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Black Friday deals are here, and with brand new record-low prices on every console, hefty discounts on RTX 40-Series PCs, and surprisingly cutthroat savings on the latest games things are already looking pretty sweet. This isn't my first rodeo. I've been tracking Black Friday sales for years now - since 2019 if you're counting. I've seen console generations end and begin, record-low prices beaten, and retailer tactics evolving over time. That means I know a good deal when I spot one, and I know exactly where to look to find all the biggest offers on the shelves.
I'm putting that experience to good use this Black Friday. I've scrolled through every major retailer, cherry-picking the deals and bundles that are actually worth your time this Thanksgiving week. How do I know they're worth it? I started my hunt by grabbing the gadgets, games, and gizmos that I (or someone on the GamesRadar team) have real hands-on experience with. Anything we don't recommend using doesn't make it into this list.
That was still a pretty hefty wad of deals, so I price checked every item to make sure it's not just the cheapest on the web, but that it's at or near a record-low price. It's pretty wild out there - but you won't find anything that's been cheaper in recent memory listed below. That leaves us with 36 of the hottest Black Friday deals gamers should be rallying around this week.
Quick links
- PS5: save $75 at Amazon
- Xbox: streaming kits from $74.99 at Amazon
- Switch: accessories from $8 at Amazon
- Board games: save up to 55% at Amazon
- Controllers: from $17 at Walmart
- Chairs: from $44 at Walmart
- CPUs: up to $370 off at Newegg
- GPUs: from $189 at Newegg
- Games: from $19.99 at Best Buy
- Handhelds: from $129.99 at Best Buy
- Headsets: from $19.95 at Amazon
- Keyboards: from $23.99 at Amazon
- Laptops: from $429.99 at Best Buy
- Lego: from $9.51 at Amazon
- Mice: from $13 at Amazon
- Monitors: up to $500 off at Best Buy
- PCs: Alienware from $1,199 at Dell
- Projectors: LG from $799 at Amazon
- RAM: from $29.99 at Newegg
- SSDs: Samsung from $69.99 at Amazon
- TCGs: up to 50% off at Best Buy
- TVs: OLED from $599.99 at Best Buy
- VR: from $299 at Amazon
UK
- Amazon: up to 21% off consoles
- Argos: Switch bundles from £189.99
- Currys: accessories from £10.99
- Ebuyer: monitors from £58
- Laptops Direct: up to 36% off laptops
- Microsoft: 20% off controllers
- Very: games from £7.99
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Live updates
The Razer Viper V2 Pro just hit a record-low price
Black Friday deals have hit older Razer hardware particularly hard this year, with the previous generation Viper V2 Pro gaming mouse coming out on top. This was my pick for the best gaming mouse on the market when it launched, and has only recently been nudged out the way by the newer Razer Viper V3 Pro. It features a different design to the 2024 model, though, with a flatter, skinnier shape that I prefer for a fingertip or claw grip. It doesn't offer the same high-end sensor features as the V3, but I don't expect many casual players will miss them. The newer version is solely made for the ultra-competitive among us.
At $79.99, the Viper V2 Pro just hit a new record-low price at Amazon. I've seen a $99.99 rate here for months, a solid $50 discount worth celebrating when it's not Black Friday. The brand has stepped up its game for these holiday sales, though, and this flagship has never been cheaper.
Razer Viper V2 Pro | $149.99 $79.99 at Amazon
Personal Pick: SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless launched a couple of years ago, but it's stayed at the top of my rankings of the best gaming headsets on the market since then. Competitors like the Astro A50 X, Turtle Beach Stealth Pro, and Razer Kraken V4 Pro have tried to take its lunch money, but this smooth audio, excellent feature-set, and luxurious comfort has always won out. Then SteelSeries doubled down with a brand new white model in 2024, and I fell in love all over again.
This is by no means a cheap device. That $349.99 MSRP is ominous to say the least, but this year has been kind to the Pro and I've seen the return of that $279.99 sales price once or twice over the past 12 months. Amazon has beaten that rate today, with a new $269.99 price tag on the black model. That's the cheapest it's been all year and a particularly rare saving.
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless | $349.99 $269.99 at Amazon
Top Tip: Don't forget shipping
Free shipping is another way retailers try to stand out from each other, and it's pretty easy to lower those delivery costs when you're spending over a certain threshold. If you're spending less than $35, it's worth checking to see what Amazon has available, but otherwise you should be fine at both Best Buy and Walmart.
Free shipping in the US:
Best Buy: free 2 day shipping on orders over $35
Walmart: free 2 day shipping on most orders over $35 sold by Walmart Amazon: free 2 day shipping for Prime members, free 4-5 day shipping for non-members
GameStop: free 1-3 day shipping on orders over $79
Free shipping in the UK:
Amazon: free Priority Delivery for Prime members, free 3-5 day shipping for non-members
Currys: free next day delivery on certain items
Argos: free click and collect
Very: free click and collect on orders over £30
PSA: Walmart just launched a better PS5 bundle
Most retailers have the PS5 Slim down to $424 right now, but I've just taken my own advice and scouted out some more bundles at Walmart. I've found some gold in the process. You can currently grab the disc version of the PS5 Slim with an extra DualSense controller for just $474.98 at Walmart right now. Taking today's Black Friday sale price into account, that means you're only paying $50.98 for the controller itself - slightly less than the $54.99 rate I'm seeing on the shelves right now. When you consider you're spending less than the MSRP of the console and still picking up a free controller, this is a particularly impressive offer.
