It’s a big week for PlayStation fans, with a State of Play kicking off at 3 PM on September 24, and preorders for all things PS5 Pro and 30th anniversary live on September 26. We’ll be covering preorders for the PS5 Pro and the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Edition right here on IGN, or for immediate notifications, be sure to follow @IGNUKDeals on Twitter/X.

For now, there’s an electric deal ongoing at eBay with promo code SEPTSAVE20. It’s a hot 20% off eligible retailers, including one of our favourites The Game Collection Outlet. This includes the upcoming EA Sports FC 25, with preorders down to £50.36 for PS5, PS4, and Xbox (down from £69.99). But, note that this code will expire by September 27, so act fast to avoid disappointment.

TL;DR – Best UK Deals Today

EA Sports FC 25

Sports! It’s another year, and another round of EA Sports FC madness. If you’re jumping into the game right at release, this is absolutely the best deal on FC 25 in the UK right now. Down to £50.36 with code SEPTSAVE20, best to nab this discount before it disappears or sells out.

Disney+ (ad-tier)

Considering what it offers, Disney Plus is still one of the best streaming services on the block. From classic Disney animated films to the latest Marvel and Star Wars movies and shows, excellent kids’ programming like Bluey, and so much more, it puts an incredible range of high-quality viewing options at your fingertips. Plus, at the moment, one of our favorite Disney+ deals is this excellent limited-time offer on the Disney+ Basic plan. You can score 3 months of Disney+ Basic right now for just £1.99/month.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Alright, Zelda fans, this is the big one. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is set to drop on September 26, 2024, and it’s flipping things around. This time, Princess Zelda steps in to take you on an adventure to save Hyrule. It’s down to £37.49 at Currys with promo code ZELDA25. Out September 26, the time has come to make your purchase before the expires or sells out!

Super Mario Party Jamboree (Switch)

Another big Switch release incoming, and another huge discount when buying at Currys. Use code JAMBOREE25 to bring your preorder down to just £37.49 before its release on October 17. The real question, will we get a Switch 2 reveal before then?

Pepsi Max No Sugar Cola Cans 24 x 330ml

How many cans of Pepsi is too many? Certainly not 24. For just £7.49 at Amazon right now, this is one of the best deals going for the fizzy nectar. Plus, if you’re addicted to it, why not opt for a Subscribe and Save plan at Amazon to bring your costs down to just £6.74 instead? You can cancel the plan right away if you change your mind, and still only pay £6.74, no questions asked.

Kindle Unlimited (3-Months)

Kindle Unlimited is fantastic, and there’s no reason to not take it up when it’s currently free for Prime Members as part of the early October Prime Day deals. Down from £28.97, a three month free membership is a huge deal, which comes with so much to enjoy for big readers.

With Kindle Unlimited, you gain unlimited access to millions of digital titles, comics, audiobooks, and magazines. Some of the books you can enjoy with Kindle Unlimited range from incredible comics like TMNT: The Last Ronin and All-Star Superman to absolute classics like The Fellowship Of The Ring. It’s a deal you definitely don’t want to miss.

The developer of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is in talks with Sony over the game’s potential support for the upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro.

PS5 Pro, due out in November priced $700, has an AI-powered upscaling feature called PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) that can automatically improve the image clarity of games.

In an interview with IGN, Saber Interactive Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits said he’s hopeful the PS5 Pro will improve Space Marine 2 by default via PSSR.

“What I’m excited about is the AI upsampling of the graphics,” he said. “So I have my kickass AMD machine, a kickass Nvidia machine right there. And the game looks f***ing great. But when I play on the PS5, I play performance.”

Space Marine 2 has two display modes for PS5 and Xbox Series X: ‘Quality’ offers higher resolution, a stable 30 frames per second, and better graphics, whereas ‘Speed’ drops the resolution in a bid to hit 60fps.

However, Space Marine 2 has performance issues on PS5 relative to the Xbox Series X version. According to the tech experts at Digital Foundry, Space Marine 2 impresses on Xbox Series X and S, but “flags” on PS5. Here’s DF’s analysis:

“In testing Space Marine 2 on PC, it’s clear that the game’s encounters with alien swarms pushes the CPU hard – and at least as of patch 1.02, that results in lop-sided performance on consoles in the 60fps speed mode. Series X typically outperforms PS5 by around 10 to 15fps, despite both machines using the same settings and resolution targets. The lowest drops come when taking a flamethrower to the encroaching horde, where PS5 drops to the mid-30s while Xbox Series X is in the mid-40s.”

Willits’ “hope” — he admits he’s not a technical person — is that Space Marine 2 in Speed Mode on PS5 Pro will look better than Quality Mode does on the base PS5.

