The best PS4 Black Friday 2015 deals – mega-round-up of the cheapest prices
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PS4 Black Friday Deals – the best prices on hardware and software
Looking for the best PS4 deals on Black Friday 2015? These are they. We're updating constantly with all the best links in the run-up to the sales, saving you money on the biggest, stupidest, most bargeiniest day of the retail year.
Everything's been broken out into handy sections for you. After the best hardware deals? Just look in the “Console and Bundle Deals” segment. You'll find everything split out into US and UK links, so there should be no problem in finding PS4 consoles, games or accessories.
We're adding all the best deals into the relevant sections below as they emerge through the day, and we'll be updating with all the relevant lightning bargains too. You won't miss anything. Everyone's looking for a great PS4 deal with Black Friday approaching, so stay with us to make sure you get the biggest savings before anyone else.
As you'll see from the section on the history of Black Friday below, online sales last year hit record heights. The internet is expected to be even busier with shoppers this year, so you're going to have to be quick to make sure you profit.
Bear in mind that the bargains don't just happen on the sales days themselves. Retailers post discounts in advance, so be sure to check back here regularly to ensure you beat the crowds.
Cheapest PS4 console prices
We're constantly watching for the very best price you can pick up a PS4 console for this Black Friday. As previously announced, most US retailers dropped the price of a 500Gb console plus Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection bundle to $299. However, Amazon have just raised the price again and Walmart have sold out. Best Buy and Target still have the offer available though and eBay have gone a step further and have dropped the price to $289.99.
All week Gamestop have had the 1Tb Console with Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Limited Edition Bundle and Destiny The Taken King at $429.99 as part of their pre-Black Friday sale but this has just disappeared. Now Amazon have the same deal available here.
British shoppers can generally expect to pay around £280 for a console plus one game but bundles with two games for £299 are becoming common. Prices are moving up and down rapidly but eBay and Zavvi still have two of the most competitive deals around. You can pick up a 500Gb console with Star Wars Battlefront and FIFA 16 for £268.99 at ShopTo's eBay storefront or head on over to Zavvi for a 500Gb console with Assassin's Creed, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and a Playstation TV thrown in for £299.99. Amazon were matching ShopTo's deal up until recently but that's gone now.
Here are our highlights of the other console deals around right now:
US
Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Amazon and Gamestop have all be reduced the 500GB console + Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Bundle to $299. That's a $50 saving on the previous price.
1Tb Console + Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Limited Edition Bundle + Destiny The Taken King – Amazon – $429.99
500GB console + Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Bundle – eBay – $289.99
ShopTo has just gone a step further by throwing in FIFA 16 to its £239.99 priced 500Gb console bundle that also includes the Uncharted games. So far, it's the retailer driving the hardest bargain this Black Friday. Amazon are dropping prices in response but not quite as far – the same bundle will set you back £248.85 at the moment. They're trying to get you to fork out slightly more on bundles with 3 games for £269.99.
GAME are offering bundles with 2 games from £249.99, and with them you'll get a 2 month NowTV movies pass worth £15 thrown in.
UK
PlayStation 4 Black Console + Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection + FIFA 16 – ShopTo via Ebay – £239.99
PlayStation 4 Black Console + Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection + FIFA 16 – Amazon – £248.85
500Gb Console + Uncharted + The Last of Us + FIFA 16 – Amazon – £269.99
PS4 500GB console + Star Wars Battlefront + FIFA 16 – ShopTo via eBay – £268.99
PlayStation 4 500GB with Star Wars Battlefront + FIFA 16 + Until Dawn – Tesco – £289.99
PlayStation 4 500GB with Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 + FIFA 16 + Until Dawn – Tesco – £289.99
500Gb Console complete + Assassin's Creed plus Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection + Playstation TV – Zavvi – £299.99
>White PlayStation 4 with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection + FIFA 16 + Now TV pass – GAME – £249
Amazon are keeping their UK console deals close to their chest but watch this space.
Playstation 4 1TB Players Mega Pack + Uncharted Bundle + God of War + The Last of Us – Gamestop – £289.97 (Pre-order)
Best PS4 games deals
In the US Amazon have a number of exclusive PS4 SteelBooks that are now live ahead of Black Friday. FIFA 16, NHL 16, Need for Speed and Madden NFL 16 have all been reduced to $39.99. Meanwhile Target have also dropped some prices as part of a one day pre-Black Friday sale – you can pick up The Elder Scrolls Online and Mad Max each for $25.
