Whichever “Roblox experience” has you or someone you know hooked, I’m sure it has microtransactions (things to spend real money on) in one form or another. Roblox gift cards can be converted into the Robux needed to make those purchases, and those gift cards happen to be included in Amazon’s Black Friday sales.
While there are slight discounts on digital gift cards, the best savings you can possibly get is by going physical: Right now, you can get a full $10 off $50 Roblox gift cards.
The Best Roblox Black Friday Deal: $50 Gift Card for $40
If you’re doing some holiday shopping over Black Friday, a physical Roblox gift card is an unbeatable stocking stuffer. Though, I have to admit, getting $50 worth of Robux at a $10 discount is something you could even gift to yourself. A $50 gift card is equivalent to about 4,500 Robux. By saving $10, you’re basically getting 900 Robux for free. Act fast, however, because I’m sure this Lightning Deal will sell out quick.
Depending on what month you redeem your Roblox gift card, you’ll also get a different free virtual item. In November, that gift is the Midnight Crimson Sombrero, but if you wait until December, you’ll get the Festive Deadpan Alpaca Head.
Does Roblox Have Its Own Black Friday Sale?
Roblox as a platform doesn’t have an “official” Black Friday sale, but you might find deals, discounts, and special events within specific experiences. Feel free to scroll through the Roblox store on Amazon for more discounts, or check out our roundups of the best Black Friday gaming deals from Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation.
How to Redeem Roblox Gift Cards
Once you’ve received a Roblox Gift Card, you’ll want to head over to Roblox.com/redeem. From there, you will need to do the following:
Log into an existing Roblox account (or register for the first time)
Find the PIN/Code on the Gift Card and enter it into the white box on the website
Click the Redeem button
If successful, a success message will appear on screen and Credit will be added to the associated account
Congratulations! You’ve now got a new amount of Robux credit added to that account that can be spent in-game on whatever you want! You can check out our guide on how to redeem Roblox gift cards for more details.
Black Friday is offering up plenty of video game deals right now, including on fantastic newer releases. The Game of the Year-nominated Metaphor: ReFantazio is currently on sale at its lowest price yet, according to price tracker camelcamelcamel, of $49.99. This is $20 off its list price of $69.99. If you’ve been waiting for a good time to pick this one up, now’s an excellent time to do it since it’s still on sale at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart.
Both Amazon and Best Buy have the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions on sale for $49.99, but Walmart only has the PlayStation 5 version on sale for that price.
As previously mentioned, Metaphor: ReFantazio has been nominated for Game of the Year at The Game Awards this year. It also earned nominations for Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, and Best RPG. We gave it a 9/10 in our review as well, with IGN’s Michael Higham saying, “There’s a certain familiarity in Metaphor: ReFantazio, but Atlus takes the principles of its already excellent RPGs and refines them in a way that effortlessly ushers you through its brutal, and sometimes beautiful, new fantasy world.”
Outside of games there are even more deals to check out. To see a collection of our favorites, have a look at our full breakdown of Black Friday 2024 where we go over the best deals at the moment on TVs, Apple devices, board games, LEGO, and so much more.
More PS5 Games on Sale for Black Friday
Hannah Hoolihan is a freelance writer who works with the Guides and Commerce teams here at IGN.
Garry’s Mod has sold over 25 million copies since going on sale 18 years ago, Facepunch Studios has announced.
The physics sandbox is now over 25.4 million sold, to be exact, since going on sale on PC via Steam back in 2006.
Designer Garry Newman tweeted to reflect on the astonishing sales success of Garry’s Mod, saying: “When Valve first floated the idea of selling Garry’s Mod on Steam I said no because.. ‘who would pay for that?.’
“Well 18 years later, it turns out that 25,560,290 people would. Glad to have been wrong on this one.”
In September, Garry’s Mod was named the best-selling PC exclusive of all-time by the Guinness Book of Records, beating out the likes of World of Warcraft and its expansions. At the time, Newman joked that he “never imagined becoming a world record holder and not be prawn cocktail crisps related.”
Garry’s Mod lets you play with models from Valve games developed on the Source engine, and its enduring popularity has seen it remain in steam’s top 100 most-played games list for years.
In July, Newman said the “Skibidi Toilet guys” had hit him with a DMCA in a wild bit of litigious irony. But soon after, an account purporting to be Skibidi Toilet creator Alexey Gerasimov (DaFuq!?Boom) said he wasn’t behind the claim, and Newman then told IGN that the matter had been “resolved.”
Newman had shared the news about the Skibidi Toilet DMCA, including pasting a screenshot of the letter he was sent. The copyright holder the letter was attributed to was Invisible Narratives, the film and TV production studio that’s partnering with Michael Bay on a Skibidi Toilet film.
The letter Newman posted specifically cited Skibidi Toilet characters Titan Cameraman, Titan Speakerman, and Titan TV Man, saying they were “all registered copyrights that are unique and representative of our brand.” Sure enough, a public catalog search reveals that Invisible Narratives had indeed claimed a copyright for Titan Cameraman and three other unpublished works.
