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The Black Friday PS5 deals are well and truly underway, and they are even bringing with them bona fide PS5 Pro discounts, as well as a host of discounts on complementing games and accessories.
I’ve been tracking gaming hardware deals, writing about gaming tech for years, and covering sales periods for years now. That includes covering the PS5 stock shortage of a few years ago, as well as covering record-low prices on a host of the best and our favorite gaming tech across the years.
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The Black Friday PS5 deals are always a staple of the November sales period and often represent the best time to invest in hardware and accessory upgrades as well as pick up the latest and greatest games going too. This year, we’ve got the introduction of the PS5 Pro to contend with too, and I’m hoping for some value-busting bundles on that machine that will include the disc drive and vertical stand at a reduced retail price. This would increase the value proposition and help offer a way into the new console in a more fulsome way – and with it being so hard to buy a PS5 disc drive right now, this would be incredibly welcome.
Away from that new console, be it PS5 Slim bundles, or discounts on the best PS5 headsets, controllers, storage solutions, or PS5 and PS5 Pro-enhanced games, I’m here to guide you through the swathes of deals and discounts we’ll across the whole Black Friday period. And we’ll start with a few of my top picks.
US Black Friday PS5 deals – quick links
PS5 Pro: Walmart’s got the best Pro pricePS5 Slim consoles: Save $75 on both Slim modelsPS5 Slim bundles: Get the Fortnite Cobalt bundle for $75 offControllers: Save up to $31 on all DualSense padsGames: Save $20 on Silent Hill 2, Metaphor: RefantazioHeadsets: Get $20 off the official Pulse Elite headsetSSDs: Get our favorite SSD for $100 offTVs: Pick up our favorite OLED TV for PS5 for its lowest-ever priceMonitors: Get the five-star Samsung OLED G8 for a record-low price
UK Black Friday PS5 deals – quick links
PS5 Pro: Get the Pro for just £659 at EEPS5 Slim consoles: Pick up the disc Slim console for under £400PS5 Slim bundles: Save up to £90 on Slim bundles at CurrysControllers: Save over £20 on all DualSense padsGames: Save on Astro Bot, Stellar Blade, and moreHeadsets: Get my favorite PS5 headset for a record-low priceSSDs: Get 2TB PS5 SSDs with heatsink from just £115TVs: Pick up our top-budget gaming TV for a lowest-everMonitors: 4K PS5 monitors from £199
My top US Black Friday PS5 deals
The PS5 Pro itself remains in steady stock in the US with a whole host of retailers offering ways to buy the upgraded console.
Also in stock at: $699.99 at Amazon | $699.99 at Target | $699.99 at Best Buy | $699.99 at PlayStation DirectView Deal
If you’re after the best-value PS5 Slim console as well as the best-value bundle, then this Fortnite Cobalt Star listing at Walmart is the way to go.View Deal
If you’re happy to go digital then the same price cut is available on the Fortnite PS5 Slim Digital Edition bundle and represents excellent value for money if you haven’t jumped into all things PS5 yet.View Deal
Adding an extra controller to your setup is never a bad thing and Black Friday is almost always the best time of year to buy a DualSense. Luckily all the colorwayts under the sun(almost) are discounted, but starting with the original white one is always worth a shout.View Deal
The Sony Bravia 8 4K TV is our pick for the best PS5 OLED TV and will be a brilliant companion for any PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Pro this holiday. Our Sony Bravia 8 review will shine a more detailed light on why.View Deal
Horizon Forbidden West is probably the best-looking game on a console I’ve ever seen since testing it for my PS5 Pro review this month. It’s one of the best games to get first for Pro owners and a superb one for a Christmas list for any PS5 player. Ten bucks off is nothing to sniff at either, which is also its lowest-ever price.View Deal
The Nova 5 is my favorite gaming headset of this year and is exceptional value at this price. Offering supreme comfort, brilliant audio quality, and battery life, as well as excellent flexibility when used in tandem with the Arctis Companion App, this is all the PS5 headset you’ll ever need.View Deal
The PlayStation Pulse Explore earbuds at their lowest-ever price in the US makes for a much more compelling proposition. They’ve never offered better value and this brings their price down right into the face of the competition. Go planar for less with this deal.View Deal
This new lowest-ever price for Astro Bot is the easiest PS5 game deal recommendation I can make in 2024 – I’ve just completed it myself and am so close to the platinum. It’s easily one of the top games to play on PS5 and a bargain at this price just a few months after release.View Deal
If you’re looking for a quality 4K gaming monitor to team with your PS5 Pro or PS5, then this Acer model is worth considering with over $120 off its list price. It’s got a 28-inch panel, so isn’t too massive, and channels all that make Acer screens great with loads of ports, a 1ms response time, 144Hz refresh rate and it’s also G-Sync compatible for PC gaming too. It’s only $20 or so off its lowest-ever price right now.View Deal
This is a brilliant game deal with the Alan Wake 2 Deluxe Edition now at a new lowest-ever price. This version of the critically acclaimed horror mystery game includes all the DLC and even a free copy of Alan Wake Remastered for the complete experience. Plus, it’s PS5 Pro enhanced for good measure.View Deal
My top UK Black Friday PS5 deals
Amazon is our top pick for making a PS5 Pro order today, but the new, mid-generation upgraded console is in stock at a host of others right now too.
