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When does Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain for Xbox One drop in price?

Its price jumps around a lot: we have seen it anywhere from €2.52 to €28.99.

This is among the lowest prices we have seen on it since 2017.

And it does not drop on any fixed dates, so there is no particular month worth waiting for.

For one like this a price alert beats keeping an eye on it: we tell you the day it drops.

How much does Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain for Xbox One cost right now?

Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain for Xbox One starts at €5.33 at Difmark, 90% under the €54.98 of the official store — but that is a shared account, not a key of your own. If you want a key tied to your own account, the cheapest is €9.71 at Instant Gaming.

That €5.33 already includes the Gocdkeys coupon, so apply it at checkout or the store will show you a higher price.

Supply is thin — 9 offers from 8 stores — and thin supply keeps prices steady rather than falling.

That puts it 27% under its average of €7.29 since 2017, so today is a better entry point than most days of its life.

Which format should you buy?

What you can actually buy today: an Xbox Key from €9.71 at Instant Gaming, which you redeem yourself and leaves the game on your own account, a shared account from €5.33 at Difmark, where you log in with the seller credentials instead of owning it and a boxed copy from €34.99 at Amazon FR, which ships rather than being redeemed.

The shared account at €5.33 undercuts the key at €9.71 by €4.38, but on an account the game stays tied to credentials the seller controls; for €4.38 the key is yours and nobody can take it back.

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120 outlets reviewed it and it averages 93 out of 100, with 99% recommending it.

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One listing is worth ignoring: the Xbox key that Microsoft Store ES has at €54.98 is more than 10 times the cheapest offer and is not what this game costs. The number to work from is €5.33 at Difmark.

So, which Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain deal should you buy?

For most people the key at €9.71 at Instant Gaming is the sensible buy: the game stays on your own account and it is only €4.38 more than the shared account.

New installment of the legendary Metal Gear Solid series, and whose history is after Ground Zeroes. The game combines the classic gameplay of the series based on action and stealth, all in the famous Snake skin, but this time with elements of a large and open world.

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It is a key that will allow you to download the game Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain on your Xbox from official download platforms.

As of 03/08/2026, in United States, the best price we have found in our selection of online stores that include the key for Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain on Xbox is €5.33.

The Xbox Key format is what we always recommend due to its ease of use and higher security compared to any other format. You just need to redeem the key in your account to download Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain to your game library. The account format requires more complicated steps and is more prone to errors during activation.

The only issue we’ve encountered in 13 years is receiving a duplicate key that doesn’t work. In that case, simply contact the store where you bought Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain, and they will provide a new key. You can also contact us, and we’ll help you out.

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About of Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain

Release date	07/03/2017
Franchise	Metal Gear Solid
Users rating	5/5 (4 Comments)
Categories	Action

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Kinglink Reviews

It's the final Kojima-led Metal Gear Solid game, and while the story falls apart, the gameplay is surprisingly enjoyable. It's worth checking out just for... Read more

ThisGenGaming

Metal Gear Solid V has beaten all the other games so far as my favorite game of the year so far, and with such a... Read more

New Game Network

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain offers an excellent gameplay and presentation package, and if not for a few weakness, it could have been... Read more

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FourFaceButtons

The game as a whole is obviously unfinished but what's there is incredibly fun and shockingly creative. Online multiplayer is well balanced and exciting but... Read more

Pixels Game Reviews

I highly recommend you get this game ASAP and show the true support of Kojima's last Metal Gear game ever! Read more

Bit Cultures

While the game has it's flaws for someone who is a major fan of the Metal Gear lore, it is an incredible offering that gives... Read more

ACG

100

ActionTrip

If Kojima wanted to end his time with Metal Gear on a high note, he certainly pulled it off with Metal Gear Solid 5: The... Read more

TrueAchievements

100

The Phantom Pain is the kind of game that actually feels as if every seemingly insignificant gameplay detail actually has a real purpose. Every mission,... Read more

Reno Gazette-Journal

Despite some of its logical fallacies and niggles, The Phantom Pain remains a technical and highly polished effort with great production values, solid gameplay and... Read more

TrustedReviews

Does this impact our verdict on Metal Gear Solid 5 overall? Not really. Read more

High-Def Digest

'Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain' isn't just great a stealth experience by 'Metal Gear' standards, it's a great stealth tour for this generation... Read more

Birth. Movies. Death.

Metal Gear Solid V is riddled with flaws - the story makes no sense and is paced woefully inconsistently, the menu systems could be a... Read more

G4@Syfygames

Luckily, the package as a whole is satisfying enough to overlook most of its flaws. The only one that came up to bother me time... Read more

PCMag

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's deep, open-world stealth and troop management, fun music, and excellent combat add up to an absorbing, stunning experience,... Read more

TechnoBuffalo

100

If you didn't get the idea, I love this game. It is a marvelous addition to the open-world genre and another one I can add... Read more

Player.One

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is one of those releases the gaming community will be using as a benchmark for years to come.... Read more

TechRaptor

Metal Gear Solid V is an incredible game worth a purchase by anyone remotely interested in the genre. Read more

PCMag

The Phantom Pain, the final Metal Gear game from Hideo Kojima, is one of the best stealth games ever conceived. The story doesn't match the... Read more