The letter added that “significant revenue is being generated by unauthorized Skibidi Toilet Garry’s Mod games that are being advertised everywhere.” The irony was not lost on Newman, who declared: “can you believe the cheek?” Skidibi Toilet, of course, is largely made with assets from Half-Life 2, and was originally created in Garry’s Mod.
Earlier this year, Facepunch removed all Nintendo-related content on Garry’s Mod – what amounted to 20 years of uploads – from Steam Workshop after receiving a takedown request from Nintendo. Newman is currently working on a successor to Garry’s Mod called S&box.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
There are plenty of gaming deals to check out for Black Friday. For PlayStation 5 owners, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has dropped to just $15 today at Amazon. This is a whole 70% off its list price of $49.99, marking a drop to its lowest price ever according to price tracker camelcamelcamel.
If this deal sells out, a good backup option is over at Best Buy where you can score the game for $19.99. This is a few dollars more than the one at Amazon, but still a great option to keep in mind if the $15 deal disappears.
We had high praise for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown upon release. Writer Phil Hornshaw said in our review of the game that “Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown captures not only what made games such as The Sands of Time so good, but it irons out a lot of the little issues that plagued the 3D games in this series by opting for a 2D perspective – and owning it. It also works extremely well as a traditional Metroidvania, sticking with tried-and-true elements of the genre but executing on them with precision.”
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has also earned a couple of nominations from The Game Awards this year for Best Action/Adventure Game and Innovation in Accessibility. We also consider it one of the best video games of 2024.
Looking for even more game deals like this one? In our roundup of the best Black Friday video game deals, you can see our top picks from the event so far. And if you want to look outside of video games, have a look at our breakdown of Black Friday 2024 to see our favorite deals overall from the sale event.
Hannah Hoolihan is a freelance writer who works with the Guides and Commerce teams here at IGN.
GSC Game World has released Stalker 2’s first big post-launch patch across PC and Xbox, making over 650 fixes.
Stalker 2 enjoyed an impressive launch with over one million copies sold, but it suffers from a number of game-breaking bugs. Check out IGN’s Stalker 2 review for more.
Now GSC has released patch 1.0.1, hopefully Stalker 2 players are in for a smoother ride. The update includes fixes for quest blockers, memory leaks, crashes, and minor bugs, GSC said. There are a number of blanace changes, too, which overall make the game easier. Check out the patch notes below.
“Thanks for your passion and support since the release, it is really important to us,” the developer added.
GSC said future updates will make A-Life system bugfixes. Free in-game content is also coming to the game – expect more on that when GSC shares its roadmap later in December.
Stalker 2 suffered a number of understandable delays, most recently in July when the game was due out in September. GSC said at the time that the extra two months would give the developers the chance to fix “unexpected anomalies,” aka bugs.
Fixed groups of NPCs getting stuck and dying near Shelter during active Emission.
Fixed issue when Burer could drop any mission items out of the player’s hands.
Added missing sound effects for Burer’s ‘Telekinesis’ ability.
Fixed issues with NPCs occasionally getting stuck and not reaching the mission location. This might have caused inability to interact with NPC or progress to the next mission stage due to idle behavior of mission NPC.
Fixed issues with performance drops/potential out-of-memory crashes in hubs and locations crowded with NPCs during long play sessions.
Fixed issue when NPCs would move to A-pose or start flying after death.
Fixed issue when NPCs could not track whether a target in cover was covered from shots, which caused them to shoot into cover.
And other, more than 20 different issues with AI.
Optimization fixes:
Fixed issue with invisible NPC/Mutants appearing in FOV while the Player is scoping.
Fixed fire visual effects that were not rendering at certain camera angles.
Also, we fixed approximately 100 different crashes, including potential memory leaks and EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION issues.
Audio & Sound fixes:
Fixed issue when combat music was still playing while combat was finished.
And 7 other minor audio & sound bugs.
Balance adjustments:
Weapons and armor repair cost is decreased.
Significantly increased cost of artifacts (more revenue from selling).
Money reward for most missions is increased from 2 to 3 times.
Rookie difficulty armor and weapons buffs.
Damage from mutants is moderately decreased on Rookie difficulty (more mutant health balance changes in Combat Balance section).
Damage to player’s weapon is decreased by 23 percent on Rookie difficulty.
Armor durability is increased by 12.5 percent.
Added silencer attachment for PTM to specific stash on Lesser Zone.
Fixed sell prices for Exoskeletons, they are now more expensive to sell.
Fixed sell price of upgraded weapons.
Rebalanced Hercules consumable: player speed debuff removed; increased the effect parameters (now more weight could be carried by player after consuming).
Some additional minor bugfixes.
Combat Balance:
Reduced some mission items’ weight (including weight of scanners)
Slightly rebalanced Bloodsucker’s damage.
Decreased Bloodsucker’s strike protection rank (more damage from guns).
Reduced Boodsucker’s HP regeneration outside the combat.
Controller HP is moderately reduced.
Burer HP is moderately reduced.
Boar HP is moderately reduced.
