with 500GB.  This is not enough.  But Xbox One can use up to two more external harddrives at once.  I prefer 2TB Western Digital or Seagate portable harddrives - they can draw power from the XB1 directly and you don't need an extra plug.  Because of XB1's Hyper-V setup, external HD actually runs faster than internal HD.  These are regularly around US$65 and dropping.

Games

I buy Digital. 
http://majornelson.com/2015/11/26/black-friday-xbox-digital-game-deals/

There's extra discounts if you are an Xbox Live Gold member, which is $1 for this month.

Kinect, TV Tuner

If you are on the edge about whether you need these, pass.  They have their place and I love them, but Black Friday is about awesome deals and you can skip these.