Xbox's Black Friday sale is now live, apparently? Zero fanfare to this one, unlike PlayStation and Nintendo's announcements. In all honesty, I'm not surprised, as the sale on Microsoft's online store is actually a little disappointing.
Whilst Xbox controllers are discounted at Microsoft, they are listed for around $52-$60, but the same Xbox Controllers are also included in Best Buy's sale from just $40 instead. It's night and day in terms of pricing.
However, I'm going to do you one better, as you can currently pick up the Pulse Cipher Xbox Controller for just $32.99 at Amazon right now. That 59% off its list price of $79.99, and $47 savings.
I've been working Black Friday sales for over six years, and that's the best price I've ever seen on an official controller, let alone a special edition version.
The fact that Microsoft is trying to sell this for $59.22 on its own storefront is almost criminal, especially after already wacking the MSRP up in its 2025 price hike.
The lowest we tend to see Xbox Controllers drop to during sale events is $35, and even then, that's just on the core color options, not the fancy see-through variants.
This is absolutely one of the standout offerings in Amazon's Black Friday sale, which is also now live. This is such a good deal, I actually doubt it's going to last until the end of the day, let alone Black Friday proper on November 28.
At least one of the megacorps is providing some decent discounts on Xbox gear, because apparently Microsoft can't even be bothered to.
Robert Anderson is Senior Commerce Editor and IGN's resident deals expert on games, collectibles, trading card games, and more. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter/X or Bluesky.