A number of price wars have already begun between US retailers. Walmart has dropped the price of Final Fantasy X/X-2 to $15 but you'll have to head into a store to get it at that price as they're not currently offering shipping. If you don't mind paying an extra $5 then Amazon and Best Buy both have have reduced it to $19.99.
Similarly, Far Cry 4 is down to $14.99 online at both Amazon and Best Buy. Target and Walmart both have it at $15 but only in-store. Also being matched at $19.99 at a number of places is Bloodborne – Amazon, Best Buy and Target all have it at this price.
If you're interested in digital deals, the PlayStation Store is offering Black Friday flash sales.
Here's our full list of the best deals right now:
US
Far Cry 4 – Amazon – $14.99
Far Cry 4 – Best Buy – $14.99
Bloodborne – Best Buy – $19.99
Bloodborne – Target – $19.99
Bloodborne – Amazon – $19.99
Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster Standard Edition – Amazon – $19.99
Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster Standard Edition – Best Buy – $19.99
FIFA 16 + SteelBook – Amazon – $39.99
NHL 16 + SteelBook – Amazon – $39.99
Need for Speed + SteelBook – Amazon – $39.99 (Pre-order)
Madden NFL 16 + SteelBook – Amazon – $39.99 (Pre-order)
Rock Band 4 Wireless Guitar Bundle – Amazon – $97.49
Assassin's Creed Unity – Limited Edition – Amazon – $9.99
FIFA 16 (Standard Edition) – Amazon – $39.00
Far Cry 4 (Complete Edition) – Amazon – $29.99
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited – Target – $25
Mad Max – Target – $25
Project CARS – Amazon – $19.99
UK
FIFA 16 – Argos – £24.99
Fallout 4 – Amazon – £29.86
Fallout 4 – ShopTo – £29.96
Guitar Hero – Smyths Toys – £44.99
Just Cause 3 (Pre-order) – Gameseek – £33.98
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection – Zavvi – £32.99
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor – Amazon – £20.77
Minecraft: Story Mode – A Telltale Game Series – Season Disc – Amazon – £24.00
The Last of Us: Remastered (PS4) – Amazon – £22.56
Dishonored: The Definitive Edition (PS4) -Amazon – £12.50
inFAMOUS: Second Son (PS4) – Amazon – £18.49
FIFA 16 – GAME – £34.99
Mad Max – £24.99
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – GAME – £24.99
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain – GAME – £29.99
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward – GAME – £19.99
All the best PS4 bundle deals
There's tons of choice when it comes to finding the right bundle, so here's our full round-up of the cheapest. With only a few days to go until the big day, we'll be checking back regularly to make sure the latest deals are here.
US
PS4 500GB Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Bundle – Best Buy – $299.99
Sony PlayStation 4 Star Wars Battlefront 500 GB Bundle + Destiny + Final Fantasy Type 0 HD – Newegg – $349.99
PS4 500GB Console – Star Wars Battlefront Bundle – Amazon – $349.00
PS4 500GB Star Wars Battlefront Bundle – Best Buy – $349.99
UK
PS4 Black Console 1TB With Assassin's Creed: Syndicate and Watchdogs – ShopTo via eBay – £314.95
PS4 500GB Console + Call of Duty Black Ops III + Fallout 4 – Argos – £299.99
Sony PlayStation 4 500GB with Assassins Creed Syndicate and Watchdogs – Amazon – £289.99
PlayStation 4 1TB Star Wars Battlefront console + The Order: 1666 + God of War 3: Remastered – Tesco – £329
PlayStation 4 console with GTA 5 and Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection + Knack + Now TV pass – GAME – £279
PlayStation 4 Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection bundle + Dualshock 20th Anniversary Edition – GAME – £329
Best PS4 Accessory Deals
In the US Amazon and Best Buy are both price matching Dual Shock 4 controllers at $39.00. That's an extra $10 saving on the prices they've been at throughout the week. If you're in the market for a headset then the wireless Astro Gaming A50 for PS4 is down to $224.99, that's a saving of $75.
