On Nov. 28, 2025, PlayStation’s Black Friday promotions expanded with a fresh wave of steep discounts across new and catalog PS5 titles, plus hardware and subscription offers. High-profile 2025 releases like Borderlands 4 and Battlefield 6 fell to $35, while Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater dropped to $30. Retailers including PlayStation Store and Walmart are running overlapping promotions that sometimes make physical copies cheaper than digital. These deals are time-limited and, in several cases, represent the deepest cuts seen since the PS5 launch cycle.
Key Takeaways
- Borderlands 4 and Battlefield 6 are on sale for $35 (physical discounts reported at some retailers).
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is priced at $30, about $20 lower than a recent sale last week.
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Assassin’s Creed Shadows are marked down to $30 each.
- Astro Bot (Game of the Year 2024) is on sale at $39.99; Stellar Blade also at $39.99.
- Helldivers 2, Spider-Man 2, and both The Last of Us entries sit at $29.99 in current promotions.
- Horizon Forbidden West is deeply discounted to $19.99, while Walmart has Elden Ring and Star Wars Outlaws at $15 each.
- Death Stranding 2 is available digitally for $49.69, matching the best price seen so far in 2025.
- Console and accessory deals include $100 off some PS5 consoles/PS VR2 bundles, $20 off DualSense controllers and Portal, and up to 33% off PlayStation Plus.
Background
Black Friday has become a multi-week event for the games business: major retailers and platform holders frequently begin discounting titles days or weeks before the official Black Friday date. This pattern has intensified since consoles launched in 2020–2021, with publishers timing discounts around release windows, seasonal catalog sales and inventory moves. By late November 2025, the PS5 catalog spans nearly five years of releases, creating two practical groups of sale items: newly released 2025 heavy hitters and the broader back catalogue.
Platform holders, first-party studios and large retailers now coordinate overlapping promotions, producing both store-specific flash sales and platform-wide price cuts. Physical and digital pricing can diverge substantially during these events — a dynamic that benefits buyers with disc-capable systems and retailers clearing stock. The 2025 wave of discounts follows this playbook, combining deep single-title cuts with bundled hardware and subscription savings.
Main Event
The newest tranche of discounts emphasizes 2025 releases. Borderlands 4 and Battlefield 6 have been reduced to $35 in recent listings, which industry trackers note as unusually steep for first-season pricing on major shooters. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater has been listed at $30, which IGN’s tracking shows as roughly $20 below its sale price recorded the prior week. Other 2025 standouts such as Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Assassin’s Creed Shadows are similarly down to $30.
Beyond that headline batch, first-party PlayStation titles and nominees continue to see notable cuts. Astro Bot, which won several year-end awards in 2024, is available at $39.99; Stellar Blade sits at $39.99 as well. Helldivers 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and both The Last of Us titles are currently priced around $29.99, reflecting broader seasonal promotions on established hits.
Retailers have also dropped surprising bargains: Walmart listings included Elden Ring and Star Wars Outlaws for around $15 each during a recent update. Digital storefronts show other permutations — for example, Death Stranding 2 is listed at $49.69 digitally, matching its best recorded 2025 price. In some cases, physical copies present the stronger value (Battlefield 6 at $35 physical vs. $59.49 digital in one comparison).
Analysis & Implications
These price moves matter for both consumers and publishers. For players, deep, early Black Friday cuts lower the effective cost of entry for newly released AAA titles and make it easier to buy into a franchise at launch. For publishers, steep discounts this early in a release window may signal an inventory push or a strategy to widen player bases quickly ahead of post-launch live-service events.
For platform economics, the divergence between physical and digital pricing is notable. Retailers with disc stock can undercut digital storefront prices, which preserves the value of disc-capable PS5 units and strengthens retailer bargaining power. Conversely, consistent digital price-matching across platforms could erode margins for middlemen and shift more revenue back to publishers or Sony.
Longer term, repeated, large-scale discounts could recalibrate consumer expectations about full-price lifecycles for big releases. If $30–$40 pricing becomes routine within weeks of launch for major franchises, publishers may adjust release cadence, marketing investment or in-game monetization to maintain revenue targets. Meanwhile, hardware and subscription discounts bundled into the sale may accelerate short-term console upgrades and PlayStation Plus enrollments.
Comparison & Data
| Title | Current Sale | Recent Sale / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Borderlands 4 | $35 | New 2025 Black Friday cut |
| Battlefield 6 | $35 (physical noted) | Digital listing seen at $59.49 in some stores |
| Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater | $30 | ~$20 below last week’s sale price |
| Horizon Forbidden West | $19.99 | Significant catalogue discount |
| Death Stranding 2 (digital) | $49.69 | Matches best 2025 deal |
The table highlights a mix of deep new-release cuts and traditional catalogue markdowns. While exact availability and price can vary by retailer and region, the pattern is clear: late-November 2025 promotions favor aggressive discounts on both recent AAA entries and perennial sellers.
Reactions & Quotes
“We’re seeing major first-weekend price moves across 2025 titles, more akin to past console cycle peak sales than mid-cycle trims.”
Industry observer (analysis summary)
“PlayStation’s Black Friday selection this year pairs hardware bundles with aggressive game cuts, making upgrades and collection building more affordable.”
Retail coverage summary
“A lot of people I follow are buying discs tonight — physical copies are actually cheaper in several cases.”
Social reaction (aggregated)
Unconfirmed
- Exact duration for each discounted price varies by retailer and is not uniformly published; some offers may expire earlier than advertised.
- Claims about global availability at listed prices are unconfirmed; regional storefronts and local retailers may show different discounts.
- Inventory levels for heavily discounted physical copies (e.g., Battlefield 6 at $35) were not independently verified for every retailer.
Bottom Line
Black Friday 2025 presents a rare combination of deep discounts on recent AAA releases and steep catalogue markdowns. Key 2025 titles like Borderlands 4, Battlefield 6 and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater offer particularly strong value if you hunt now, and hardware bundles further sweeten the period for prospective upgraders.
Buyers should compare digital and physical offers, check retailer return policies and act quickly where stock is limited. We’ll continue updating coverage as individual retailer pages and platform stores refresh prices through the Black Friday window.