Flesh HP is moderately reduced.
Damage to Boar from headshots changed to 100% of body damage.
Damage to Boar from shots to the limbs is increased.
Damage to Flesh from shots to the limbs is increased.
Significantly increased weapon melee distance.
Slightly increased knife melee distance.
Gamepad Input:
Increased gamepad dead zones
Characters:
Fixed eyes and teeth on NPC models.
Some minor fixes of NPC models and animations.
Cutscenes:
Added missing footage to TV displays in the final cutscene.
Fixed issue with deer animation in the opening cutscene.
And 20 other different bugs in the cutscenes.
Game Settings & Menus:
Adjusted unreadable text at the bottom of the Shader Compilation screen.
Fixed issue with the ‘Nvidia Reflex Low Latency’ option not being saved on subsequent boots of the game.
And 10 more minor issues.
Interactable Objects:
Fixed physics issues with destructible and movable objects, including those floating in the air.
Fixed interaction prompt with glass doors in SIRCAA’s inner yard, which caused a walkthrough blocker.
Fixed missing inner doors in the X-11 laboratory elevator.
And more minor bugs.
Main and Side Missions:
Resolved numerous mission blockers and bugs encountered under specific conditions. Key fixes include:
Fixed missing interaction with dead Blind dogs in the Nightingale’s Hunt mission.
Fixed uncompletable objectives in the Seek, and You Shall Find mission.
Fixed multiple issues in the There and Back Again mission, including one where the artifact couldn’t be found.
Resolved dialog loop with Zotov during the A Needle in a Haystack mission.
Fixed progression blockers in the Answers Come at a Price mission, including issues with bandits after an emission and missing the Heavy Key item.
Corrected mission markers for NPC locations in Hot on the Trail mission.
Fixed door-related issues in the In Search of a Guide mission and The Side Hustle mission.
Fixed issue when cutscene does not start during the Just Like the Good Old Days mission.
Fixed issue when Lodochka is missing in Quite’s Camp during the Just Like the Good Old Days mission.
Fixed an issue during Just Like the Good Old Days when Lodochka acts aggressively after bringing him the Emitter.
It is now possible to turn off electricity in the flooded area during the To the Last Drop of Blood mission.
Fixed multiple issues in the On the Edge mission, including idle NPCs, stuck doors, and the Monolith attack progression.
Fixed progression blockers in the A Minor Incident mission, including issues with Bayun’s collar and locked doors.
Addressed performance drops and confusing objectives in the In Search of Past Glory mission.
Fixed issues in the Visions of Truth mission, including stuck NPCs and blocked progression after dialogs.
Resolved stuck cutscenes and blocked progression in the Dangerous Visitors, Gray’s Last Hunt, and The Eternal Shining missions.
Corrected spawn behaviors for NPCs and enemies in The Boundary and Escape from the Cage missions.
Tweaked missions like Down Below, Budmo!, and A Big Score to resolve stuck NPCs, misaligned markers, and missing dialog options.
And approximately 120 other issues within the main line, side missions, and encounters.
Open World Experience:
Fixed stretched or missing limbs on humanoid corpses.
Fixed missing fast travel routes, including to the Concrete Plant for Toadstool.
Resolved isses with loudspeakers, fast travel, and NPC interactions in various locations, such as the Scientists’ Bunker, and Chemical Plant.
Adjusted hostile NPC behavior during the Arena missions, including bandits’ tactics and increased ammo for the Tyrant fight.
Corrected mission progression in the Black Sheep and The Key to Freedom missions.
And approximately 50 other issues were fixed.
Player Guidance, Gear, and Weapons:
Fixed a bug that allows to sell items to the trader for more money that they actually cost.
Fixed input blocking issues with the PDA, inventory, and attachments when interacting with artifacts.
Corrected flashlight behavior after saving/loading.
Resolved issues with grenade type selection, compass marker overlaps, and missing mission markers.
Fixed inconsistencies with weapon and armor upgrade effects, including pricing and upgrade reversals.
Improved HUD behavior and prolonged the duration of “Point of No Return” hints during Down Below mission.
Fixed a bug where player could sell mission items using gamepad.
And approximately 50 minor “anomalies”.
Voiceover and Facial Animations:
Restored missing facial animations for Sava in the Hot on the Trail mission and Mugwort in The Eternal Shining mission.
Fixed missing voice lines during the Let No One Leave Unsatisfied mission.
Corrected radio call effects so NPC voices properly reflect distance during communication.
And a couple more things are fixed.
World:
Fixed flickering textures in various locations, including the Sphere, Military Base and Chemical Plant.
Resolved movement issues, including getting stuck in certain locations during missions like Once More Unto the Breach and A Tough Awakening.
Corrected artifact spawn points in some areas.
Fixed NPC behavior during encounters.
Adjusted voice volume during storm weather for improved audio balance.
And approximately 50 more bugs.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
As Sony’s pursuit of Kadokawa rumbles on, financial experts have said the PlayStation maker may find it hard to buy the entirety of FromSoftware’s parent company.
