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Best Buy’s Black Friday 2018 Early Game Deals: PS4, Xbox One, Switch, And 3DS Sales

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Black Friday 2018 is just around the corner, and that means a flood of deals are on the horizon. Best Buy is among the latest retailers to share its full ad, and on the game side, it is positively brimming with offers on PS4, Xbox One, and Switch games, along with hardware and accessories.

Best Buy’s console deals are limited in number, but they present a good way to pick up any of the big systems. Those looking for a PS4 can get one bundled with Marvel’s Spider-Man, which just released in September, for $200. $200 can also get you an Xbox One S Minecraft bundle. If you’re instead interested in an Xbox One X, Best Buy has perhaps the best deal we’ve seen on it: for $430, you get a special-edition Xbox One X that’s bundled with November’s Battlefield V, plus a second controller. If you’re in the market for a Nintendo Switch, you’ll get the same offer at places like Target, which is a $300 bundle (the standard price of the system) that includes Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

The bulk of the gaming offers are on specific games. Among the highlights is the recently released Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 for $45, God of War for $25, and PUBG (Xbox One) for $15. For $30, you can get Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Madden NFL 19, NBA 2K19, or Forza Horizon 4. Switch, which often doesn’t get a lot of discounts, has a number of games on sale, including Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze for $40, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle for $20, and Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate for $35. 3DS owners can pick up Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon for $20 each.

Outside of individual games, Best Buy has deals on a variety of accessories, including a 30% discount on all Astro headsets. But some of the best offers it has are for subscriptions: You can get 12 months of PlayStation Plus for $40 or 12 months of Xbox Game Pass for $70. Considering the latter gets you access to certain games you might be buying on sale (like Forza Horizon 4 and Sea of Thieves), it could be a preferable option.

Best Buy is holding a pre-Black Friday sale until November 11, but its actual Black Friday offerings will be available beginning on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, at 5 PM local time. (Specific opening times may vary by state.) You’ll also be able to shop online at Best Buy’s website. Early access will be available beginning on Sunday, November 18 for My Best Buy Elite and Elite Plus members. Standard My Best Buy members get access on Monday, November 19; essentially, you can sign up for free and get access days ahead of time.

My Best Buy members will get a chance to grab additional hot deals in the Black Friday ad before anyone else. Early Access sales are on Sunday, Nov. 18, for Elite Plus and Elite members and on Monday, Nov. 19, and Tuesday, Nov. 20, for all My Best Buy members

Read on for the full list of game deals, and check out our roundup of all Black Friday deals for much more.

PS4

PS4 Console Deals

PS4 Game Deals

PS4 Accessory Deals

Xbox One

Xbox One Console Deals

Xbox One Game Deals

Xbox One Accessory Deals

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch Console Deals

Nintendo Switch Game Deals

Nintendo Switch Accessory Deals

3DS

3DS System Deals

3DS Game Deals

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