Tis the season for holiday shopping! If you've been holding of on buying a PlayStation 5 until Black Friday, now is probably the time. Early holiday sales are already underway at most major retailers, but if you're in the market for a new PS5, we've yet to see any price cut.
Sony has already confirmed its Black Friday promotion, but has yet to reveal any discounts for the PlayStation 5. As it currently stands, the PlayStation Black Friday sale is focused on digital games, expansions, and DLC.
Sony’s PlayStation Store sale kicked off November 4 and runs until November 30, with up to 75% off thousands of games and add-ons. A new batch of games joins the sale on November 16, but some deals end early on November 20, so don’t wait too long on anything you’ve had your eye on. If you already have a PS5, there’s a lot to dig through. If you’re still trying to get the console itself, though, this sale won’t save you anything.
The early Black Friday deals we’ve checked so far don’t include any confirmed discounts on new PS5 consoles either. Right now, PlayStation Direct has the 825GB PS5 Digital Edition at $599, the standard 1TB PS5 with a disc drive at $649, and the 2TB PS5 Pro at $899. If a new console is on your holiday list, those are the prices you’ll be comparing against.
That said, a cheaper sticker price isn't the only way a PS5 deal could be worthwhile. A bundle that throws in a game for the console’s regular price could also be a decent option, particularly if it includes something you were already planning to pick up. We've seen bundles that include games like Marvel's Spider 2, but it's possible that Sony could do something for the recently released Marvel's Wolverine.
Sony hasn’t confirmed a new Black Friday console bundle in its current announcement, either. It’s still a possibility worth watching for, but don't count on it. With the price of RAM at an all-time high and Sony already feeling the pressure, having the up the price of the PS5 earlier this year, it's doubtful the console-maker has much wiggle room.
There’s still time before Black Friday on November 27 for Sony or individual retailers to announce additional hardware disounts. But so far there's no confirmed holiday price yet, and the current digital sale doesn’t tell us whether console discounts will follow.
If the PS5 is a Christmas gift and you don’t need it immediately, I’d give it a little longer before paying full price. With Black Friday less than two weeks away, you’ll have a better idea of your options soon enough.
Just don’t plan your budget around an unannounced $100 discount. Watch for both console markdowns and game bundles, compare the exact models, and make sure the advertised savings are on something you actually want.
While we've yet to see any Black Friday deals for the PS5, Nintendo has confirmed it will be offering the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle will be available for $499.99 this year.