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Get three months of Xbox Live Gold for only $10 this Black Friday
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After enjoying a nice dinner with your family and eating way too much stuffing (we are also guilty as charged), you deserve to sit back, relax, and load up your favorite console games. While playing a match or two can be fun, building your game library can also get pretty expensive once you start adding up the prices of the most popular titles, even with Black Friday savings.
If you own an Xbox, it doesn't have to be that way. For a limited time, you can score huge discounts and even free games with 20% off a three-month Xbox Live Gold membership.
Xbox Live Gold turns Xbox One gaming into a much better experience overall. The subscription service provides a fast, reliable network for gamers, and you can even match up with other gamers for battle royale-style games, MMOs, and more. Simply use Looking for Groups and Clubs to quickly and easily find people you'll enjoy playing with and build an online community.
Not only can you get store discounts of up to 50 to 75% on Xbox One games, but you can also claim two to four free games each month. This month's free titles include Dead End Job, Windbound, and more. The library of free titles has been growing and has everything from family favorites to multiplayer shooters.
Microsoft runs over 300,000 servers to power its multiplayer network, enabling gamers to connect online. It's even possible to receive multiplayer invitations while you're watching television. Microsoft even touts its cloud-hosted service as lag and cheat-resistant, evening out the battleground for everyone. Best of all, this membership is available for Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 consoles, so you don't need the latest console to hop into a multiplayer match.
Microsoft typically charges $9.99 for each month of Xbox Live Gold, but with this deal, you can get a three-month membership for only $10. The deal is only good through November 27, so if you're thinking this is the perfect way to explore new games, grab this deal while you can.
This deal is a part of our Black Friday coverage that's bringing the best deals to you. From gaming peripherals to laptops and more, we've scoured hundreds of deals to make sure you're getting the very best deals. Head over to our hub to check out our best deals, or you can also check out our live blog that we'll be updating through Cyber Monday.