Black Friday is theoretically one of the best times to buy just about anything, but with ongoing price hikes, I’ll be the first to admit it’s getting harder to figure out what’s an actual deal. Rest assured, there is one certainty: Black Friday is always when you’ll find the lowest prices on streaming subscriptions.
While I expect plenty more streaming deals to go live closer to Black Friday, Apple TV has joined Crunchyroll in announcing a discount sooner rather than later. From now until December 1, you can grab six months of Apple TV for $5.99/month.
Apple TV has always kept it simple with a single ad-free subscription plan. The Black Friday deal offers six months of this subscription at a rate of $5.99/month, adding up to around $36 total. Six months at the regular Apple TV pricing, now $12.99/month after a recent price hike, would add up to around $78, making this over a 50% discount.
The deal is available to both new and returning subscribers, but there are some caveats. If you have Apple TV through a third party, like your internet plan, you unfortunately will not qualify. Same deal goes for if you happen to be eligible for the three-month free trial included with most Apple purchases, which I'd argue is a better deal anyway.
Aside from the $3 increase to its subscription cost, Apple TV also recently removed the “+” from its name as part of an ongoing rebrand. Per Apple's press release, the aim is to foster a "vibrant new identity."
That doesn’t seem to mean too much of a shift in their library. The big Apple TV exclusive right now is Pluribus, a new sci-fi series from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan that stars Rhea Seehorn. Other Apple TV staples include Severance, Silo, The Studio, and Ted Lasso. It may have a smaller library than something like Netflix, but Apple TV certainly has the juice.
Apple TV states clearly on their site that the deal lasts until December 1 at 8pm PT, meaning this is for sure an actual Black Friday deal. If they happen to drop something better on Cyber Monday (December 2, for reference), I would say that’s just plain rude.
On the streaming front, Crunchyroll has launched a Black Friday sale for the anime-inclined, while a Walmart+ deal is currently your best bet for Peacock or Paramount+. Hulu and Disney+ almost certainly have something coming down the pipeline, so I’d hold off on those until next week.
The tech side of Apple has announced Black Friday deals stating on November 28. Otherwise, Amazon has already launched its big sale, which happens to include plenty of Apple products. You can check out our full breakdown of Black Friday for more details.
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Fatshark has announced that Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is free to keep on Steam for a limited time. Until November 24th, PC gamers can visit its Steam store page and acquire their free copy. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 was a melee action game that came out in 2018 and aimed to push the boundaries of the first … Continue reading Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is free to keep until November 24th →
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Bethesda has released the November 2025 Title Update for Fallout 4 and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new update brings to the table. The November 2025 Update, also known as Patch 1, focuses on fixing some crashes and stability issues. Moreover, it brings a number of UX/UI tweaks. Going into … Continue reading Fallout 4 November 2025 Update Released – Full Patch Notes →
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The Steam Machine was announced just over a week ago now, and while we don’t know how much the Steam Machine will cost, we also don’t know when it’s actually going to come out. Right now, the only official release date information points to a vague “Coming In 2026” message in the Steam store page.
When I was at Valve trying out the Steam Machine, the company narrowed things down a bit when it told me that the console-PC-hybrid would be launching in Q1 2026, but wouldn’t commit to a specific date. The good news is that either way, we won’t have to wait too long – after all Q1 2026 ends on March 31, so it’s going to be here sometime in the next few months. But can we narrow it down further?
CES, or the Consumer Electronics Show, is happening from January 6-9, 2026. It’s a show where we generally see all the tech and hardware that’s going to be coming out in the first half of the year. And it’s very possible that the Steam Machine is going to be a major topic there – even if it’s indirect.
You see, I just re-checked the exhibitor list for the tech event and Valve is not going to show up. That’s not surprising, it’s not like Valve has a habit of attending the event in an official capacity. However, Valve representatives were there last year showing off the Lenovo Legion Go S running SteamOS. I don’t know if that’s going to happen again this year, but I do expect Valve could still make some noise at the show.
The Steam Machine is probably the biggest thing in gaming hardware right now, and Valve could capture a lot of attention by announcing the price or the release date during CES. This seems especially likely when you consider that this is a Q1 2026 product that doesn’t have a release date heading into Q1 2026. But, looking at how Valve handled the Steam Deck, it seems more likely that the company will let things cool down for a few weeks before making its announcement.
Back when Valve first showed us the Steam Deck in July 2021, it gave us both pricing and a release window, claiming that the handheld would be out for the Holiday season of that same year. However, the release date slipped. The first units didn’t launch until February 2022, and most preorders didn’t make it out the door until that Spring or even later. I know my Steam Deck didn’t show up until the Summer, and I preordered it as soon as I was able.
But Valve is already handling this launch much differently than it did the Steam Deck. Valve opened up reservations for the Steam Deck extremely early – just a day after the initial reveal – asking potential buyers to put down $5 to put their name on a list, along with estimated shipment timing that wasn’t entirely accurate. By being more conservative with its preorder timing, it looks like Valve is trying to avoid some of the confusion that plagued the Steam Deck launch.
What Valve should have done with the Steam Deck is wait until it has a release date before taking preorders. Because while the Steam Deck was up for reservation nearly a year before most people were able to actually get their hands on it, Valve didn’t actually announce its actual February 28, 2022 release date until the end of January 2022. The way I see it, Valve is probably going to do the same thing this time around.
