This week is the big Black Friday 2024 launch, and to prepare consumers for the massive savings, CGMagazine has readers covered with some of the best gaming deals available before the Friday rush.
Every year, Black Friday unleashes a torrent of sales on consumers everywhere, and people search high and low to find the best savings. This is also true for gamers, as many have been putting off grabbing that extra terabyte of storage to save time waiting for titles to install over and over again. For Black Friday 2024, CGMagazine has detailed some of the best savings we have seen online for gamers so they can focus on what really counts: getting past that pesky Elden Ring boss.
These are the top Black Friday 2024 deals we have found to help gamers stay in the game this Holiday weekend, and not out during the actual Black Friday rush.
Best Black Friday 2024 Deals for Gamers
Best Deals for PlayStation Gamers
- Consumers in the market for the PS VR 2 headset can snag one for nearly 50% off at Best Buy. The PS VR 2 Horizon Bundle (it includes a copy of Horizon Call of the Mountain) is listed for $349.99 this week, so fans on the fence have an easier time taking the plunge.
- The PlayStation Dualsense Controller has been listed on Amazon for big price cuts. The midnight black colourway has been posted for $54 USD, a 28% price decrease. New colourways have also been discounted with the new Chroma edition controllers (Pearl and Indigo) listing for $59.99 each.
- The GOTY for 2022, Elden Ring has been listed for $19.99, less than half of its retail price at Best Buy (also for the Xbox Series X). Gamers waiting for an excuse to explore the Lands Between should look no further than the Black Friday 2024 savings.
- Metaphor: ReFantazio, the latest RPG out of Atlus has also been discounted to $49.99 on Amazon. CGMagazine’s 9/10 review of Metaphor: ReFantazio called it “a unique experience centred around the rise of a villain who seeks to claim the throne through manipulation while a group of unlikely heroes unites to stop them” and can be a good choice for RPG fans looking for savings.
- Lastly, Amazon has rolled out savings on all Western Digital in-dwelling PlayStation 5 storage expansion SSDs. A 1TB SSD for PS5 will run consumers $85.99 a 34% drop off the retail price, and bigger sizes also see big savings.
Best Deals for Xbox Gamers
- For those who haven’t joined this generation of Xbox consoles yet, Target has the digital Xbox Series S up for $50 off. Fans can grab the slimmer, digital version of the Xbox Series of consoles for $249.99 this Black Friday 2024.
- Xbox players looking to upgrade their sticks can also find the Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controller, including the attachments and case (the original black model), for over $30 off at Amazon. The Elite Series 2 controller elevates a gamers play with four mappable back paddles, replaceable stick heights, and a handy carrying case all for $140.99.
- With Metaphor: ReFantazio getting a big price cut on the Xbox Series X, both Sonic Frontiers and Sonic x Shadow Generations have gotten noticeable price cuts. Frontiers has listed for $19.99 on Amazon, and Generations is going for $29.99 (on all consoles including the Nintendo Switch) and it only launched last month. Fans can cash in their patience for the blue blur this Black Friday 2024.
- Lastly, Amazon has gamers covered with storage solutions for the Xbox Series of consoles. Western Digital SSDs have been marked down, and Xbox Series console gamers can snag storage expansion options starting with 1TB for just $99.
Best Deals for Nintendo Switch Gamers
- For those late to the party, the Nintendo Switch console is discounted heavily this Black Friday, with Walmart savings members can take $50 off of a new base model. The bundle comes with the best-selling switch game of all time, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and a 12-month subscription for Nintendo Switch Online all for $249.99.
- On the software side of things, Walmart has also listed The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for less than half of its retail price at $30.
- An Atlus strategy RPG, Unicorn Overlord, is also listed for half off, a $30 savings on the Nintendo Switch at Amazon.
- Another rare first-party sale from Nintendo, Super Mario Odyssey is listed for $29.99 at Best Buy.
- Lastly, those in the market on Black Friday 2024 for new joycons can find a rare sale on the handle-like controllers over at Best Buy. A pair will run consumers $59.99, a big drop from their normal $80 retail price.
Aside from the above-mentioned deals, CGMagazine has started to roll out Holiday Buyer guides to help gamers stay in the command centre of their gaming setups, and not in a packed store leading up to the Holiday season for readers to check out.
