Black Friday 2017: Best Xbox, PS4 and Nintendo gaming deals

Black Friday . It's nearly here, and that means big deals on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo at all the usual suspects: GameStop, Best Buy, Target, Walmart and more.

But you don't want to dig through giant lists of deals at every single retailer, right? That's what this guide is for. Here, we're highlighting just the very biggest, best console and video game deals we've seen so far. Less browsing, more playing. Yes? Let's go!

Update, Nov. 23: Most of these deals should be live now, and we've got some killer new deals from Target and Amazon in the mix. Amazon deals in particular are selling out fast, FYI.

PlayStation 4 for $200

Let's start with a bang. Practically every major electronics retailer will sell the PlayStation 4 Slim 1TB for just $200 -- a full $100 less than you'd have typically paid previously. 

Here's where you can get it for that price on Nov. 23 or 24, and a few other wrinkles to look out for:

• $190 at Costco (according to BestBlackFriday.com) 
• $200 at GameStop (with free $50 GameStop gift card)
• $200 at Kohl's (you get $60 in Kohl's Cash)
• $200 at Amazon
• $200 at Walmart
• $200 at Best Buy
• $200 at Target
• $200 at Newegg
• $200 at Toys R Us
• $200 at Sam's Club
• $200 at Jet.com
• $290 at Costco.com (online-only; includes Call of Duty: World War II and Destiny 2 games)

PlayStation 4 Pro for $350

That's right: For basically the first time since launch last November, Sony's souped-up, 4K TV-friendly PlayStation 4 Pro will see a substantial discount. Normally, the system costs $400, but you can get it for $350 starting Thanksgiving -- maybe with a free game!

• $350 at Amazon (Destiny 2 Limited Edition, white)
• $350 at GameStop
• $400 at eBay (with Star Wars Battlefront II and Final Fantasy XV) -- try coupon code PSHOPAPP from inside the eBay app for an extra $15 off.  

Xbox One S for $190

Not to be outdone, Microsoft is discounting the Xbox One S 500GB (not to be confused with the powered-up Xbox One X) to $190.

That's not as big a discount as the PlayStation, since you've been able to find Xbox One S bundles for $250 for many months now, particularly since Microsoft made that price cut official in June. And it appears the $190 price won't always include a free game, unlike the $250 bundles.

But many retailers are sweetening the pot even further with a wide variety of offers. Here are the ones we've spotted:

• $190 at Microsoft Store (with free Ubisoft game, 1-month Xbox Game Pass)
• $250 at Microsoft Store (with two free games, 3-month Xbox Live Gold, 3-month Game Pass)
• $190 at Target (with free $25 Target giftcard) 
• $190 at Kohl's (with $45 in Kohl's Cash)
• $190 at Walmart
• $190 at Best Buy
• $190 at Toys R Us
• $190 at GameStop
• $190 at Newegg
• $190 at Jet.com
• $190 at Sam's Club
• $220 at Costco (with extra controller, 3-month Xbox Game Pass)
• $300 at Costco.com (with extra controller, Madden 18, NBA 2K18, 3-month Xbox Game Pass) 
• $300 at GameStop (any 1TB bundle, e.g. Shadow of War or Assassin's Creed Origins; normally $350)
• $370 at Microsoft Store (1TB Minecraft Limited Edition with two free games, 1-month Game Pass)

Update, Nov. 22: Microsoft's best Black Friday bundles appear to be sold out, and are now $30 more expensive. Perhaps they'll return to their deal price on Black Friday itself.

We're not seeing any deals on the more powerful Xbox One X.

Nintendo 2DS Zelda Edition for $80

So... Nintendo isn't really discounting any of its consoles this Black Friday. (You might be able to actually find the Nintendo Switch for its normal $300 price, but it won't be cheaper.)

That said, this limited-edition Nintendo 2DS handheld, with a preinstalled copy of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (typically $40 by its lonesome), sounds like a pretty killer present for a young gamer this holiday, especially since they won't need to spend any time downloading it on Christmas morning. It's new for Black Friday this year.