The big difference between the Steam Deck and the Steam Machine launch, then, is probably that Valve’s living room console will go up for preorder about a month before launch – if it goes up for preorder at all. Unless Valve delays the Steam Machine like it did with the Steam Deck, it is starting to look like the Steam Machine release date will get announced at the end of January or the beginning of February, with the actual launch happening a few weeks or a month later. Just don’t expect that actually buying the Steam Machine is going to be a walk in the park.
What sucks about a big PC release in the next quarter is that the PC market is currently going through a massive NAND memory shortage. Essentially, these are the chips that make up RAM, and are causing massive price increases and shortages, according to a post from Bontech Labs. So, one of two things will likely happen. Either Valve has already manufactured a bunch of Steam Machines in the months leading up to the announcement, which would result in a relatively smooth launch. Or, Valve has entered mass production recently, and will have to contend with the massive NAND price hikes that have led to PCs in general getting more expensive to produce. If the latter is true, it’s possible there won’t be many units available for early adopters.
This is one of the major reasons why the Steam Machine probably isn’t going to be a $500 competitor to the PS5, but because costs are so high right now, I could see Valve going for another staggered release. Anyone that’s gone through the pain of trying to get a graphics card shortly after launch knows what to expect here. There will likely be an initial launch of limited inventory, with aftermarket sellers ramping up the Steam Machine price significantly until Valve can catch up with the demand.
It’s likely that even if Valve hits a March 2026 release date, most people won’t be able to get their hands on the Steam Machine until at least June or July. I’d love to be wrong, though. After all, it’s possible that Valve has already made a huge amount of Steam Machines that are ready to go out the door the second the release date hits. Let’s all collectively hope that’s what happens.
Jackie Thomas is the Hardware and Buying Guides Editor at IGN and the PC components queen. You can follow her @Jackiecobra
Season 2 of Netflix's live-action One Piece sets a course for the Grand Line on March 10, 2026. So far, we've only gotten a couple of trailers: a minute-long teaser, and a fourth wall-breaking introduction to Tony Tony Chopper, which Eiichiro Oda gave his personal endorsement. And Season 3 won't be far behind.
We're hyping ourselves up by building another of the LEGO One Piece sets. We already built the Going Merry Pirate Ship and the Baratie Floating Restaurant this past August. Today, we're building and discussing Battle at Arlong Park, which depicts the climactic battle that capped Season 1.
At 926 pieces, this is not a LEGO set for adults display piece; it is a large playset with mechanical functions that reinforce those play elements. But it's large enough and detailed enough to be displayable, and it's not entirely dependent on its play functions (in the way that, say, the Super Mario playsets rely on their play elements) to make itself interesting.
Before we get started on the build, we should discuss a LEGO packaging change, which began over the summer. The majority of new sets – rather than using clear plastic bags to organize their pieces – use eco-friendly paper bags, with smaller eco-friendly paper bags inside of those. This is a welcome change. With the old plastic bags, pieces had an annoying tendency to get trapped in the bags' creases when you dumped them on the table.
Every LEGO builder knows the frustration of searching for a missing piece, worrying that you might have accidentally tossed it out with the rest of the garbage. Anything that mitigates that risk is a win. With the paper bags, the pieces simply slide out, no shaking required. Plus, the paper is sturdy enough and thick enough that the pieces don't puncture through it.
You begin building Battle at Arlong Park with four smaller builds. There's the log that Usopp hides behind when he's trying to escape the clutches of Chu.
There's a beach lounge area with an umbrella and a snail phone. And finally, there are two gallery style amusement park games. In the live-action One Piece, Arlong's lair is a theme park. The manga and anime give better context and explain that Arlong Park is modeled after Sabaody Park, an amusement park which discriminated against fish-men and merfolk.
One booth is a Shooting Gallery, complete with two hinged targets and a gun/launcher that shoots studs.
The second booth is called Shark Attack, which has been reappropriated as a throne room for Arlong.
Then you build the main pagoda building, which contains Arlong's map room. There's a chain on the floor – which Nami spent her childhood shackled to while she drew maps – and East Blue maps on the walls.
I appreciate the detailing on the pagoda. There's lined bricks mixed in with smooth bricks, which give the appearance of weathering and erosion. Jagged holes in the walls add to this perception, as do the uneven and jagged pagoda roofs.
Playwise, the pagoda is destructible. The second and third levels are each composed of two halves that are independently separable from the whole, and the fourth level is halved and hinged in its middle. When you push down on the top of the building, the different levels are gimmicked to slide outwards, which triggers the walls on the ground floor to collapse. It results in an immediate, splashy destruction of the whole structure.
Because the building is intended to come apart, the LEGO designers did a great job of individually reinforcing each piece of the building, and the cleanup to put the building back together is minimal. The very top of the build is a lock of sorts, which holds the building together when you're not actively using its play feature.
Battle at Arlong Park comes with five minifigures: Luffy, Nami, Usopp, Arlong, and Chu. The minifigures are extremely well-detailed: Luffy comes with stretched out, bendable arms, Nami has a bandage over her left arm (where she cut off her slave tattoo), Usopp has his slingshot, Arlong has a fin on his back, and Chu is carrying the whiskey bottle that leads to his demise. All of this adds up to some great roleplay scenarios.
Thus, this set overdelivers on its play elements, even though it slightly underdelivers on its display elements. If the designers intended to straddle the line between both, they largely succeeded.
