Best Boxing Day PS5 deals in Australia: shop consoles, games and accessories

The DualSense controller doesn't get many discounts nowadays: not even Black Friday offered any significant discounts on the AU$119.95 controller. The rarity of deals on the PS5's premium gamepad is a bit of an issue, because these things are very prone to stick drift and trigger button wear (I've needed to upgrade mine annually). All that said, AU$84 for a new DualSense on Amazon is well worth forking out for, even if you don't need one right now. That price is only available on certain models, including the Galactic Purple affair, the Nova Pink and the Starlight Blue. The Sterling Silver model adds an extra buck for a AU$85 price, while the DualSense Edge is currently going for AU$300: AU$39.95 cheaper than usual.

This is a big one: Amazon is currently offloading the whopping 2TB WD Black SN850X NVMe drive for AU$202.28, which is, uh, cheaper than some retailers are selling the 1TB model for.

It comes equipped with a heatsink and is definitely compatible with the PS5. It features on our list of the best PS5 SSDs, after all.

This one ships from Amazon Germany, but there are no shipping fees. I'd highly recommend jumping on this if you need more storage on PS5 (and let's face it: everyone needs that).

Amazon's killer deal on the Western Digital SN80X 2TB NVMe drive with heatsink sold out temporarily, but it seems to be back in stock for now.

Just a quick update with some great PS5 and PS4 game discounts that don't really deserve their own post but may pique your interest if you've yet to play them. God of War Ragnarok is currently going for a generous AU$49 on Amazon, which is actually the lowest price ever on that storefront.

Also of note is LEGO Horizon Adventures going for AU$68 (down from AU$109.95), which is a decent price for a game that only released in late October. I would never fork out the RRP for this one as good as it is, but for AU$68 this is a nice chillaxed co-op game for the holidays.

Also consider:

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 for AU$64 (down from AU$109.95)

Rise of the Ronin released back in March, and while it's absent from most GOTY lists, it's a superb action game from the studio behind Nioh and Ninja Gaiden. If you can imagine the Japan-set Assassin's Creed you've always dreamed of, with gloriously fluid Team Ninja samurai combat, that's basically what Rise of the Ronin is. Amazon is currently selling it for AU$69, down from the RRP of AU$124.95 (though realistically, the going price is generally closer to AU$80). If you're after a relatively breezy action game with a gorgeous open world and a surprisingly byzantine plot, I really can't recommend it enough. It's not GOTY material, but it's brilliant fun.

Presumably because it's still widely played two years on, Elden Ring for PS5 doesn't get very many sales, and when it does it tends not to drop too dramatically. So Amazon's current offer of AU$59 for the base version of the game—not including Shadow of the Erdtree—may be extremely tempted if you're yet to dive into FromSoftware's modern RPG classic.

To be clear, this isn't an all-time-low, but it's close: it was down to AU$57.79 earlier this week, which is only marginally cheaper.

We've had the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless at the top of our list of the best PS5 headsets for a while now. It's an incredible headset, but it's also sadly AU$735 at RRP, which is almost the price of a PS5. I know I'm not spending that much on a headset.

Amazon's Boxing Day sale has the wireless headset down to AU$499, which is a nice 32% discount and a saving of AU$236. That is still obviously quite expensive for a headset, but if you happen to have the cash and the desire to fork out that much for audio, we strongly recommend it. In his five star review Rob Dwiar described it as "the new premium, gold-standard for wireless headsets".

While 32% is a good discount, it has been cheaper before—as cheap as AU$455.49—but it'll probably be a while before it drops to that price again.

We just thought we'd spotlight some super cheap 2024 games, lest you wanted to buy these at launch, managed to abstain, and are now looking to reap the rewards for your self-control. These are all under AU$25, which is great. None of them are particularly good, which is not so great.

Still, fans of South Park and Suicide Squad probably won't want to miss game adaptations of those series', while Skull and Bones is a pretty fun pirate game if you don't mind live service game design. Overall, it's noteworthy that all of these can be had for less than AU$25, though if you've got a decent PC you can actually get Suicide Squad for as little as AU$5.24 on Steam.

(Just a lil' context on that one: Suicide Squad was meant to be an ongoing live service game but its imminent fourth season will be its last.)

South Park Snow Day | AU$19 at Amazon
Suicide Squad | AU$19 at Amazon
Skull and Bones | AU$24 at Amazon

We've had this listed above for a few days now, but it's really worth spotlighting this brilliant deal on Dragon Age: The Veilguard. This blockbuster RPG from BioWare only released two months ago, so it's quite astonishing to see it already goingon Amazon for AU$54. At that price, you should have no reservations about checking it out.

That said, its publisher EA tends to dramatically discount its games after around six months on sale (See the Star Wars Jedi games) so there's every chance this will go for less in 2025. Still, this would make a great summer game.

As the Boxing Day sales season draws to an end, we thought we'd collect some choice discounts on PS4 games. These all work on PS5 as well, so it's always worth keeping an eye out for great discounts. In most cases, the PS4 version will upgrade to the PS5 version free of charge if you put the disc into the new gen console.

God of War | AU$16.95
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy | AU$24.95
Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience | AU$25.71
The Last of Us Remastered | AU$15
Uncharted Trilogy | AU$15
Watch Dogs Legion | AU$16.99
Yakuza Remastered Collection | AU$39.32