Black Friday Console Deals 2026: Nintendo Cut $50, Sony Hasn't Moved Yet
The Switch 2 Mario Kart bundle drops to $499 on Nov 22. Sony hasn't cut the $899.99 PS5 Pro yet, and GTA VI lands Nov 19. What to buy now and what to wait on.
Nintendo is the only console maker with a real Black Friday price so far. From November 22 through December 5, the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle drops from $549 to $499, the same price as the console alone. Sony and Microsoft haven't announced hardware discounts, and GTA VI ships November 19 on PS5 and Xbox only. If you're buying a console for GTA VI, the real question is whether Sony repeats last year's $100 cut, and our advice is to give it a week before paying full price.
Here's the price to beat on each console on our Best Game Consoles list. Ranks and prices are as of November 14, 2026.
The prices to beat
Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo's hybrid console-handheld sequel with a 7.9-inch 1080p/120Hz screen and a major power jump.
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Nintendo Switch 2 (#3, 9.1): $499 bundle from November 22. Nintendo raised the Switch 2 to $499.99 on September 1, and the bundle deal gets you back to that price with Mario Kart World and three months of Switch Online included. It's the one console deal this season that's announced, dated and worth taking. It doesn't play GTA VI.
PlayStation 5 Pro
Sony's mid-gen flagship — a big GPU upgrade plus PSSR AI upscaling.
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PlayStation 5 Pro (#1, 9.1): $899.99, no deal yet. Sony raised US prices on April 2, which is why the Pro costs about $150 more than it did a year ago. Last year Sony took $100 off every PS5 about a week before Black Friday and kept the price through December 18. If that pattern holds, the cut would land around GTA VI's launch week. Don't pay $899.99 before then unless day one matters to you.
PlayStation 5 Slim
The standard PS5 in a smaller chassis with a detachable disc drive.
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PlayStation 5 Slim (#4, 8.8): $649.99. It runs GTA VI exactly like the Pro does, minus the sharper image on a 4K TV. The same advice applies: wait for Sony. PlayStation Direct also lists Certified Refurbished Slims at $499 (Digital) and $549 (disc), but they were out of stock on November 14.
Xbox Series S
A compact, all-digital console at $399 — current-gen gaming and Game Pass on a budget.
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Xbox Series S (#5, 8.5): $399.99. The cheapest machine that plays GTA VI, and no wait required. The Xbox Series X (#2, 8.9) is $649.99, the same as a PS5 Slim. Neither has a Black Friday price yet.
GTA VI timing
The game is $79.99, or $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition. Rockstar's Vintage Vice City Pack goes to anyone who orders before November 20. That bonus isn't worth paying $100 extra for a console, but it's a reason to have the game ordered, even if the hardware waits a week.
Black Friday is November 27 and Cyber Monday is November 30. For which deals to trust in other categories, read Black Friday 2026: which deals are real. For the full case for each console, see The Best Game Consoles in 2026, and for handheld PCs alongside the Switch 2, see Best Gaming Handhelds.
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Common Questions
The Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle at $499, down from $549, from November 22 through December 5. That's the same price as a Switch 2 on its own ($499.99), so the game and three months of Nintendo Switch Online are effectively free. It's the only console discount any of the three makers had announced as of November 14.
Possibly, but Sony hasn't said so. On Black Friday 2025 Sony cut every PS5 model by $100 (the PS5 Pro went from $749 to $649) about a week before Black Friday, and the deal ran through December 18. Sony then raised US prices on April 2, 2026, so the PS5 Pro is now $899.99. Unless you need it for GTA VI on November 19, wait until Sony announces its holiday hardware deals before paying full price.
The Xbox Series S at $399.99. GTA VI launches November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only, with no PC or Switch 2 version announced. The cheapest PS5 is the Digital Edition at $599.99; the disc PS5 Slim is $649.99 and the PS5 Pro is $899.99. The game itself is $79.99, or $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition.
Not yet. Microsoft hadn't announced Xbox hardware deals as of November 14. US prices are still the ones set on October 3, 2025: $649.99 for the Series X and $399.99 for the 512GB Series S. If a retailer discounts either, compare against those numbers.
It's a reasonable way to save if Sony has stock. PlayStation Direct lists Certified Refurbished PS5 Slim consoles at $499 (Digital) and $549 (disc), $100 under new, but every refurbished model showed as unavailable on November 14. Check back rather than paying a reseller more.
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