Black Friday 2017: Best Xbox, PS4 and Nintendo gaming deals – CNET

Black Friday. It’s nearly here, and that means big deals on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo at all the usual suspects: GameStop, Best Buy, Target, Walmart and more.

But you don’t want to dig through giant lists of deals at every single retailer, right? That’s what this guide is for. Here, we’re highlighting just the very biggest, best console and video game deals we’ve seen so far. Less browsing, more playing. Yes? Let’s go!

Update, Nov. 16: Now with individual game deals!

Note: Retailer links won’t show discounted prices until Black Friday deals go live — and some of these deals may be very limited and/or only available in-store. Oh, and we’ll be adding deals from GameStop and Amazon as they become available.

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PlayStation 4 for $200

Let’s start with a bang. Practically every major electronics retailer will sell the PlayStation 4 Slim 1TB for just $200 — a full $100 less than you’d have typically paid previously. 

Here’s where you can get it for that price on Nov. 23 or 24, and a few other wrinkles to look out for:

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like any retailer will offer the souped-up PlayStation 4 Pro at a discount. 

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Xbox One S for $190

Not to be outdone, Microsoft is discounting the Xbox One S 500GB (not to be confused with the powered-up Xbox One X) to $190.

That’s not as big a discount as the PlayStation, since you’ve been able to find Xbox One S bundles for $250 for many months now, particularly since Microsoft made that price cut official in June. And it appears the $190 price won’t always include a free game, unlike the $250 bundles.

But many retailers are sweetening the pot even further with a wide variety of offers. Here are the ones we’ve spotted:

Much like the lack of PS4 Pro deals, we’re not seeing any deals on the more powerful Xbox One X.

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Nintendo 2DS Zelda Edition for $80

So… Nintendo isn’t really discounting any of its consoles this Black Friday. (You might be able to actually find the Nintendo Switch for its normal $300 price, but it won’t be cheaper.)

That said, this limited-edition Nintendo 2DS handheld, with a preinstalled copy of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (typically $40 by its lonesome), sounds like a pretty killer present for a young gamer this holiday, especially since they won’t need to spend any time downloading it on Christmas morning. It’s new for Black Friday this year.

Just note that you’ll need to go for a pricier New Nintendo 2DS XL (or New 3DS XL) for compatibility with certain games.

Walmart, Best Buy and Target are also all advertising that the Nintendo Switch will be in stock for Black Friday, in limited quantities.

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PlayStation VR and Oculus Rift

Virtual reality is getting even deeper discounts this Black Friday, on top of the previous price cuts we’ve seen. You can nab a PlayStation VR bundle for $100 off, and the Oculus Rift + Touch bundle is $50 cheaper. 

Here’s where to get it:

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Oculus Rift

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Gamepads and more

Need an extra wireless gamepad? Practically every retailer under the sun will sell you a Sony DualShock 4 (for your PS4) or an Xbox One Wireless Controller for $40 — which is between $5 and $20 less than you’d pay previously, depending on whether you typically wait for sales.

So many retailers are offering that deal I won’t bother to link them, but for the sake of convenience here’s Amazon (PS4, XB1).

Here are some other accessories that might pique your interest, though:

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Hot new games like Wolfenstein II are already seeing huge discounts this Black Friday.

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The games of Black Friday

And now, the moment you’ve been waiting for: the opportunity to fill your shelves with even more games you’ll never have time to play! (Wait, maybe that’s just me.) 

Either way, this Black Friday is bringing us some deep discounts on a surprisingly huge number of titles, including many full price games that were just recently released. (We’re marking those in bold.) 

PlayStation 4 or Xbox One

PS4-only

  • $25 for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy at Best Buy or Toys R Us (normally $40)
  • $20 for Everybody’s Golf at Walmart or Best Buy (normally $40)
  • $20 for Horizon: Zero Dawn at Best Buy or Walmart (normally $40)
  • $25 for Nier: Automata at Best Buy (normally $50)
  • $20 for Rise of the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration at Best Buy (normally $40)
  • $20 for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End at Best Buy or Walmart (normally $30-$40)
  • $20 for Uncharted: The Lost Legacy at Best Buy (normally $40)
  • $20 for Yakuza Kiwama w/Steelbook at Best Buy (normally $30)

Xbox One-only

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo 3DS

No obvious standouts here, but you’ll find a number of titles for $25 at Target (including Super Mario Maker, Super Smash Bros 3DS and Yoshi’s Woolly World) and some for $30 at Walmart.

Again, this isn’t an exhaustive list of every game deal — just the ones that caught our attention for being surprisingly good deals (or really good games). Hit me up on Twitter if you see a killer deal I missed.  

When do these deals go live?

Unless otherwise specified:

  • Best Buy: Stores open 5 p.m. Thursday Nov. 23, close 1 a.m., open Friday Nov. 24 at 8 a.m.
  • BestBuy.com: Deals go live Thursday Nov. 23 (no time specified)
  • Target: Stores open 6 p.m. Thursday Nov. 23, close midnight, open Friday Nov. 24 at 6 a.m.
  • Target.com: Deals go live “early the morning of Thanksgiving or when stores open at 6 p.m.” 
  • Walmart: Stores open 6 p.m. Thursday Nov. 23 
  • Walmart.com: Deals go live Friday Nov. 24 (no time specified)
  • Toys R Us: Stores open 6 p.m. Thursday Nov. 23 
  • ToysRUs.com: Deals go live 9 p.m. PT Wednesday Nov. 23 
  • Kohl’s: Stores open 5 p.m. Thursday Nov. 23
  • Kohls.com: Deals go live 10 p.m. PT Monday Nov. 20, doorbusters at 10 p.m. PT Thursday Nov. 23
  • Newegg: Deals go live 1 p.m. PT Monday Nov. 20, doorbusters not till Thursday Nov. 23
  • Costco: Stores open 9 a.m. Friday Nov. 24

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