Daily Deals: Meta Quest 2, Armored Core 6, Xbox Series X

We’re only a week and a half out from December 25, meaning that time is running out to take advantage of deals this holiday season. From games to tech, there are dozens of great deals that won’t be available for much longer. This is one of the last opportunities to get great deals in time before things start to sell out or arrive after the holidays. Here are the best deals available for Sunday, December 17.

HP OMEN 16 – 16″ 165Hz Full HD Gaming Laptop for $1199.99

An amazing deal on an HP OMEN laptop is available at Best Buy. This laptop comes equipped with an AMD Ryzen 9-7940HS, 16GB of RAM, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, and a 512GB SSD. That’s a huge amount of power that should be able to fill any need you might have. Recent releases like Starfield or Lies of P will run with ease on a system like this. This deal ends today, so act fast if you’re keen on picking up a gaming laptop.

Xbox Series X for $349

The Xbox Series X is still on sale after Black Friday and Cyber Monday! For a limited time, you can score a new console for only $349. That’s $150 off MSRP, which is a steal this holiday season and even better than Cyber Monday deals. Depending on your location, you might see the Xbox Series X listed for $399. That’s still $100 off, but it’s worth keeping in mind if you can’t seem to find the $349 deal in your area.

Save 20% Off Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon

The latest Armored Core title has a nice sale after it was released this August. You can get 20% off from Amazon right now, which hits a new low for the title. We gave the game an 8/10 in our review, stating it had “excellent, explosive combat that manages to take very complex systems and mechanics and make them easy to understand and execute.”

Save $50 on Meta Quest 2 and Get $50 Credit

While the Meta Quest 3 has released, the Quest 2 is still an exceptional VR headset available at a very reasonable price. That especially applies to this deal, which is $50 off either the 128GB or 256GB model. Additionally, purchasing either model will give you $50 of digital credit for Amazon, so you’re really saving $100 in total on a new Quest 2.

Theathrhythm Final Bar Line for $19.99

If you’re a rhythm game fan, this is the perfect deal for you. Theathrythm Final Bar Line has over 350 tracks to play through, selected from all of the released Final Fantasy titles. Recent DLC added songs from Final Fantasy XVI, NieR, and even Xenogears. This title arrives just in time for the holiday season.

Cowboy Bebop Complete Series Blu-Ray for $28.99

Amazon has the 25th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray of Cowboy Bebop for only $28.99. This set comes with all 26 episodes of the original anime, in addition to five discs filled with bonus features. Some of these features are a 25th Anniversary Retrospective, a 20th Anniversary Interview with Koichi Yamadera, and more. If you’re a fan of Cowboy Bebop, this is an amazing deal to add to your collection.

Apple Watch Series 8 [41mm] (Product) RED Edition for $249

This deal on the Apple Watch Series 8 is hard to pass over. At $249, you’re saving $150 on a recent Apple Watch. The Series 8 has features like temperature sensing, an all-day battery life, sleep tracking, crash detection and fall detection, and an always-on retina display. This model includes a (Product) RED alumninium case and a (Product) Red Sport Band.

Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE for $39.99

A sleeper 2023 release, Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE, is the latest title written by Kazutaka Kodaka. $39.99 is the lowest this game has ever been, meaning this is a great deal if you’re a fan of puzzle games or visual novels. It is a Nintendo Switch excluisve for the forseeable future, with no other platform releases announced at this time.

Akira 4K Blu-Ray for $14.99

The iconic movie is on sale for half off for a limited time. This 4K remastered edition of Akira remixes the audio and includes a boatload of bonus content. Some of this includes music, trailers, interviews, and more. If you’ve never seen Akira, this is a great time to pick up the movie and see what all the talk is about.

Get NieR: Automata The End of Yorha Edition for Only $29.99

NieR: Automata is highly regarded as one of the greatest action games of the last decade. The unique storytelling of Yoko Taro combines with flashy action combat from PlatinumGames to create a very memorable title. The Nintendo Switch version of the game includes the exclusive 6C2P4A118680823 DLC for free, which includes new costumes, accessories, and pod skins.

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 for $39.99

Great news for stealth action fans: Walmart has listed Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 at $39.99, which matches the previous low we saw during Black Friday. This is a great package with the first three Metal Gear Solid games, in addition to Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. If you’ve yet to play through the Metal Gear series, the Master Collection is how to do so on modern platforms.

Get Almost Half Off the Collector’s Edition Guide for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

If you’re gifting or getting The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to someone this holiday season, this is the perfect companion item. This hardcover book has almost 500 pages of content to showcase every single shrine, enemy, weapon, location, and more inside the game. It’s the perfect guide to assist you in your quest to find Princess Zelda.

