After Sony lately hiked the worth of a PlayStation 5 (Disc, Digital, and Professional) by $50, discovering a greater deal on the best-selling current-gen console appears extra crucial than ever. Say the road Bart: “I keep in mind when consoles went down in value throughout a era, not up!”
For those who nonetheless haven’t grabbed a PS5 and don’t really feel like coughing up $500–$750, I don’t blame you. I’ve been monitoring console offers for six years now, and if there’s one factor I’ve realized, it’s that ready for Sony to instantly knock a giant chunk off the worth is a idiot’s errand, even with Black Friday 2025 on the horizon. The smarter transfer, and the one I’d suggest each time, is refurbished.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, it is a scary phrase, and there shall be loads of convincing, however statistically uncommon, anecdotal proof on socials or within the feedback about how refurbished stuff is not dependable, will break, and is… soiled? Blah blah blah.
Refurbished is a supremely legitimate method to purchase: it is each economically and environmentally constructive, and will not tear a gap in your already depleted pockets. You have simply acquired to know the place to purchase, and when to put down the gauntlet when a good deal lastly rears its head.
In my humble opinion, that second is now, as PS5 consoles are as low cost as $309.99 at Woot for a restricted time. That is for the PS5 Slim Digital Version, whereas the PS5 Slim Disc Version is simply $30 extra at $339.99 (not unhealthy contemplating the Disc Drive prices $80 standalone), and there is additionally a “Manufacturing unit Reconditioned” PS5 Slim Disc Version.
In accordance with Woot (owned by Amazon), Manufacturing unit Reconditioned gadgets are “as near new as you may get with out technically being new” and “restored to completely working situation by the unique producer or an authorized accomplice.” If you’d like that further assurance, it’s going to value you an additional $30 in comparison with shopping for refurbished.
We have already seen loads of consumers discover the advantages in “Refurbished” or “Used – Like New” buys throughout Amazon Prime Day gross sales, the place the PS5 Slim, Professional, and PlayStation Portal have been all a few of the finest sellers of the occasion (dropping to as little as $320, $500, and $125 respectively), and IGN viewers favorites as well.
PlayStation themselves have been getting in on the motion lately as nicely, and is promoting its personal licensed refurbished PS5 consoles for $399.99 (albeit these are the usual PS5 console from 2020, not the more moderen Slim fashions which are listed on Woot).
These additionally aren’t the one refurbished offers going proper now. Woot’s refurbished gaming sale runs till September 12 (or whereas inventory lasts), and likewise consists of Xbox Controllers from $35, PlayStation Edge Controllers for $140, and Meta Quest VR headsets from simply $230. Simply to notice as nicely, for the uninitiated, Woot is an Amazon-owned firm, and you need to use your Prime account for supply and so forth.
Different high PS5 offers proper now (in addition to Hole Knight: Silksong’s unbelievable $20 price ticket) embody bodily copes of Resident Evil 4 for $15 and Closing Fantasy 16 for $23.49, whereas the flowery wanting Ghost of Yotei PS5 consoles and controllers simply went up for preorder at PS Direct and Amazon as nicely.
Robert Anderson is Senior Commerce Editor and IGN’s resident offers knowledgeable on video games, collectibles, buying and selling card video games, and extra. You’ll be able to comply with him @robertliam21 on Twitter/X or Bluesky.