Your kid will definitely love this set. You might love it; it's pretty cool in its own right, but its scale is dwarfed by both the LEGO Baratie Floating Restaurant and the LEGO Going Merry Pirate Ship. But at $80, Battle at Arlong Park is underpriced for what it is, and it's the best bargain out of the three major One Piece sets.
LEGO One Piece: Battle at Arlong Park, Set #75638, retails for $79.99, and it is composed of 926 pieces. It is available now at Amazon and LEGO Store.
Kevin Wong is a contributing freelancer for IGN, specializing in LEGO. He's also been published in Complex, Engadget, Gamespot, Kotaku, and more. Follow him on Twitter at @kevinjameswong.
It's Friday! And I'm not sure how you're all going to have any money left for Black Friday proper, these deals are getting out of hand. Best Buy has added even more deals, Amazon Early Black Friday deals are off the charts, including a big push for extra savings with renewed games and tech.
There's loads of PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 1 and 2 Early Black Friday deals knocking around too that myself and the team have rounded up. There's even a good deal on a relatively new handheld gaming PC with Lenovo Legion GO S, $250 off to be exact. I'm not going to waste your time, let's dive straight into the Early Black Friday deals for today:
If you're not looking at getting the Sky Cipher or any of the Breaker series controllers, we can't be friends. These are all usually over $70, so this is a cracking time to pick one or all of them up for your collection. The standard Carbon Black and Robot White controllers are available too for $15 less, but where's the fun in that?
FFVII-Rebirth for $29.99? Say less. That's a banging early Black Friday deal, not to mention Silent Hill f avoiding the new game tax at $49.99 instead of $69.99. Deals aren't just locked to PlayStation 5 either, with Battlefield 6 being available on Xbox Series X too. By the way, this is the better Meta Quest 3S bundle, but that's just my opinion. Which is correct. Sorry not sorry.
Beats Studio Pro for $169.99, game over. That's a lovely $30 savings, but Sony WH-10000XM6 is over $60 off. They feature best-in-class noise cancelation and are all around beasts, but they're more than double the price of Beats Studio Pro, so it all depends on your budget. Either will work great with the ridiculous deal that is the Nvidia RTX 5060-powered CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme pre-built gaming PC for under $800. Granted, it's not the most powerfull DLSS 4-enabled GPU, but it has it, which means 1080p gaming with decent frame rates is well within reach.
I've got PlayStation 5 deals coming from all over the place, from an NBA 2K26 console bundle on Amazon for $449.99 to a Ghost of Yotei Gold Limited Edition console from PlayStation Direct from $499.99. PS Portal is also down to $179.99, which comes in black and white flavors. If you're after a Dualsense controller, Amazon has what must be nearly all of them at this point and in their early Black Friday sale. My favorite is the Chroma Indigo, rocking a $59.99 price point.
Welcome to the latest Steam Deck, featuring a 8" 120hz screen and powered by an AMD Ryzen Z1 extreme, and it's made by Lenovo. It's actually not a Steam Deck at all, but it runs SteamOS out of the box and breaks free from the chains of Windows. It has its benefits thanks to being a far more stripped back operating system that focuses solely on gaming, and It also means that it's locked down to Steam in terms of storefronts. You can get other things running on it, but it requires a bit of fiddling. Either way it's a cracking early Black Friday deal and fantastic if all you're bothered about is running Steam.
These are selling quick, so get on these deals ASAP. Getting a DLSS 4 5000 series card for under $500 was unthinkable just a few months back, but here we are. There's brass tax graphics cards selling solo to prebuilt gaming PCs all ready to go with a 5060 Ti inside already, any they're all early Black Friday deals.
You could save a couple of dollars on the Onn Micro SD Express cards, or pay pretty much the same price for the equivalent Samsung ones. I know which ones I'm going for, but they're bound to run out of stock sooner rather than later at this price. So I left an alternative for those who came late to the Black Friday party.
Amazon resale is brilliant for those who don't mind tech and games that aren't sealed and classed as new. They might be a customer return or simply have a damaged box, but all of this gear is checked over before it makes its way with you and comes with all the usual free returns and Prime delivery goodness Amazon is known for. Everything here has been picked because it's an insanely good deal, so don't miss out.
Missed out on preorders? Well multiple retailers will be selling the Prismatic Evolution Figurine Collection out of the gate. Here are the details on when I think they'll be on sale and where:
The price on this has already dropped by nearly $100 to $455.88 compared to yesterday, so now is a better time than ever to get your preorder locked in. Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of the best things Nickelodeon put out when I was a kid, and its fandom still beats strong. This Universes Beyond MTG set hasn't only got me back into Avatar, but it's got me on MTG Arena to learn the game, not just collect it when I can. Collector Boosters aren't for playing, it's for those who want some solid binder material with far better pull rates than standard play boosters. There's a premium for that of course, but Amazon won't charge until it ships, which means you'll probably have a day or two to get the money you need together.
For Final Fantasy fans who haven't played the 2D old school games, or for those who are fans of the sprite-based RPG vibe, this is the deal for you. It features a re-arranged soundtrack by original series composer Nobuo Uematsu, improved gamplay, a user interface overhaul, auto battle options and more quality of life improvements. 47% off makes this collection a no-brainer.
Dragon Quest I, II and III HD-2D remakes are all out now on Nintendo Switch, with I and II also out on Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo Switch titles can be played on Nintendo Switch 2 if you want the full game on-cart rather than a game-key card, which requires a sizable content download to play. Of course you'll miss out on graphical fidelity and other upgrades.
