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Welcome to our live coverage of the early Black Friday PS5 deals!
Literally always the best time of year for any PlayStation gamer to pick up any bit of PS5 hardware or gear, or any PS5 game they've been waiting for, November's sales season is going to be a belter this year for PS5 discounts.
I've been at the coalface of gaming and gaming hardware for nearly a decade now and have covered almost every single sales period and event in that time. I'm also a PlayStation fanatic and enthusiast myself who is always looking for a deal! As a result, I know what to look out for and at what price, and I'm here to point you to the best deals going, not just any old discounted stuff.
We know that the official Black Friday PS5 deals will start this Friday, November 21, so if there's something in particular you're holding out for, then it might pay to wait - and then come back to our coverage right here, tomorrow.
In the meantime, we're going to be picking out the best early PS5 Black Friday deals that might be worth jumping on now, and highlighting those discounts and deals we're expecting to see tomorrow.

I have been covering PlayStation hardware on a daily basis for the best part of a decade. As a result, I know what makes a good deal and what makes a great deal, and also know the best ways for you to save money. As well as reviewing a host of PlayStation gear like the PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro for TechRadar Gaming, and accessories from controllers to headsets, I'm also a PlayStation enthusiast and mega fan myself, and am always looking for the best, cheapest ways to add cool new stuff to my setup.
The best early Black Friday PS5 sales in the US
- Amazon: big-brand headsets massively discounted
- PlayStation Direct: Stock on limited edition controllers
- Walmart: Madden and College Football for less than $35
- Best Buy: save over $100 on official Sony headsets
- Target: 2K sports games for less than $30
- GameStop: Pro members can save on consoles
The best early Black Friday PS5 sales in the UK
- Amazon: has the best price on PS5 Pro
- PlayStation Direct: limited edition controller stock available
- Very: save £5 on Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and more
- Currys: has a host of PS5 bundles in stock
- Argos: Save £60 on PS5 racing wheel, and more
- EE: has the lowest PlayStation Portal price
- The Game Collection: discounted games from just £13.95
- ShopTo: bargain price on PS5 games
My 5 favorite early Black Friday PS5 deals
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I know, this isn't a discount as such, but it's definitely worth highlighting if you're after a more unique DualSense edition that will stand out from the crowd. It's been in and out of stock online since it launched, and Walmart is the only place to buy it.
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This is a brilliant price on one of the Game Awards game of the year nominees, and you'll be getting such a quality experience and a whole lot of game for this reduced price.
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Seagate makes some of our favorite hard drives for any console, and this discount on the sizeable 5TB HDD is an excellent proposition ahead of Black Friday.
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Perhaps my favorite ever wired gaming headset, this price on the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro is a brilliant one to see ahead of Black Friday. For anyone wanting premium audio this holiday season, this is certainly a headset to consider.
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This is more of a placeholder and anti-Black Friday PS5 deal, but one that serves as a warning to hold fire today. This small discount will pale into insignificance tomorrow when the Black Friday PS5 deals start in earnest, so avoid this, but maybe use it as a launch pad.
Price Check: PS Direct - $499 | Amazon - $499.99 | Best Buy - $499.99 | Target - $499.99
My top US early Black Friday PS5 deals
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No discount just yet, but these are the links to save right now, ahead of the incoming price cut on the premium PS5 console, ahead of tomorrow's deals starting.
Also in stock at: $749 at Amazon | $699.99 at Target | $699.99 at Best Buy | $749 at PlayStation Direct
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This is the lowest pre-Black Friday DualSense price I can find on any DualSense, so go for this one if you really just want to get your shopping done now.
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Alternatively, if you're looking for a DualSense and somethign a bit flashier, then the limited edition God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense is a great choice.
Also available at: Walmart - $84 | Best Buy - $84.99 | Target - $84.99 | GameStop - $84.99 | Amazon - $84.99 (out of stock)
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The Nova 5 is my favorite gaming headset of 2024 and offers brilliant value for money at this reduced price tag. It could be all the headset you'll ever need across platforms, including on mobile and as a pair of headphones.
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Not a huge discount - and maybe not the cheeriest of games for the holidays - but this is a great price on the PS5 version of one of my favorite PlayStation games of all time - and a must-play for any PS5 owner.
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This launch PS5 game - and one that was beautifully remade for Sony's current-gen console - still often holds its price stubbornly, so this is a great opportunity to get the game for less.