In the UK the cheapest deal at a major retailer right now is the £34.99 Blue Dual Shock 4 but there may well be better offers than that around come Black Friday. Currys have reduced the Logitech Driving Force G29 Racing Wheel to £179.99 as a special pre-Black Friday deal given a nice reduction of £12o on the RRP.
US
DualShock 4 Wireless Controller – Amazon – $39.00
DualShock 4 Wireless Controller – Best Buy – $39.00
DualShock 4 Wireless Controller – Gamestop – $39.00
Astro Gaming A50 for PS4 – Amazon – $224.99
DualShock 4 Dual Charger with USB Cable – $22.99 (save $12)
PlayStation 4 Camera – $29.99 – Best Buy
UK
Logitech Driving Force G29 Racing Wheel – Currys – £179.99 (Save £120)
Dual Shock 4 Wireless Controller – Wave Blue – Zavvi – £34.99
Other Gaming Tech Deals
If you're looking for a new TV to enjoy your games in all their glory then UK retailers have begun releasing some pre-Black Friday deals that are worth checking out. Currys has discounted a 60-inch 4K Samsung screen to £899, which is £100 cheaper than you can pick it up on Amazon right now, while Argos has a 50-inch Sony for £529, saving you £50 on what you can usually get it for online.
UK
60-inch Samsung JU6000 4K – Currys – £899
50-inch Sony W75 Full HD LED – Argos – £529
Sony R4 40-inch Full HD LED – John Lewis – £279
Samsung J5100 Full HD LED – Amazon – £269
What is Black Friday?
Black Friday is a retail sales day, the Friday following Thanksgiving in the US. Thanksgiving always falls on a Thursday, meaning Black Friday is always on a Friday. Or it'd be Black The Day After Thanksgiving. And no one wants that.
Cyber Monday is also a thing, following after everyone's had a rest on the Saturday and Sunday.
Black Friday's considered to be the start of the American Christmas shopping season, and has spread to the UK since going fully international in 2014. British online retailers such as Amazon.co.uk have taken to it with gusto, and UK gamers are now just as likely to pick up bargains as their American cousins.
Why should I care about Black Friday?
Why exactly should you need to pay proper attention to Black Friday and Cyber Monday? There's an easy answer: you can save a fortune. As well as bringing some massive discounts on expensive technology items, such as HD TVs and stereo equipment, video games, gaming PCs and consoles all line up for large savings. You don't want to miss any of this, so make sure you bookmark this page now.
If you want the best prices, you're not the only one. According to the National Retail Foundation, the four-day Thanksgiving weekend dragged in a staggering $50.9 billion. While that's down on previous years, interest in Black Friday and competition to grab the best deals remains immense. Black Friday 2014 gave Walmart its second best online results of all time, with Walmart.com serving more then 500 million page impressions. Physical traffic to Walmart stores more than doubled on Black Friday from 2013 to 2014.
More than 87 million people bought something in the Black Friday sales in the US last year. That's a lot of millions of people.
Britain got fully involved in 2014. JohnLewis.com saw traffic increased more than 300% compared to the previous year. Web traffic to Currys PC World increasing five-fold year-over-year.
According to internet retail experts IMRG, British shoppers spent an estimated £810m on Black Friday in 2014, over 50% more than expected.
What about games on Black Friday?
Consoles, in particular, are hotly desired on Black Friday as they make up Christmas presents for so many people. Just keep an eye on this page during the sales. We'll be updating constantly with the best deals on PS4 hardware, software and accessories in both the US and UK. With so many people scouring retailers for cut-prices, you're going to have to be on the ball to grab a bargain.
Xbox One emerged the winner from Black Friday in 2014, accounting for 53% of all consoles sold during the sales. It remains to be seen how the weekend will pan-out for the console manufacturers this year, as Xbox One had a rough launch in 2013 and PlayStation 4 had enjoyed a long string of monthly retail wins leading up to Black Friday last year. PS4 accounted for only 31% of the console purchase market during Black Friday 2014.
According to surveys last year, 66% of all console purchases were made by adults for children. PS4 was most popular with adults, with more than half questioned saying they were picking up the console for themselves.
Digital game sales were also massive on Black Friday 2014: customers spent 23% more around the Thanksgiving holiday on PC DLC Black Friday 2013.
