A look at this week’s best gaming deals:
Park yourselves in front of the air conditioner: the dog days of summer bring massive discounts on popular video games and systems. The PlayStation Store’s big summer sale will run until August 14th, Xbox game upgrades and Ubisoft game discounts will continue until next week, and My Nintendo Store’s multiplayer games will be significantly reduced in price until August 11th. Give past-generation gamers a chance to save on select consoles ahead of the holiday shopping season.
Nintendo Play Together sale slashes prices on popular multiplayer Switch games by up to 84%
Don’t worry about double-checking every quote yourself. Below, we’ve rounded up the absolute best gaming deals on the web for the week of August 7th.
Best PlayStation Deals
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This is the biggest discount we’ve ever seen on a standard edition BG3 – It rarely comes for sale. But honestly, we think it’s worth even the full price: Larian Studios’ well-written RPG is Mashable’s second-favorite game of 2023. Assistant Editor Chance Townsend writes. Note that the Digital Deluxe Edition, which also comes with additional content such as the Divine Bard Song Pack, an exclusive dice theme, an Adventurer’s Bag and other bonus content, is also reduced in price on the PlayStation Store.
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Best Xbox Deals
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Ignore the original list price of Amazon-owned deal site Woot!’s Xbox Game Pass Ultimate deal: Microsoft recently raised the price of its subscription service to $19.99 per month, so the actual value of this quarterly plan is closer to $60. If you enter promo code VIDEOGAMES at checkout, you’ll save a total of 44%. (That’s an additional $3 savings over the advertised sale price.) If you want to lock in these savings long-term, remember that you can stack up to a prepaid Game Pass Ultimate subscription for up to 36 months.
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Best Nintendo Switch Deals
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This Walmart-exclusive bundle includes a turquoise, leaf-patterned Nintendo Switch Lite and a digital copy of Super Smash Bros. Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Its usual list price is $199.99, which is a steal; the Switch Lite itself is worth the price. But it’s now on sale for just $159 (or 20% off) during Walmart’s anti-Prime Day sale in early July. This is a great starter pack for those who don’t own a Switch console in the year of 2024.
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