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GameSpot may get a share of the revenue if you buy anything featured on our site. We're constantly on the lookout for the best deals, but while there are quite a few big sales events throughout the year, such as Prime Day and Steam's Summer Sale, nothing compares to the whirlwind of blowout sales that is Black Friday and Cyber Monday. From consoles and games to accessories and tech, there's no better time of year to spend money on the hottest products. While Black Friday is still a ways off, the holidays will be here faster than you think, and whether you have a long list of loved ones to buy for or a personal wishlist hey, we're not judging , it's best to have a plan when Black Friday and Cyber Monday roll around this year.
Well, it's tricky. Black Friday is technically the day after Thanksgiving, of course, which falls on November 29 this year. But if what you're really asking is when do the deals start , the answer is that they'll likely roll out gradually over the month of November and ramp up significantly on Thanksgiving. Black Friday itself will be the biggest day for deals, but expect to see sales through that entire weekend and into Cyber Monday.
While the week of Thanksgiving and Black Friday will be the key time to pay attention to retailer offers, some stores will offer "Black November" sales that span the entire month. We'll update this piece with the latest info as soon as Black Friday-related sales start to appear.
Practically anything you might need to buy will get a discount during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but if you're mainly on the hunt for consoles, games, tech, and other types of entertainment media this shopping season, there are a few specific stores to keep your eyes on. The latter three stores, in particular, offered some of the best console bundles and game deals around during Prime Day this year, so we expect they'll have more surprising deals to offer come Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
While the holiday shopping season tends to emphasize tech and hardware--those shiny things people shove their way through crowds to grab--it'll also be worth checking out sales at digital game stores, like the Nintendo Eshop, PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Steam, Fanatical, Green Man Gaming, and more. Digital games tend to stay at a higher price range than physical discs, so if you prefer owning games digitally, this is a great opportunity to snag any games on your wishlist.
When it comes to gaming, it's always hard to predict exactly what deals will be available during Black Friday and Cyber Monday --but we'll take our shot in the dark.
You'll be able to find a good discount on nearly any game from the past few years, including some early releases like Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts 3, The Division 2, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. If you like playing the Switch docked and don't have an issue with slightly less battery life, that'll be an excellent discount on the hottest console of If you're holding out for one of the newer Switch models, however, it's less likely there will be significant discounts, but we'd bet on some good console bundles hitting stores around Black Friday.
If you're buying a new Switch or Switch Lite for yourself or a loved one this holiday season, those game bundles will be one thing to look out for. Meanwhile, this will likely be the last big holiday season for the PS4 and Xbox One consoles, as anticipation is building for Sony and Microsoft to reveal their next-generation consoles.
Microsoft has already confirmed that Xbox's next iteration, codenamed Project Scarlett , is slated to arrive in Holiday We know less about the PS5 , but while there's no release date, we're sure to hear about the next generation of PlayStation hardware in So what does that mean for Black Friday ? Well, PS4 and Xbox One discounts are becoming a dime a dozen these days, and we expect to see the consoles hit their lowest prices yet this holiday season. If you like me still have a launch-edition PS4 or Xbox One and are starting to see performance issues on newer games like Control , this might be a good time to trade in that old console and get the PS4 Pro or Xbox One X at its lowest price yet.
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