“Traditionally, digital games do not follow the drastic seasonal spikes of retail, which remains vastly dominant during the holiday season,” noted SuperData. “Retail's huge discounts on hardware were instrumental in driving digital mobile and console game sales, earning revenues of $355 million and $111 million, respectively.
“Overall, spending on digital games reached over one billion in sales in November, as the holiday frenzy reaches critical mass.”
Did anything go wrong last year?
Sure did. When 87 million people try to do anything together, you're going to get some bloody noses. At the less serious end of the problem scale, BestBuy.com got flattened by consumers looking for deals, and the store was forced to take its site offline “in order to take proactive measures to restore full performance”.
Sometimes, though, downsides to such crazy buying activity aren't so banal. There is a darker side to Black Friday, especially in the US, with the sales having long been associated with chaotic scenes of stampeding crowds and violent struggles. People have even been killed in the rush to get a cheap TV, so you're probably best off sticking to this page and keeping as eye out for the best PS4 deals as we update. Seems safer.
Don't believe us? Watch this.
Or this. The madness isn't restricted to the US. You'll see footage of people collapsing in a crowd in a British Tesco in the video below.
The spread of deals around Black Friday has caused some to be pessimistic about whether or not the event has a future at all.
With some stores opening earlier and earlier, even on Thanksgiving Day itself, there's an increasingly sour note surrounding the sales in relation to the destruction of family time. Remember: sharing a turkey with your aging parents is probably better than saving some money on a television. Cheap does not necessarily equal good.
What can you expect from Black Friday 2015?
While Black Friday 2014 caused no end of chaos in the UK – to the extent that 
A has already confirmed that it won't be participating this year – retailers should be better prepared this time. The national press started spelling out how things can be better as far back as March of this year, and you should expect a far tighter execution of deals by physical retailers such as Tesco. British shoppers alone are expected to spend more than £1 billion over the sales, a new record for the country.
Online retailers, such as Amazon, are now old hands at handling the intense rush of Black Friday, and Amazon.co.uk last year deployed a long-running stream of flash deals for games, general tech and other goods. There's no question than Black Friday 2015 will bring the best PS4 and Xbox One deals of the entire year, so if you're in the market for Christmas presents the Black Friday weekend will be the best place to get the best prices.
Another main item to watch is the HD TV, and especially 4K TVs. TVs are traditionally a massive hit on Black Friday, again because of their desirability as Christmas presents, and retailers usually offer stunning deals on big screens. Black Friday 2015 will be no exception, so if you're thinking of upgrading your TV for Christmas you should be watching the sales closely. We'll be adding the best tech sales links to this page, so even if you're looking for PS4 deals you'll be able to keep up with discounts on other hardware.
Best deals by retailer
The online giant has some of the better deals on the market, both in the US and the UK, during the holiday shopping extravaganza. However, many of the best deals are only available for a set amount of time. You'll have to be persistent and refresh the page every hour or so. There will also be daily and weekly deals in case you aren't glued to your computer screen 24 hours at a time. You can expect plenty of game, console and accessory sales, and probably even a few deals on video cards and other PC parts.
Nintendo kicked the shopping weekend off last year by discounting ten titles on the eShop – five each for Wii U and 3DS. More deals were added over the weekend, and we see no reason why the House of Mario won't do the same this year. While it's a bit unlikely Nintendo will offer discounts on brand new releases, it would still be wise to check. We expect to see 2015 spring and early summer releases to be discounted, and plenty of Virtual Console titles to receive markdowns. Be on the look out for Atlus titles. The company is great about slashing prices.
Like its competitors, GamersGate has plenty of sales throughout the year, but it is a great site for grabbing deeper discounts on last year's big guns during this period. Not to say new releases aren't available for discount, but its library consists of more than just the current flavors of the moment. There are Daily Deals, mobile titles, Linux and Mac offerings, and plenty of indies to whet your gaming appetite.
One of the PC crowd's go-to digital sites, it's hard NOT to find a great deal through CD Projekt's DRM-free store any time of the year. GOG is particularly fond of marking titles down to absurd prices, giving you more bang for your buck. It also has some of the best gaming bundles available on the market. Plus, it has a fair price guarantee: if a game in your region costs more than it does in the US, GOG will make up the difference ..