Japan’s Toyo Keizai (via Automaton) reported that Sony may be put off the deal due to the cost of having to acquire all of Kadokawa, rather than the parts it’s actually interested in.
Kadokawa is reportedly only interested in doing a deal with Sony if it buys the entire company. Sony, however, is reportedly only interested in “extracting” assets related to anime and video games, which presumably includes the developer of Elden Ring.
Buying all of Kadokawa would cost 640 billion yen (approx $4.3 billion), according to expert estimates. Sony’s cash for buyouts is apparently tight at the moment due to investments made elsewhere. As a point of comparison, Sony bought Destiny developer Bungie for $3.7 billion back in 2022. The studio has since suffered multiple rounds of layoffs and project cancelations.
There’s also the apparent prospect of a bidding war that would cause Kadokawa’s sale price to soar beyond Sony’s limit. The alternative is for Sony to buy 50% of Kadokawa and turn it into a subsidiary it doesn’t wholly own.
Kadokawa’s business extends into areas that fit into Sony’s broader entertainment offering, which includes anime, manga, TV, and film. Kadokawa is a prolific publisher of anime, and Sony already owns anime streamers Crunchyroll and Funimation. As well as FromSoftware, Kadokawa owns Danganronpa developer Spike Chunsoft, Octopath Traveler developer Acquire, and RPG Maker and Pixel Game Maker developer Gotcha Gotcha Games. Kadokawa is the majority owner of FromSoftware, with around 70% of the company. Sony already owns around 14% of the developer, with Tencent owning around 16%.
Piers Harding-Rolls, Research Director at Ampere Analysis, told IGN that news of a potential deal isn’t that surprising. “Sony’s interest in Kadokawa’s games publisher FromSoftware was made more concrete in 2022 when it acquired a roughly 14% share of the company following up on its long-time collaboration with the company,” Harding-Rolls said.
“At the time, Sony mentioned a broader interest in cross-media development of anime and games IP to support its other media businesses. So, in that sense any deal for the parent company Kadokawa, which also operates extensively in manga and anime, is a natural extension of this earlier deal. These other areas align nicely with Sony’s anime businesses.
“The market conditions for acquisitions have changed dramatically over the last two years but Sony will always be looking for opportunities that can fuel its growth and that bolster its IP portfolio, and that represent value. There may also be a defensive element to this move. FromSoftware is an important partner for Sony’s games business, and it will not want a competitor taking control of Kadokawa and potentially disrupting that relationship. It helps that Kadokawa is also active in areas which are a strong fit with Sony’s wider business.”
For Sony, its gaming business has already suffered significant layoffs this year and the closure of multiple studios, including Concord developer Firewalk. In February, it announced a round of layoffs affecting 900 staff, or about 8% of its global PlayStation workforce. The layoffs impacted a number of PlayStation studios, including Insomniac, Naughty Dog, Guerrilla, and Firesprite, but PlayStation’s London studio was hit hardest with a notice of closure.
Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
Black Friday is finally here, and with it a whole slew of new unbeatable Nintendo Switch discounts. There are some of the best deals I’ve ever seen for Switch consoles, games, accessories, and more. Most importantly, the best-ever Switch deal is live, with up to $155 off the Switch Black Friday bundles.
If you’ve been after a Switch, this is the deal for Black Friday, and it’s pretty incredible. There’s also Tears of the Kingdom for just $30 at Walmart from today as well, while it’s still in stock! Check out the rest of our top picks below and stay tuned for details on more upcoming offers.
Nintendo has rolled out a standout Black Friday deal for 2024, offering the Switch OLED bundle at $275 and the standard Switch bundle at $225. Both bundles include a digital copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online subscription, marking them one of the best Black Friday deals available in 2024.
Even with the anticipated Switch 2 expected next year, this deal is likely to be extremely popular. Together, the bundles represent a $155 saving compared to buying each item separately. The inclusion of a full year of NSO membership is also a notable upgrade from past bundles, which typically featured just three months of Nintendo Switch Online.
Switch Black Friday Game Deals
The final phase of Nintendo’s Black Friday sale is now live, and these are the best deals, which aren’t getting any better! To be fair, they are mostly excellent as it is.
The sale features feature discounts on popular Switch titles, including Sonic X Generations for $29.99, Super Mario Odyssey for $29.99, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom for $44.99, and Balatro for $19.99.
Switch MicroSD Card Black Friday Deals
The Nintendo Switch and Switch OLED offer 32GB and 64GB of internal storage, respectively, with some of that reserved for the operating system.
To put this into perspective, Tears of the Kingdom takes up 16GB, while Breath of the Wild requires about 13.5GB. Downloading both games digitally would nearly fill the original Switch’s storage, making a high-capacity memory card less of a luxury and more of a necessity.
Nintendo Switch Joy-Con and Controller Deals
Black Friday is a perfect time to pick up any Nintendo Switch controllers you could use, because they pretty much all go on sale for the lowest prices of the year. That goes for both Joy-Con controllers and standard Pro-style controllers.
