McDonalds Xbox One Contest Starts, Promises 14,000 Consoles and Almost $1,000,000,000 in Xbox Prizes

McDonald’s “One Hot Holiday” Contest has finally kicked off, promising a whole load of Xbox related prizes from Microsoft and other partners, and doubtlessly aiming to provide a large amount of visibility for the new console from Redmond, not to mention a few pounds of meat on our ribs.

The prize list is very rich, with 14,000 consoles with Forza 5 and almost a billion dollars in Xbox prizes.

[Lalanana]

Lol. Mcdonalds lovers will love mcdonalds even more now.

Nice move by MS for exposure though.

[Abriael]

14,000 consoles are a whole crapton of em. That's for sure.

[torchic]

every little bit helps.

[pyramidshead]

Gotta move that launch day stock some how :P

[mikeslemonade]

This is such a tease. You're lucky if you are one of the winners. Even if you win you're gonna be probably waiting for months before you actually get it.

[ltachiUchiha]

Mcdonalds here I come lol.

Edit: My bad didnt know i posted this many times.

[NukaCola]

Got a code with my fries today for one Fox tv show on Xbox Video. 100% worthless to me. Figured they offer something that anyone could use.

[kreate]

The massive billion dollar ad campaign continues from Microsoft.

I believe these ads are effective especially when its continuos. Taco bell to McDonalds. What's next?

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Don't forget Dorrito's and Mt. Dew and Monster Energy drinks... all have been used in promoting video game stuff this holiday season.

[Tangostarr]

Saw a commercial today where you can win Xbox one from chef boyardee products now too. Crazy stuff. They are doing anything to get these into peoples homes.

[Eddie20101]

They'll all be launch day editions that people didn't pick up.

[lassenwolf]

Maybe take business 101. You think the mcd's campain was thought up last week. The 14000 consoles don't even have to be made yet and /or were already. time tells how consoles sell. It took the ps3 years before it even sold well. Two weeks out of the new consoles and who knows what 2015 brings( no not 14) . More hacks, failed systems or something that kills them both-the wiiu comback

[Eddie20101]

The comment obviously was not completely serious but thanks for the insulting and defensive response. Typical

[malokevi]

These sorts of campaigns go a long way towards both moving units and generating interest (not to mention generating revenue).

I know I'll be taking part, considering how much Mcdonalds I tend to consume! (heart-stopping amounts)

bada-ba-ba-ba!

[SaturdayNightBeaver]

I guess sh*t junk food and sh*t junk TV "console" come together..

[Bzone24]

I think the Taco Bell Playstation 4 promotion is already over.

[Rimeskeem]

So MS isnt totally sold out if they have 14,000 consoles they are willing to give away?

[Back-to-Back]

MS promoting unhealthy food. How american of them.

[Bzone24]

Umm, Playstation and Taco Bell...

[TBONEJF]

what kind of idiot would go to mcdonalds every day just to win a damn xbox? its a wast of money and junk food

[famoussasjohn]

You underestimate Americans. If we can get something for free, we will spend as much money or more to get it.

[bobsmith]

1 upping ps4 and taco bell

[KonsoruMasuta]

They both seem horrible to me.

Would you rather risk chronic constipation and explosive diarrhea by eating Taco Bell for a PS4 or risk a heart attack and clogged arteries by eating McDonalds for and XboxOne?

[muffinbutton]

If i had to make a choice i'd rather have chronic constipation and explosive diarrhea.

[wolokowoh]

When given those two specific options. Risk a heart attack by eating McDonalds because I prefer the "food" they produce to Taco Bell's "beef". Also you're not going to eat so much that you are guaranteed to have a heart attack from the food If you do eat that much McDonalds, you're likely to have explosive diarrhea and issues with constipation. Because the heart attack McDonalds causes would later advances in medical science could help me out. Plus the pain of the attack and passing out while my heart stopping is a nicer way to go than dehydration from diarrhea. On the console side of things, I always have the option to sell the Xbone for $400 and use that towards purchasing a PS4 so it's smarter to get the higher priced thing for free.

[lsujester]

BOTH! May die in five years, but you'll have consoles!

[Callediceman]

If the mcrib got me an entry i most likely would win 13,999 xbones..

[ziggurcat]

lemme guess: USA only.

