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The best Xbox One bundle deals in June 2018

If you’re like us, you may already be looking forward to scoring deals on Amazon Prime Day. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get a deal on an Xbox One console or bundle today.

An Xbox One bundle is a great option. You’ve very likely to get more for your money, as you’ll get an extra game or two thrown in, which is especially helpful for someone purchasing their very first Xbox One. Even better, bundles often come with special edition consoles in unique colors or designs. 

If you’re looking for an Xbox One bunlde deal, you’ve come to the right place. We’re constantly on the lookout to find the cheapest Xbox One bundle deals from around the web to share with our readers. Below you’ll find an array of configurations with varying amounts of storage and game titles.

The Xbox One S has a slim design in comparison to its original chunky predecessor and also supports 4K content.Not only is it a better design, but it’s considerably less expensive than the original. If you’d prefer to leap into the world of full-on 4K HDR gaming, then you might be tempted by one of the latest Xbox One X bundles instead.

Looking to buy an Xbox One in the UK or Australia? You’ll want to take a look at our UK page or AU page.

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The best Xbox One deals

The slimmed-down design of the Xbox One S looks much better than the original chunky box and the power brick has been absorbed making thing s bit tidier behind your TV. The main draw though is 4K visual support meaning you’ll be able to watch specialized 4K Blu-Ray and Netflix content in 4K on your new 4K TV. Most Xbox One S models comes with 500GB of storage and there are some 1TB options too. The limited edition 2TB model has all but disappeared now, but it pops up with an enormous price-tag occasionally. Let’s take a look at the cheapest Xbox One deals below, followed by the bundles.

The best Xbox One bundles

Xbox One S 1TB Console Sea of Thieves Bundle | $249 at Amazon
This is a rather new bundle on the market and comes with a full-game download code for Sea of Thieves — one of Microsoft’s hottest new exclusives. You’re also getting a 1TB hard drive and a one-month game pass trial (think Netflix for games). Plus, it’s dropped by $46 from two weeks ago. 
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Xbox One S 1TB Console PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Bundle | $249 at Jet
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is one of the most in-demand games on the planet right now, and unless you have a gaming PC, your only other route to the battle royale phenomenon is via an Xbox One. This latest Xbox One bundle comes with the game and a massive 1TB hard-drive. Even better, it’s $38 less than it was two weeks ago.
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The best Xbox One X deals

Released in November at a list price of $499, the HDR- and 4K-equipped Xbox One X is considerably more expensive than the Xbox One S. The prices below are mainly for the console on its own. But if you’d like to see the options that include games too (sometimes you’ll get ones thrown in for free), then head on over to our Xbox One X bundles page.

Xbox Live Gold deals

Need to top off your Xbox Live Gold membership? Don’t pay the default automatic $60 renewal price. Check out our range of Xbox Live Gold deals  to save some serious money.

Still considering a PS4 instead? Then you’ll want to take a look at our cheapest PS4 bundle deals. 

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Black Friday 2018 and Cyber Monday 2018: when are they, why they matter and where to get the best deals

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are a big deal, and they’re getting bigger every year: according to Barclaycard, which processes around half of all UK card payments, spending on Black Friday 2017 was 8% higher than on Black Friday 2016.

John Lewis experienced its busiest hour of online trading ever, while Argos claimed that over two million people visited its Black Friday website in just 4 hours.

If you don’t take a look, you’re probably missing out: in the UK, 91% of UK retailers took part in Black Friday 2017, while the figure was 81% in the US. That’s a lot of retailers, and those retailers offered a lot of deals.

So how can you find the best Black Friday deals and Cyber Monday deals in 2018?

When is Black Friday 2018?

Black Friday started in the US, and is the Friday immediately after the Thanksgiving holiday, so this year it’s November 23 2018.

When is Cyber Monday 2018?

It’s the Monday immediately after Black Friday, so Cyber Monday 2018 will fall on Monday November 26.

What’s the difference between Black Friday and Cyber Monday?

These days there isn’t really one – what are advertised as Black Friday deals often start to appear well before Black Friday, and are available beyond Cyber Monday.

