Black Friday 2018: The best PS4 console, game deals

If you're looking for a Black Friday blowout sale on Sony's upgraded PS4, you're going to be out of luck. But if you were thinking of buying one regardless, you might as well buy this Target bundle, which includes Red Dead Redemption 2 for no additional charge. If you choose to purchase it at GameStop, you get an additional store credit.

See it at Target and GamesStop.

Sony's VR bundle for the PlayStation 4 will be available at numerous retailers at a $100 discount. That bundle includes two titles: Astro Bot Rescue Mission and Moss, along with a PlayStation camera. Note that this deal doesn't include the PlayStation Move controllers pictured here.

The deal has sold out at Amazon and Target, but it can still be found at Best Buy and GameStop.

Though Activision nixed the single-player campaign this year in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, the multiplayer combines new and old maps and the new Blackout game mode is one of the best battle royale experiences around.

Right now, Amazon has the best price on Black Ops 4 at $38, but you can find a similar price at Walmart or GameStop.

One of the most celebrated single-player games this year, God of War is filled with brutal and satisfying combat, beautiful visuals and complex puzzles to solve as the warrior Kratos and his son make an epic journey to the top of a perilous mountain. 

See it at GameStop, or opt for the digital version for just $22 via the PlayStation Store.

One of last year's best titles is still as great as ever, and now it can be yours, along with its excellent DLC The Frozen Wilds, for just $10. At that price, there's no excuse not to embrace its robot dinosaur-filled open world. Even better, the deal's available right now.

See it at GameStop.

Fallout 76 came out last week, and it's already marked down to $35. You can interpret that as you wish, but as our friends at GameSpot have highlighted, Fallout 76 is currently a mess.

See it at Amazon at your own risk.

With Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Ubisoft continues the series' expansion into a bigger open world, offering an impressive follow-up to Origins. This deal won't be live until Black Friday though, so you'll have to wait a bit longer.

See it at GameStop.

Ever since Monster Hunter World was first announced, it was clear that Capcom was gunning for something grander than Monster Hunter Generations. It has succeeded, and this is likely the biggest and best that the franchise has ever been. With action-packed combat and seamless integration with multiplayer, this action adventure will keep you on edge.

See it at Target.

Add some existential anime angst to your holiday by picking up the incredible (and incredibly somber) Nier Automata for its lowest price yet.

See it at Newegg.

David Cage's latest experiment in branching, interactive narratives was met with a much warmer reception that his last couple of projects, and this meditation on robot sentience can be yours for an all-time low.

See it at Best Buy.

With Destiny 2: Forsaken, Bungie's FPS RPG has come into its own, with tons of areas to explore, new challenges and more unique weapons and armor than you can shake an arc sword at. Excellent multiplayer modes as well as an epic single-player or cooperative campaign await. 

See it at Target.

With new Kick Off modes, welcome on-pitch enhancements and now the Champions League license, FIFA 19 is the most complete football video game package available.  

See it at Best Buy.

If you've been along for the ride since Lara Croft's revival in 2013's Tomb Raider, you may be pleased to hear that Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the same style of experience we first saw in 2013, only bigger.  

See it at Target on Black Friday.

Though it's still difficult getting used to seeing Lebron in a Laker jersey, NBA 2K19 is still the best basketball video game available. The Pro Stick scheme that puts both analog sticks to use makes it possible to pull off nearly every fundamental move in the sport of basketball.

See it at Best Buy.

SoulCalibur VI distinguishes itself from the rest of the fighting game genre with a grand tale of knights and ninjas, axe-wielding goliaths and pirate warriors, all struggling over mythical weapons of good and evil. It's very easy to pick up and play, but learning its numerous heroes' fighting techniques is what will keep you coming back for more.

See it at Target on Black Friday.

Whether you're looking to refresh an old OG DualShock 4, or expand your local multiplayer community, Black Friday is the perfect time to snag new controllers.

See it at Walmart, Best Buy or GamesStop.

Overwatch is an exercise in refined chaos. There are multitudes of layers hiding beneath the hectic surface, and they emerge, one after another, the more you play. This is a shooter that knows how to surprise, one that unfolds at a frantic pace, one that takes a handful of great ideas and combines them into something spectacular.

See it at Target on Black Friday.

As seen through the eyes of an American soldier and a few other Allies, Call of Duty: WWII offers brief glimpses of how the Nazi occupation ravaged Europe and its people, including German civilians. Play through an excellent storyline, high-action multiplayer and zombie modes.

See it at Best Buy on Black Friday.

With a wide variety of exotic cars, bikes, boats, and planes to choose from, Crew 2 lets you experience the unbridled thrill and adrenaline-pumping excitement of competing across the entire USA. 

See it at Walmart on Black Friday.

Following in the footsteps of 2012's XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM 2 is a brutal, unforgiving turn-based strategy title played on a strategic world map and isometric battlefields.  

See it at Walmart.

The $199 Spider-Man PS4 bundle is the deal of choice for retailers this year, though if you want to pick it up right now, you're going to have to go to a retail location. During the week prior to Black Friday, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and GamesStop each had the bundle available for purchase online, but their inventory has been used up.

But that doesn't mean there are no more deals to be had. Read on for more bundle and game bargains.

See it at Walmart. (Out of Stock)