If you've been thinking of picking up an Xbox Series X, here's a rare chance to grab Microsoft's console at a discount: Dell is selling a bundle that pairs the device with a copy of the open-world racing game Forza Horizon 5 for $450. That's $50 off the console's usual going rate. Dell offered a similar deal earlier this month, but that didn't come bundled with a game. Forza Horizon 5, meanwhile, is included with an Xbox Game Pass subscription but typically retails for around $45 on its own (though it's currently available for $30 at Xbox's online store). As of this writing, the deal appears to be going in and out of stock, so you may need to act quickly.
This rare discount on Microsoft's top-end Xbox also includes the well-regarded racing game Forza Horizon 5 for no extra cost.
As a refresher, the Series X is the higher-performing option in Microsoft's Xbox lineup. It has a beefier GPU and more RAM compared to the $300 Xbox Series S, which allows it to more consistently play demanding games at higher resolutions and frame rates. Broadly speaking, the Series X is designed to play games in 4K at 60 fps (though some games can go further), while the Series S is aimed more at 1440p or 1080p displays. The Series X also has a disc drive, unlike the all-digital Series S, and it comes with twice as much storage by default at 1TB. You still have to use a proprietary card to fully expand that storage, however, and the console itself is much larger than its lower-cost counterpart. We gave the Series X a review score of 87 when it arrived in late 2020.
Microsoft itself has had its share of struggles producing blockbuster exclusives, particularly when compared to Sony's first-party output on the PlayStation 5. Still, after a few years
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