Massive Xbox One Sale For E3 Is Now Live

E3 week is nearly upon us, and to celebrate Microsoft is putting on what it's calling its "Biggest Xbox Sale of the Year." And when you look at the deals that are available on Xbox One consoles, accessories, services, and games, it's a hard to refute the claim. Between the discounts on hardware and services and the hundreds of games available up to 75% off, there's lots of money to be saved on Xbox One this week. Let's look at the deals.

On the hardware side of things, you can save $10 off Xbox One controllers and $50 off any Xbox One console. Here's the breakdown for the sale prices on the different models.

• $199 for 500GB Xbox One S console
• $249 for 1TB Xbox One S bundles
• $449 for Xbox One X console

In terms of services, you can can get one month of Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass for just $1 each. Xbox Game Pass gives you access to all Microsoft Studios games at launch, meaning you can play the full versions of games like State of Decay 2 and Sea of Thieves all month for just a buck. Not a bad deal.

Now onto the games--where to begin? Hundreds of games are on sale right now on the Xbox Store, including recent hits like Far Cry 5, Monster Hunter World, Sea of Thieves, and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Some excellent older games are on sale for appealingly low prices, like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition and Dark Souls III. You can find more of our picks below or see the full list here.

Xbox One Game Sale Highlights

• Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection -- $20 / £16
• Assassin's Creed Origins -- $30 / £33
• Batman: Arkham Knight -- $10 / £14
• Batman: Return to Arkham -- $10 / £24
• Dark Souls III -- $15 / £13
• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided -- $6 / £5
• Far Cry 5 -- $45 / £41
• For Honor -- $15 / £14
• Grand Theft Auto V -- $20 / £18
• Inside -- $10 / £8
• Madden NFL 18 -- $12 / £7
• Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience -- $15 / £13
• Metro 2033 Redux -- $5 / £4
• Metro: Last Light Redux -- $5 / £4
• Monster Hunter World -- $39 / £32
• Mortal Kombat XL -- $10 / £20
• Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition -- $10 / £8
• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds -- $20 / £17
• Quantum Break -- $20 / £14
• Sea of Thieves -- $48 / £40
• South Park: The Fractured but Whole -- $20 / £25
• Tom Clancy's Ghost recon Wildlands -- $20 / £18
• Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition -- $6 / £5
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition -- $20 / £14