A new batch of discounted games has just landed in PlayStation's 2025 Black Friday sale. Now these newbies are pure-breed Black Friday, cream of the crop, proper pick em' up before they never appear again kind of deals. Honestly, they remind me of Black Friday sales from five years ago.
To make sense of the chaos, the deals are split into two buckets: the fresh 2025 heavy hitters and the rest of the essential PS5 releases from the console's almost five-year run.
Right now, my top picks are from the 2025 bin, with Borderlands 4 and Battlefield 6 dropping to just $35, and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater hitting $30. Let's see what else is up for grabs as well.
For the uninitiated, Black Friday deals tend to go live a week early these days, so while Black Friday isn't until Nov. 28, we've already got all the best discounts on PS5 games to check out.
As I mentioned, there's also my top picks in the sale like MGS Snake Eater remake for just $30. That's $20 better than its sale price from last week, and a similar tune is being sung for both Battlefield 6 and Borderlands 4 as well.
Other standout offers include more of my personal favorites from 2025, such as Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Assassin's Creed Shadows for just $30.
All of these were previously discounted in "the sales", but have since dropped even further to what can only be described as proper Black Friday deals. Non of that 5% off nonsense, try 50% off on new PS5 games. Now that's more like it!
The first party PlayStation cuts are actually worth paying attention to this year, especially the newer releases. Astro Bot, the reigning Game of the Year 2024 winner, is sitting at $39.99 and absolutely justifies it.
If youre after more, Helldivers 2, Spider-Man 2, and both The Last of Us games are locked in at $29.99. Stellar Blade sits at $39.99, and Horizon Forbidden West hits a frankly ridiculous $19.99.
Walmart has also lobbed Elden Ring and Star Wars Outlaws into the mix at $15 a pop in a fresh round of discounts that just landed.
I've barely scratched the surface across the sales as well, as there's even more games to check out between now and Black Friday, including a 2025 Game of the Year nominee, Death Stranding 2, for $49.69. That's $20 off, and matches the best deal on the game so far this year.
For example, Battlefield 6 is a significally better deal when buying a physical copy ($35 vs $59.49), while where as some games like Death Stranding 2 are just a tiny bit cheaper digitally ($49.69 vs $49.99). So, sometimes it comes in handy to have a disc drive (I'm looking at you, PS5 Pro owners).
Other heavy hitters in the PlayStation 2025 Black Friday sale include $100 off PS5 consoles and PlayStation VR2 bundles, $20 off DualSense controllers and the PlayStation Portal, and up to 33 percent off PlayStation Plus memberships.
And thats barely scratching the surface. There are loads more PS5 games discounted that didnt make the shortlist here, so it’s worth digging through the full sales pages at retailers like Amazon if you want the complete picture.
You might have already seen my $20 or less roundup, which is still packed with heavy hitters from the last few years and perfect if you want maximum bang for your buck. I also recently covered the best games under $30 right now, sporting Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater as my top pick.
I've also got you covered if you're looking for a more comprehensive roundup of the best video game deals for Black Friday. I'd also highly recommend you check in with my best PlayStation and Xbox Black Friday roundups, both of which I'll be updating daily with the best offers over the sale weekend. After that, I will rest. Have a good one!
Robert Anderson is Senior Commerce Editor and IGN's resident deals expert on games, collectibles, trading card games, and more. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter/X or Bluesky.
