Massive Black Friday surprise: Xbox Series X drops to an unbeatable price

Amazon has dropped a bombshell deal this Black Friday, offering the highly coveted Xbox Series X at an unprecedented price of just £359.
The image shows Xbox Series X in black and white. — Xbox
The image shows Xbox Series X in black and white. — Xbox

Amazon has dropped a bombshell deal this Black Friday, offering the highly coveted Xbox Series X at an unprecedented price of just £359. This dramatic reduction from its usual tag of £446 on the website marks the lowest-ever price for the console on Amazon. Awarded five stars and crowned with an Expert Reviews Best Buy award, the Series X is making waves as one of the most formidable gaming consoles currently on the market.

Black Friday: Get the deal on Amazon

The Xbox Series X represents a significant leap in gaming technology according to Microsoft. Boasting 4K gaming capability at steady frame rates, this next-gen console introduces groundbreaking ray-tracing technology to the console sphere, simulating lifelike light reflections and shadows. Notably, its "Quick Resume" feature enables seamless game-switching — a standout convenience. However, the red flag lies in its limited 120Hz setting, exclusive to HDMI 2.1 compatible TVs.

Internally, the Series X packs a punch with a custom-designed 3.8GHz AMD Zen 2 CPU, 16GB of GDDR6 RAM, and an AMD RDNA 2 GPU, dishing out a mighty 12 teraFLOPS in graphics processing power. This configuration not only ramps up graphical finesse and frame rates but also drastically slashes load times thanks to its 1TB NVMe SSD.

Design-wise, the Xbox Series X maintains an elegant, minimalistic aesthetic. Its controller has seen subtle enhancements, including textured rear grips and triggers, plus a new share button for effortless capturing and sharing of game moments directly to social media.

The user interface remains familiar to existing Xbox owners, keeping the tiled app layout from the previous generation. Yet, the console's enhanced power significantly elevates the navigation experience, with the Microsoft Store and Game Pass games loading at lightning speeds. When it comes to gaming performance, the Series X shines, with most titles targeting 60fps at native 4K resolution, and some even supporting 120fps at a downscaled 1440p.

Backwards compatibility stands out as a core feature, ensuring every Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One game is playable on the new system. Moreover, numerous games have been optimised for the Series X, featuring enhanced ray-traced visuals and higher frame rates.

Get the Xbox Series X deal on Amazon

At an irresistible £359 on Amazon for Black Friday, the Xbox Series X deal is a gaming enthusiast's dream. Its unmatched performance, swift load times, and quality-of-life improvements solidify its position as a top choice in the console gaming arena.