I love my cordless electric air duster, it comes in so handy for my desk and gaming rig, with the added attachments turning it inot a mini vacuum cleaner or duster. Ditch the cans of compressed air when cleaning out your keyboard and get one of these bad boys, you won't regret it for under $20.
Unless you've been stuck with a dead battery waiting for your breakdown cover to pick you up, you have no idea how handy these things are. They fit right in the trunk of the car, ready to save the day when you've left your headlamps on at night or need a bit of juice to get you to your local mechanic. With $50 off, this is something everyone should have in their diesel and gas cars.
Imagine getting Pokémon TCG Booster Bundles for free, or paying $20 to $30 for an Elite Trainer Box, cool right? Well it's a real deal, and here's how to do it. Start by applying for a Amazon Visa card, then if accepted you'll get an instant $60 Amazon gift card added to your account, which means free Booster Bundles, Premium Collections and Booster Blisters.
If you're after something more expensive and want to knock the price down before using the $60 gift voucher, you'll need an AMEX or Discovery card. By paying $1 on your Pokémon TCG items in your basket, you'll receive an automatic discount up to 50%. So whatever you need to pay after the gift card is cut in half. That's not bad when you're talking Elite Trainer Boxes and Booster Boxes. If this discount doesn't apply, check the loyalty page on Amazon to see if you're eligible.
You read that right, everything is eligibe too. Buy something, get 10% back as in-store credit. With sets like Mega Evolution and Phantasmal Flames finding new floors, this is 100% the best time to fill those gaps in your binder. The sale kicks off on Black Friday, November 28. and ends on Cyber Monday December 1.
The Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra line of Resin printers are perfect for anything that needs intricate detail, especially the 16k model, although the standard ultra does an amazing job too. The Saturn 4 Ultra and Mercury V3.0 wash is a perfect starter kit for anyone wanting to get into the hobby.
What if I said I printed a full sized Stormtrooper helmet on a Neptune 4 Max in one go? It was such a fun project and this printer can handle some insane projects on the large and small side. In fact all of these FDM 3D printers are great for printing anything practical. I'm looking at you cosplayers.
$50 off a Quest 3S isn't a bad deal to say the least, and you also get the "Cardboard Hero: Gorilla Tag" game bundled alongside a three month trial to Meta Quest Horizon+, which means free access to over 40 games. You can also upgrade to the 256GB version and get Batman: Arkham Shadow bundled in instead for $329 instead of $399.99. Now that's an early Black Friday deal.
This set contains three hardcover graphics novels encompassing the TMNT: The Last Ronin continuity. That includes "Lost Years", "The Last Ronin", and "The Last Ronin II: Re-Evolution". I won't spoil them for you, but this is one of the best series i've ever read, and I'm not a massive TMNT fan. And you won't be charged for your preorder until this bad boy ships. Not a bad deal at all with that cheeky 25% off.
Christian Wait is a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything collectable and deals. Christian has over 7 years of experience in the Gaming and Tech industry with bylines at Mashable and Pocket-Tactics. Christian also makes hand-painted collectibles for Saber Miniatures. Christian is also the author of "Pokemon Ultimate Unofficial Gaming Guide by GamesWarrior". Find Christian on X @ChrisReggieWait.
It’s been a couple weeks since the reveal and our hands-on experience with the new Valve hardware trio of the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame. And while we interviewed Valve’s engineers about the creation of all three, which are due to launch sometime in early 2026, the biggest question that they still don’t have a definitive answer for is price. We won't know for certain until we get closer to release, but it's arguably the most concerning aspect for us, and anyone interested in these devices. Hardware lives or dies based on its price, so in the meantime we're trying to give our best educated guess as to how much the Steam Frame will cost.
In our Steam Frame interview with Valve team members, they didn’t give any indication of what they’re thinking in terms of price. According to UploadVR, however, their conversations mentioned that it will be cheaper than the full Valve Index VR kit (headset, controllers, and base stations), which launched at $999 and remains that much. That still doesn’t give us much to work with, but with the state of VR today compared to where it was in 2019, I would suspect the Frame to be more affordable than that even with its internal hardware and more advanced tech.
When simply looking at a spec sheet, the Steam Frame roughly stacks up to the Meta Quest 3, with comparable internal specs and the ability to run software locally on the headsets themselves. They trade blows here and there spec-wise, with the Frame using a 4nm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 CPU with 16 GB of RAM while the Quest 3 has a Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 CPU with 8GB of RAM. And for reference, a 512GB model for the Meta Quest 3 goes for $499 at regular price. If we're trying to triangulate some sort of educated guess, that lands us anywhere between $500 to $1000; and yes, I know that's a wide range that could still make or break the Steam Frame in terms of appeal and success.
There is going to be a 256GB model and 1TB model of the Steam Frame, and it's fair to assume that the gap in storage space will necessitate a roughly $100 difference between the two. When I'm thinking about what the Steam Frame does better than other VR headsets, I consider the 6GHz wireless PC tethering tech as one of its key advantages – this lets you play VR games running off of your PC without the messy cables attached to your head or getting tangled up in your room. It gives no perceptible latency, which is something no other VR headset does.
The internal hardware – an ARM processor that can run Steam games natively – isn’t as powerful as a proper gaming PC, but the fact that it has ARM compatibility at all is state of the art stuff. And whether or not you're running the built-in hardware, you can seamlessly play non-VR games in a simulated theater in the headset's virtual space, which also looks crisp from my experience. There's a lot of versatility that comes with the Steam Frame, along with the fact that its controllers do all the things you need in VR while also being built with parity with traditional controllers. That’s all to say that the Steam Frame packs premium features and new tech that may demand a higher price within that particular range mentioned above.
