Early Black Friday deals are here, here’s what’s in it for gamers

It’s that time of the year again, the time where our wallets hate us, but we’d feel bad missing out on a good deal. Do you folks all use the excuse of buying something for yourself while saying “the kids will love this game”, or “hey I’ve worked pretty hard this year, I guess I can treat myself”? I do that a lot, personally 😉

Yes, Black Friday is at the gates!

disclaimers:

• The links below are affiliate links. You don’t pay anything extra if you purchase through those links, but I do get a small commission if you do. (This is a good way to support this site if you’re blocking those pesky ads!)
• 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 my experience does not always match the actual discount compared to recent prices.

Table of Contents

• The Best Deals so Far
• PS5
• PS4
• Switch
• PC
• Board Games

The Best Deals so far

Here’s a TL,DR:

• SSDs for the PS5 have never been cheaper. You can get a Crucial P5 Plus 2TB for $95, or if you prefer Samsung, the Samsung 980 Pro 2TB for $120. Even 4TB are getting reachable, and if you’re feeling fancy you can get the WD_Black SN850P 4TB for $299.99.
  • Switch owners looking for storage should look at this nice SanDisk 1TB Micro SD for $99.99
• A handful of really good deals in PS5 games, in particular Star Wars Jedi Survivor for $34.97, Returnal for $29.99, Star Ocean – The Divine Force for $19.99, and The Crew Motorfest for $39.99
• If you’re looking for a PS5 console, The PS5 Spider-Man 2 bundle is $499 (11% off, you basically get the game for free). Also available with the Slim bundle. Understand that PS5 consoles sold on retailer currently are not hackable. If you’re looking specifically for a hackable PS5, check my guide here.
• A growing number of Amazon deals are “Prime exclusive”. If you’re not prime yet, you can most likely get a 1-month free trial. The free trial is worth it no matter what, as it will also allow you to score a few free games on Amazon Gaming at the very least. (You can also cancel the automatic renewal immediately and still keep the 1 month benefit of the free trial. You also get to keep the games)
• PS5 Controllers for $49 at Amazon. That seems to be the “expected” sale price nowadays but I don’t think they ever get cheaper, so if you need one, now’s the right time.

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.

PS5

Console

If you’re looking for a PS5 console, The PS5 Spider-Man 2 bundle is $499 (11% off, you basically get the game for free). Also available with the Slim bundle. Understand that PS5 consoles sold on retailer currently are not hackable. If you’re looking specifically for a hackable PS5, check my guide here.

Games

• Star Wars Jedi Survivor $34.97 (50% off)

• Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania Edition $19.99 (56% off)
• Just Dance 2024 (Code in Box) $29.9 (50% off)
• Returnal $29.99 (57% off)
• Demon’s Souls $29.99 (57% off)
• Final Fantasy XVI $39.99 (43% off)
• Horizon Forbidden West $39.99 (43% off)
• Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut $29.99 (57% off)

• Lego 2K Drive $34.99 (50% off)
• Assassin’s Creed Mirage Deluxe Edition $44.99 (25% off)
• Ghostwire Tokyo – Deluxe Edition $39.99 (50% off)
• Goat Simulator 3 $9.99 (67% off)
• Star Ocean – The Divine Force $19.99 (50% off)

• Valkyrie Elysium $19.99 (50% off)
• The Nioh Collection $29.99 (57% off)
• Payday 3 $24.99 (33% off)
• Saint Rows Day 1 Edition $14.99 (25% off)
• Among Us – Crewmate Edition $9.99 (67% off)
• Trek to Yomi – Deluxe Edition $24.99 (50% off)
• Asterigos – Deluxe Edition $24.99 (44% off)
• Spider-Man Miles Morales Ultimate Edition $34.99 (50% off)
• Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart: $29.99 (57% off)
• The Crew Motorfest $39.99 (43% off)
• Teenage Mutants Ninja Turtles – Shredder’s Revenge $24.99 (25% off)
• Kena Bridge of Spirits Deluxe Edition $19.99 (60% off)

Previous Years PS5 games are also getting significant discounts. Those of us who have been patient are rewarded:

• The Last of Us Part 1 $39.99 (43% off)
• Dying Light 2 Stay Human $19.99(67% off)
• Demon slayer: Hinokami Chronicles $19.99 (67% off)
• Soul Hackers 2 $17.95 (75% off)
• Demon’s Souls $29.99 (57% off)
• Life is Strange true colors $15.99 (20% off)
• Evil Genius 2 – World Domination $19.30 (52% off)
• Yurukill – the calumniation games deluxe Edition $27.46 (37% off)
• PGA Tour 2K23 $19.99 (20% off)
• The Quarry $14.99 (50% off)
• Returnal $29.99 (57% off)
• Kena Bridge of spirits $27.99 (44% off)
• Vampire The masquerade – Swansong $19 (62% off)

 

Accessories

Some good deals on SSDs if you’re looking for additional storage on your PS5 (these prices are for the versions including heatsink):

• WD_Black SN850P 4TB $299.99 (19% off)
  •  2TB Version $159.99 (30% off)
• Crucial P5 Plus 2TB $94.99 (21% off)
• Samsung 980 Pro 2TB $119.99 (8% off)

PS4

A bit annoying that PS4 discounts basically put PS4 games as the same price as discounted PS5 games… but any PS4 deal under $20 is great at this point, there’s still time to snatch great games before the console’s end of life!

