Walmart's early Black Friday Deals went live earlier this week, offering discounts on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch games and accessories through Sunday, November 15. The sale lands nearly two weeks ahead of Black Friday itself on November 27, giving shoppers an early look at what holiday gaming deals will look like this year.
After all three console makers raised hardware prices, we're hopeful for some consumer-friendly sales. Sony raised PS5 prices on April 2, bringing the standard PS5 to $649.99, the Digital Edition to $599.99, and the PS5 Pro to $899.99. Microsoft followed in August with $100 to $150 increases across its Xbox lineup, citing rising component costs, which pushed the Xbox Series X to $799.99. Nintendo raised the Switch 2 from its $449.99 launch price to $499.99 on September 1st.
Unfortunately, none of the three current consoles are marked down on Walmart's own listings. The sale is instead concentrated on games and controllers, and most of them come from Walmart Marketplace sellers rather than Walmart itself.
The biggest drops include The Last of Us Part I for PS5 at $32.99, down from $69, and NBA 2K25 for PS5 at just $9. Controller deals are the strongest category, with PowerA's PAC-MAN wireless controller for Xbox and PDP's Afterglow wireless controller for Switch both cut by half or more.
Best PlayStation deals
PS5 hardware is absent from the sale. After Sony's April increase, the standard PS5 now costs $150 more than its $499.99 launch price, and Walmart is not discounting it this week.
The Last of Us Part I leads Walmart's PlayStation deals at $32.99, more than half off its $69 list price. Several other Sony first-party games are also discounted, including Saros, Until Dawn, and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered.
Best Xbox deals
Walmart's Xbox deals are mostly controllers, led by PowerA's PAC-MAN Special Edition wireless controller at half price. Game discounts are around 10% to 20% off older titles.
The Series X, launched at $499.99 in 2020, now sits at $799.99 after Microsoft's August hike, and Walmart has no markdowns on its own Xbox console listings this week.
Best Nintendo Switch & Switch 2 deals
Switch controllers are the best buys in Walmart's Nintendo section, with several Turtle Beach and PowerA models at half off. Nintendo's own games, which rarely see deep discounts, are about 20% off, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Tears of the Kingdom, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
Nintendo held the Switch 2 at $449.99 for more than a year before raising it to $499.99 in September. The only Switch 2 console deal in Walmart's sale is an Ocarina of Time bundle from a third-party seller, so it's worth comparing against buying the console and game separately.
Walmart's Black Friday Deals event ends Sunday, November 15, and prices may change once it wraps. Most of the discounts above come from Walmart Marketplace sellers, so check the "Sold and shipped by" line on each product page, since return policies and shipping times vary. As always keep it tuned to GameFragger for all the latest holiday deals on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo consoles and games.