Cyber Monday was originally unconnected to Black Friday – the term was coined to mark the date when everybody went “Yikes! It’s nearly Christmas and I haven’t bought any presents!” and ordered tons of things online when they were supposed to be working.

There used to be a clearer division between the two dates, with Black Friday focusing largely on consumer electronics and Cyber Monday on things such as clothes and jewellery, but that’s largely gone now.

Instead, they’ve merged into what might more accurately be described as Black Friday And Cyber Monday And The Week Before And After And A Bit More If You’re Amazon. But that’s too long to type, and BFACMATWBAAAABMIYA is a terrible acronym – so let’s stick with Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Why Black Friday and Cyber Monday matter

For consumers, the Black Friday / Cyber Monday sales frenzy means a whole week or more of what appear to be good deals – and if you’re savvy, and take advantage of TechRadar’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals monitoring, you really can save a lot of money.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday have changed the way we shop in the run-up to Christmas, and they’ve had a massive effect on the retail industry, especially online.

As James Miller, senior retail consultant at Experian Marketing Services, told the BBC: “there is little doubt Black Friday has dramatically changed the way people shop in the run-up to Christmas, and has created an expectation of deep discounts that arguably did not exist before”.

That’s good news for us and potentially bad news for retailers, because Black Friday and Cyber Monday don’t magically give us more money to spend. They just change when we spend our money, so perhaps rather than waiting until the week before Christmas to buy our presents we do it on Black Friday and Cyber Monday instead.

Once we’ve spent that money it’s spent, and if we’ve spent it on Amazon – one of the biggest proponents of Black Friday and Cyber Monday on either side of the Atlantic – then that money is lost to more local retailers.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are overwhelmingly online phenomena. Many retailers offer Black Friday deals in their physical stores (Cyber Monday, as the name suggests, has always been an online thing), but with a few headline-grabbing exceptions of the fistfight-in-a-supermarket kind it doesn’t significantly increase footfall.

In fact, there’s some evidence that it has the opposite effect, with tumbleweed blowing down high streets as we all shop from our homes, schools or workplaces instead.

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How to watch Portugal vs Spain: live stream World Cup football online from anywhere

Live stream Portugal vs Spain – when and where

This Group B game sees Portugal vs Spain at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi.

The game will kick-off at 7pm BST, 2pm ET, 11am PT, 4am AEST, 7pm Lisbon, 8pm Madrid.

This Group B game sees rivals Portugal and Spain clash at the Fischt Olympic Stadium in Russia’s Sochi. Spain are the 2010 World Cup champions putting them among the favourites to win this year. Spain vs Portugal is set to be one of the most interesting clashes of the World Cup 2018 group stages in Russia.

Spain began training fives days ahead of their first game with intense training sessions in Krasnodar, but their preparations turned to shambles after the decision was made to sack Julen Lopetegui just one day before the World Cup started. Their Iberian rivals, Portugal, have beaten Spain twice and lost three times in their last meetings. In the last 36 games against each other Spain have taken 18 victories.

You can live stream every World Cup 2018 match for free using our handy World Cup viewing guide. Or read on to see you options for Portugal vs Spain where you are.

Use a VPN to watch the World Cup 2018 from anywhere for FREE

You don’t have to miss a single minute of World Cup soccer – even if the country where you are isn’t broadcasting certain games. Because every second of action is being shown somewhere (the UK, for example, is televising every game for free – see below), you can simply use a VPN to login to a region that is broadcasting the game. And it’s really easy to do:

1. Download and install a VPN
We’ve tested all of the major VPN services and we rate ExpressVPN as the absolute best. It’s compatible with all of your devices, supports most streaming services and ranks amongst the fastest. You can even install it on devices like an Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Xbox and PlayStation. So for a one-stop shop, you can’t go wrong with Express – but there are more fantastic VPN options out there as well:

The best 3 VPNs for streaming sports online
1. ExpressVPN:  the best all-round VPN for streaming, comes with 30-day money back guarantee and/or 15 months for the price of 12
2. VyprVPN:  a 40% discount and blazing speeds make VyprVPN a great choice for 4K – and during the World Cup, it’s giving you the chance to win a PS4 + FIFA 18
3. IPVanish: supports up to 10 devices, so great on the go and has 25% off for the World Cup

2. Connect to the appropriate server location
Simply open the VPN app, hit ‘choose location’ and select the appropriate location – it’s super easy to do. If in any doubt, just head straight to the UK.

