We’ve nearing the point where it’s time to start shopping for holiday gifts, and Microsoft knows it. That’s exactly why today they announced two new Xbox 360 bundles for the holidays, one featuring an Xbox 360 system, and an Xbox 360 controller in the other.
The Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle is exactly what we expected it to be after a photo leaked last week. For $299 you’ll get an Xbox 360 Elite along with copies of Pure and Lego Batman. The Elite is normally priced at $299.99, so that makes for two games that are absolutely free.
Microsoft’s other new bundle is called the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Game Pack. To match that new black Elite console of yours, it includes a black wireless controller, a 48-hour trial of Xbox Live Gold, and four Xbox Live Arcade games: Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, Lumines Live, Bomberman Live, and Ms. Pac-Man (available only as a download, which you’ll receive a voucher for). This will all run you $59.99, just $10 more than a standalone black wireless controller goes for, although one can be had for nearly $13 less at Amazon right now, leaving you with about $23 before tax to buy exactly the XBLA games you want.