Black Friday PS5 deals in Australia for 2024: Black Friday dies for Cyber Monday to live

Black Friday might have started and ended on, well, Friday, but the Cyber Monday sale is now well in effect PS5 deals in particular are very, very strong in 2024, with new all-time lows on PS5 consoles.

Of course, the PS5 Pro will have some bearing on this year's sale. The new device is due for release just weeks before the holiday event begins - but I'm not holding out for much. I've been covering Black Friday gaming deals for over five years now and 2024 feels like the year of the PlayStation - though maybe not in the way Sony wants it.

I'm rounding up all the highlights from this year's Black Friday PS5 deals. Between the games with the biggest discounts and the most sought after accessories, you'll find the best prices below.

• Black Friday is over, but you can visit our dedicated Cyber Monday PS5 gaming deals in Australia hub for the top discounts you can still grab.

6 best PS5 deals still available

PlayStation 5 Slim (digital): wasAU$679.95 now AU$529 on Amazon AU
Save AU$150.95

If you're an all-digital gamer or willing to abandon physical media, the PS5 Slim digital edition is well worth it at over AU$100 off. Although the PS5 Pro is on the horizon, the base PS5 will still carry you well until PS6, so long as you don't mind not having bleeding edge performance (which will cost you AU$1,199, mind you).

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PlayStation 5 Slim (disc): was AU$799.95 now AU$629 on Amazon AU
Save AU$154.85

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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PS5 Pro: was AU$1,199.95 now AU$1,099.95 at eBay

Save AU$100

If you take advantage of a current eBay Plus promotion offering AU$100 off a bunch of items—including the PS5 Pro—at checkout if you sign up for the subscription, then you're getting what is probably the very first discount on the PS5 Pro in Australia. Sure, it doesn't exactly make this mid-gen refresh affordable, but if you're getting one anyway, this is a great deal. Of course, you've got to remember to cancel your eBay Plus subscription before the trial ends (unless you like it and want to keep it).

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Black Friday first-party PS5 accessory deals

Sony PULSE Explore Wireless Earbuds for PS5: was AU$329.95 now AU$258.98 at Amazon

Save AU$70.97

You don't hear much about these wireless buds made especially by Sony for PS5, but they exist, and our colleagues over at Techradar thought they were good. They're almost perfect for the PlayStation Portal, and can double as your commuting 'phones if you fancy the PlayStation branding. They feature multi-device connectivity, integrated mics (for both gaming and phone convos) and AI-enhanced "noise rejection".

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Dragon Age The Veilguard: was AU$109.95 now AU$69 at Amazon

Save AU$40.95

A brilliant discount on this very recently released BioWare RPG, which we didn't expect to get this cheap so soon. According to our review it's "an approachable, expansive action-oriented RPG," and a "true end to whatever the franchise was before".

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Horizon Forbidden West: was AU$94.95 now AU$49 at Amazon

AU$45.95

Save 48% on this PS5 tech showcase that also happens to be a pretty fun over world adventure. It doesn't reinvent the wheel after the success of its PS4 predecessor, Horizon Zero Dawn, but as our review notes it has "super awesome robot dinosaurs", so there's that.

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SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro wireless gaming headset : was AU$735 now AU$479 at Amazon

Save AU$256

This much sought after premium set of wireless headphones work for PC, PlayStation and Switch, and always sell very well when they're drastically discounted. They boast both 2.4Ghz wireless capability and Bluetooth, as well as active noise cancellation and a ClearCast Gen 2 microphone.

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FAQ

What to expect from Black Friday PS5 deals in 2024

We'll start with the big one. The new mid-cycle refresh will hit the shelves on November 7 (PS5 Pro pre-orders went live on September 26) just over three weeks before Black Friday PS5 deals officially kick off. I'll get this out the way now, I'm not expecting any discounts on that AU$1,999.95 launch price in this year's sale. That's not the end of the story, though. After all, AU$1,999.95 is an astonishingly high RRP - Sony could well look to sweeten the deal over the holidays with free games and accessories for a limited time. If you're interested in picking up the PS5 Pro this year, I'd recommend getting in ahead of time. While the world's in a very different place to when the original console launched, we still don't know how available the refresh will be. Plus, Sony may well soften its heavy RRP at launch with its own release day bundles well before Cyber Monday.

The standard console should benefit from its own discounts, though. The PS5 has enjoyed some fantastic sales during 2024, dropping the AU$799 console down to AU$668 over the course of a couple of weeks in June, and again in early October.

One thing's for certain, PS5 games are going to see their own discounts. Dead Island 2, Street Fighter 6, Resident Evil 4, Dead Space Remake, Assassins' Creed: Mirage, and Hogwarts Legacy were all 2023 releases seeing record low prices over Black Friday last year so it's reasonable to assume this year's titles will get the same treatment. Astro Bot and Dragon Age: Veilguard might be a little tricky to find on sale, but Star Wars Outlaws is a recent release that's primed for savings come November if current figures are to be believed. However, I'm looking to The Last Of Us Part 2 Remastered, Skull and Bones, Street Fighter 6, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Tekken 8, Helldivers 2, and Rise of the Ronin to offer up the best value discounts overall.

The majority of these titles hit the shelves in the first half of the year, so it's well worth keeping an eye on the release slate for 2024 to see where your savings might go this Fall. However, we can also expect the usual suspects to turn up; God of War: Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, Spider-Man Miles Morales, and Sackboy: A Big Adventure are all mainstays of Black Friday PS5 deals these days.

In addition to the games, there are usually some discounts on peripherals. The official Pulse 3D headset had a brand-new lowest-ever price of just under AU$98 last year, and loads of third-party peripherals saw some massive cuts.

Should you buy a PS5 Pro on Black Friday?

That AU$1,199.95 launch price is certainly intimidating, and I'm not expecting to see any discounts on that full cost in November. However, if you are in the market for an upgrade, Black Friday might be the time to take the leap. While we might not see straight discounts, I'm expecting a couple of bundles to pop up during the holiday sales. As we saw with last year's Spider-Man 2 package these offers don't last.

Once Sony's official bundles have run their course they're unlikely to be seen again until the next major sale (likely Black Friday 2025), so if you want the best value this year I'd recommend waiting for November.