Also in stock at: £699 at Amazon | £689.99 at Argos | £699 at Very | £689 at Currys | £699.99 at PlayStation DirectView Deal
For those in the UK looking for the best-value PS5 bundle (or console deal generally, to be honest) then the Fortnite bundle is for you offering a few free Fortnite discounted console. Nice.View Deal
Digital gaming fans in the UK looking for a new PS5 can get the Digital Edition PlayStation 5 console for a massively discounted rate this Black Friday too. Yup, it’s got the Fortnite bits in it too which makes it slightly better value.View Deal
The DualSense controllers are discounted in the UK too, with prices dropping across the whole color range which is excellent news for those who need another or are building a collection (like me).View Deal
This new lowest-ever price makes the premium Alienware AW3225QF QD-OLED monitor the best value it’s ever been. If you’re looking for a premium beauty of a screen to go with your PS5 Pro or PS5 then look no further than this. Add code AFF5MON to get another 5% off and get it down to the above price.View Deal
This white variant of the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless is the same price as the black version but, being white, is more in-keeping with the slick PS5 aesthetic. It’s a brilliant headset, and this new lowest-ever price makes it a great hit for those looking to go big this month.View Deal
The Pulse Explore earbuds are excellent value for money at this price and probably should have launched at this rate to begin with. They offer exceptional audio and are perfect for anyone on PS5 or PlayStation Portal.View Deal
This chunky discount takes the Turtle Beach Stealth Pro wireless gaming headset down a few notches and to a much more tempting (though still premium) proposition at £199. If you’ve been after a top-end gaming headset for less then this is a fine one to consider.View Deal
While EE doesn’t list this as an official discount, it certainly is one with the Portal not receiving a price cut from Sony, and still retailing at its MSRP of £199.99 almost everywhere else. Regardless, this is a solid price on the PS5 remote play device and could make an excellent augmentation to any new PS5 Pro setup.View Deal
This edition of one of 2023’s finest bags you all the expansions as well as the base game and only came out recently too! A neat saving of a fiver is very welcome and it’s also one of the best Pro-enhanced games you can get right now.View Deal
The DualSense Edge is a superb premium PS5 controller that’s usually just a touch too expensive to recommend. This current sale price is more in line with similar controllers on the market, and thus it’s much easier to recommend currently.View Deal
This is a terrific price to bag Assassin’s Creed Mirage, with John Lewis offering it for less than 15 quid. It’s a new lowest-ever price and is absolutely worth it at this low price.View Deal
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is one of the sleeper hits of the year and is an absolute banger if you’re into third-person action shooters. Even better if you’re a Warhammer 40K fan. Even better at this new lowest-ever price.View Deal
Welcome to my live coverage of the Black Friday PS5 deals!
The big day itself arrives tomorrow but we’re already swimming in a veritable sea of PS5 deals and discounts from everything from the latest console – the PS5 Pro – to this year’s biggest games, and from the best headsets and controllers, to the very best TVs for PS5.
Join me as I sort all the great deals from the good ones, and highlight a bunch of the best discounts going – along with some bits of advice I’ve picked up and discovered over the years.
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There’s no better place to start our roundup – especially in the UK morning hours – with the excellent PS5 Pro discount that appeared and has remained so soon after the new console came out.
The discount over at EE is great for two reasons. First, it’s a solid discount of 41 quid off the retail price of the console, but the shop is also offering an attractive trade-in offer that could see you bag up to £260 for your old console (a trade-in value that’s then boosted by a code emailed to you).
This would take your cash outlay on a new PS5 Pro down to £399 which is pretty attractive if you were thinking of upgrading and definitely cements this as the best route to maximizing the value on a PS5 Pro in the UK.
PS5 Pro: was £699.99 now £659.99 at EE
However, another bundle might be attractive at Very…
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But if you’re looking to ensure you can get the Pro and a disc drive right now in the UK, then Very is the best place to head to with the retailer offering a bundle that bags you the two together.
It was once a pre-order but now the retailer says this package is in stock and ready to go right now which is excellent news – and does hint at a restock of the disc drive too. It only saves you a couple of quid compared to the combined price of both things, but if getting a Pro and the disc drive together is the most important thing then this is the way to go.
PS5 Pro + disc drive: £798 at Very