As of now, the Steam Deck goes for $399 for the 256GB LCD model, $549 for the 512GB OLED model, and $649 for the 1TB OLED model. It’s sort of an apples to oranges comparison with other console handhelds given the openness of SteamOS/Proton and the closed nature of consoles, but they are reference points for where we should expect like-minded devices to land in terms of price. With the Nintendo Switch 2 at $449 and the aging specs of the Steam Deck, you could say that Valve’s hardware comparatively demands a slightly higher price tag (depending which model you’re looking at, too). Pitting it against other PC gaming handhelds, it falls relatively in line as a lower-end device compared to the Asus ROG Ally, ROG Xbox Ally X, and the Lenovo Legion Go 2, all of which are much more powerful, but also much more expensive.
So, this tells me we can expect the Steam Frame to cost more than its console counterparts. The PlayStation VR2 is a very different device as it requires a PS5 console and is tethered to a closed ecosystem, so it’s not a perfect comparison, but for reference the PSVR2 goes for $399 at regular price (currently $299 on sale). The Steam Frame will certainly hit market at a much higher price than that.
With all these comparisons and the history of Valve’s hardware, where does that leave us for speculation? If you ask me, I would guess $599 for the 256GB model and $699 for the 1TB model of the Steam Frame. However, I wouldn’t be surprised to see both of those predicted prices to be $100 higher at launch given the premium nature of the Steam Frame and how Valve is operating in a space carved out by enthusiasts who are looking for a more sophisticated device.
If you're interested in Valve's upcoming console-like PC, check out our analysis on how much the Steam Machine is going to cost. And for our comprehensive coverage of all of Valve’s new hardware, check out our hands-on preview with the Steam Frame and Steam Machine, or our analysis on Steam’s meteoric rise as a gaming ecosystem.
Black Friday is right around the corner, and Lenovo is kicking it off with one of the best 4K-ready gaming PC deals of the year. Right now you can score a Lenovo Legion Tower 5 RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC for just $1,499 after you apply a $995 off coupon code: "HOLIDAYGAMES10". Free delivery is included. This is the first time I've seen a Legion RTX 5070 Ti prebuilt drop below $1,500 and it's highly unlikely the price will drop even further next week.
The Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gen 10 gaming PC is equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 7 265F desktop processor, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card, 32GB of DDR5-5200MHz RAM, and a 1TB M.2 SSD. The Core Ultra 7 265F is part of Intel's newest Arrow Lake-S lineup released earlier this year and boasts a max turbo frequency of 5.3GHz with 20 cores and a 36MB L2 cache. This is a solid all-around CPU for gaming, multi-tasking, and general workstation performance. It doesn't have as many cores as a Core Ultra 9 processor, but that doesn't matter for gaming since the vast majority of games will not be able to utilize more than 20 cores.
The RTX 5070 Ti offers the best bang for your buck in terms of 4K gaming performance. It performs neck-and-neck with the previous generation RTX 4080 Super and pulls ahead in any game that supports DLSS 4 with multi-frame generation. It is fully capable of running any game in 4K at 60fps. It also has 16GB of VRAM like the RTX 5080, making it viable for AI work. Check out our Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU review by Jacqueline Thomas for her hands-on impressions.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
This year, PlayStation is clearly taking the lead in the Black Friday console wars. From Nov. 21 to Dec. 1, the official PlayStation sale is offering $100 off all PS5 consoles, including the PS5 Pro, and popular bundles like the new Ghost of Yotei, NBA 2K26, and Fortnite editions.
Meanwhile, both Xbox and Nintendo are completely holding back on major console discounts, at least for now, leaving PlayStation with the only major console hardware deals of the season.
While Nintendo's official Black Friday sale doesn't go live until November 23, the gaming giant included no references to any kind of Switch or Switch 2 offer in its recent sale announcement.
Xbox's sale has since gone live, and while it features plenty of discounts on games and controllers, there are no Xbox console deals to be found. This is especially noticeable since it now costs 650 big ones for an Xbox Series X. That's the same price as a PS5 Pro right now!
While this premium console still isn’t for everyone, Sony’s most powerful console (and indeed, the most powerful console in the world) is actually discounted, and down to $649 Black Friday. This matches its best price from the Days of Play sale earlier this year.
In his review for IGN, Michael Higham said, "PlayStation 5 Pro is an impressive console with noticeable boosts in performance and graphics for games that take advantage of its powerful hardware. But for $700, you’ll need to think twice about whether or not the upgrade is worth the price tag."
It's also worth noting that the PS5 Pro also went up in price since then, rising to $749 earlier this year, so the $100 Black Friday discount cancels this out and then some.
But it's still an expensive console, even with the new discount, so echoing Michael's point, this is a purchase you need to be certain about, especially for $649, plus tax.
Still, it's the best price we're getting for the rest of the year, and at least there's a discount for anyone who has been holding out. Xbox and Nintendo fans, bad luck, and maybe next year!
There's also more discounts up for grabs if the PS5 Pro is still a little too steep for you. The new 825GB Digital Edition Fortnite Flowering Chaos bundle drops to $399.99, while the 1TB disc version lands at $449.99.
Both bundles include PlayStation-exclusive Fortnite cosmetics and 1,000 V Bucks, effectively baking the Black Friday discount into the price.
