PS5 Black Friday 2025 Sale: Here’s What Deals We Expect To See This Year

Following up from our predictions for Xbox’s 2025 Black Friday sale, we’re now digging into what could be in store for the blue side of the console gamer.

PlayStation’s history with Black Friday is historically… fairly good. So, I’m expecting things to continue in a similar vein, and there should be a whole lot for PS5 fans to get stuck into once the official sale kicks off.

While we don’t have any official details or start dates for the sale yet, I’ve used my many years of experience and a bit of slippery speculation to round out a few tidy predictions on what might be in store for us during PlayStation’s Black Friday sale in 2025.

DualSense Controllers

This one seems pretty obvious to me. DualSense Controllers have been included in the Black Friday sales for the past four years, and I doubt this will change for this year.

In terms of the price we can expect, I’d wager that it’ll be exactly the same as last year, as we haven’t seen any further price hikes on the gamepads just yet.

PlayStation’s November sale is already live, with up to 80% off a nice selection of digital games right now.

That’s not to be confused with its Black Friday sale, which, by my best guess, will likely go live on November 21 (which is when the aforementioned Nov’ sale ends).

But, for now, there’s some tidy discounts to consider in the meantime, including 55% off Cyberpunk 2077, 20% off Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and more.

For the proper Black Friday sale, first party wise, we’ll be keeping an eye out for discounts on new games like Ghost of Yotei and Death Stranding 2, both digitally and physically. DS2 was already down to $50 just a few weeks ago, so that’s a pretty solid bet to get another discount.

Otherwise, I think it we’ll see a lot of the usual suspects that have been popping up during sale events all year, including both The Last of Us games for PS5, God of War Raganrok, Spider-Man 2, and so on.

I’m expecting third-party savings to be pretty good this year as well. These likely won’t be too disimilar to what I predicted for Xbox, so expect discounts across big releases like Borderlands 4 (which was already down to $55 recently), your typical new SEGA game discount (this year I’m placing my bets on Sonic Racing: Crossworlds), and EA Sports FC 26, which reliably drops every year without fail.

Other top 2025 games likely to see further cuts include Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Split Fiction, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Civilization 7, and Elden Ring Nightreign. Each has already been discounted in other sales this year, so expect them to dip again.

What game would you like to see in the Black Friday sales? Let us know in the comments.

PS Plus Black Friday Deals

The main deal highlight for PS Plus users last Black Friday, was 20% off Essential, 25% off Extra, 30% off Premium, alongside a 25% off Extra upgrade and 30% off Premium upgrade.

• Essential was $63.99 (12 months)
• Extra was $101.24 (12 months)
• Premium was $111.99 (12 months)

We haven’t seen any price hikes for PS Plus in 2025, so I’m predicting that we will see an almost identical deal as the above once the sales are live. But, it’s also worth noting that two of the most recent sales on PS Plus were slightly different, so we may be in store for a surprise.

2025’s Lunar New Year promotion (Feb 14 – Feb 24) included 25% off Extra, 37% off Premium, and 35% off Premium upgrades, while the 2025 Days of Play sale saw 20% off Essential, 25% off Extra, 33% off Premium, and 33% off Premium upgrades. If we PlayStation could match its Lunar New Year sale, we could be in business. Let’s wait and see.

PS5 and PS Portal

While Black Friday tends to be fairly positive for PlayStation fans, unfortunetly it has a so-so history with its console deals. Last year was a bit of a dud, no discounts on the new PS5 Pro (which, to be fair, wasn’t unexpected), and a fairly unremarkable PS5 Slim Fornite bundle.

This year could be one for the history books, potentially at least. But, there’s a few hurdles to overcome. Just like everyone else, Sony has also been dabbling in price hikes this year. Back in August, the PS5 jumped in price by $50, rising to $549.99 for the disc version, digital $499.99, and Pro $749.99.

Just like Xbox, this makes a console deal during Black Friday… slightly less appealing than it could’ve been. Still, not all hope is lost. Any discount on the PS5 Pro is a good discount, in my books, especially as it’s already so expensive in the first place. If it drops to around $600-$650 in the official sales, I’d consider this a good deal.

I’d also like to see the PS5 Slim drop to $399 (disc), and $349 (digital), but this may be wishful thinking. It’s more likely we’ll see something in the range of $449-$500, or a potentially a new game bundle, judging by previous years.

But, just like most of of our other Black Friday gaming coverage, this comes with a big ol’ but also!

Amazon’s Resale deals have been a big highlight for gamers looking for a better deal, and Black Friday is likely going to be no different. In the summer we saw PS5 Pro consoles going for about $500, PS5 Slim for around $300, PlayStation Portal for $125, and more. The PS Portal has officially launched cloud streaming, so that’s definitely worth keeping an eye on.

The only down side is that, since these deals are so excellent, they can sell out unbelievably fast. If you spot one on sale (or get reminded by us), then you’d better buy it ASAP to avoid Black Friday deal FOMO.

For those who miss out, there will still likely be an official deal to check out. It just won’t be as good. So, keep an eye out for both, and we’ll be sure to notify you as well via our Black Friday coverage, or on IGNDeals Twitter/X.

Robert Anderson is Senior Commerce Editor and IGN’s resident deals expert on games, collectibles, trading card games, and more. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Twitter/X or Bluesky.