While there are plenty of Black Friday Xbox Series X deals, they’re all on accessories or games. Finding a console right now is a pipe dream, and doing so will only get more difficult as the holidays approach.
The good news, however, is that Xbox Series X games are generally cross-compatible with Xbox One. If you have a last-gen Xbox console, you can simply stock up on games and wait until the Xbox Series X restock situation eases up a bit.
While Black Friday gaming deals can be hit or miss, video games themselves are almost always a solid bet. Retailers offer deep discounts on games both new and old, mainstream and niche. I’ve polled the Tom’s Guide staff to see which Xbox Series X games they’ve adored over the past year, and was delighted to discover that many of those game are on sale — sometimes for up to 50% off.
For argument’s sake, let’s suppose that you have $100 to build an Xbox Series X library. This Black Friday, you can do so.
We’ve listed a handful of Xbox Series X games at a variety of different prices, which should let you mix and match to craft the perfect Xbox Series X library. Hopefully, these titles will last you well into 2022 as we await the next batch of console exclusives.
Xbox Series X Black Friday: $40 games
Xbox Series X Black Friday: $30 games
Xbox Series X Black Friday: $20 games
Xbox Series X Black Friday: $10 games
Black Friday Xbox Series X games: Configurations
Naturally, you can mix and match these games any way you see fit to reach $100. (You could also eschew the $100 recommendation altogether, but it’s as good a guideline as any.) A 40-30-20-10 combination would arguably give you the most variety.
Under those circumstances, I’d personally go for Tales of Arise, Guardians of the Galaxy, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Gears 5, but you could swap out Riders Republic if you want to throw a sports game into the mix.
On the other hand, because of the two incredibly cheap Gears games, you could also get a total of six games: all four of the $20 games, and both of the $10 ones. Hades and Fallen Order in particular are standout games, and punch well above their weight classes in terms of pricing.
However you want to manage the math, I personally enjoyed Tales of Arise, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, Hades and Jedi: Fallen Order the most of any games on this list. Give them a look, if you haven’t already. If nothing else, you won’t have to spend much money to do so.