For those who prefer a free game over cosmetic extras, the PS5 NBA 2K26 Bundle is now $449.99, making it arguably the best all-around console deal in the sale, and my personal favorite.
Limited edition Ghost of Yotei PS5 bundles are also part of the lineup, down to $499.99 from $599.99, including a matching DualSense controller and a copy of the game.
Compared to buying the console and game separately in the sale, that works out to roughly $20 in savings while adding a striking special edition design to your setup.
Other top offers include $100 off PlayStation VR2 bundles, $20 off DualSense Controllers, and discounts on games like Astro Bot ($39.99) and Death Stranding 2 ($49.99).
As mentioned, these deals will run through December 1, so if you’ve been holding off on a PS5 upgrade, this is the moment Sony is betting on your flashing the cash.
Like I mentioned, Black Friday deals tend to be a little confusing these days. Most retailers will tease plenty of limited time offers throught the whole of November, but the real discounts tend to not come out until at least a week before "Black Friday proper" as I like to call it.
I've been doing this for six years, and in my experience, PlayStation deals tend to stay exactly the same throughout the whole sale.
So if you've been waiting for a good deal on a PS5, controller, or game, these are the deals we're getting. Have no fear, there will be no Black Friday regrets come December, go forth and make any of the purchases you've been eyeing up.
So why choose the PS5 Pro over the other PS5 consoles in the sale? Sony highlights three key improvements, which it calls the “big three.” First, the PS5 Pro features a larger GPU, giving it more raw power than the base PS5 or the Slim.
Second, Advanced Ray-Tracing delivers much faster and more detailed lighting effects. Finally, PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) uses AI to upscale games to higher resolutions with more detail.
The combination means games can run at higher frame rates and resolutions simultaneously, reducing the usual compromises between performance and visual fidelity.
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With the so many different reasons to celebrate Star Wars sprinkled throughout the year, there's never a wrong time to shop for Star Wars merch. If you're a fan of the franchise or know someone else that is, we’re here to make your Star Wars gift shopping a lot easier in 2025.
We’ve assembled a list of some of the best Star Wars gifts we’ve found online, from books and Blu-rays to video games, shirts, and LEGO gift sets. So, without further ado, here are some of the best ways to bring a galaxy far, far away into your home.
There’s an absolute ton of great Star Wars video games available right now on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC, whether that’s Star Wars Jedi Survivor or LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. But if you’re looking to get a friend or family member the most recent major Star Wars game on the market, you’ll want to look into Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws. Offering a sprawling open-world adventure with hours of content, It’s a gift that’s sure to give any Star Wars fan plenty to do over the holiday break. There are also quite a few great Star Wars games for the Nintendo Switch if you're looking to play there.
When it comes to Star Wars novels, there are plenty of great choices out there, both from the current canon continuity and the non-canon Star Wars Legends books timeline. If you’re buying for a current fan wanting to keep up with the latest Star Wars lore though, there’s no better place to look than the High Republic series, which has been a key focus for Disney as they establish the latest new notch on the franchise’s timeline. If you’re gifting for a reader who’s new to the High Republic era, check out the High Republic: Light of the Jedi trilogy boxed set, which contains all three novels from the first phase of the series. If you don't mind placing a preorder, there's also a Revenge of the Sith deluxe edition coming out in October that's worth checking out as well as Star Wars: The Last Order which explores a post-Rise of the Skywalker universe.
Classic recommendations for Star Wars comics include the following (as found in our best Star Wars comics shopping list).
Want to grab the cinephiles in your life a shiny new Star Wars collection? There are a lot of good options out there, with the most premium of the bunch being the Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Complete Collection. This absolute unit of a boxset comes with all nine movies in Blu-ray format as well as 26 hours of bonus content and special features. In short, it's the collection to end all collections, and a great pick-up for any diehard fans of the Star Wars movies.
You can also pick up more recent seasons of the live-action Star Wars TV shows in 4K and Blu-ray. With Andor season 2 now available on Disney+ right now, picking up the first season in 4K is an excellent option.
When it comes to buying a Star Wars LEGO set, you’re absolutely spoiled for choice, with this last year alone bringing us incredibly popular builds like Jabba’s Barge and the TIE Interceptor. However, if you’re looking for a fun set to pick up without breaking into the much pricier line of UCS builds that LEGO dropped last year a great option is the Imperial Star Destroyer play set. Retailing at $159.99, it offers a full star destroyer with a buildable interior, as well as the very first official Cal Kestis mini-figure, making it a great choice for young and veteran LEGO fans alike.
The brick-built Star Wars Logo set looks great on shelves and home office setups, while the Grogu and Hover Pram set has been constantly on sale during Amazon's Black Friday sales.
For those on the hunt for a fun Star Wars board game, you can’t go wrong with Star Wars: Outer Rim. Casting you and three other players as intergalactic outlaws, your mission is to venture across the galaxy and strategically build your reputation by smuggling cargo, hunting bounties and meeting various iconic Star Wars characters. If you reckon your friends or family would jump at the chance to become a legendary scoundrel, Outer Rim is a safe bet. But it’s far from the only option on offer, with other great board games like Star Wars Rebellion and Star Wars Imperial Assault sure to bring hours of intergalactic entertainment.
If you or someone you know just so happens to be a chronic puzzler on top of being a Star Wars fan, there are quite a few options. Our overall top pick for the best Star Wars puzzle for adults is this 2,000-piece jigsaw we've featured above. It depicts numerous different characters from episodes 1-6 along with a variety of machines, ships, and the Death Star looming in the background. It is a pretty big puzzle, however, so you may want to be sure whoever you're giving it to has a decent puzzle table or board that can hold it.