Grab Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Limited Edition for $49.99

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has hit $49.99 on Amazon, matching a previous low. With the limited edition of the game, you’ll get a unique weapon and an exclusive character gear set to adjust your appearance. You’ll get to experience a full open world with Frontiers of Pandora, exploring and fighting enemies with plenty of Na’vi weapons at your disposal.

Final Fantasy XVI for $39.99

Now is the perfect time to pick up the latest mainline Final Fantasy title. The first wave of DLC, titled Echoes of the Fallen, just released for Final Fantasy XVI last week. The second DLC, The Rising Tide, is set to launch in Spring 2024. We gave Final Fantasy XVI a 9/10 in our review, stating it is “a game worthy of an orchestral Final Fantasy victory fanfare.”

Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 4060 Ti Gaming PC for $1199.99

Right now Dell has the 2023 Alienware Aurora R16 Intel Core i7 RTX 4060 Ti gaming PC for only $1199.99. This is actually $100 less than the best price we saw for this exact config on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It’s equipped with an Intel Core i7-13700F CPU, GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB GPU, 16GB of DDR5-5600MHz RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD. The i7 processor is cooled by a 240mm all-in-one liquid cooler. The RTX 4060 Ti 8GB video card is the perfect GPU for 1080p gaming, although it’s also capable of handling 1440p gaming. It’s about 5%-10% faster than the RTX 3060 Ti at 1080p and supports the newer DLSS 3.0 and 3.5 technology. It’s also about 20%-25% faster than the RTX 4060 in 1080p gaming.

2021 Apple iPad 10.2″ 64GB for $249

Amazon is offering a brand new 2021 Apple iPad 10.2″ Wi-Fi 64GB tablet for only $249. This iPad normally retails for $329, so you’re saving about 25%. This is the lowest price we’ve seen for what is already the most affordable iPad you can get. These are brand new and include a 1 year Apple warranty.

Note that the iPad may come a few days after Christmas. Although if it’s intended to be a gift, I’m sure the recipient will forgive you for such an awesome present.

Xbox Series S for $229.99

This is the Starter Bundle that includes 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The Xbox Series S is normally priced $200 less than the Xbox Series X but can still play all of the same games. It doesn’t have the power of the Series X, so games are displayed at 1440p resolution instead of 4K in order to maintain the consistent 60fps-120fps graphics you’ll find in most games. If you don’t have a 4K TV or feel like the $200 could be better spent elsewhere (or in this case, $300), then the Xbox Series S might be a smarter purchase.

Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections for $49.99

The latest Naruto Storm title recently released, in the form of Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections. This title provides dozens and dozens of characters to choose from and is the perfect gift for any Naruto fan. This title will ship in time for the bulk of the holidays with December 25.

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes Box Set for $58.91

Amazon has the Complete Calvin and Hobbes Paperback Box Set for only $58.91 after you clip the coupon on the product page. This is a pretty huge price drop from its $135 MSRP and matches the best price we saw during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The complete paperback box set includes four full-color paperback volumes (1,440 total pages) in a sturdy slipcase and includes all Calvin and Hobbes cartoons that ever appeared in syndication, from its initial publication in 1985 to Bill Watterson’s retirement in 1995.

Apple AirPods Pro with USB Type-C for $199.99

There’s no better holiday gift than a new pair of AirPods. Amazon has dropped the price of the 2nd gen Apple AirPods Pro truly wireless noise cancelling earbuds with the universal USB Type-C connector by $50, now only $199.99. Best of all, it can be delivered to you well before Christmas, December 25 without paying any additional shipping fee. With this current gen AirPods Pro, Apple has replaced the proprietary Lightning port with the more universal USB Type-C. For people who want to bring along a single charging cable for all of their mobile devices, this is a godsend.

Sonic Superstars Still 50% Off

If you’re a fan of the blue hedgehog and have yet to pick up the latest 2D title, this is a great chance to do so! Sonic Superstars is still marked down at $29.99 across all platforms following last weekend. The game should arrive with plenty of time before the peak of the holiday season.

49″ Samsung Odyssey OLED G9: The Best Ultra-Wide Gaming Monitor

This popular Black Friday deal is back! Amazon has the 49″ Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 G95SC gaming monitor for only $1199.99. That’s $600 less than MSRP and matches what we saw during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The Odyssey OLED G9 replaces the Neo G9 as Samsung’s highest end Odyssey G-series gaming monitor. Unlike the Neo G9, which uses a Mini-LED panel, the OLED G9 uses a quantum dot OLED panel. OLED panels boast individual self-lit OLEDs that can turn on and off independently of each other, which allows for true blacks and incredible contrast ratios. The image quality, especially in HDR, is far better than what you’ll see with traditional IPS, VA, or TN panels. Samsung’s quantum dot (or QD) OLED panels are even better because they are brighter and support a wide color range than regular OLED panels.