Best Buy members can get $51 off the Xbox Series X right now

If an Xbox game console was on your wish list this year but Santa had other plans, you're in luck. We rarely see significant discounts on any of Microsoft's Xbox game consoles, but right now Best Buy is tempting members with an offer of Xbox Series X 1TB Game Console for $399 for Best Buy Total members. That's $51 off for Best Buy Total members. Plus, Best Buy has a trade-in program that has the potential to save you even more.

For $399, you'll get Microsoft's Xbox Series X 1TB all-digital console. This means all games are streamed or downloaded to your hard drive from the Microsoft Game Pass store, so there's no need to buy discs. With 1 TB of storage plus games that can be streamed to the cloud, you'll be able to play for hours on end with this fast, powerful gaming console.

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Please note that this offer only applies to the Robot White model. It includes a wireless controller, but you might want to add another one for two-person gaming. This offer is extended only to those who have a Best Buy Total Membership.

Best Buy's trade-in program offers some credit if you have a similar device to trade in, which includes handhelds and game consoles from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Asus and Lenovo. How much you get will depend on what you trade

Why this agreement is important

This fast, all-digital game console doesn't go on sale often, so any discount is considered a good deal. A $51 savings brings this down to just $400, making it a little easier on the wallet. This isn't the best price we've ever seen, but Xbox deals usually only come around big shopping events like Black Friday or Best Buy's anti-Prime Day sales in the summer. A post-holiday discount of any kind on this gaming console is unusual.