Black Friday-ish haul

So what did i get this Black Friday season (i prefer Thursday sales)?

Well, there were not really a lot of games out there that i was interested in.  The theme in "retail" (all AMZN) was repurchase

Xbox One: Has It Really Been a Year?

Time flies when you are looking back (when you live it, it seems to drag on forever).

Well, a year ago i picked up my Xbox One launch day console (bought with $420 or so in store credit from Game Stop).  Let's see... at about 3:55 PM on 11/22/13.  That was one heavy box.  Some things have changed, some haven't.

My Year With Gold: November 2014

The first full month of my year with a gold subscription has arrived.  So, what is the current value i am assigning (i will probably have to revisit this in the future for values of XB1 Games With Gold).

My Year With Gold

My Xbox Live Gold Subscription would have expired on October 22, 2014.  However, i decided to get a card and add another year.  So, this tag (MYWG - or My Year With Gold) will detail the approximated value that i derive from having a gold account.

So, what is included?  Basically, discounts, Games with Gold (GWG) and Free to Play.  i am not including Warframe and Project Spark in this year.  i am also not including the games i have previously downloaded in Games with Gold.  i am valuing the Games With Gold "rentals" as $5.04 (for rounding purposes) with declining value based off of the duration left on my gold subscription.  Example: i will value next month's GWG as $5 - $.42 (or $4.58).  Essentially losing $.42 a month.  For Xbox 360 games i may substitute trade-in value for games when applicable.