• $80 at Walmart
• $80 at Best Buy
• $80 at Target
• $80 at GameStop

Just note that you'll need to go for a pricier New Nintendo 2DS XL (or New 3DS XL) for compatibility with certain games.

Walmart, Best Buy and Target are also all advertising that the Nintendo Switch will be in stock for Black Friday, in limited quantities.

Virtual Reality

Virtual reality is getting even deeper discounts this Black Friday, on top of the previous price cuts we've seen. You can nab a PlayStation VR bundle for $100 off, and the Oculus Rift + Touch bundle is $50 cheaper. Plus, HTC will throw in a free $100 Deluxe Audio Strap with your Vive headset purchase. Trust us: it makes the headset easier to wear.

Note: $300 PSVR bundles come with the PS Camera; $350 PSVR bundles come with PS Move motion controllers as well.

Update, Nov. 20: PSVR deals are now live! 

PlayStation VR

• $200 PSVR (requires PS Camera):  Best Buy | GameStop | Target | Newegg 
• New! $250 PSVR w/ PS Camera, no games: Amazon
• $300 PSVR with Doom: Best Buy | Target
• $300 PSVR with Gran Turismo: Amazon | Best Buy | GameStop | Target | Newegg | Walmart
• New! $335 PSVR with Skyrim (slightly cheaper than below): Dell
• $350 PSVR with Skyrim: Amazon | Best Buy | GameStop | Target | Walmart | Newegg
• $350 PSVR with Until Dawn: GameStop

Oculus Rift

• $350 at Best Buy
• $350 at Newegg

HTC Vive (w/ free Deluxe Audio Strap, copy of Fallout 4 VR)

• $600 at GameStop (with free $50 GameStop gift card)
• $600 at Vive.com

More hardware

Need an extra wireless gamepad? Practically every retailer under the sun will sell you a Sony DualShock 4 (for your PS4) or an Xbox One Wireless Controller for $40 -- which is between $5 and $20 less than you'd pay previously, depending on whether you typically wait for sales. 

So many retailers are offering that deal I won't bother to link them, but for the sake of convenience here's Amazon (PS4, XB1).

Here are some other hardware items that might pique your interest, though:

• Pre-owned Xbox 360 for $0 after mail-in rebate at GameStop
• Steam Link in-home-streaming box for $5 at GameStop or Steam (normally $40-$50) 
• Nvidia Shield TV for $150 ($170/w gamepad) at Amazon | Best Buy | Newegg | B&H Photo (normally $180)
• Logitech G533 wireless headset for $65 at Best Buy (normally $100)
• Logitech G900 wireless / wired gaming mouse for $75 at Best Buy (normally $150)
• Bose QC25 wired noise-canceling headphones for $180 at at Amazon | Best Buy | Target | Adorama | Microsoft Store (that's $120 off our favorite audio pick for VR headsets) 
• Sony Gold Wireless Headset for $65 at Amazon | GameStop | Target | Walmart ( normally $100)
• LucidSound LS20 headset for $40 at Toys R Us (normally $80)
• Thrustmaster T300 RS force-feedback steering wheel for $250 at Newegg (normally $400)
• Razer four-piece keyboard, mouse, headset and mousepad bundle for $100 at Walmart (normally $200)

The games of Black Friday

And now, the moment you've been waiting for: the opportunity to fill your shelves with even more games you'll never have time to play! (Wait, maybe that's just me.) 

Either way, this Black Friday is bringing us some deep discounts on a surprisingly huge number of titles, including many full price games that were just recently released. (We're marking those in bold.) 