Alongside this puzzle, there are quite a few other options. There are even model kits that act as 3D puzzles you can check out,
If you’re looking for clothing-related gifts, Star Wars has a nigh-on endless range of wearable merch that make for great presents. Whether you’re searching for Star-Wars-inspired Hawaiian shirts, tees sporting iconic poster graphics or a funny festive jumper that will stand out from the crowd, here are some of our favorites.
Much like with shirts, Star Wars has plenty of novelty homeware that make for great gifts. Whether you’re on the hunt for a Darth Vader Waffle Maker or an R2-D2 lava lamp, we’ve assembled some fun kitchenware, lights, mugs, and other homeware that are sure to put a smile on any Star Wars fan’s face.
There are a lot of different Star Wars toys you can buy. There are lightsaber replicas, plushies, and even Nerf blasters. But if you're a collector of Star Wars toys, then you're probably most interested in Star Wars action figures. Our overall top pick is from the Black Series line of toys, but there are quite a few other great options from other brands to check out as well. There are even new Jedi: Survivor figures that were just recently announced for fans of the video game series.
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Sonos doesn't discount its popular speakers very often, so it's a wise investment to jump on a good sale when you see one. The Sonos Arc was discontinued last year to make way for its successor, the Arc Ultra. It's no longer available new at Sonos direct, however for Black Friday you can pick up a certified refurbished model for just $399. That's $500 less than its original retail price of $900. It's a heck of a better value than picking up the Arc Ultra, currently "on sale" for $879.
Sonos refurbished products go through rigorous testing; they come with all accessories, manuals, and documentation and are reshipped in "pristine" packaging. Most importantly, Sonos includes the same 1-year warranty as buying new. I like when retailers offer the same warranty as new because that means they have faith in the reliability of their refurbs.
The Arc is still an outstanding soundbar even after the release of the Arc Ultra. The 45" soundbar houses eleven precisely engineered internal speakers, including three tweeters and eight midwoofers each paired with Class-D amplifiers. It's capable of room filling audio by itself, but you'd still benefit from a separate subwoofer to round out the low end. Unlike the Sonos Beam, which only has virtual height channels, the Arc has two physical height channels for true Dolby Atmos support. The Arc also has a built-in microphone for smart assistant compatiblity, including voice control.
This deal is part of a greater Sonos Black Friday Sale that starts now. Check out more deals on soundbars, speakers, and headphones, including the lowest prices of the year on the Sub 4 and Sub Mini to complement your soundbar.
Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
PlayStation Direct UK is killing it in their early Black Friday deals right now, even the 30th Anniversary PS5 Digital (Slim), DualSense controller and PS Portal are back with a Black Friday discount. There's also up to 33% off PlayStation + depending on which tier you pick, but all of them get an extra 5% off with PlayStation Direct.
All of the deals I've picked out are the Black Friday price and doesn't include the PS Plus discounts, so expect so save some more if you're a member. I'm not going to waste anytime here, let's jump straight into these epic deals on consoles, accessories, games and more:
I can't believe the 30th Anniversary Edition gear is back, I'm proper chuffed. And £49.99 for the DualSense alone is a steal, and you know you want the full set with the PS5 Slim and PS Portal to go with it, again all discounted. Don't forget that cheeky 5% PS Plus discount, which will add up if you're buying all this in one go.
So let's breakdown this deal, which only applies when you take out a 12 month subscription up front. Essential, the cheapest tier is 15% off at £50.99, down from £59.99. You'll get some monthly games, access to online multiplayer and those sweet PS Plus discounts. You'll also unlock Share Play and Cloud Storage, which comes in handy if you're sharing the console.
The next step up is Extra, down to £74.99 from £99.99 at 25% off. You'll get everything from Essential whilst gaining access to Game Catalogue and Ubisoft+ Classics, which has hundreds of games to keep you busy.
Premium is "The cream of the crop" (RIP Randy), which is currently 33% off. It's only $6 up from Extra at £80.39, down from £119.99. It unlocks access to the Classics Catalogue, so we're talking PlayStation 1, 2 and 3 titles, game trials and Cloud Streaming. The latter can be accessed via the Remote Play app, or you can get enhanced features and play games you own on your console with PlayStation Portal. Long story short, Premium is the one and you more or less need it for PS Portal.
We've got everything from the 2 TB PlayStation 5 Pro to the Ghost of Yotei Black Limited Edition that isn't black. By the way, The PS Pro deal is the same price as a standard price Xbox Series X, so I'll just let that deal sink in (What the hell is happening!?).
The Fortnite bundle is great for anyone who plays it, which is a lot. You'll get 8 exclusive cosmetic items, including a skin and 1,000 V Bucks, which is "epic" if you're in the loop (Nope, not sorry and I miss Unreal Tournament).
The winner for me (again) is the Digital 30th Anniversary Slim console. £334.99 for such a unique bit of kit that takes me back to buying three preowned games for £10 from Game when I was a kid and having my mind blown by the original PlayStation graphics. Tell me you don't want to turn on your PS5 and see the original boot screen and audio if you're over 30. Exactly.
These Black Friday deals make me either want to buy every single controller and put them on a cool shelf or re-shell my Dualsense once a week. Getting controllers like the Chroma Indigo for less than a standard black or white Dualsense on a normal day is a great deal to me.