Thankfully, Black Friday sales make storage upgrades much more affordable. A 1TB microSD card is now available for $57.99, while a 512GB card can be picked up for just $32.99, offering ample space for games, DLC, and updates. Portable gaming needs are also covered, with one of the best power banks on the market dropping to its lowest price ever at $77.99. Additionally, Switch Pro controllers are now just $49.99, making this Black Friday an excellent time to grab essential accessories at significant discounts.
Free In-Store Upcoming Switch Events
Nintendo is also organizing in-person demo events at Target, Best Buy, and GameStop, giving players a chance to try upcoming games and participate in giveaways.
Dec. 7: Best Buy Family Fun Day will offer hands-on demos for games like Mario & Luigi: Brothership, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Just Dance 2025.
Dec. 14: GameStop will host demos for the same lineup.
What About Switch 2? The Current State of the Nintendo Switch
Nintendo also shared more about sales of the current Switch and its software, including that it was cutting the sales projection of its current hardware for the financial year ending March 2025 from 13.5 million units to 12.5 million units.
Nintendo had a 17% revenue drop and a 69% profit drop versus the same quarter from its last financial year, and it sold 4.72 million Switch units in the six months ending September 30. That latter figure is down from the 6.84 million units sold during the same period last year.
On the software side from April to September 2024, Nintendo said The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom sales have reached 2.58 million, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s have jumped up 2.31 million, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door’s have climbed to 1.94 million, and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD’s have scared to 1.57 million.
Nintendo has confirmed that the yet-to-be-announced Switch 2 will be backward-compatible with original Switch games and will feature Nintendo Switch Online.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa shared the news during the company’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing, revealing a bit more about the successor to 2017’s Nintendo Switch.
“This is Furukawa,” Nintendo wrote on X/Twitter. “At today’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well. Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch, will be announced at a later date.”
We have a ton left to learn about this new Switch as we are still waiting for its actual announcement, which Nintendo has previously said will happen by the end of March 2025.
Black Friday: Why Can You Trust IGN?
Why trust IGN for your shopping advice? Our team of seasoned writers, passionate about gaming, tech, and homeware, has been covering deals and Black Friday events for an average of five years or more. With a year-round focus on bargains, we can spot genuine discounts and steer clear of misleading offers. Every deal featured in this article is carefully handpicked by knowledgeable experts who genuinely aim to help you save money.
Black Friday falls on November 29! All month long, retailers have been rolling out sales, ramping up to massive discounts on Black Friday and through the weekend into Cyber Monday. There are already some fantastic deals available on PS5 consoles and controllers, video games for all platforms, AirPods Pro, and tons more.
Robert Anderson is a deals expert and Commerce Editor for IGN. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter.
Amazon has dropped the 2TB WD Black SN850X PS5 SSD with Heatsink down to just $133.99 for Black Friday today, and tremendous deal this year and one of the best SSD deals we’ve had since Prime Day.
WD Black SN850X is one of the best-performing PCIe 4.0 SSDs on the market; this is not only the best SSD for your PlayStation 5 console, but it can also be a blazing-fast boot drive for your gaming rig. Whichever you’re buying it for, you won’t find it cheaper before the end of the sales this weekend.
The SN850X is the latest in WD’s high-performance Black series M.2 SSDs, offering top-tier specs for those on PlayStation or PC. With read speeds up to 7,300MBps, write speeds of 6,600MBps, and up to 1,200K IOPS for random reads, it’s significantly faster than its predecessor, the SN850.
For PS5, this doesn’t matter too much, and you should focus on the decent price, and the fact is can be slotted into your console with ease. Other Black Friday SSD deals include:
The SN850X is also an excellent choice for PlayStation 5, matching Sony’s official SSD specs and even exceeding their recommendations. It has the required M.2 2280 form factor, PCIe Gen4x4 interface, and more than enough speed for seamless performance. Plus, the SSD is backed by a five-year warranty.
For gaming PCs, on the other hand, WD includes Game Mode 2.0 software to optimize performance during intense sessions. A 2TB model strikes the best balance of capacity and cost for most users, providing ample space for your OS and games.
PS5 Black Friday Deals
There’s plenty more Black Friday PS5 deals to check out today, including tremendous discounts on PS5 consoles, DualSense Controllers, PlayStation VR 2, and more games than you can shake your Astro Bot at.
There’s discounts on new games like Star Wars Outlaws, Sonic X Shadow Generations, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, and so much more. There’s no time to waste, as these offers will be out of stock or expired after this weekend.
Black Friday: Why Can You Trust IGN?
Why trust IGN for your shopping advice? Our team of seasoned writers, passionate about gaming, tech, and homeware, has been covering deals and Black Friday events for an average of five years or more.
With a year-round focus on bargains, we can spot genuine discounts and steer clear of misleading offers. Every deal featured in this article is carefully handpicked by knowledgeable experts who genuinely aim to help you save money.
All month long, retailers have been rolling out sales, ramping up to massive discounts on Black Friday and through the weekend into Cyber Monday. There are already some fantastic deals available on PS5 consoles and controllers, video games for all platforms, AirPods Pro, and tons more.
