Will the PS5 Pro get a discount this Black Friday?
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November has barely begun and alreadyBlack Friday PS5 dealsare started to crop up left, right and center. Yet even with the plethora of deals available, the question on everyone’s lips is will the PS5 Pro get a discount this Black Friday? Even though Sony’s latest pixel-pushing beast landed so close to the biggest shopping event of the year, it’s very unlikely we’ll see its MSRP shift this November. Its release date likely has more to do with being an appealing gift idea for the festive season than anything else.
While you won’t make any savings on the console, that doesn’t mean this November will be lacking in deals for the PS5 Pro. Plenty of thebest PS5 gamesreceive juicy discounts each Black Friday, and we’re already seeing that with titles like Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (now $29.99, was $69.99at Amazon) and Madden NFL 25 reaching new lows. Sony has also boasted that there are over 50+ games that benefit from the enhancements provided by the Pro, and some of those are bound to appear for less on sites like Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart this November.
How to save on the PS5 Pro this Black Friday
If you’re going to be picking up physical games this Black Friday for your PS5 Pro, you’re going to need to knowwhere to buy the PS5 disc drive. Unlike the original and Slim models, the PS5 Pro is only available in digital form. Instead, Sony expects physical game fanatics to spend a further $79.99 / £99.99 to play physical games on the brand-new console.The PS5 Pro released on November 7, and as you can probably guess the disc drive isn’t the easiestPS5 accessoryto track down right now. As of typing, the add-on isn’t unavailable to purchase on our go-to sites from Best Buy and Amazon. Walmart has a listing for the drive but a questionable $139.95, almost $60 more than its MSRP.So far the disc drive itself hasn’t been the center of any Black Friday deals. But it’s hard to track down even at full price, so any Black Friday discounts that may arise aren’t gonna be of any help.
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We’re all tech nerds here so we totally get if you want the newest and shiniest console right now. I try to put off getting upgrades myself, especially for consoles I already own. But my original PS5 is definitely worse for wear and I’d be lying if I haven’t nearly added a PS5 Pro to my Amazon basket on several occasions.But if the unavailability of the official disc drive, and lack of Black Friday discounts for the Pro is putting you off, there’s always the PS5 Slim. The disc and digital editions of the Slim version saw some price cuts of their own just before the PS5 Pro entered the picture. The disc edition received an 11% discount, taking the price down to £424.99, whereas the digital only version had 13% off making it just £229. The prices have since returned to normal, and as you can guess from the lack of my inclusion of dollar signs, they were also just for UK gaming fans. Regardless, it could be a good sign for the rest of November. It’s been little over a year since the Slim launched, so there’s been ample time for it to come down in price.
Picking up the Slim model of the PS5 won’t give you the graphic fidelity and performance improvements of the PS5 Pro. However, it does give you a big 2TB storage upgrade, which is the exact same size SSD as the newer console. If that’s not enough space you can always make the most of the currentBlack Friday PS5 SSD and hard drive dealshappening right now as the Slim console is just as easily upgradable as the version before it.
Check out ourBlack Friday gaming headset dealsif you want to get the best audio experience out of your PS5 without breaking the bank. For Xbox fans, keeping an eye on ourBlack Friday Xbox dealshubs is your best bet to pick up new games, headsets, and controllers to unlock the full potential of your beloved Xbox Series X console.
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