PushStartPlay

It's been a long wait for the latest Metal Gear Solid instalment, but wait no more. Sadly this seems to be the last masterpiece... Read more

DrJoeystein

[This is] a game I admire yet refuse to sugarcoat because of its deep flaws. There's no question it's visually and aurally excellent with its... Read more

Geeks Under Grace

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain requires some investment. This is not a game that is easy to pick up and play for just... Read more

KnowTechie

I could sit here and gush about how fun it is to search for all the little secrets and how big the maps actually are.... Read more

AR12Gaming

Metal Gear Solid V is something every new and every returning player to the franchise will appreciate. Read more

VGChartz

Inventive and beautiful, even its clear flaws cannot take away from what is simply a brilliant game. Read more

Push Square

Overall, the release proves to be a fitting, brutally brilliant finale to Hideo Kojima's beloved saga. Read more

The Game Fanatics

100

Simply put, there is no better stealth-action gameplay system than the one within The Phantom Pain, and no better game as of yet in 2015. Read more

Dealspwn

The unfortunate truth is that its narrative fails to deliver a coherent and satisfying conclusion to the series, but as a stealth sandbox The Phantom... Read more

GameGrin

It's a very fun and varied game, but it does have its issues. So long as you're looking for an open world that doesn't demand... Read more

Slant Magazine

An impressive epic, even if it falls several steps shy of the open-world grandeur realized by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read more

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Cheat Code Central

100

It's a shame that this will be Kojima's last MGS game, but for what it's worth he set aside whatever ill feelings he might have... Read more

Digital Spy

100

Which is what makes Metal Gear Solid so relevant today: its unwavering capacity to adapt and evolve. It's a game that understands everything about itself... Read more

Worth Playing

Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain is a phenomenal game. It is a credit to its quality that some rather substantial flaws do little to... Read more

Critical Hit

The Phantom Pain is an unusual Metal Gear experience, one that not everybody may enjoy if they cling to systems of old. If they're willing... Read more

VideoGamer

A fitting swansong. Read more

TheSixthAxis

The Phantom Pain makes a major departure from the gameplay of the earlier home console games, but it’s brilliant for it. The story loses its... Read more

Twinfinite

But how does it stack up as a Metal Gear Solid game? As the final entry in the series, can its ending and its out-of-left-field... Read more

DarkZero

100

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the best playing entry in the series, and while it's not going to wrap up the entire... Read more

Arcade Sushi

I've had more fun playing Metal Gear Solid V than probably every other action or stealth game I've played in the past decade. Read more

GamesBeat

As a game, The Phantom Pain excels. The stealth and action work beautifully in the open-world setting, and maintaining your Mother Base gives you plenty... Read more

Daily Mirror

100

It’s a vast game that, some backtracking aside, could engross you with fresh ideas for dozens upon dozens of hours. Read more

VG247

The story loses a lot of momentum in the back half, and F.O.Bs aren't much more than a fun novelty, but otherwise it's a stunningly... Read more

Checkpoint

Whether you are a fan of the saga or a newcomer, this is a game you must play, it completely redefines military tactics and espionaje... Read more

LevelUp

100

Playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was difficult. Perhaps this is the most complicated review I have ever done. The game carries so... Read more

Atomix

100

Undoubtedly great, ambitious, fun and spontaneous Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain could very well teach a thing or two to other modern video... Read more

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Hobby Consolas

The Phantom pain is the Divine Comedy of video games, the best infiltration adventure ever made and GOTY 2015. A true masterpiece and a perfect... Read more

IGN Spain

A round work that will go down in the annals of the sector for its structure and balance in all its aspects. A brilliant closure... Read more

SomosXbox

‎With Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 'The Man Who Sold the World' and Hideo Kojima say goodbye forever in an elegy that will... Read more

Gameblog

100

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is not a game like any other. It is one of those who respect the intelligence of the... Read more

JVL

100

With Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Hideo Kojima did not just create a final masterpiece but he wanted to leave a much stronger... Read more

IGN Italy

An unforgettable gaming experience, a unique world and an unmistakable style. Hideo abandons Snake with an all-in that emphasizes his courage and ambition. Read more

Everyeye.it

If The Phantom Pain is really going to be goodbye, it's a farewell worthy of the name it bears. Read more

Spaziogames

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a game capable of upsetting metal gear's very basics and every video game preconception, but at the... Read more

Cerealkillerz

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain bietet zwar einen enormen Umfang, durch die vielen Missionen und die offene Welt, vernachlässigt aber dadurch stark die... Read more

SomHráč.sk

Hideo Kojima did it again. The Phantom Pain is an unique experience, full of superb details that you'll keep discovering even after sixty hours. Great... Read more

SECTOR.sk

100

Currently the best video game on the market? Without a doubt, we haven't had such an uncompromisingly playable and replayable game here for a long... Read more

Merlin'in Kazanı

Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain is not just a game, it is a masterpiece that is full of detail, full of detail to guide... Read more

PPE.pl

A revolutionary stealth from the legendary developer. Need to add something else? Read more

Zoomg

100

Metal Gear Salid 5: Phantom Pain can be easily at the top of the table of the best games of the eighth generation, and for... Read more

XGN.nl

‎In any case, we will make no bones about it: Metal Gear Solid 5 The Phantom Pain is a game that you must have played.... Read more

Game Volt

The game provided us with a unique experience. Read more

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