There's been one PS5 bundle ruling the roost for the last few weeks. Sony released an Astro Bot ♌package deal🍬 for both its disc and digital consoles earlier in the year, packing not just the game for free but a saving on the device itself.
That bundle is still around these days, though stock on the Digital Edition is starting to waver in both regions. However, Sony has also released a new P🐽S5 bundle this week. This one's going to cost you a little more, but if you're keen to get started with PS Plus Premium straight from day one it's a must-see.
You'll get 24 months of PS Plus Premium with a small dis🎉count when you pick up a PS5 Slim or a base ♚PS5 from PS Direct in the UK or GameStop in the US.
If you spot a price you like this week, I'd be heading to checkout as soon as possible. Whether you're after discounts on games or you want to pick up some of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best PS5 accessories with your new console, you're 💟in the right place.
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If you don't have a specific game in mind for your first purchase, it's worth taking a look at the latest PS5 deals on standalone consoles. These are rare, but we have seen the standard edition taking a few price dips here and there - especially in the UK. The Digital Edition is a little slower to ﷽catch up, though. You'll find all the web's latest PS5 deals just below, with our price crawling software surfacing all your favorite retailer's biggest offers every half hour.
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Best PS5 bundles in the US
PS5 Slim | Astro Bot | Save $109.99 - This is a massive offer, a free copy of Astro Bot and a $50 discount on the $499.99 MSRꦿP of the PS5 ♎itself. Sony has only just released this package deal, and it's one of the best I've seen yet.
Buy it if:
✅ You've been waiting for the platformer ✅ You enjoy 3D collectathons ✅ You have physical games to play
Don't buy it if:
❌ You download all your games
PS5 | PS Plus Premium 24 months | Save $170 - This GameStop bundle uses the older, ꧃chunkier PS5, but you're still getting a great price on the device and two years of PS Plus Premium. The console 🌟is around $429.99 when new these days, with two years of PS Plus Premium coming in at $319.98 by itself.
Buy it if:
✅ You still want to use physical discs ✅ You don't mind the larger form factor ✅ You were planning on PS Plus Premium anyway
Don't buy it if:
❌ You want the smaller console
PS5 Pro | DualSense Galactic Purple Edition | Save $35 - I was only seeing a $19.99 discount on this rare PS5 Pro bundle last month, but it's dropped its price again at Walmart. Considering the system it⛎self comes in at $699.99 you're essentially getting the controller for $40 - a record-low price.
Best PS5 bundles in the UK
PS5 Slim | Astro Bot | Save £120 - Very has run o🎀ut of stock on this Astro Bot bundle in the UK, but EE is picki🥂ng up the pieces and dropping the price by an additional £10. That's on top of an already impressive saving on both the console and game. That's a rare sight these days - I haven't seen the PS5 price drop too far since November.
Buy it if:
✅ You like 3D platforming ✅ You've been waiting for a saving ✅ You have physical games
Don't buy it if:
❌ You only play digitally
PS5 Digital Edition | 30th Anniversary DualSense controller | Save £16 - Boy did my heart skip a beat when I saw this 30th Anniversary DualSense controller included in EE's PS5 bundles (you'll need to scroll down to the Bundles section to see it). It's currently unavailable to buy solo, but is added to the cart when ordered with the digital console.
PS5 Slim | Fortnite Cobalt Star pack | Save £25.99 - This bundle was cheaper over the holidays, but EE still has a discounted rate on the disk-edition PS5 Slim Fortnite Cobalt Star bundle. You're spending less than the standard price of the console here, and scor♍ing some extra swag as well.
Buy it if:
✅ You have a physical collection ✅ You want to play older PS4 games ✅ You don't buy games digitally
Don't buy it if:
❌ You won't use the disc drive
PS5 Slim | PlayStation 30th Anniversary DualSense | Save £36 - Never mind that the PlayStation 30th Anniversary DualSense is almost impossible to actually get your hands on, you're even getting a discount on it with this PS5 bundle. You'll need to scroll down to EE's 'Bundle' secti♌on to see this and any other package deal ava💧ilable on the site.
Buy it if:
✅ You want a last shot at the 30th Anniversary controller ✅ You play physical games ✅ You need a spare gamepad
Don't buy it if:
❌ You only play digital games
PS5 Slim | PS Plus Premium 24 months | Save £40 - You're saving nearly £40 on your PS5 and PS 𒉰Plus Premium subscription if you grab it all at the same time at PS Direct right now. That's a two-year subscription worth £239.98 by itself.
