Black Friday is usually a good time to stock up on video games and gaming hardware at a discount, and this year should be no exception. If you’re looking to clear your backlog, pick up a new console, or update your desktop with new peripherals, below we’ve rounded up the best Black Friday gaming deals worth your attention.
To be honest, the selection is pretty light on Wednesday morning – expect more discounts to appear on Thursday and Friday after retail. and official Black Friday sales begin in earnest. However, a number of notable Switch, PS5 and Xbox games have dropped to their lowest prices to date, while the Xbox Series X and several well-reviewed accessories are also cheaper than ever. We reviewed and We’ll be updating this post regularly over the next few weeks to ensure that every offer below is a real deal, and as additional deals become available.
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Xbox Series X (1TB) for $448 at Amazon ($52 off MSRP): This is well below the lowest price we’ve seen for a high-end Xbox, and there’s a good chance we’ll see alternative deals next week. It’s Microsoft official discountthough, and any chance to save $50 is still worth a call. A must-have for any Xbox another questionLike Microsoft put less emphasis on exclusives, but the X series is still a nice piece of kit If you’re sold on Xbox Game Pass or just have friends who use the platform. Also at Xbox, Walmart, Target and others.
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Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door For $42 ($18 off) at Woot: This is a new low for the recent Switch remake of the beloved GameCube RPG Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. Engadget Editor-in-Chief Devindra Hardawar was pretty straightforward in his opinion: “Great, you should play it.”
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Super Mario RPG For $32 ($18 off) at Woot: Alive and alive Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars It remains one of the staple games of the Super Nintendo. It didn’t necessarily need a Switch remake, but it got one last year anyway; thankfully, the new version subtly retains the quirky spirit of the original as it beefs up the visuals for true 3D. If you’re in the market for a lighter RPG, this deal at Amazon subsidiary Woot drops the game to an all-time low.
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Portal: Companion Collection For $5 ($15 off) at Nintendo: Portal and Portal 2 are two of the most fully realized games ever made, a pair of human-lab-rat simulators loaded with mind-blowing puzzles. The second one is one of ours favorite couch co-op games. This discount closes the lowest price we’ve ever seen Companion Collectionbundles both games for Switch and comes as part of a larger bundle digital game offers in the Nintendo online store.
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Madden NFL 25 For $35 on Amazon ($35 off): Madden can pretty bad use creative reset but it still remains as a result Maddenso if you’re in a football mood and feel like denying Patrick Mahomes a championship in at least one area, you can have fun. This is the best price so far for this year’s final installment. Also at Walmart.
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EA Sports FC 25 For $35 on Amazon ($35 off): We’re not going to sit here and tell you about the series as it used to be FIFA does good — Defense of artificial intelligence is still a mess Ultimate Team mode still combines gambling with a mind-numbing effect – but we understand that many people just want to play around as their favorite football team. This is the new low for PS5, PS4 and Xbox releases. Also at Walmart, PlayStation, Xbox and Steam. The Switch to version it won’t work either, although it’s at an all-time low of $30.
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WWE 2K24 For $24 ($11 off) at Amazon: We admit it this is the new low for the latest physical PS5 and Xbox copies WWE game, which should be scratched An itch for most people who want to make some fantasy orders and digital power bombs. Don’t be surprised if you encounter a few errors every now and then; this a 2K game, after all. Also at Walmart, Target and Best Buyor for $23 Xbox. The latest generation versions also sell for a few dollars less.
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NBA 2K25 On Amazon for $30 ($40 off): NBA 2K It has lingering issues with online modes to win and random confusion, but its on-court play is generally solid if you want to play a season or have some offline games with your friends. This is a new low for the PS5 and Xbox copies of the game. Also at Walmart, Target and Best Buy. Nintendo The Switch edition costs less than $4, although this version is slower and smoother than the others.
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WD Black C50 Expansion Card for Xbox (1TB) for $100 at Amazon ($58 off): This is aggravating but the only way fully increases Maintaining the Xbox Series X/S is by using a special expansion card. There are currently only two of them available, but the C50 is one, and this discount drops the 1TB model to a new low. It usually sells for about $40 more in recent months. Is it still expensive compared to a regular SSD of the same capacity? You bet. But any additional savings should be welcome. Also at Best Buy. A 512 GB model it is also several dollars above its all-time low of $68.
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Seagate Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X/S (2TB) for $200 ($160 off) at Amazon: Seagate is making another official memory expansion card for the Xbox Series X/S. This discount isn’t the best we’ve seen yet, and it’s for most of the month, but it’s still about $30-$50 below the typical street price of the 2TB model. There’s little performance difference between it and the C50, so the best just depends on how much space you need and which costs less.
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8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard (N Edition) for $60 ($40 off) at Woot: While not a top pick in any of our keyboard guides, the wireless 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard is still a great value for anyone looking to give their desk a more vintage look, as its keys and accents are inspired by Nintendo’s old NES console. It’s comfortable to type on and hot-swappable, although the standard keys are quite noisy. This discount is the lowest price we’ve seen.
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ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition (2023) gaming laptop for $700 ($400 off) at Best Buy: Despite being a 2023 model, this configuration of the A16 should do the trick for value buyers. It comes with a 16-inch 165Hz 1920 x 1200 display, an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS processor, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and an AMD Radeon RX 7700S GPU. You’ll still have to deal with the usual compromises of a cheaper gaming laptop – it can get hot under load, it’s bulky, the keyboard isn’t great, and the screen is a bit dim. But it’s powerful enough to handle newer games at 1080p, the chassis feels generally solid, and the battery can reach double-digit hours when you’re not gaming. That discount is $20 higher than the configuration’s lowest price, but otherwise closes the best price we’ve seen.
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LG 32GS95UV-W 32-inch Gaming Monitor for $1,000 ($400 off) at Amazon: This is a variant of the “no compromise” option in our guide best gaming monitors. It’s a high-end OLED panel with sharp 4K resolution and a fast 240Hz refresh rate, although it can switch to a super-smooth 480Hz if you drop to 1080p (and have a PC that can handle it). This is great if you spend a decent amount of time on esports-style games like Counter-Strike 2. Being an OLED monitor gives it great contrast with deep blacks, although it isn’t pretty much It’s as bright as several high-end OLEDs, which also use quantum dots to enhance colors. Still, if you have cash to burn and know you’ll be using dual refresh rate modes, it’s worth a look. This deal has been live for a month, but it represents an all-time low. Also at LG and Best Buy. The only difference with this model compared to the recommendation in our guide is that it has a white color and the built-in speakers are not as powerful.
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