Robert Anderson is a deals expert and Commerce Editor for IGN. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter.
The Black Friday sales have officially commenced. I’ve worked through numerous Black Fridays over the years, and my experience has always been the same: Black Friday actually starts on Thanksgiving Day. However, now that the first day is nearly over, I have a feeling that we are just getting started and the best deals haven’t been released just yet. I expect better and more deals to come on Friday, and I expect some of the best previously expired deals (like the Nintendo Switch bundles and iPads) to return .
In terms of deal quality, Black Friday 2024 is shaping up to be a golden year. I’ve already seen better-than-expected discounts on gaming consoles like the PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Meta Quest 3S, and Steam Deck, a great selection of Apple iPads, AirPods, and Apple Watches, including new 2024 models, rarely discounted video games (including top-shelf Switch games priced well under $40), powerful gaming PCs and laptops, and much, much more. Whether you’re hunting down a specific deal, or casually perusing the top 100 Black Friday deals so far, I’ve got you covered.
Update: The Switch is going in and out of stock at Target (before it was just out of stock).
Compared to the PS5 and Xbox Series X, the Nintendo Switch console has the best discount for Black Friday. The early holiday bundles, which were released back in October, included your choice of the Switch or Switch OLED, a digital download voucher for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and a 12-month Switch Online membership. I thought that this was going to be the official Black Friday deal. Alas, Target (but not Amazon, due to its supposedly shaky relationship with Nintendo) has just knocked another $75 off the price tag. That means you can pick up a Switch bundle for as low as $225. I have both models and, if I were to buy a third, it would be the Switch OLED. The screen is that much better.
More Nintendo Switch Black Friday Deals
For Black Friday, there are literally hundreds of LEGOs on sale. What I am interested in myself, however, are the big LEGO sets for adults. We’ve seen vendors sneak us some great deals on individual LEGO sets, but they seem to expire quickly. Some examples include Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series sets like the Razor Crest, or Landspeeder, the Marvel Spider-Man’s Daily Bugle, or the LEGO Art Amazing Spider-Man, or incredibly intricate builds like the Technic Liebherr Crawler. Keep in mind that these deals end lightning quick and are one-and-done. If you see a set you like or is a perfect gift for a loved one, don’t hesitate on purchasing it ASAP. Otherwise you might have to wait until next Black Friday.
More LEGO Black Friday Deals
For the moment, Walmart is the only retailer offering Tears of the Kingdom for $30. IGN gave it a 10/10 “Masterpiece” rating and I would have to agree. Tom Marks wrote that “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an unfathomable follow-up, expanding a world that already felt full beyond expectation and raising the bar ever higher into the clouds.” I wouldn’t wait too long to get this deal; Walmart is already sold out of physical copies.
More Black Friday Video Game Deals for Nintendo Switch
For Black Friday, there are literally hundreds of LEGOs on sale. What I am interested in myself, however, are the big LEGO sets for adults. We’ve seen vendors sneak us some great deals on individual LEGO sets, but they seem to expire quickly. Some examples include Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series sets like the AT-AT, Razor Crest, or Landspeeder, the Atari 2600 Video Game Console, the DC Batman Tumbler, and the Marvel Spider-Man’s Daily Bugle. I’m hoping these deals return on Friday, but keep in mind that a lot of these deals are one-and-done. If you see a set you like or is a perfect gift for a loved one, don’t hesitate on purchasing it ASAP. Otherwise you might have to wait until next Black Friday to get another shot at the deal.
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Black Friday is like a bonus holiday for Pokémon TCG fans. We’re talking about deck building, chasing rare cards, or just stockpiling boosters for a rainy day. This year’s Black Friday deals are stacked with good finds. Update: This is the last Pokemeon TCG item left in stock but I’ll re-add any Pokemon TCG sets that come back for Black Fridyay.
Sony released its entire set of Black Friday PlayStation deals last week and most major retailers have followed suit. The best deal is definitely on the consoles themselves and not the accessories: The PS5 Slim Disc Edition has dropped to $424.99 (originally $500) and the PS5 Slim Digital Edition has dropped to $374.99 (originally $450). I would choose the Disc Edition because it’s only $50 more and then I have the option to buy (and later sell or trade) physical disc media. But if you want to save some money and go the Digital Edition route, I would suggest getting the NBA 2K25 bundle (see below), which also includes a game. Although the Fortnite Cobalt Star bundle has a fancy-looking box, no actual game is included.
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Star Wars: Outlaws was released only three months ago and it’s already 33% off for Black Friday. Maybe Ubisoft is trying to boost sales after a lackluster launch, but that means you get to enjoy a AAA title at a great discount. IGN’s Tristan Ogilvie gave it a 7/10 review, which is still good, but I’ve beaten the game and immensely enjoyed it, so I would have given it an 8. It definitely has an “Assassin’s Creed game in a Star Wars skin” vibe, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
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The best TV for PlayStation 5
I’ve been waiting for another good OLED TV deal to pop up for Black Friday ever since the previous one expired, and Walmart has finally delivered. Right now you can pick up a current 2024 model 65″ LG Evo C4 4K OLED Smart TV for only $1,199.85. To get this price you will need to follow two simple steps:
You’ll need to sign into your Walmart account to see this deal (signing up free)
Clip the $63.15 coupon in your shopping cart to bring it down to $1,199.85
The LG Evo C4 OLED TV has won top spots in several of our buying guides, including best 4K TV, best TV for gaming, and best TV for the PlayStation 5. This is an especially good choice if you picked up the new PS5 Pro, since the updated hardware will be able to run more games at a consistent 4K @ 120fps.
