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PlayStation fans, the wait is nearly over. While Black Friday 2025 doesn’t officially kick off until next week, Sony is set to roll out its PS5 Black Friday deals a whole week early, and every console and accessory, plus plenty of PS5 games, are about to plummet in price.
The gaming giant has announced that the PS5 Slim digital edition will be tumbling in price for Black Friday, dropping to just £299.99 for the very first time. The PS5 Pro and PS5 Slim disc edition will also get a £90 price cut for the big event. And that’s not all. Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation Portal will fall by £30, with additional discounts on the PS VR2, DualSense controllers and PlayStation’s range of gaming earbuds and headsets.
A new PS5 Slim digital edition Fortnite bundle will also be released for just £294.99 during the sale. The discounts will be available at PlayStation Direct, Amazon, Very, Currys, Argos and more. I’ll be rounding up every PS5 deal as it goes live, from consoles and bundles to PS5 accessories and PlayStation games we’ve tested at IndyBest. Stay tuned.
In the meantime, keep scrolling for the PS5 deals you can snap up right now.
Follow live: Latest offers and news in our Black Friday 2025 live blog
The best early PS5 Black Friday deals to shop now:
- PS5 Slim digital edition console with EA Sports FC 26: Was £485.99, now £418, EE.co.uk
- PS5 Slim digital edition: Was £429.99, now £409.99, Ee.co.uk
- PS5 Pro: Was £699.99, now £672, Amazon.co.uk
- PS VR2: Was £529.99, now £399.99, Game.co.uk
PS5 Slim digital edition console with ‘EA Sports FC 26’: Was £485.99, now £418, EE.co.uk
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You can get a PS5 Slim with a free copy of EA Sports FC 26 thanks to this Black Friday deal from EE. EA Sports FC 26 usually costs £55, so this is a real bargain, and it even comes with an extra £10 off the console itself. The latest game in the football franchise. FC 26 the most realistic-looking game EA’s made so far, and plays at its best on the PS5.
PS5 Slim digital edition: Was £429.99, now £409.99, Ee.co.uk
(Argos)
While this is only a small discount, EE is the first retailer to offer a price cut on the all-digital PS5 Slim this Black Friday. At the moment, you can save £20 on the lighter, smaller version of the original machine with the same powerful performance. The newer PS5 Slim boasts 1TB of storage, and you can always add a disc drive at a later data.
PS5 Slim digital edition with ‘NBA 2K26’: Was £479.99, now £449.95, Amazon.co.uk
(Amazon)
Basketball fans, this deal sees the PS5 Slim digital edition (£429.99) bundled with the latest NBA 2K26 game, which has just been released. The game usually costs £50, so this deal will save you £30 on the newest entry in the franchise.
PS5 Pro: Was £699.99, now £672.65, Amazon.co.uk
(EE)
The upgraded version of the original PS5 launched in 2024 and gave Sony’s console a massive spec bump, including double the internal storage and more rendering power. “Featuring 8K graphics, more internal memory, improved ray tracing and upscaling, the PS5 Pro is the best console out right now, blowing the Xbox Series X out of the water,” said senior tech writer Alex Lee in his PS5 Pro review. You can currently save more than £25 on the console at Amazon.
PS VR2: Was £529.99, now £399.99, Game.co.uk
(PlayStation)
Sony’s PS VR2 turns the PlayStation 5 into a full-blown virtual-reality console, complete with exclusives such as Horizon Call of the Mountain and VR modes for Gran Turismo 7 and No Man’s Sky. In his review, Steve Hogarty described it as one of the “best and easiest headsets to set up and use”, and right now, it’s £130 off at Game.
PS5 DualSense controller: Was £64.99, now £53.99, Amazon.co.uk
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Save 17 per cent on the PS5 DualSense controller ahead of Black Friday at Amazon. In her guide to the best PS5 accessories, tech writer Jennifer Allen said of the controller: “Besides looking and feeling good, it also has some useful features such as haptic feedback, which is a form of far superior vibration, and a set of trigger buttons that are much more responsive and tactile than previous PlayStation controllers. It’s the natural next step for a PlayStation controller and it’s arguably the best thing about the console.”
When is Black Friday 2025?
Black Friday officially takes place on Friday 28 November (the day after Thanksgiving in the US), but you don’t need to wait until then to nab a discount. Deals have already started and will continue right through until Cyber Monday (1 December) and beyond to Boxing Day sales. If you’ve got a PS5 on your wishlist, keep checking back on this page for the best prices at the sale approaches, as I’ll be updating it with the latest and greatest deals as soon as they go live.
Why you can trust us to find the best PS5 deals this Black Friday
Alex has been covering the PS5 since it launched in 2020, leading The Independent’s PS5 stock tracker and helping thousands of readers grab a console. He knows what makes a good PS5 discount and what pricue cuts you should ignore, helping you save money this Black Friday.
For more sales and savings, read IndyBest’s comprehensive guide to the best Black Friday deals to expect
