Best Xbox 360 Bundle Deals
Updated December 30th, 2008.
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Xbox 360 Arcade Bundle Deals
Xbox 360 Premium Bundle Deals
Xbox 360 Elite Bundle Deals
We’ve compared all the Xbox 360 offers and bundle deals from Amazon, Argos, Comet, Currys, GAME, Gameplay, Gamestation, HMV, John Lewis, Play.com, and Tesco.
The bundle deals available for the Xbox 360 have changed significantly since our last post. Some have gone out of stock, some have improved, and some have improved a LOT.
Before we start, are you unsure of the differences between the three versions of the Xbox 360 console (the Arcade, Premium, and Elite)? If so, read our full article of the differences between the Xbox 360 Arcade, Premium, and Elite.
Best Xbox 360 Arcade Bundles
One bundle deal from Amazon stands out from the rest at the moment. A number of competing deals have either been discontinued or gone out of stock.
Despite that, there are other competing offers that may be better for people looking for particular games. Be sure to read this entire section of the article before making any decision.
Details of the Amazon deal are:
Amazon – Buy an Xbox 360 Arcade
+ add a selected game for £10 extra
Amazon’s game selection includes Halo 3, Fallout 3, and 15 other games. If you’re after a particular game, this deal will usually be better on price than other providers. It can also be combined with Amazon’s second bundle deal, which allows you to add two games and a controller for only £20 extra.
GAME has an excellent offer if you’re only after FIFA 2009:
GAME – Xbox 360 Arcade
+ FIFA 2009
for £128.49
Other offers may be better if you’re looking for extra items (e.g. an extra controller), but this is the best deal for just this game.
Another good deal comes from Currys, which offers:
Xbox 360 Arcade
+ Halo 3
from Currys : £127.22
Halo 3 is an excellent game, and is essentially included for free with the console purchase.
We’ll update this guide whenever new deals become available.
Best Xbox 360 Premium Bundles
There are two bundle deals that lead the market at the moment. The first comes from Amazon:
Amazon – Buy an Xbox 360 Premium
+ add a selected game for £10 extra
Amazon’s game selection includes FIFA 09, Halo 3, Fallout 3, and 14 other games. If you’re after a particular game, this deal will usually be better on price than other providers. It can also be combined with Amazon’s second bundle deal, which allows you to add two games and a controller for only £20 extra.
The second leading bundle deal comes from GAME:
If you’re not picky about what games you’re after, this is an excellent Xbox 360 starter pack. However, if you’re after another game in addition to this, Amazon’s deal may turn out to be better on price.
GAME has an excellent offer if you’re only after FIFA 2009:
GAME – Xbox 360 Premium
+ FIFA 2009
for £168.49
Other offers may be better if you’re looking for extra items (e.g. an extra controller), but this is the best deal for just this game.
Currys also has a couple of good deals for the Premium (note: these links go to the Xbox 360 index page. The two deals mentioned are in the middle of page 2).
Xbox 360 Premium
+ Fable 2
+ Gears of War 2
from Currys : £204.54
and
Xbox 360 Premium
+ Halo 3
from Currys : £166.36
Both of these deals are excellent value for money. If you’re looking for additional items though, other deals may turn out to be better.
As always, if there are any bundles we should be including, please contact us immediately!
Best Xbox 360 Elite Bundles
The Elite has fewer bundles than the other two Xbox 360 consoles. Amazon, though, has two very good bundles, which can be combined:
Amazon’s game selection for this bundle includes FIFA 09, Halo 3, Fallout 3, and 14 other games. There are a number of retailers which offer similar deals, but don’t include the option of selecting the extra game.
Another leading bundle deal for the Elite comes from GAME:
If you’re not picky about what games you’re after, this is an excellent deal for the Xbox 360 Elite. However, if you’re after another game in addition to this, Amazon’s deal may turn out to be better on price.
There are several retailers with good bundle prices for particular games. Two of the best examples are Play.com with Gears of War 2 and Currys with Call of Duty: World at War.
Xbox 360 Elite
+ Call of Duty – World at War
from Currys : £225.09
These deals are both good if you’re after those particular games. As we’ve mentioned before, other deals may become better if you decide to add items to the bundles (e.g. an extra controller).
Runners-Up
In this section there are links to all the bundle deals we compared while researching this article. Please contact us if there’s anything we’ve missed!
Amazon : All in-stock bundle deals
Argos : (warning – confusing website!) All bundle deals – click on console then “Special Offers”
Comet : All bundle deals
Currys : All bundle deals, listed by price
Play.com : All in-stock bundle deals, listed by price
GAME : All in-stock bundle deals, listed by price
Gameplay : All bundle deals
Gamestation : All in-stock bundle deals, listed by price
HMV : All bundle deals
John Lewis : All bundle deals
ASDA, Tesco, theHut, Woolworths, Zavvi : No bundle deals available
Thanks for taking the time to read our guide to the best Xbox 360 bundle deals this Christmas! To view our product pages for each console, please follow the links below:
Xbox 360 Arcade / Core Console
Xbox 360 Premium Console
Xbox 360 Elite Console
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