Dualsense Edge has also dropped to £169.99, a cheeky £30 off and it's worth it. I love a heavy controller, it feels like you've bought something worthwhile. It has adjustable triggers, swappable thumbsticks and caps, full re-map functionality and all the bells and whistles of the original Dualsense with a better battery life.
If you fancy trying out PS VR2, now is a great time to get stuck in, just make sure you get the bundle with Horizon Call of the Mountain instead of the solo hardware. It's the same price and you get a great game for free, so it's a no-brainer Black Friday deal.
The Pulse Elite headset is also £20 off, and includes a hanging charger to boot. It rocks 30 hours of battery life, cracking audio that you'd expect from Sony and a decent mic setup that can noise-rejection technology.
Christian Wait is a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything collectable and deals. Christian has over 7 years of experience in the Gaming and Tech industry with bylines at Mashable and Pocket-Tactics. Christian also makes hand-painted collectibles for Saber Miniatures. Christian is also the author of "Pokemon Ultimate Unofficial Gaming Guide by GamesWarrior". Find Christian on X @ChrisReggieWait.
The season of savings has officially kicked off. A few different retailers have started up their Black Friday sales, including Amazon. If you're on the hunt for video game deals in particular, we've already found quite a few that are worth your time and money at the retailer, including a whopping 50% off Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (see it here for PS5 and Xbox Series X).
This discount has dropped the price of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 down to just $30 on both platforms. What makes it even better, though, is it marks its lowest price to date on both PS5 and Xbox Series X, according to price tracker camelcamelcamel. No better time to grab it if you've had your eye on it.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a game we had plenty of praise for when it was released earlier this year. Our 9/10 review from Leana Hafer said it's, "one part sequel and one part coronation, bringing a lot of the original's ideas to fruition." Not to mention, it recently garnered acknowledgement from The Game Awards, scooping up a Game of the Year nomination.
Black Friday sales are stacked with plenty more video game deals alongside this one, too. If you're looking to pick up some more, we've gathered up some of the best Xbox and PS5 game deals already available, from games to hardware and more. Nintendo's also announced its Black Friday plans, if you're hoping to get some Switch-related goodies on sale.
For more information on this year's sale event - including start dates for other retailers and what deals we're expecting to see - check out our overall breakdown of Black Friday 2025. And if you're in the shopping mood now, our roundups of Amazon and Best Buy's Black Friday sales can show you the best deals worth shopping right now.
Hannah Hoolihan is a freelancer who writes with the guides and commerce teams here at IGN.
If you're hoping to find a deal on an unlocked Google Pixel phone for Black Friday, I've got some good news: Both Amazon and Best Buy has already started slashing prices on all of the latest models from the Pixel lineup. The Google Pixel 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, and 10 Pro Fold have all dropped to their lowest prices ever ahead of Thanksgiving weekend, with a whopping 25% savings. These deals launched earlier this month and have come back just in time for Amazon's official Black Friday sale.
Google's line of smartphones is mostly known for its high-quality camera and helpful AI features, both of which make them great iPhone alternatives. As someone who has owned a Pixel for well over a year now, I have no problem recommending them to anyone looking for a smartphone upgrade at a reasonable price.
The only exception to the 25% discount is the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, which is only getting 17% off the retail price. But even that is still substantial when you consider that this is the best discount we've seen on Google's latest foldable phone since it was released in October. With these price drops, right now is the best time we've seen all year to pick up an unlocked Google Pixel phone at a discount. None of these price drops are attached to a carrier plan, so you don't need to sign any sort of contract before you buy. You can currently find these savings at Amazon or at Best Buy as part of its Black Friday sale.
Deciding which Google phone to buy really comes down to what features you want and how much you're willing to pay. My Google Pixel 8 is a few generations old at this point, but I decided to grab the Pro because of the increased screen size and bigger battery. I'd highly recommend picking up either the Pro or Pro XL if you plan on using your phone to watch videos or play games at all. Otherwise the cheaper Pixel 10 is probably your best bet at this price.
We reviewed the Google Pixel 10 Pro earlier this year and found that it didn't offer that many improvements of the Pixel 9 Pro. However, with the discount right now, the latest model is definitely the one worth buying over the previous generation.
If you don't mind going back a generation to save even more cash, I'd recommend checking out the Google Pixel 9 deal Amazon also has going on right now. We reviewed the Google Pixel 10 when it came out in September and overall found it to be not as big of an upgrade as we hoped it would be. It's definitely an improvement over the Pixel 9 in terms of performance thanks to the Tensor G5 chip and additional AI features, but it isn't a massive leap. Considering the Pixel 9 is currently $100 cheaper than the Pixel 10 right now, it's worth considering going back a generation for additional savings.
If you're debating which generation to buy, I'd recommend checking out this Pixel 10 vs. Pixel 9 comparison guide that breaks down all of the differences.
Although both Amazon and Best Buy have kicked off their official sales, not every Black Friday sale has gone live just yet. So with that in mind, you may be wondering if it's worth buying a Google Pixel phone at these current prices. Seeing as these are the lowest prices we've seen all year on any of these phones, I'd say it's probably safe to buy now rather than waiting for next week. It's possible we'll see a bigger discount on select variations of Google Pixel 10 phones closer to the start of all of the Black Friday sales, but it's unlikely to be much steeper than what we're seeing right now. If you're in need of a phone upgrade before Thanksgiving, these Pixel deals is worth jumping on today
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