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This is a brilliant game deal with the Alan Wake 2 Deluxe Edition now at the lowest-ever Amazon price. This version of the critically acclaimed horror mystery game includes all the DLC and even a free copy of Alan Wake Remastered for the complete experience.
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At literally half price, this is a heck of a deal on a premium PS5 controller from a third-party. Offering a host of customisation possibilities and extra features to give you the edge in games, this is a brilliant early deal.
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Best Buy's early Black Friday sale has LG's 65-inch C5 OLED TV down to $1,399.99, thanks to today's $1,300 discount. Awarded five out of five stars in our review and perfect for console gaming, the OLED display delivers an outstanding picture thanks to LG's Alpha 9 AI processor Gen8, impressive gaming features, and a comprehensive smart platform featuring all-new AI capabilities.
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Samsung's S90F OLED TV was released in April of this year, and Best Buy has a massive $1,100 discount on the 65-inch model, bringing the price down to a new record low. The S90F OLED TV delivers an outstanding picture, thanks to the quantum dot OLED technology and Samsung's NQ4 AI Gen3 processor.
My top UK early Black Friday PS5 deals
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This is absolutely the best PS5 Pro deal going right now in the UK, bagging you the console and a copy of the latest football game for 30 quid under the console's own list price.
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This is a superb pre Black Friday deal for the PS5 DualSense, dropping it down to the lowest price since September. This controller comes packed with adaptive triggers, haptic feedback, and even a built-in microphone.
Price check: PS Direct - £64.99 | Very - £53.99 | Currys - £59.99 | Argos - £53.99 | Amazon - £53.99 | John Lewis - £53.99
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This price on the premium Alienware AW3225QF QD-OLED monitor is down to only seven pounds or so off its lowest-ever price (as far as I can tell), and is a great way to get teh most out of your PS5 or PS5 Pro games.
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While EE doesn't list this as an official discount, it certainly is one, and is definitely hte best UK price on the handheld I can find - until tomorrow that is.
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This Samsung SSD performed fantastically in our testing, with a 7,465.49MB/s sequential read speed and a 6,887.68MB/s write. That's significantly above what is required for a PS5, and ensures seriously snappy performance. This model also comes with a generous 2TB of storage, and a heatsink fitted out of the box.
<p><strong>Price check: <a href="https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-6361382-15618761?sid=hawk-custom-tracking&url=https://www.argos.co.uk/product/2075923?utm_custom6=PLA®ion_id=04169m&deeplink=true&&cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59157%7Cacid:534-693-8244%7Ccid:20296143496%7Cagid:%7Ctid:%7Ccrid:%7Cnw:x%7Crnd:10296084887121211061%7Cdvc:c%7Cadp:%7Cmt:%7Cloc:9045986&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20296143496&utm_term=2075923&utm_content=shopping&utm_custom1=&utm_custom2=534-693-8244&GPDP=true&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19663902642&gbraid=0AAAAAD9II9naLslBVKvdTjrfl8QNu1rI5&gclid=CjwKCAiA8vXIBhAtEiwAf3B-g2K12h-QLfPar1-KF2-rYlPe0Jec3mehkhS5qA4X5Qax_IpXKRRVZhoChAkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank"><strong>Argos - £139.99<strong> | <a href="https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&mid=53591&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.samsung.com%2Fuk%2Fmemory-storage%2Fnvme-ssd%2Fnvme-pcie-gen-4-2tb-mz-v9p2t0gw%2F"><strong>Samsung - £140Read moreRead less▼
Coming in at half price, this is a superb discount on a great game for PS5 - and PS5 Pro, for what it's worth. You'll get a bunch of extra content, including Alan Wake Remastered, too.
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Bearing a more subtle black finish, this is the model you'll want to go for if you're after true multiplatform support, as the Xbox model is compatible with everything including PlayStation 5.