Buy it if:
✅ You want full PS Plus ✅ You still want to use physical games
Don't buy it if:
❌ You weren't already planning on PS Plus Premium
PS5 Pro | PS5 Disc Drive | Save £70 - You'll need to scroll down to the 'Bundle deals' section of this EE product page for the full saving here, but considering the PS5 Disc Drive has been so difficult to get hold of you'll be glad you did. You're saving £70 on the price of the drive accessory (the largest discou𒈔nt I've ever seen on it).
Buy it if:
✅ You use a monitor or a larger TV ✅ You want the best graphics possible ✅ You play physical games
Don't buy it if:
❌ You want the best value for money from any console
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Should you buy the PS5 Digital Edition?
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Simply put, the PS5 Digital Edition lacks a disc drive and ischeaper than the regular full-fat version. In fact, it's $100 / £90 less expensi💙ve. While this isn't an earth-shattering discount, that's because it's otherwise identical.
Unlike the Xbox Series X and the entry-level Series S, the PS5 Digital Edition is every bit as powerful as the 𝄹standard PlayStation 5 console; so far as we can tell, there haven't been any cutbacks in terms of raw specs. That means it can handle every next-gen game in 4K with all the associated benefits. Basically, you're getting the same console without the ability to play phys༒ical discs.
However, much like with the Xbox One S All-Digital from the current generation, we can't see this digital alternative being a decent choice. PSN games in most territories co🐲st significantly more th𒉰an their physical counterparts (obscenely so in the UK), and prices take much longer to drop. Not to mention the fact that you shut yourself out from playing pre-owned games, your old DVDs, and 4K Blu-rays.
However, even though the all-new, revamped PS Plus service and tiers are approaching something of a proper rival to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Xbox Game Pass, we'd still recommend sticking with the standard PS5 if at all p🎶ossible. It leaves you with more flexibility.
Is the PS5 price worth it?
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Hoping for a slightly lower PS5 price? We (and our bank balances) hear you. However, it's actually fair value when you break everything down. If we were to build the PS5 from components that are on the market right now, it'd be much, much more expensive.
Let's look at the GPU first. Right now, you'd be staring down the barrel of an RTX 2080 equivalent graphics card (e.g., the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best graphics cards) to ha😼ndle ray tracing at any kind of decent frame rate or resolution. To produce ray tracing at 4K - before we even get to the 8K Sony has promised - you'd need a powerful chip like a Radeon VII, or whatever the Navi equivalent will be inside the PS5. Want it to hit 30 frames per-second and medium-high settings? You'd be looking at $800 / £600+ at a minimum.
Now, onto that SSD. If you go bargain hunting right this second, you'll pay $350 / £300-ish for a 1TB NVMe SSD from the likes of Samsung. Yes, you can go cheaper, but Sony is claiming that the PS5's SSD wi💛ll outperform all current PC SSDs. As 🐻such, $350 / £300 or more is about right.
With that in mind, we're already loo🉐king at $1,000 / £1,000+ build. And that's before you take other parts int🍸o account. We assume 32GB of RAM at a minimum, a Ryzen 7 equivalent CPU with 8 cores (which we know about), and all the cooling, power, wireless tech, and casing required to keep everything together. That's another $500 - $800 / £400 - £700 at least.
Then there's the DualSense controller. It contains haptic feedback that's going to replace tไhe traditional vibrations we've had for a long time, increasing immersion in games literally through touch and feel. The adaptive triggers will also seek to offer differing resistance depending on what you're doing in-game, like drawing a bow or driving over gravel. That's bound to increase the PS5 price.
This doesn't mean the PS5 should cost over $1,000 / &p꧒ound;1,000 though. Given the strides in GPU development and the inevitable cost-cutting Sony has arranged, the PS5 is a fair bit cheaper than that. Plus, the cost for future models will keep going down as the company figures out manufacturing tricks to lower the price of production.
Managing Editor of Hardware at GamesRadar+༒, I originally landed in hardware at our sister site TechRadar before moving over to GamesRadar. In between, I've written for Tom’s Guide, Wireframe, The Indie Game Website and That Video Game Blog, covering everything from the PS5 launch to the Apple Pencil. Now, i'm focused on Nintendo Switch, gaming laptops (and the keyboards, headsets and mice that come with them), PS5, and trying to find the perfect projector.
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