[snittolo]

Yup,

McDonald’s® One Hot Holiday Instant Win Game (the “Game") begins at participating McDonald’s restaurants in the 50 United States and D.C.

[Conzul]

Oh good .... more cycles of mediocrity for the ignorant masses.

[snittolo]

Am I reading that right? 1 Billion? That is a crazy amount of money for them to be spending on this, hopefully it works out in the long run. I will definitely be sending people to McDs for awhile instead of Tims!

*EDIT* Sigh...... Us Only,

McDonald’s® One Hot Holiday Instant Win Game (the “Game") begins at participating McDonald’s restaurants in the 50 United States and D.C.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

If I won one, I'd sell it at only small mark-up of current market value.
Maybe an extra $50, if that. An extra $550 would go a long way towards Christmas gifts for my family and friends.

[Indo]

MS does like to get people fat and sugar coated, in the sake of getting XBOXone out there.

[KonsoruMasuta]

It's all a part of their plan. Get people fat and unhealthy, then make them feel bad about it and shove ads for kinect fitness games down their throats.

[Xsilver]

http://www.guiltybit.com/wp... OMG that makes sense.

[VonBraunschweigg]

Of course it's nothing new, there's a multibillion dollar industry based on just that for decades, but it sure is funny: couple of fatso's winning fitness games. Great move by MS.

By the way, want a good burger, make it yourself. Bigger, better, tastier, cheaper. Not faster, no.

[testerg35]

and Taco Bell is good?

[Bzone24]

Taco Bell is health food now that they ran a Playstation 4 promotion.

[HighResHero]

Parents know that it will be easier to pry the controller from their kids hands if they are all greasy.

[BLAKHOODe]

That's almost tempting enough for me to not bother trying Burger King's new Big King burger.

[nevin1]

lol.

Anyway, a billion dollars is probably a $100,000 to MSoft.

[Conzul]

Mr Gates clocks in at 67 billion.

[yocdub]

...and you can now add 1,000,000,000 newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetics to that list as well!!

[Jeedai Infidel]

I know the US has a lot of undocumented foreigners, but I don't think there are that many gamers over here :-p

[yocdub]

That number is over time "1,000,000,000 Served....Insulin"

[AceBlazer13]

This promotion best as help cause investors r gonna have no problem cutting off xbox if it doesn't

[Nujabes_]

You keep thinking that honey.

[McDaygo]

Wasn't it Burger King for the 360? Had those creepy/cool(ish) games too.

[Wikkid666]

Had that super creepy BK guy in the games!

[McDaygo]

Lol, way creepy. Never picked one up, but always though it was a great marketing idea.

[ELpork]

That's alot of mcfood

[FrigidDARKNESS]

This is awesome advertising.

[testerg35]

LOL.. I don't get how Sony fans act as if Sony didn't do the same thing.

[josephayal]

CCCCCCombo Breaker! I wish that this promotion was at Pizza Hut

[filipakos]

MC donalds fanboys be like "I spent 1000$ and still won nothing.I also got 200 kilos" totally not worth :P

[stinkytofus]

Spend 1000 on mcdonalds, maybe win the console, if u do win, it comes with kinect fitness to lose those lbs u gained

So instead of jus blowing 550 on the console, here you are blowing massive money on unhealthy food and might not even win, only stupid people will go mcdee for a system

[EasilyTheBest]

The crying in this thread is hilarious.

Microsoft would like to say sorry for advertising their product.

In 3 - 4 years time when Sony does an advertising deal with Mcdonalds, it will then be perfectly fine and somehow it will great for every individual on the planet.

[Darkfist]

i thought xbone sold out?

[Bzone24]

I know, there's no possible way for them to manufacture more. /s

[Cuders]

how do you enter? because the only way I'm getting a X1 is for free.

[Lil_Richy21]

never won a console this way lol this is a way just to sale more big macs

[Rock_On_PS4]

XBox One are already being given away as prizes. Sell it off and then buy a PS4.

[KingDadXVI]

I love playing all the consoles (Xbox is my preferred console though) but wouldn't a Billion dollars be better spent as a write down so the could sell the console at a lower price? I mean they could sell 10 million consoles on par with the PS4. That may be enough to get them to the point where the manufacturing costs drop enough to break even after that.

[Rock_On_PS4]

A year's supply of McDonalds as a prize instead of an XBox One?