<p><strong>Price check: <a href="https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-6361382-15618761?sid=hawk-custom-tracking&url=https://www.argos.co.uk/product/4094586?clickSR=slp:term:steelseries%20arctis%20wireless%20gamebuds:2:21:1" target="_blank"><strong>Argos - £99.99<strong> | <a href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?awinmid=1599&awinaffid=103504&clickref=hawk-custom-tracking&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.currys.co.uk%2Fproducts%2Fsteelseries--arctis-gamebuds-wireless-noisecancelling-gaming-earbuds-for-xbox-black-10270809.html" target="_blank"><strong>Currys - £99.99Read moreRead less▼
This is simply a great discount to see on the brilliant HD 550 headphones. Supremely comfortable, with brilliant Sennheiser audio quality, these really could be a gaming headset killer for you as long as you don't mind being tethered. A new record-low price in the UK means the value has never been greater, and there's a host of links below to the discounted US price, too.
Price check: Richer Sounds - £179 | AV.com - £199 | Audio Affair - £199 | Amazon - £249 (out of stock)
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LG has been crushing it in the world of TVs over the last few years, and its latest C5 is another strong contender for one of the best OLED TVs you can buy right now. This latest version boasts the same fantastic contrast, rich blacks, impressive brightness and vivid colors of previous models in the range, making it ideal for all sorts of viewing. It's also a top TV for PS5 and Xbox Series X, with support for a 120Hz refresh rates and minimal input lag to get the smoothest and most responsive gaming experience.
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The latest version of Sony's Bravia 8 is an incredible OLED TV that boasts some of the best picture quality to date, according to our review. The display was only released this year and this is the biggest discount yet. Sure, it's still quite the investment, but you do get a picture quality that's bright, vivid, and detailed, with strong in-built sound as well. It's perhaps not the best pick for gamers, though, given it lacks some features compared to the competition.
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Be prepared for tomorrow!
Overall, at this stage, and at close of business hours in the UK, the best advice I can give anyone looking for a top Black Friday PS5 deal on either side of the Atlantic today is to wait, if you can.
Sony's own PS5 deals, filtering through every retailer will be here in a matter of hours, and I really expect it to be hot stuff!
The links and deals are still good on this page as things stand and will remain a great launchpad for tomorrow so do continue to use them if you want to get in position before tomorrow!
Holding out for accessories?
If you've already got a PS5 console and are only eyeing up PS5 accessories to enhance your setup - the exact approach I'm taking - then the great news is that there's going to be loads and loads of discounts on these items from tomorrow too.
Highlight include discounts like $20 / £20 on the PlayStation Portal - but I, for some reason, have a sneaking suspicion we might see it drop lower; $20 / £20 off of DualSense controllers; and $30 / £30 off the Pulse Explore and $20 / £20 off Pulse Elite earbuds and headset respectively.
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Back to today's offerings...
If you're looking for something right now among today's early Black Friday PS5 deals, then can I recommend what is probably my favorite wired gaming headset? I can? Great!
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro wired gaming headset is a belter of a headset, both with and without its DAC unit.
US - SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro: was $249.99 now $149.99 at Amazon
UK - SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro: was £249.99 now £159.99 at Amazon
Time to jump into PSVR 2 on the cheap?
One of the biggest Black Friday PS5 deals we're going to see from tomorrow is going to be $100 / £90 (at least) off the PSVR 2 system.
Could that be enough for some folks to finally take the plunge and jump into Sony's own VR gaming scene? My colleague Jake certainly thinks it might be time when that deal comes through.
My advice is to wait though...
Naturally, though, my advice is simple: if you can, wait.
It's only a matter of hours before the official Black Friday PS5 deals and cut-price discounts start, and we'll be seeing them at retailers of all stripes, on both sides of the Atlantic.
I'm particularly interested in a few of the incoming discounts though...
But this is the best PS5 console deal currently running now if you must buy one today...
But! If you absolutely have to get a PS5 console today ahead of the deals, then this the best one I've found in the US, and it's over at Walmart.
PS5 Slim Digital Edition: was $499.99 now $474.98 at Walmart
Sony's deals officially start tomorrow
The biggest news to get under your noses right away is that the official Sony-mandated Black Friday PS5 deals will kick off properly tomorrow, Friday, November 21.
This is where we'll see definitive chunks off loads of PS5 gear and games, which I'll describe some of soon. And it's also important to remember that these are just Sony's prices - retailers themselves could still go further, so we could be in for a blockbuster deals period.
Have the deals really started?
It always feels strange to start highlighting Black Friday PS5 deals this far out from the big day itself, but retailers are going live with discounts already on both sides of the Atlantic.
We're also approaching a bigger more-official day in the Black Friday PS5 deals too...
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