What really sets this deal above all other VR deals (like the PlayStation VR2) is that the Meta Quest 3S can be played completely untethered. That means you can play games like Beat Saber or Pistol Whip without having to own a powerful gaming PC or a PlayStation 5 console. Try to find another standalone VR headset at this price and you’ll come up empty.
There are a lot of amazing iPad deals today, like the new iPad Mini for $399.99 or the iPad Pro M4 for $850, but this is the best deal for most people. The standard iPad is the model I’d recommend; it offers snappy performance and the intuitive iOS interface at a low price. Tenth gen improvements over its predecessor include a larger 10.9″ screen and a faster A14 Bionic chip, Magic Folio keyboard support so you can convert it into a mini laptop (making it one of the best iPads for students), a USB Type-C port, better camera, and updated Wi-Fi 6 protocol.
For anyone on a budget, this is the Apple Watch to get. The second generation Apple Watch SE starts at just $149 only at Amazon and Walmart. This is the best price we’ve ever seen for a brand-new Apple Watch with a warranty. Despite the affordable price tag, you actually don’t lose out on much functionality if you opt for an Apple Watch SE. It’s powered by the same S8 processor found in the Apple Watch Series 8 and the first-generation Apple Watch Ultra. It also features a bright and sharp OLED Retina display, IPX7 water resistance, fall detection, sleep tracking, Apple Pay, and nearly all the fitness tracking functionality including heart rate monitoring.
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These JLabs JBuds Lux are an incredible value. First of all, they feature both wireless connectivity and noise cancellation for under $30. Better yet, unlike virtually all other headphones at this price point, they’re actually very good! SoundGuys recently reviewed the JLabs JBuds Lux and gave it an absolutely glowing review, mentioning that they were one of the best headphones under $100. SoundGuys considered them an extremely good value at their retail price of $79. Imagine their opinion at the current $29 price point.
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Up to 50% Off These Smart Glasses
There’s a very intriguing – if a bit controversial – deal going on that you might want to check out for yourself. Both Amazon and Target are offering a 20% discount off the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer Smart Glasses, with prices starting at $239.20. That’s the same deal you’ll find at other retailers, however Amazon and Target are throwing in additional freebies: either $90 in Amazon digital credit or a $90 Target gift card. The Meta Wayfarer glasses are an influencer’s dream, and that’s exactly what they’re designed for: social media. They’re surprisingly slim and lightweight for glasses equipped with an integrated 12MP video camera and speaker. You can use them to take quick snapshots or up to 60 second videos that you can then upload to your social media of choice. You can even livestream 30 second videos in 720p.
From now until December 31, non-current Audible subscribers are eligible for three months of Audible Premium Plus for $0.99 per month and a bonus one-time $20 Audible credit. Premium Plus is Audible’s best plan and three months would normally cost you about $44.95. You also get a free audiobook of your choice each month that you get to keep indefinitely.
Audible is a subscription service that gives you access to hundreds of thousands of the best audiobooks without ever having to purchase them. Premium Plus is Audible’s highest tier plan and it gives you access to a whopping 500,000 audiobooks. These include all-time classics like Frank Herbert’s Dune, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire), The Witcher, The Sandman Series, and The Lord of the Rings.
Where Are the Xbox Deals?
Xbox gamers might be wondering why I haven’t listed Xbox consoles. Unfortunately, Microsoft seems to have taken a step back and decided not to host any outstanding console deals for Black Friday. All of the consoles are marked down by $50, but these deals aren’t exceptional. If you’re already an Xbox owner, however, and are looking for discounts on peripherals, there are two great deals to consider. The WD Black C50 Storage Expansion Card is down to $99.99 from $150. Also, Xbox wireless controllers are down to as low as $39.99. Even better, the limited edition Ghost Cipher and Sky Cipher controllers are both on sale for just $45 each.
One of the best gaming PC deals to come out of the Alienware Black Friday Sale is this Alienware Aurora R16 configuration for $1,499.99. It’s the least expensive desktop computer equipped with an RTX 4070 Ti Super GPU. The rest of the specs are up to snuff as well, like an Intel Core i7-14700 CPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD. The RTX 4070 Ti Super GPU is good enough to run even the newest games at up to 4K resolution (in fact, it’s the least expensive GPU that I’d recommend for high-framerate 4K gaming), although I’d say that 1440p is its sweet spot.