3. Go to the broadcaster’s live stream or TVPlayer.com
If you know exactly what station you’re hoping to catch the game on, then you don’t need us any longer – head straight there. If you’re not sure, just stick with TVPlayer.com in the UK. It will be showing all the games for free. You don’t even have to sign up.

Want to record the game and catch it in your spare time. TVPlayer Plus carries a £5.99 monthly fee but let’s you ‘record’ up to 10 hours of TV to watch at your leisure. And you can take advantage of its 14-day free trial, too.

How to stream Portugal vs Spain live in the UK 

From 7pm BST you’ll be able to watch the action of the match between Portugal vs Spain live in the UK. This is thanks to coverage by BBC which will show the game broadcast on TV but also via its iPlayer app for those watching online.

If you’re outside of the UK but still want to tune into the classic BBC coverage, then your best option will be to watch the stream via a VPN and then tune into TVPlayer.com.

How to watch Portugal vs Spain: US live stream 

Fox Sport is the official US broadcaster of the World Cup 2018 so that’s where you can catch the game live. The Portugal vs Spain kick-off time will be 2pm ET, 11am PT. The Fox Go app is another way to watch, ideal for those on the go.

For all cord cutters that don’t have cable, Fox Sports is also available to watch on streaming services such as Sling and Fubo.

Another option – ideal if you don’t have cable – is to watch the game via a VPN, which will let you watch as if you were in another country. 

How to watch Portugal vs Spain: Canada live stream 

For this tournament CTV is the official Canada broadcaster and will broadcast the Portugal vs Spain game live at 2pm Ontario time or over the internet via the CTV Go app.

Another option – ideal if you don’t have cable – is to watch the game via a VPN, which will let you watch as if you were in another country. 

How to watch Portugal vs Spain: Australia live stream 

Portugal vs Spain game is one of the games of the day on the free-to-air SBS broadcaster down under. So if you can get up in time for it (kick-off is at 4am AEST) then there’s no need to pay.

Or, if you’re outside of Australia but still want the SBS coverage, you’ll need to watch via a VPN.

How to watch Portugal vs Spain: New Zealand live stream 

Sky Sports has won the rights to show the World Cup 2018 in New Zealand so you can catch the Portugal vs Spain game at 6am Wellington time. Or watch it via you mobile using the Sky Go app.

Another option – ideal if you don’t have cable – is to watch the game via a VPN service, which will let you watch as if you were in another country.

Exclusive World Cup competition with VyprVPN

Win a PlayStation 4 + FIFA 18 with VyprVPN
If you’ve decided that a VPN is the best way to catch your chosen World Cup live stream but can’t quite choose between the hundreds of providers out there, then our exclusive competition may sway you. VyprVPN has clearly got a case of football fever and is giving away a PS4 Slim (1TB) with a copy of FIFA 18 to one lucky winner.

You won’t find this competition anywhere else on the web – it’s strictly exclusive to TechRadar readers – and if you don’t take the top prize, five runners up will receive a free year of Vypr VPN instead. All you need to do is head to the competition page, complete the entry form and you’ll be in the prize draw (full terms and conditions can be found on the competition page). It’s an open goal!

Where else can I watch the World Cup using a VPN

A VPN will enable you to watch every 2018 World Cup fixture from literally anywhere – even if it isn’t being broadcast in that country. So that obviously includes all the competing countries and anywhere else on Earth you might be: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt,  England, France, Germany, Iceland, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden,  Switzerland, Tunisia, Uruguay and many more!

How to stream all the online action straight to you TV

The ability to live stream all the football to your phone or tablet is undeniably useful – you don’t have to miss a single goal, even if you’re out of the house. But if you want to stream the World Cup from the internet to your TV, then picking up a streaming box might be useful. Check out our guide to the best streaming media players, where the likes of Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire are all included.

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