As is now the case every year, retailers are kicking off the Black Friday season a bit early, with some deals available in video games.

Early Sales on PSN, Amazon, Humble Bundle,… below is a round up of what we have found.

disclaimers:

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• Prices are accurate at the time of writing but might change quickly. The “off xx%” is what is being reported by the retailer compared to MSRP, but in our experience does not always match the actual discount compared to recent prices.

The Best Deals so far

Here’s a TL,DR:

• The best deal so far to me is the Samsung 980 Pro 2TB for $173.79, version with heatsink for $189.99. 2TB SSDs for the PS5 are getting into “reasonable” range, and the drive has never been that cheap. I doubt we’ll see a better deal on PS5 compatible SSDs this year
• PS+ at 25% off is a bit underwhelming to me, I still remember the day we could get it for $30 during sales. But if your subscription is running close to an end, I think it’s still good value.
• PS5 Controllers for $49 at Amazon. (also $49.99 on PlayStation direct). I don’t see those going lower than that in future sales.

and a few words of advice (probably obvious, but…):

• For similar prices, I recommend getting a physical edition over a digital one, in particular because you can resell it later on. Physical still has more value than digital nowadays
• Similarly, It’s a bit sad that Sony aren’t aggressively discounting PS4 games at this point. They cost the same as the PS5 version in most cases, so when you have the choice, go with the PS5 version.

PlayStation black Friday sale

PlayStation have a black friday sale on the PSN, with games under $20, Deals on some of their best sellers, 25% off of PS Plus subscriptions (all tiers), and a sale on PS5 controllers. For all these sales, always remember to quickly check if your favorite retailer has the same accessory or game at a lower price. Amazon sometimes undercut PlayStation for some games.

PS5

• The Last of Us Part 1 $49.99
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition  $39

• Ratchet & Clank rift Apart $29.99 (57% off)
• Death Stranding Director’s Cut $19.99 (60% off)
• Demon’s Souls $29.99 (57% off)
• Evil Genius 2 – World Domination $19.98 (50% off)
• The Nioh collection $29.99 (57% off)
• New Tales from the Borderlands Deluxe $29.99 (40% off)
• NBA 2K3 $39.99 (43% off)
• GTA V $19.99 (50% off)
• Yurukill – the calumniation games deluxe Edition $20 (60% off)
• WWE 2K22 $24.99 (64% off)
• PGA Tour 2K23 $49.99 (29% off)
• The Quarry $29.99 (57% off)
• Tiny Tina’s wonderland Next Level Edition $34.99 (50% off)
• The Riftbreaker $4.98 (83% off)
• Judgement $19.99 (50% off)
• DNF Duel $41.30 (17% off)
• Horizon Forbidden West Launch Edition $39.99 (43% off) – Collector’s Edition $169.99

• Ghost of Tsushima Director’s cut $29.99 (57% off)
• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves collection $19.99 (60% off)
• Gran turismo 7 25th anniversary Edition $59.99 (33% off)
• Sackboy a big adventure $19.99 (67% off)
• Returnal $29.99 (57% off)
• Kena Bridge of spirits $29.99 (40% off)
• Vampire The masquerade – Swansong $25 (50% off)
• Ys IX Monstrum Nox – deluxe Edition $49.99 (Preorder)

Accessories

• PS5 Media Remote $22.99 (23% off)
• WD Black SN850X 4TB $494.99 (29% off)
• Samsung 980 Pro 2TB $173.79 (54%off), Version with heatsink $189.99 (that’s the one you want for PS5)

PS4

A bit annoying that PS4 discounts basically put PS4 games as the same price as discounted PS5 games… but any PS4 deal under $10 is awesome at this point, time to snatch great games before the console’s end of life!

• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales $19.99 (60% off)
• The Last of Us Part 2 – $9.99 (75% off)

• New tales from the Borderlands Deluxe $29.99 (40% off)
• The quarry $19.98 (67% off)
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderland $26.78 (55% off)
• shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster $19.97 (60% off)
• Iron Man VR $14.99 (63% off)
• God of War $9.99 (50% off)
• Days Gone $19.99 (67% off)
• The cruel king and the great hero – Storybook edition $25 (58% off)

• Kena Bridge of spirits $23.20 (54% off)
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 $18.99 (53% off)
• Ghost of Tsushima director’s cut $19.99 (67% off)
• Sackboy a big Adventure $19.99 (67% off)
• Gran Turismo sport $9.99 (50% off)
• Gran Turismo 7 $29.99 (50% off)
• Death stranding $9.99 (60% off)

Switch

Games

• New Tales from the borderlands deluxe Edition $29.99 (40% off)
• Shin Megami Tensei IV $29.99 (50% off)
• Alwa’s Collection $25.20
• Olli Olli World (digital) $17.99 (40% off)

• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 $22.73 (43% off)
• DariusBurst Another chronicle Ex+ $31.14 (22% off)
• Cotton Reboot $32 (20% off)
• Yurukill – The Calumniation games Deluxe Edition $20 (60% off)
• NBA 2K23 (digital) $27 (55% off)

• Cocomelon Play with JJ $20 (50% off)
• Severed Steel $28.69 (18% off)
• Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes $35 (42% off)

Accessories

• Switch controller charging dock station $13.49 (32% off after coupon)
• PDP Gaming Zelda commuter case $25.50

PC Gaming

games

• Humble Bundle have started their Black Friday sale, lasting until Dec 2nd
• XCom Ultimate collection (Steam) $16.39 (89% off)

• Mafia Trilogy (steam) $24 (60% off)
• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (ubisoft connect) $19.80 (67% off)

Accessories

• Meta Quest 2 Black Friday Bundle (128GB, includes Resident Evil 4 and Beat Saber) $349.99

• Gigabyte GTX 1650 $174.99 (8% off)

• Crucial MX500 4TB 3D SATA SSD $335 (7% off)
• Sale on SkyTech Gaming PCs

• PC Tower sales
• Cyberpower Gaming Desktops Sale

• Elgato Stream Deck MK.2 $119.99 (20% off)
• Thrustmaster T16000M FCS Flight Pack $159.99 (38% off)

Board Games

As you might know my other hobby is board games. Amazon have a few on sale, here’s a short selection:

• Azul queen’s Garden $29.49
• Azul $31.99
• Zombicide 2nd Edition $87.99 (20% off)
• Descent Legends of the Dark $139.96 (20% off)

• World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King $42.01 (30% off)
• Pandemic Fall of Rome $28.99 (42% off)
• Ticket to Ride sale on most titles
• Star Wars Imperial Assault $93.38 (15% off)
• Catan 3D Edition $240 (20% off)
• Twilight imperium 4th edition $131.99

• Deception: Murder in Hong-Kong $32.99 (18% off)
• Betrayal at the house on the hill 3rd Edition $23.39 (58% off)

Movies, Books, Toys,…

• Dragon Ball Movie collection sale
• One Piece Stampede (Blu Ray) $15.41 (56% off)
• Better Call Saul The complete series (Blu ray) $151.19 (30% off) (preorder)
• The adventures of Batman, complete collection Blu ray $29.99 (preorder)

• Elden Ring official Strategy guide $29.99 (40% off)

• Sonic The Hedgehog Advent Calendar $39.99 (21% off)

What about Xbox, Wololo???

I’m sorry folks, I really don’t follow the XBox world. The XBox S is getting a discount for the Holidays (Amazon page) but it’s already out of stock it seems. There might be more inventory in the days to come. I’m not sure what qualifies as a good deal or not there, check out the Video Game Deals section on Amazon, they have a bunch of XBox related stuff there!