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The Walmart Black Friday Sale brings with it this excellent gaming laptop deal. Walmart is offering a Lenovo LOQ RTX 4070 gaming laptop for only $879.99. Yes, you read that right. The LOQ is Lenovo’s lineup of budget-oriented gaming laptops. This system features a 15″ 1080p display, a low-voltage AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS CPU, GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD. The RTX 4070 GPU is a fully powered (115W TGP) model, not a throttled one like on some other budget laptops. Despite its low cost, this laptop will perform almost as well as the best RTX 4070 gaming laptops. You should be able to play any game comfortably on the 1080p display.
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Best Buy is the only retailer to drop the price on the new Asus ROG Ally X so far for Black Friday. Right now you can get it for $699.99 after a $100 instant discount. In our Asus ROG Ally X review, gaming guru Jacqueline Thomas wrote that “the Asus ROG Ally X is simply the best handheld gaming PC on the market right now. With more and faster memory and double the battery as the original Ally, the Ally X will run any modern game without dying in an hour and a half.”
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You can pick up a copy of Azul for only $20 for Black Friday. Many board games are about mystery or war, but Azul is totally different. Players in Azul compete to design the most beautiful tiled mosaics they can. In our Azul review, Matt Thrower writes, “Between its beautiful presentation, simplicity and depth there’s little doubt that Azul has earned its place as a modern classic. While the tinkering with its formula undertaken by its sequels has created more challenging games, none has captured the fine blend of accessibility and interactivity that makes it special.”
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The Coolest Toy for Gamers
One deal you might have missed is this really awesome MEGA Microsoft Xbox 360 Collector Building Set. It’s normally $150 but there’s a 50% discount for Black Friday that drops it to only $74.99. The MEGA Microsoft Xbox 360 Collector Building Set is a buildable 3:4 scale replica of the Xbox 360 console with a brick count total of 1,342 pieces (5.5 cents per brick). The details in this build are, frankly, incredible, and include interactive elements, lighting effects, and the coolest accessories. This is such an interesting product that I wrote up a dedicated Black Friday article just for this deal.
After years of ownership, I still love my Instant Pot pressure cooker.
Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Best Buy are all one-stop shopping sites, so it makes sense that their Black Friday sales extend beyond gaming and tech. Here are the best deals I’ve seen so far on small kitchen appliances, personal care products like hair dryers and toothbrushes, vacuum cleaners, and other convenient necessities that everyone – gamers included – might find useful. On a personal note, although air fryers are all the rage these days, I bought my Instant Pot pressure cooker over 10 years ago and I still use it weekly. My air fryer sits in the cabinet.
If you prefer to shop by retailer, we’ve written up Black Friday Deals roundups for each of the major retailers: Amazon, Target, Walmart, Best Buy, and Gamestop. Check them out below:
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.
Target has officially kicked off its Target Black Friday Sale, and one deal you might have missed is this really awesome MEGA Microsoft Xbox 360 Collector Building Set. It’s normally $150 but there’s a 50% discount for Black Friday that drops it to only $74.99. MEGA is similar to LEGO, but the brand (which is owned by Mattel) creates sets for IPs that don’t have a relationship with the other famous big block company. Some past and present examples include Pokemon, Star Trek, Halo, and, in this case, Microsoft Xbox. This would make an incredible gift idea for any gaming fan who loves working on complex building block kits like LEGO.
MEGA Showcase Microsoft Xbox 360 Collector Building Set
The MEGA Microsoft Xbox 360 Collector Building Set is a buildable 3:4 scale replica of the Xbox 360 console with a brick count total of 1,342 pieces (5.5 cents per brick). The details in this build are, frankly, incredible, and include interactive elements, lighting effects, and the coolest accessories. Here’s a rundown of the biggest highlights:
The Xbox console exterior is well represented with details like a removable hard drive, ventilation holes in the rear, text in the right places, and lighting effects. Unfortunately, there’s no option to swap in a red ring of death.
The Xbox console internals are just as faithfully reproduced as the exterior. There’s a tray to pop in the supplied Xbox game disc (we’ll get to this later), the motherboard, various heatsinks and doodads all connected by wires, and even a fancy little Cortana chip. It’s also easy to get into the console (just press a little green button).
The set includes an authentic looking mini Halo 3 game disc complete with a detailed Halo game box that looks just like the real thing. That’s not even the best part. You can place the Halo disc into the console’s internal disc tray and it will light up the Cortana chip inside. How cool is that!?!
The Xbox controller has a removable battery pack. When you slide in the battery pack, the controller’s guide button lights up. That’s because the light brick is installed in the battery itself.
So why the big price drop? According to the user reviews, the fit and finish of the bricks is not as good as LEGO sets, so the build process won’t go as smoothly (you might even need to whip out the Kragle). But once you’re done, I’m sure you’ll appreciate the incredible amount of authentic features that the designers put into this set.
LEGO Sets Are Also on Sale for Black Friday
If you want to keep your building block collection strictly LEGO, check out our guide to all of the best LEGO Black Friday deals available right now. There are plenty of big discounts on sets for all ages from multiple retailers, including LEGO Shop, Amazon, Best Buy, and of course, Target.
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.
