Last week, giant retailerTarget released its Black Friday Adgiving gamers a sneak peek of what gaming deals to expect on the holiday. As expected, Target’s Black Friday deals offer amazing discounts on console bundles, several big titles released this year, and a wide assortment of gaming accessories.
Now, we round up the best deals from Target’s Black Friday ad to help players decide on deals they’re interested in and help them prepare their shopping lists forBlack Fridayat the end of the month. Target’s Black Friday sale begins on November 28 at 5 PM. NOTE: Deals and prices listed below will go live on November 28 until November 30.
DISCLAIMER: Prices indicated in this article are from Target’s official Black Friday ad, which won’t go live until November 28. Please bookmark this post for later use.
Console Deals
As many predicted, console manufacturers such as Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are mostly offering bundles of its respective consoles for Black Friday. Target is offering the PlayStation 4 Slim for only $200, and this console is bundled with three awesome PS4 games. On the other hand, Microsoft offers newer games bundled with the Xbox One such as Gears 5 andStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order(releasing on November 15). To no surprise at all, Nintendo didn’t really introduce any price reduction for the Switch, but purchasing the console from Target would give players a free copy ofMario Kart 8.
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Video Games Deals
As far as actual video games are concerned, Target will be offering a pretty decent variety of games for Black Friday. Headlining the list isBorderlands 3for $35, which released last September. Given the massive success, the game has seen immediately after its release, talks about a movie adaptation surfaced online andBorderlandsfans shared their casting picks for the movie adaptation.
Other games offered by Target includeCall of Duty: Modern Warfare($45),Control($25), andDisney Classic Games: Aladdin and Lion King($15). Several first-party Nintendo games are also available such asThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild($30), andSuper Mario Odyssey($30). It remains to be seen whether more recently released games such asThe Outer WorldsandDeath Strandingwill see price reductions on Black Friday. However, given that those games are barely a month old during the holiday, it is unlikely that they will be offered at a discount, aside from being part of a console bundle.
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Video Game Accessories
Lastly, Target is also offering good deals for several gaming accessories.The PSVRwill be available for only $200, and this one comes with 5 games included. Another PSVR bundle will also be available for $50 more and will include a camera, 2 move controllers, and a couple of games.
Several DualShock 4 controllers will also be available for only $40 for the standard colors. It is currently unclear whether Target will offer deals onSony’s new line of DualShock 4, but it is unlikely given that these new colors just came out last month. The Xbox Wireless Controllers will also be available for $40 for the standard colors, and surprisingly, players can get Switch Joy-Cons for only $60 as opposed to its regular price of $80.
Although most of the deals listed above are not live yet, these would serve as a guide for shoppers to know what to expect in preparation for Black Friday 2019. Apart from Target, retailerBest Buy has also released its adfor the upcoming holiday with similar deals on everything gaming. In terms of consoles, Best Buy is pretty much offering the same deals as Target.
As Black Friday draws near,how can shoppers get the best deals possible? Well, one thing they can do is to prepare a shopping list days before Black Friday and browse through all the released ads to have an idea of the average prices of games during the holiday. Given that we’re expecting a wide variety of Black Friday deals, players are advised to prepare ahead, know what they need to buy, and avoid being distracted by deals that have no real value.
