Black Friday month has well and truly kicked off – this week has seen a whole heap of retailers and tech manufacturers kick off their seasonal sales ahead of the big day on 29 November. If you're in the market for a new console and an Xbox has taken your fancy, it looks like a pretty great time to shop around.

This is the kind of offer I would expect to see when official Black Friday Xbox deals stick the landing at the end of the month, so grabbing it two weeks early feels like a solid win. After all, the Seagate alternative is still sitting at $149 at Amazon right now.

In fact, the Xbox Series X is already discounted by $50 in the US right now at certain retailers, and it's been confirmed the Xbox Series S will be getting the same treatment on November 21st. This will bring it down to $249.99.