“So what I hope — and it’s just me, I don’t know anything technical — but what I hope is with the PS5 Pro, with the AI upsampling, that players will be able to play Space Marine 2 in Performance [Speed] Mode, and it’ll look better, hopefully — hopefully, I don’t know — it’ll look better than it does in Quality Mode now.”

It true, it means those who play Space Marine 2 in Speed mode on PS5 will benefit from its higher frame-rate (hopefully locked to 60fps this time, but no guarantees as the issue on the performance side — hitting 60fps — is the CPU limitation) and improved graphics. The game will have a higher resolution owing to the PS5 Pro’s faster GPU (more pixels) and then PSSR upscaling (better upscaling of those more pixels).

But what about a PS5 Pro Enhanced patch for Space Marine 2? Sony has said several games will be patched with free software updates for gamers to take advantage of PS5 Pro’s features (IGN has a list of all the confirmed PS5 Pro Enhanced games so far). These games can be identified with a PS5 Pro Enhanced label within their title.

Willits said Saber has no plans right now for Space Marine 2 to join the PS5 Pro Enhanced list, but did confirm that the company’s engineers are in talks with Sony to work out if it’s something they want to support.

“So we’re actually in discussions with Sony to figure out what we want to do,” Willits said. “Sony’s really happy about the game. Microsoft is happy about the game too! But yes, our engineers are discussing what we can do. We have no plans right now. We’re still trying to figure that out. Again, the PS5 Pro is brand new, our game, we’re just trying to catch up. So we just have to be patient with our official plans.”

Sony is set to host a State of Play broadcast today, September 24, at 3pm PT / 6pm ET, with news on more than 20 upcoming PS5 and PS VR2 games “from studios around the world.” Perhaps we’ll get a clearer idea of what to expect from the PS5 Pro at the show.

Meanwhile, we have plenty of Space Marine 2 coverage to check out, including Willits on the record-breaking success of the game and what it means for a potential story DLC or even Space Marine 3. Warhammer 40,000 superfan Henry Cavill has also been playing Space Marine 2, and we also have details on what fans can expect from Space Marine 2’s seasonal post-launch content model. Season 2 runs from October until the end of 2024, and includes a new Operations map, a new enemy, a harder difficulty level, a new weapon, and various other improvements.

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.

For a limited time, Amazon is offering the 2TB SK Hynix P41 Platinum PCIe 4.0 NVME solid state drive (SSD) for only $135. That’s one of the best prices we’ve seen for a 2TB PS5-compatible SSD from a reputable brand. It also happens to be one of the fastest PCI-E 4.0 SSDs on the market right now. This is an outstanding candidate for your PS5 or gaming PC rig.

SK Hynix P41 Platinum 2TB M.2 SSD for $134.99

SK Hynix might not be a brand that the consumer recognizes as much as Samsung or Western Digital, but make no mistake that they are a major player in the flash memory market. SK Hynix is a South Korean DRAM manufacturer and one of the world’s largest memory chipmakers and semiconductor companies. They supply components for many reputable brands you’ve probably heard of, like Corsair and G.Skill.

The Platinum P41 is SK Hynix’s highest end SSD. It boasts sustained read speeds of 7,000MB/s and sustained write speeds of 6,500MB/s. It also boasts random read speeds of 1.4 million IOPS and random write speeds of 1.3 million IOPS. In terms of reliability and stability, the SSDs have been tested and validated through 1,000 hours of stress testing with MTBF reaching 1.5 million hours or up to 1,200TB written. SK Hynix backs it all up with a 5 year warranty. The P41 Platinum uses an Aries controller with 176-layer TLC NAND flash chips, both of which are manufactured in-house.

Of course, in terms of real world performance, the vast majority of users won’t be able to tell apart the speeds between the highest end PCI-E 4.0 SSDs. Some of these SSDs include the SK Hynix P41 Platinum, the Samsung 990 Pro, and the WD Black SN850X. Therefore, it all comes down to the price. At its current price point, the P41 Platinum isn’t just one of the fastest drives on the market, it’s also cheaper than any competitor that can come close to its performance.

This is a great PS5 SSD, but you’ll want to get a heatsink

The SK Hynix P41 Platinum does not come equipped with a heatsink. That’s because this SSD is catered to PC gamers looking to add storage to their desktop computer. Many motherboards come equipped with built-in SSD coolers and will only accept bare SSDs. It’s generally harder to remove a heatsink than to apply a new one. If you plan to use this for your PS5, rest assured that’ it is 100% compatible (in fact, it’s overkill). Although some people have gotten away with an SSD with no heatsink, we recommend you install one for peace of mind. You can easily get a PS5 heatsink for under $10.

Looking for more options? Check out the best M.2 SSDs of 2024.