Confirming a popular rumor that had been floating around the past few days, Microsoft today announced that 2016’s Xbox Ultimate Game Sale will kick off on Tuesday, July 5 and run through Monday, July 11.
Microsoft says more than 250 games will be part of the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale, and that the annual event will see some games discounted more than 60 percent from their MSRPs during the annual event. All Xbox Live Gold members will also be granted up to an additional 10 percent off all sale prices. And it won’t be just Xbox One games that go on sale, either: for the first time, some Windows 10 games and Xbox One consoles will get discounts during the sale. Here are some of the highlights:
- ARK: Survival Evolved
- DOOM
- Dark Souls III
- Quantum Break
- Underground DLC for The Division
- Battleborn
- Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst
- Grand Theft Auto: V
- Halo 5: Guardians
- FIFA 16
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- Far Cry: Primal
- Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate
- Fallout 4
- Just Cause 3
- The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
- Star Wars: Battlefront
For the full list of Xbox One titles that will be going on sale starting Tuesday, head over to Major Nelson.
Also included in the sale will be a number of Xbox 360 games that are backwards compatible on the Xbox One, such as:
- Counter-Strike: GO
- South Park: The Stick of Truth
- The Witcher 2
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Saint’s Row IV
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Source: Microsoft