• Elden Ring $19.99 (67% off)

• Granblue Fantasy – Versus – Premium Edition $29.99 (50% off)
• Sakuna – Of Rice and Ruin Divine Edition $29.99 (40% off)

• No More Heroes 3 – Day 1 Edition $19.99
• Naruto Shipuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – $9.99 (50% off)
• The Dark Pictures – House of Ashes $9.99 (67% off)
• Monark – Deluxe Edition $20.79 (31% off)
• Rainbow 6 Extraction $7.81
• Ever Forward $9.99 (75% off)
• Beyond a Steel Sky – Steelbook edition $14.99

• Gran Turismo 7 $19.99 (67% off)

 

• The quarry $14.99 (25% off)
• shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster $16.80 (70% off)
• God of War $18.47 (8% off)
• Nier Replicant $19.99 (25% off)
• Days Gone $19.99 (67% off)

 

• Kena Bridge of spirits $19.46 (61% off)
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 $18.92 (53% off)
• Gran Turismo sport $16.90 (15% off)

 

Switch

Games

• Silent Hope – Day 1 Edition $39.99 (20% off)

• Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope $14.99 (75% off)

• Just Dance 2024 (Code in Box) $29.99 (50% off)
• Story of Seasons – Pioneers of Olive Town $19.99 (33% off)
• Sakuna – Of Rice and Ruin $19.99 (33% off)
• Akiba’s Trip – Undead and undressed Director’s Cut  Day 1 Edition $29.99 (25% off)
• Shadowverse – Champion’s battle $19.99 (33% off)
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 $34.99 (30% off)
• Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition $39.99 (33% off)
• Instant sports $23.99 (20% off)
• Pocky & Rocky Reshrined $11.99 (60% off)
• Deathsmiles I&II $24.99 (38% off)
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure – All Star Battle R $16.99 (66% off)
• Digimon Survive $18.99 (37% off)
• Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid $20.99 (48% off)
• Variable Barricade $28.30 (43% off)
• Monster Menu $29.99 (40% off)
• DNF Duel $24.99 (50% off)
• Aragami 2 $19.99 (50% off)
• Teenage Mutants Ninja Turtles – Shredder’s Revenge $24.99 (29% off)

Discounts on games from past years:

• Nier Automata End of YoRHa edition $29.99 (25% off)

• New Tales from the borderlands deluxe Edition $19.98 (60% off)
• Shin Megami Tensei V $24.99 (58% off)
• Harvestella $29.99 (50% off)
• The Diofield Chronicle $29.99 (25% off)
• Olli Olli World (digital) $27.29 (9% off)
• DariusBurst Another chronicle Ex+ $22.99 (43% off)

Accessories

• PowerA protection case for Nintendo Switch (officially licensed) $10.99 (45% off)

• SanDisk 1TB Micro SD $99.99 (33% off)

PlayStation black Friday sale

PlayStation have a black Friday sale on the PSN. 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.

PC Gaming

games

• Humble Bundle have started their Black Friday sale, lasting until Dec 2nd
  • Also a “buy one select game, get Humble Choice free for one month“

Accessories

• Microsoft 365 Personal Edition $49.99/Year if you join Prime Free trial (instead of $69.99)
• I’m a big fan of the ASUS TUF Gaming series, and have a monitor from them that I love. This model looks awesome (I have a smaller one, ha): ASUS TUF Gaming 31.5” 1440P HDR Monitor $279 (15% off)

For those of you looking for PC Parts and components:

• Deal on Intel CPUs here
• Graphics cards:
  • MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 12GB GDRR6X $584.99 (11% off)
    • Or a much more affordable (but still great performance) 4060 Ti Ventus 3x for $359.99 (14% off)
  • Former generation but still good: GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) $424.99 (15% off)

Board Games

As you might know my other hobby is board games. Amazon have a few on sale, below’s a short selection (if you’re into board games, this list of deals is more exhaustive than mine!)

• Azul $31.70 (46% off)
• Zombicide 2nd Edition $87.99 (20% off)
• Descent Legends of the Dark $87.48 (not a sale but the game’s never been cheaper)

• World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King $39.99 (33% off)
• Pandemic Fall of Rome $28.99 (42% off)
• Ticket to Ride sale on most titles
• Catan 3D Edition $104.99 (30% off)
• Twilight imperium 4th edition $116.16 (12% off)

• Deception: Murder in Hong-Kong $31.89 (20% off)

Movies, Books, Toys,…

• Squishmallow Sonic Plush $16.99 (32% off)

• John Wick 1-4 Movie Collection Blu-Ray $25.49 (43% off)

• Deals on TV Series Box Sets here

What about Xbox, Wololo???

I’m sorry folks, I really don’t follow the XBox world. You can get the Xbox Series S + Modern Warfare 3 for $500.99 (12% off) I’m not sure what qualifies as a good deal or not there (Dead Island 2 for $34.99 ?) check out the Video Game Deals section on Amazon, they have a bunch of XBox related stuff there!

For more deals, check Amazon’s Black Friday sale in the Video game category!