Sony’s holiday discounts stretched past Black Friday this year, and if you’ve been holding out for a genuine PS5 bargain, there are actual savings to be had — not just marketer-style markdowns. The headline: the PlayStation 5 Pro has been nudged down to the mid-$600s, while controllers, the PlayStation Portal and VR bundles are all sitting at notable lows.
The deals that matter right now
- PlayStation 5 Pro: Amazon and several retailers knocked roughly $100 off the Pro’s usual street price, bringing it to about $649 for a short window. If you’ve been debating whether the performance uplift is worth the bump, this is the most aggressive price we’ve seen in months. The console is available on Amazon right now if you want to check the current price.
- DualSense controllers: Multiple colorways are discounted. The Chroma Teal DualSense briefly hit $59 in one retailer listing and has been a popular choice for anyone wanting an official, full-featured PS5 pad with haptics and adaptive triggers. Other color variants — like gray camo — dropped into the mid-$50s, undercutting many third-party controllers while keeping full PS5 feature support. You can shop DualSense controllers on Amazon to see current color availability and prices.
- DualSense Edge: Sony’s premium “pro” pad has been hovering around $169 at select stores — a meaningful cut if you prize swappable sticks, trigger stops and remappable inputs.
- PlayStation Portal: Sony’s remote-play handheld also saw its first significant discount, dipping under $180 at multiple retailers. That’s a rare move for a device that’s typically sold at close to list price; if you already subscribe to PS Plus Premium or use remote play heavily, this makes the Portal a far more attractive buy. (If you missed the recent cloud-streaming update that expanded its capabilities, see the update on PlayStation Portal streaming.)
- PSVR2 bundle: The Horizon Call of the Mountain bundle dropped to around $299 at some stores — one of the better entry points for people curious about high-end console VR.
- Act fast: many of these are limited-time inventory moves rather than permanent repricing.
- Confirm features: some third-party controllers advertise compatibility but don’t support adaptive triggers or haptics; official DualSense units do, which is the point for many buyers.
- Bundles can be better value: check whether a limited-edition console + game bundle actually saves more than buying pieces separately — sometimes it does.
Retailers also bundled games and limited-edition consoles into tempting packages: ghostly-themed PS5 bundles and big discounts on marquee first-party games like God of War: Ragnarök — which briefly matched an all-time low.
Why these discounts feel different (and why you should care)
A few things make this sale stretch worth paying attention to. First, Sony’s hardware ecosystem is still less frequently discounted than rival platforms; when real cuts appear, they often don’t last. Second, official DualSense controllers support haptic feedback, adaptive triggers and built-in audio hardware in ways most cheaper third-party pads don’t — so a $20–$30 saving on an authentic Sony controller is bigger than the sticker suggests.
The PS5 Pro discount is noteworthy because higher-tier consoles rarely get deep cuts outside of bundle-driven promotions. At $649 you’re looking at a price that lowers the threshold for people who want better performance without waiting for next year’s seasonal clearance events. If even a small PS5 firmware change or a rumor — like the recent datamine hinting at a PS5–PC cross-buy icon — eventually shifts what you own across platforms, those hardware decisions start to matter more; see the cross-buy findings for context.
Quick shopping notes from the floor
If you’d like, I can pull the current live prices for a specific retailer or colorway and compare the savings versus historical lows. Otherwise, point your browser at the PS5 Pro listing or a DualSense color you like and decide whether to pull the trigger — at these prices, a backup controller or a Portal for remote play stops being a want and becomes a reasonable holiday grab.