In anticipation for the craziest shopping season of the year, Microsoft has announced a number of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals that include bundles, games, and accessories coming to their stores.

　　These deals come from straight from Xbox Wire:

　　Save $50 on Xbox One S or Xbox One:

　　Nov. 20 – 23: Looking to beat the Black Friday crowds? You can save $50 on any new 1TB Xbox One or Xbox One S.

　　Nov. 24 – 28: Get any new Xbox One S starting at $249 – its lowest price ever. This includes savings on all Xbox One S bundles available this holiday season.

　　Save $25 on Gears of War 4 bundled with the entire Gears Xbox 360 Collection and save $20 on ReCore at participating retailers nationwide.

　　The above deals apply to both online and in-store purchases at your local Microsoft Store and major participating retailers in the U.S., including on Cyber Monday, so you can save throughout the entire holiday weekend no matter where you are.

　　Take advantage of more than 250 deals on Xbox One and Xbox 360 digital games, movies, and TV shows, plus exclusive digital offers for Xbox Live Gold members

　　Xbox Live Gold members get early access to the weeklong Black Friday deals on Nov. 18, and everyone has access from Nov. 22-28. Plus, check back for even more great deals that will run over the Black Friday weekend, from Nov. 25-28Xbox Live Gold members also save up to 10% more on most sale titles, so go Gold to reap the benefitsSave big on the top blockbuster titles from Microsoft Studios that you can buy once and play on both Xbox One and Windows 10, including Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3, and ReCore, and, for these three titles, all customers can get the same great discountsGet Windows 10 games, including Quantum Break, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Batman: The Telltale Series, Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition on saleGet discounts on hit movies up to 40% off, including Lights Out, Now You See Me 2, and Goosebumps, today’s hit TV shows, including South Park and Orphan Black, up to 50% off, including movies as low as $7.99 and TV up to 50% offNov. 24 – 28: Save $25 on Gears of War 4 (contains five games including Gears of War 4 and the Gears Xbox 360 Collection) and $20 on ReCore at participating retailers nationwide.

　　Enjoy deals on Xbox Live and Xbox accessories:

　　Nov. 24 – 28: Save $10 on 3-month or 6-month Xbox Live Gold memberships at participating retailers nationwide

　　Nov. 24 – 28: Save $10 on Xbox Stereo Headsets at participating retailers nationwide

　　Nov. 24 – 28: Save $10 on select Xbox Wireless Controllers at participating retailers nationwide

　　Nov. 24 – 28: Get free engraving when you design a personalized Xbox Wireless Controller with Xbox Design Lab.

　　A good portion of these Microsoft Black Friday deals starts as soon as next week which makes it a good time to pick up a Xbox One console. Do you have any such plans, or perhaps you'd prefer a shiny PlayStation 4 Pro? Let us know below.