{"id":1049535,"date":"2026-01-18T07:10:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=475504"},"modified":"2026-01-18T07:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:10:45","slug":"the-best-gaming-deals-of-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-best-gaming-deals-of-black-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"The best gaming deals of Black Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/the-best-gaming-deals-of-black-friday.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/e\/475492\">Black Friday<\/a> is here. Whether you\u2019ve been waiting for the big day to arrive to begin your shopping, or if you\u2019ve already perused some of the best early deals from last week, we\u2019re glad you\u2019re here. What follows are the best gaming deals broken down by each of the most popular platforms: Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, as well as the diverse and exciting PC space, which includes the likes of the Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, and other popular handheld PCs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">I\u2019m stunned by the quality of the deals this year, even though many of them began days ago. For instance, some of 2024\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/awards\/450195\/game-of-the-year-game-awards-frontrunners\">GOTY contenders<\/a> are cheaper than ever, including <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0D2GBL8L2\/\">Metaphor: ReFantazio<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silent-Hill-2-PS5-PlayStation-5\/dp\/B0CMC3C3Z9\">Silent Hill 2<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Warhammer-40-000-Space-Marine-Xbox\/dp\/B0CVSDK499\/\">Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2<\/a><\/em>, and more. As far as hardware goes, there are some great discounts on OLED gaming monitors that have never been this affordable before, plus SSD deals, savings on fast portable chargers, and plenty of other gaming-adjacent gadgets that\u2019d make for great gifts.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- Future updates include: Walmart deals on 11\/25, including the likes of Spider-Man 2, and Nintendo games for just $30 for Walmart Plus early access\nSeagate 1TB expansion card will be $119 instead of $129 --> <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\" id=\"the-best-nintendo-switch-deals\">The best Nintendo Switch deals<\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\" id=\"the-best-playstation-5-deals\">The best PlayStation 5 deals<\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\" id=\"the-best-xbox-deals\">The best Xbox deals<\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\" id=\"the-best-pc-and-steam-deck-deals\">The best PC and Steam Deck deals<\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Looking for more? Check out all of Polygon\u2019s favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/e\/475492\">Black Friday deals<\/a>, including great discounts on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/e\/475495\">board games<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/e\/475501\"><em>Magic: The Gathering<\/em><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/e\/475580\">Legos.<\/a> And subscribe to our newsletter below to get great deals delivered to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/black-friday\/475504\/best-gaming-deals-video-games\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Friday is here. Whether you\u2019ve been waiting for the big day to arrive to begin your shopping, or if you\u2019ve already perused some of the best early deals from last week, we\u2019re glad you\u2019re here. 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For instance, some of 2024\u2019s GOTY contenders are cheaper than ever, including Metaphor: ReFantazio, Silent Hill 2, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, and&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-best-gaming-deals-of-black-friday\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1049536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1049535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The best gaming deals of Black Friday | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Black Friday is here. 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