PlayStation 4 or Xbox One (your pick)

• $30 for Assassin's Creed: Origins at Walmart (also try $35 at Best Buy or Target; normally $60)
• $15 for Bioshock: The Collection at Best Buy (normally $40)
• $40 for Call of Duty: WWII at Best Buy or Amazon (normally $60)
• $27 for Destiny 2 at GameStop or Amazon (also try $30 at Target, Walmart or Best Buy; normally $60)
• $15 for Dishonored 2 at Target (also try $20 at Amazon; $12 at MS Store; normally $40)
• $15 for Dishonored: Death of the Outsider at Best Buy, Amazon, GameStop or Microsoft Store (normally $30)
• $15 for Doom at Best Buy, Target or Microsoft Store (normally $30)
• $25 for The Evil Within 2 at Best Buy, Amazon or GameStop (also try $30 at Walmart or Target; normally $60)
• $30 for F1 2017 at GameStop (normally $60)
• $15 for Final Fantasy XV at Target (also try $20 at Best Buy, Walmart, Amazon or GameStop; normally $50)
• $27 for FIFA 18 at GameStop (also try $30 at Best Buy, Walmart, Target or Toys R Us; normally $60)
• $15 for For Honor at Target or Best Buy (normally $50)
• $20 for Ghost Recon: Wildlands at Best Buy or Walmart (normally $40)
• $14 for Injustice 2 at GameStop (normally $50)
• $27 for Madden 18 at GameStop (also try $30 at Best Buy, Target, Walmart or Toys R Us (normally $60)
• $27 for NBA 2K18 at GameStop (also try $30 at Best Buy, Target or Walmart; normally $60)
• $30 for NHL 18 at Walmart (also try $35 at Target; normally $60)
• $30 for Overwatch at Best Buy, Target, Walmart, GameStop or Toys R Us (normally $50-60)
• $15 for Prey at Target (also try $20 at Walmart, Amazon or GameStop (normally $40)
• $30 for Project Cars 2 at Best Buy, Amazon or GameStop (normally $60)
• $15 for Resident Evil 7 Biohazard at Target (also try $20 at Walmart, Best Buy; normally $30)
• $25 for Middle-earth: Shadow of War at GameStop or Amazon (also try $30 at Best Buy, Target, Walmart or Toys R Us; normally $60)
• $15 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition at Target (normally $40)
• $30 for South Park: The Fractured But Whole at Target or Walmart (normally $60)
• $12 for Titanfall 2 at Walmart (normally $20-$25)
• $12 for Watch Dogs 2 at Walmart or Microsoft Store (normally $20-$40)
• $25 for The Witcher III: Wild Hunt Complete Edition at GameStop (normally $50
• $25 for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus at Best Buy, Amazon or GameStop (also try $30 at Walmart, Target; normally $60)
• $30 for WWE 2K18 at Best Buy or Walmart (normally $60)

PS4-only

• $25 for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy at Best Buy or Toys R Us (normally $40)
• $15 for Everybody's Golf at Target (try $20 at Walmart, Amazon, GameStop or Best Buy; normally $40) 
• $20 for Horizon: Zero Dawn at GameStop, Best Buy or Walmart (normally $40) 
• $15 for Knack 2 at Target (also try $20 at GameStop or Best Buy; normally $40) 
• $15 for The Last Guardian at Target (also try $20 at Best Buy; normally $40) 
• $10 for The Last of Us: Remastered at Amazon or GameStop (normally $20)
• $25 for Nier: Automata at Best Buy, Newegg or GameStop (normally $50) 
• $20 for Nioh at Amazon or Best Buy (normally $40) 
• $25 for Persona 5 at Target (also try $30 at Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart or GameStop (normally $60)
• $15 for Rise of the Tomb Raider 20 Year at Target (also try $20 at Best Buy or GameStop; normally $40)
• $15 for Uncharted 4: A Thief's End at Amazon or Target (also try $20 at Best Buy, GameStop, Amazon or Walmart (normally $30-$40)
• $15 for Uncharted: The Lost Legacy at Target (also try $20 at Best Buy or GameStop; normally $40) 
• $15 for Yakuza Kiwami w/Steelbook at Amazon or Target (also try $20 at Best Buy; normally $30)
• $30 for Yakuza 0 at GameStop (normally $60)

PlayStation Network downloadable games 50 percent off: As of Nov. 21, you'll now find a lot of 50-percent-off deals (and more) on downloadable versions of games in the PlayStation Store -- including:

• Mirror's Edge Catalyst for $5
• Valkyria Chronicles for $13.50
• Prey for $20
• Horizon: Zero Dawn for $20
• Rise of the Tomb Raider for $20
• Final Fantasy XV for $20
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy for $20
• The Witcher 3 for $20
• Persona 5 for $30
• The Evil Within 2 for $30
• Wolfenstein II for $30
• Yakuza 0 for $30

Xbox One-only

• $30 for Forza Motorsport 7 at Walmart (normally $60)
• $15 for Forza Horizon 3 at Target (normally $50)
• $15 for Gears of War 4 at Best Buy or Target (normally $40)

Nintendo Switch

• $20 for Batman: The Telltale Series at GameStop or Amazon (normally $40)
• $20 for Disgaea 5 Complete at Best Buy or Target (normally $60)
• $20 for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 at Walmart or Best Buy (normally $50)
• $30 for Just Dance 2018 at Target or Walmart (normally $60)
• $30 for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle at Walmart (normally $60)
• $20 for Rayman Legends at GameStop (normally $40)
• $25 for Sonic Forces at Best Buy (normally $40)
• $25 for Super Bomberman R at Best Buy (normally $40-$50)

Nintendo 3DS 

These deals just went live Nov. 22 at Nintendo eShop -- so we're talking about downloadable games.

• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages for $3 (normally $6)
• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons for $3 (normally $6)
• Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for $12 (normally $30)
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies for $10 (normally $30)
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice for $15 (normally $30)
• Rhythm Heaven: Megamix for $15 (normally $30)
• Shin Megami Tensai IV: Apocalypse for $30 (normally $50)
• Star Fox 64 3D for $20 (normally $40)

You'll also find a number of boxed titles for $25 at Target (including Super Mario Maker, Super Smash Bros 3DS and Yoshi's Woolly World) and some for $30 at Walmart.

Windows and other PCs

The Steam Autumn Sale just went live on Nov. 22, as did a companion sale by Good Old Games. More info here.

Some highlights:

• The Evil Within 2 for $30 (normally $60) 
• Middle-Earth: Shadow of War for $36 (normally $60)
  
• Rainbow Six: Siege for $7.50 (normally $15)
• The Witness for $16 (normally $40)

Again, this isn't an exhaustive list of every game deal -- just the ones that caught our attention for being surprisingly good deals (or really good games). Hit me up on Twitter if you see a killer deal I missed.  

When do these deals go live?

Unless otherwise specified:

• Best Buy: Stores open 5 p.m. Thursday Nov. 23, close 1 a.m., open Friday Nov. 24 at 8 a.m.
• BestBuy.com: Deals go live Thursday Nov. 23 (no time specified)
• Target: Stores open 6 p.m. Thursday Nov. 23, close midnight, open Friday Nov. 24 at 6 a.m.
• Target.com: Deals go live "early the morning of Thanksgiving or when stores open at 6 p.m." 
  
• Walmart: Stores open 6 p.m. Thursday Nov. 23 
• Walmart.com: Deals go live Friday Nov. 24 (no time specified)
• GameStop: Stores open 4 p.m. Thursday Nov. 23
• GameStop.com: Deals go live 10p.m. PT Wednesday Nov. 22
• Toys R Us: Stores open 6 p.m. Thursday Nov. 23 
• ToysRUs.com: Deals go live 9 p.m. PT Wednesday Nov. 23 
  
• Kohl's: Stores open 5 p.m. Thursday Nov. 23
• Kohls.com: Deals go live 10 p.m. PT Monday Nov. 20, doorbusters at 10 p.m. PT Thursday Nov. 23
• Newegg: Deals go live 1 p.m. PT Monday Nov. 20, doorbusters not till Thursday Nov. 23
• Costco: Stores open 9 a.m. Friday Nov. 24

Black Friday deals: See every Black Friday 2017 deal we've found so far.

Holiday Gift Guide: CNET's full gift guide, including dozens of products priced under $25, $50 and $100.