Ahead of Respawn Entertainment's Titanfall release come March 13th, Microsoft has announced a new Xbox One console bundle that will include the mech first-person shooter, all for just $599.

Heralded as the “next generation of gaming” and a “killer app” for Xbox One, the excitement and anticipation for “Titanfall” has been building not just amongst gamers, but also among the Xbox team. We bet big on “Titanfall” from the beginning and Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts were tremendous partners to our team as we developed Xbox One.

In many ways, the launch of “Titanfall” will enable us to deliver the first truly next generation multiplayer game – one that will take advantage of the new party and chat improvements we’re delivering, build on the power of the cloud in a way only Microsoft can, and connect fans on Xbox Live, home of the best multiplayer and service in gaming. With Xbox One, we invested in features like multiplayer alerts so you never miss a match while watching TV and so much more.

Included in the bundle alongside a digital copy of Titanfall is one month of Xbox Live, the console itself, a standard controller and a wired headset. Sadly the console itself isn't the branded Titanfall one that has previously been rumoured, but hopefully we'll hear more on that bundle shortly.

In related Xbox One news, Microsoft has also announced the first price cut for the console, with the UK's standard bundle price now dropping from £429.99 to £399.99 come February 28th. Hopefully we'll hear about some more local price dropping in the future, but for now the Titanfall bundle definitely offers a nice price point.