Black Friday is just around the corner on November 29, and while we expect the best deals to drop on the big day, our team of shopping editors has been noticing that the discounts are steadily improving as we get closer.

Microsoft is slashing prices on accessories and games as the days to Black Friday loom closer. That means there's no need to wait to score some savings and level up your gaming.

That means that pretty much all of its mouth-watering mix of archival bangers and contemporary workhorses—the ones that look like comfort food tastes: plenty of expected notes, a dash of welcome complexity, and executed with absolutely no fuss—possess pricetags that might be even more mouth-watering.