PS5 Slim | DualSense Controller | $474.98 at Walmart
Top Tip: Check for bundles
I mentioned earlier that retailers often want to undercut each other in price over Black Friday - well, when a store can't compete on price alone it has another trick up its sleeve. Some products, most often PCs, laptops, tablets, and peripheral accessories, will sometimes come bundled with free subscriptions to sweeten the deal. Amazon, for example, has been offering free Game Pass subscriptions with a lot of its Black Friday deals in previous years. Best Buy often adds free Apple services or anti-virus packages. Newegg regularly throws in free games, sometimes measuring up to a considerable value.
Even if a retailer doesn't have the lowest price around, then, it's worth checking for subscription bundles. The combined value of those freebies may well be worth more to you than the straight saving.
Personal Pick: Asus ROG Ally Z1E
I've had my hand wrapped around the Asus ROG Ally sine launch, and while we didn't always see eye to eye the system has been pretty much overhauled with its newer updates. It's now my favorite gaming handheld - I use it for pretty much all my controller-friendly PC game time whenever I'm not reviewing a laptop. I thought we might see some movement on this model in this week's Black Friday deals, and Best Buy has pulled through. The Z1E version is now down to $499.99 - a $150 discount on the original $649.99. That's already the lowest price I've seen, but Plus members can take it a step further with an additional $50 saving, dropping the full-fat handheld down to just $449.99.
Asus ROG Ally Z1E | $649.99 $499.99 at Best Buy
I've played through heavier games like Assassin's Creed: Odyssey and Fallout 4 without a hitch on the Z1E model, but if you only play lighter indies it's worth noting that the cheaper Z1 version is available for even less right now. The only difference is that processor.
Asus ROG Ally Z1 | $499.99 $349.99 at Best Buy
Top Tip: Price check
Black Friday is a particularly competitive time of year, where retailers can sometimes change their prices minute to minute to make sure they're beating others. Most stores will price match each other to ensure they stay on top, so it's well worth making sure you're getting the web's best price. In the US, I always check between Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon. However, PCs, tablets, and laptops should also be checked against sites like Newegg, B&H Photo, and Microcenter.
In the UK, it's always worth checking Very, Amazon, and Argos. These three can sometimes undercut each other with a slightly larger price drop, whereas Currys and AO tend to stick to the more expensive side of things. The Game Collection and ShopTo will often end up cheapest for games, but can add those savings back with the shipping costs.
After the Nintendo Switch instead? Head to Walmart
Amazon is out of stock and Best Buy doesn't offer these bundles online anymore. That means we're heading to Walmart for Nintendo Switch deals this Black Friday. Thankfully, there's an excellent discount there waiting for us. A free copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and 12 months of Nintendo Switch Online was already looking pretty strong at the full $349.99 price of the console, but the big-box store has just dropped that price to $299. That means you're saving on the console itself and scoring a bunch of freebies.
Best Buy does technically have a lower price than this, at $274.99 but you'll need to into your local store to see it.
Nintendo Switch OLED Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bundle | $349.99 $299 at Walmart
Save $75.99 on the PS5 Slim
I'll start out deals proceedings with the biggest offer on the shelves right now - a $74.99 discount on the PS5 Slim. That's a record-low price on both the disc and digital console, and a further $25 off than I've ever seen before. I've spotted a few $50 savings over the course of the year, but those kinds of discounts only appeared in the first half of 2024. The last few months have seen nothing but MSRP, so I've been holding out for this year's Black Friday deals for a shakeup.
PS5 Slim | $499.99 $424 at Amazon
PS5 Slim Digital | $449.99 $374 at Amazon
Should you buy early Black Friday deals?
Of course, being so close to Black Friday itself it can be nerve-wracking jumping in ahead of time. There are no guarantees when it comes to holiday sales, but we can make some educated guesses based on previous years. I don't tend to see too many major saving increases between now and the main event. If a product is already on sale right now, it's not likely to drop too much further on the day itself. Of course, the cheaper the price the less of a risk. If you're eyeing up a premium TV and it sheds another couple of percent you could be out a few hundred dollars. A cheap Xbox controller though? It's only likely to drop by another couple of bucks if anything.
In general, it's the products that aren't on sale right now that will see the biggest on-the-day savings. They may have been discounted over the last few weeks and jumped back up in price in recent days, or they may have never taken a price cut before. If either of these are the case I would definitely wait to see what Friday has in store before diving into early deals.
When will Black Friday deals begin?
Black Friday officially starts at midnight on the morning of Friday November 29, but we've actually seen early discounts landing on the shelves since the start of the month. Amazon, Walmart, Newegg, and Best Buy have been busy discounting everything from consoles to games and accessories over the last few weeks, slowly gathering their full sale together ahead of this week.
It's often these early discounts that form the majority of official Black Friday deals when the time comes, with a few extras thrown in for good measure. While there's no doubt surprises to come on Friday, then, we're actually already in the middle of this year's Black Friday event.
