Best Buy just unloaded a tremendous deal on Xbox controllers as part of its Best Buy Black Friday Sale. For a limited time, you can bundle your choice of a Ghost Cipher or Sky Cipher Xbox wireless controller and a Fire TV Stick 4K for just $51.98. You'll see this discounted price in your shopping cart. This is a bargain considering the fact that a similar bundle costs $74.99 on Amazon (although it also comes with one month of Game Pass Ultimate).
As a bonus, this bundle will allow you to play Game Pass games without an Xbox console (you'll still need to get yourself an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription). If you choose that route, however, we recommend getting the Fire TV Stick 4K Max instead, which offers a faster Wi-Fi 6e wireless connection The total will come out to be $62.98.
How to Get This Xbox Controller and Fire TV Stick Bundle:
Step 1: Add one of these controllers to your cart
Step 2: Add one of these Fire TV Sticks to your cart
Step 3: Confirm the $20 discount in your cart before you check out
This deal also works on most of the other Xbox controller colors except for Carbon Black and Robot White. However, these two color schemes look way, way cooler. The Cipher Editions are absolutely gorgeous controllers, with a translucent clear or blue top case, rubberized grips, and metallic triggers and D-pad. The interior components are colored silver to match the overall theme. Aesthetics aside, this Xbox wireless controller is identical to the one that's bundled with the Xbox Series X and S console. Standard features include s hybrid D-pad, button mapping with the Xbox app, a 3.5mm audio jack that works with any wired headset, and a share button to upload screenshots and video.
You Can Play Xbox Games Without an Xbox Console
The Xbox app was made available for the Fire TV Stick 4K and 4K Max starting July of this year. Through this app, gamers can log into their account and access games that are available through Xbox Cloud Gaming. Not every game supports Xbox Cloud Gaming, but the list includes hundreds of titles like Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite, Starfield, Fortnite, Mortal Kombat 11, and more.
Because you're connecting to a remote server that hosts the game itself, your Fire TV Stick isn't using any of its processing power to run the game, which is why you don't need a powerful Xbox console to play. This is an excellent low-cost alternative to console or PC gaming, however there are some conditions:
- You'll need to be an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriber
- You'll need a Bluetooth controller
- You'll want a very fast and stable Wi-Fi connection
When Is Black Friday 2024?
We’re in the home stretch: Black Friday falls on November 29 this year. All month long, retailers have been rolling out sales, ramping up to massive discounts on Black Friday and through the weekend into Cyber Monday. There are already some fantastic deals available on PS5 consoles (including PS VR2) and controllers, video games for all platforms, AirPods Pro, and tons more.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
