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Since its November 19th release date, the Xbox One has been in scarce supply at the $499.99 retail price. For those of you who avoided the long lines on Black Friday but still want one in time for Christmas, a new hope has emerged at Best Buy.

This morning Best Buy put five bundles on sale with prices ranging between $529.98 to $649.96. The cheapest is the standard console bundled with a 12 month Xbox LIVE Gold Subscription for $529.99, which is just the $499.99 console price plus $30 for 1 yr. membership. In fact, that puts it at a $30 discount, since an Xbox LIVE membership normally runs $59.99.

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DICE will release new update for Xbox One version of Battlefield 4 today.

A new update for Battlefield 4 on Xbox One will be released today, DICE has confirmed.

A previous patch for the game, due to go live at the start of December, was delayed. DICE’s work on the previous patch has been rolled into today’s update.

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Around one-quarter of the system’s storage space already filled before you install anything, new report finds.

The Xbox One’s 500GB maxes out at 362GB-365GB, meaning around one-quarter of the system’s storage space is already filled before users download anything.

That’s according to a new video report from IGN, which installed 20 games (of various sizes) to the system before meeting the cap. This figure also includes save files, apps, and GameDVR clips, though these file sizes are minimal compared to full-game downloads.

A Microsoft representative said that the discrepancy between the advertised 500GB hard drive space and the actual space users have for games and apps comes down to the basic console operating system install and some of the native first-party apps like Internet Explorer.

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Required update that addresses dashboard performance and multiplayer issues arrives today for those using Instant On feature, while rest will have to wait until Thursday.

A new mandatory Xbox One system update that addresses various application and operating system performance issues will begin rolling out today, Microsoft has announced.

The update will be available first for those using the Xbox One “Instant On” low-power state feature (which automatically checks for updates) beginning today at 5 p.m. PDT. People not using the Instant On feature won’t be able to download and apply the update until sometime after Thursday, December 12 at 4 p.m. PDT.

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