Another weekend, another Best Buy 3 day sale. But this time there's something different. I usually scroll all the way through these flash discounts hoping to find something resembling a new discount on the biggest PS5 games, only to come up with a few bucks off a Nickelodeon or DreamWorks kart racer. This weekend I'm not only seeing some of my favorite games included in Best Buy's PS5 deals, but they're also at prices well worth grabbing.
Of course, not all of these PS5 deals are made the same. Of the handful of games included in the official 3 day sale, there are four that I'd recommend checking out above all others. These are games that have hit record low prices (or near enough to their rarely spotted previous lows), while also offering excellent value in their play hours and experience.
Take Death Stranding, for instance. The PS4 version is down to just $9.99 right now at Best Buy (was $39.99) - that's not just a record low price, once you take the $10 upgrade to the PS5 Director's Cut version into account you're actually getting the full next-gen game for far less than we've ever seen it before. For reference, buying the PS5 disk outright will cost you $29.99 at Amazon today - that's $10 more than the price of both the PS4 copy and the upgrade.
Horizon Forbidden West is also down to a record low price ($19.99, was $39.99, at Best Buy) and that PS5 upgrade is free! The PS5 version sits at $29.99 at Amazon right now.
You'll find all my top picks from Best Buy's latest PS5 deals just below, as well as the other titles included in the sale (and why you might want to hold off on them for now).
Best Buy's 3 Day Sale at a glance
- PS5: bundles now starting from $399.99
- Handhelds: save $200 on ROG Ally
- Headsets: Logitech G Pro up to $70 off
- Laptops: ROG Zephyrus G14 now just $899
- Lego: up to 20% off Super Mario sets
- Nintendo Switch: free $25 gift card with OLED
- Pokemon: 26% off boosters
- PCs: up to $450 off RTX 4070 rigs
- Xbox: up to $150 off storage cards
What else is on sale?
Those are my top four, below I've listed the rest of the games currently included in Best Buy's 3 Day PS5 deals. For the most part, these are solid rates - it's just that previous discounts from other retailers suggest they could go cheaper in the near future. If you can't wait these are well worth a look, but if you've still got some backlog to get through I'd keep a close eye on these titles.
When will Best Buy's sale end?
Best Buy's 3 Day Sale officially closes on Sunday at midnight, so it's well worth getting your orders in ahead of the final date. If a deal proves popular it could jump back up in price or run out of stock all together as well.
Should you buy physical or digital PS5 games?
All of the PS5 deals listed in this weekend's sale are physical - and this is often the most reliable way to find discounts. After all, Sony controls its own market for digital titles and we see savings on physical disks far more frequently than we do digital downloads - especially when it comes to bigger releases.
Whether you should pick up a game physically or digitally depends on the situation. Obviously, if you have a digital edition PS5 you're pretty limited to downloads, but if you've got that disk drive installed and you're happy to jump up and spring in a new disk every now and then we generally see better value from physical games.
We're also rounding up all the best PS5 accessories on the market right now, as well as the latest PS Plus deals as well. If you're looking for a full system refresh, check out the best PS5 controllers we've tested so far.
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