Four years after its initial release, the PlayStation 5 saw its biggest-ever price cut this Black Friday. And, somewhat miraculously, you can still take advantage of this discount. Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy all have the updated Slim consoles on sale for up to $76 off right now, which means you can snag the digital-only version for $374 or the full-size console with a disk drive for $424. Frankly, it’s shocking that these offers haven’t sold out already, so we’d definitely recommend you get your order in soon if you don’t want to miss out on these savings.
The PlayStation 5 Slim has all the features of the original PlayStation 5. However, this model has a slimmer design and bumps the storage up from 825GB to a full 1TB.
The disc-free console is the cheapest, but it means all your games will need to be downloaded right onto it. Go for the disc drive version and you’ll spend a little more, but it does mean you can play any old PS4 discs in your collection, and take advantage of discounts on physical games at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop and more.
Is it worth getting the PS5 Pro instead?
The PlayStation 5 Pro is impressive, but it’s also nearly double the cost of the PS5 Slim at $700. While the visual fidelity it offers is nice, there’s really no reason to go for it unless you’re all about that power. The PS5 Slim is an amazing console that’ll get you through the rest of this console generation comfortably with fantastic titles like God of War Ragnarok, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Returnal, Demon’s Souls and 2024’s Astro Bot, to name a few.
And if you’re looking to complete your Sony gaming setup, you can check out our full roundup of all the best PlayStation deals for even more savings on games, headsets, controllers and more. You should also take a look at the best giftable tech if you’re prepping for the holiday season but don’t know where to start.
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