Microsoft announces the new Xbox One S Minecraft Favourites bundle

News by Shabana Arif Contributor

Published on Sept. 21, 2016

"If you play Minecraft: Xbox 360 Editions, his is the perfect bundle to make the upgrade to Xbox One S," says Microsoft.

Microsoft has unveiled a new Xbox One S bundle - the Xbox One S Minecraft Favorites bundle.

The bundle will set you back $300/ £250 and includes:

500GB Xbox One S
Wireless controller
A digital download code for Minecraft: Xbox One Edition Favorites Pack (base game plus 7 content packs)
A digital download code for the Builder's Pack (6 content packs)
Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta
14 day Xbox Live Gold trial

"We’ve included over 230 character skins, 3 texture packs and 7 Mash-up packs alongside the Minecraft: Xbox One Edition game so you can let your survival and creative skills run wild," wrote senior product marketing manager for Minecraft, Jaime Limon.

"If you play Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, this is the perfect bundle to make the upgrade to Xbox One S. You can transfer your existing Xbox 360 worlds over to the Xbox One Edition, and enjoy building new ones that are up to 16 times bigger."

If you're in the U.S. or Canada you can pick up the bundle right now.

It will be available in the UK and Europe on October 11