Black Friday gaming deals in Australia for 2024: early deals are coming thick and fast

PlayStation 5 Slim (disc): wasAU$799.95 now AU$558 on eBay (EB Games)
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This is easily the cheapest price we've seen for the PS5 (disc edition) and it won't likely drop this low again in 2024. This is an eBay Plus offer: grab a free trial, then use the coupon code PLUS120 at checkout to secure this AU$558 deal. Without the subscription it's still a generous price at AU$628.

PlayStation 5 Slim (disc): wasAU$799.95 now AU$645.15 on Amazon AU
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The eBay deal above probably won't last long, so the next best thing is this Amazon deal, which brings it marginally lower than the retailer's all-time low of AU$649. With the PS5 Pro out, it's finally time for the PS5 to receive decent discounts, and this is definitely a great price for a still powerful console.

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Sony's brilliant yet exorbitantly priced premium DualSense is a fine piece of kit, and this AU$50 discount makes it ever more tempting. It has replaceable analog sticks, four back "paddle" buttons, changeable stick caps and a bunch of other lavish features that you'll regret not having once you've held one of these in hand.

Save AU$300.95

Wait, is this the PSVR 2 headset at a near affordable price? It's finally happened: If you've been reluctant to fork out nearly a grand for a brilliant-albeit-patchily supported peripheral, now is the time to bite. If you've already got a PS5 in the house, this is probably the best way to game in VR.

Save AU$35.85

This brilliant action RPG has been very shy of discounts since launch, so while AU$90 is pretty steep as far as PS5 game discounts go, if you've had your eye on Stellar Blade you'll know this is a good price. It's one of the most visually dazzling PS5 exclusives to date, with a gorgeous K-Pop soundtrack and engrossing combat.

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The first major discount on this 2024 PS5 gem, which will almost certainly go down as the platform's best exclusive of the year. It's a big cheerful platformer with an astonishing amount of ideas. If you're a fan of PlayStation history, it's pretty much a must-own, and the same holds true if you love 3D platformers.

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This long-awaited sequel to the sleeper Xbox 360 / PS3 hit delivers on everything fans of that older game wanted. It's a blissfully fast-paced third-person shooter with some jaw-dropping crowd tech: watching many hundreds of baddies swarm through these colossal arenas is a sight to behold. This 39% discount is generous, since the game's only been out for a month or so.

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It may be a remake of a PS2 game, but Persona 3 stands up immaculately in the modern day, proving that Atlus' social RPGs have been brilliant even before Persona 5's western mainstream breakthrough. This is a gorgeous and stylish reimagining of the 2006 original, with all the mandatory quality-of-life improvements and more than 80 hours of game to sink your teeth into.

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The price may seem steep at a glance, but this UK import of Elden Ring includes the critically acclaimed Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, which easily adds at least fifteen hours to the base game. And what to say about Elden Ring at this point? It's probably the very best RPG of this console generation, especially if the chatty Baldur's Gate 3 is too, well, chatty for you.

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Dragon's Dogma 2 is arguably the best blockbuster RPG of the year (though Veilguard's right there). Capcom's fantasy lark has been available for well below RRP for months now, but this AU$59 price is a new low, down from the previous record of AU$69. Keep in mind that this deal is for the Lenticular Edition which is better than the standard edition, even though that's selling for more at the moment. Amazon, make it make sense.

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Nice price for a JRPG that'll keep you busy for a hundred or so hours, if you're being thorough. It's the second in the Final Fantasy VII Remake saga, and as a result it's probably wise to play the first before you tackle this one. But you can just not take my advice; that's fine too. Some of us are just in it for the Queen's Blood mini-game afterall.

Save AU$50

The lowest price yet for this epic ye olde fantasy take on the Final Fantasy formula, which we said " stands alongside the series' greats" in our review. It's a big 60+ hour adventure that is incredible value for money at this price, with some of the most bonkers boss fights this side of Asura's Wrath. Amazon was briefly price matching JB Hi-Fi but sold out; if JB Hi-Fi sells out it's worth checking Amazon for a stock replenishment.

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Respawn's dazzling sequel to 2019's Fallen Order has improved a lot since it launched earlier this year. Combine that with the 63% discount you're getting here, and you have a compelling argument for why one should never buy a game at launch. Not that, uh, there's anything wrong with that. Survivor has been steadily dropping in price since launch, but this is the best we've seen yet.

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It may be a PS4 game but Red Dead Redemption 2 still looks beautiful, even though it hasn't been updated to take advantage of the PS5 (not to mention the PS5 Pro). This is one of the most lavish videogame productions to date, with an epic 40+ hour narrative and a story that can rival the great westerns.

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This was down to AU$54.99 during Prime Day, so while this isn't a record breaking deal it's certainly worth jumping on if you missed out last time, because first-party Nintendo discounts aren't super common. Originally released for SNES in 1996, this thoroughly revamped version maintains the source material's isometric turn-based gameplay but applies a thick coating of fresh paint. It's an "RPG for everyone", which means that even if you baulk at turn-based JRPGs, you'll probably get something out of this if you're a Mario fan.

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This new 2024 edition of Shin Megami Tensei V adds a whole new "Vengeance" storyline, which is near unanimously considered better than the vanilla story. Not only that, but Vengeance adds a bunch of quality of life improvements too, so if you're wanting to dive into this brilliant JRPG by the creators of the Persona series, this is the very best way to do so.

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Another year, another FIFA FC game, and in keeping with the normal routine, it hasn't taken very long for the 2024 instalment to get a drastic discount. This 44% off order makes it a tempting proposition and a good possibility for early Christmas shopping.