Black Friday & Cyber Monday Gaming Deals 2026

What actually goes on sale, what to buy now, and what to wait for. Live deals posted here in November.

By Stephen V., Founder & Editor · Last updated September 14, 2026 · How we pick

Our current top picks, at today's price

The games and gear this site recommends most, with the live Amazon price and the date it was checked. When a listing is discounted, the button shows the struck list price and the percentage off - that is how you will see a real deal here, not a headline we typed.

#	Game	Best for	Crossplay	Price
1	Helldivers 2 Co-op shooter	A squad split across PS5, PC, and Xbox that wants chaotic 4-player co-op.	Yes - PS5 + PC + Xbox crossplay	$44.40
2	It Takes Two Co-op action-adventure	Two people who want one story built entirely around working together.	No - same platform only	$33.00
3	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Kart racing	A Switch group that wants instant, everyone-can-play racing.	No - Switch only	$41.99
4	Overcooked! All You Can Eat Party co-op	A group of 2-4 that wants controlled chaos and a lot of yelling.	Yes - full crossplay	$23.40
5	Split Fiction Co-op action-adventure	Two players on different consoles who loved It Takes Two and want more.	Yes - crossplay + Friend's Pass	Check price
6	Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Kart racer	Four people around one screen on a console that is not a Switch 2.	Yes - cross-platform multiplayer	$38.99
7	Nintendo Switch Sports Party sports	A mixed-age room that wants get-off-the-couch party games.	No - Switch only	$34.97

Gear

#	Item	Best for	Bracket	Price
1	Xbox Wireless Controller Controller	The default second controller for a PC, and the one Windows games assume you own.	Mid-range	$51.57
2	PlayStation DualSense Wireless Controller Controller	The second pad a PS5 household has to buy before any split-screen game will work.	Mid-range	$74.00
3	HyperX Cloud III Headset	One headset that works on the PC and both consoles, for long sessions.	Mid-range	$69.99
4	Logitech G432 Headset	A first headset that makes you audible on Discord without spending real money.	Budget	$40.79
5	BenQ GW2490 Monitor	The default second monitor: IPS, both video inputs, and speakers you can use for chat.	Mid-range	$99.99

What actually goes on sale, what to buy now, and what to wait for.

This page exists so you do not have to read a hundred deal posts in November. It is built in two layers. The evergreen layer - which is most of what you are reading now - is what the 2025 sales actually did to the kinds of products this site recommends, with each claim linked to its source, and what that implies about buying now versus waiting. The live layer is the deals themselves, which we post here when they go live. Until then, the only current prices on this page are the ones in the buttons, pulled live from Amazon and dated.

One rule governs everything below: we do not predict prices.Nobody knows what will be discounted this year until it is, and a site that tells you “expect 40% off” is guessing. What we can tell you honestly is what happened last year, which product types were consistent about it, and which were not.

Key dates

Black Friday is November 27, 2026 and Cyber Monday is November 30, 2026. The sales do not wait for the day. In 2025, Amazon's Black Friday Week began on November 20 and ran through Cyber Monday on December 1 - twelve days - and Nintendo ran its own “Cyber Deals” from November 20 to December 3, with physical game discounts from November 23. Neither company has announced 2026 dates as of this update; if the pattern holds, expect the window to open roughly a week before Black Friday. We will put the real dates here when they are published.

Deal status

No 2026 Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals have been announced yet. This page was last updated in September 2026, before the sales. When deals go live in November we will post them here - verified, with the real sale price and the real list price - and the buttons above will show the discount automatically. Nothing on this page is a prediction. Bookmark it, or check back from the third week of November.

The games we would buy in a sale

Helldivers 2

PS5PCXboxCrossplay: Yes - PS5 + PC + Xbox crossplay

Best for: A squad split across PS5, PC, and Xbox that wants chaotic 4-player co-op.

1-4 players online co-op · Co-op shooter

Four-player co-op with crossplay between PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S, so the classic 'I'm on PlayStation, they're on Xbox' problem just goes away. Friendly fire is always on, which is a feature. There is still no Switch version, so a Switch friend gets left out.

Facts verified via Steam store page.

Also a top pick in Best Games to Play With Friends and Online.

$44.40 · View on Amazon

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It Takes Two

PS5XboxPCSwitchCrossplay: No - same platform only

Best for: Two people who want one story built entirely around working together.

2 players, online or split-screen · Co-op action-adventure

The gold standard for two-player co-op: every mechanic is designed for two, and the Friend's Pass lets a second player join free. Split-screen the whole way through. Skip it if you're a group of three or more - it is strictly two.

Facts verified via EA official page.

Also a top pick in Best Games to Play With Friends and Co-op.

$33.00 · View on Amazon

$35.00-6%

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

SwitchCrossplay: No - Switch only

Best for: A Switch group that wants instant, everyone-can-play racing.

1-4 local, up to 12 online · Kart racing

The easiest 'everyone grabs a controller' game on Switch - four-player split-screen locally and up to twelve online. Zero learning curve. Switch-only, so it does nothing for a mixed-console group.

Facts verified via Nintendo store page.

Also a top pick in Best Games to Play With Friends and Party.

$41.99 · View on Amazon

$59.99-30%

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Overcooked! All You Can Eat

PS5XboxPCSwitchCrossplay: Yes - full crossplay

Best for: A group of 2-4 that wants controlled chaos and a lot of yelling.

1-4 players, online + local · Party co-op

Both Overcooked games remastered with full crossplay across every platform - genuinely the easiest way to get four friends on four different systems cooking together. Local and online. It will test friendships; that's the point.

Facts verified via Steam store page.

Also a top pick in Best Games to Play With Friends and Party.

$23.40 · View on Amazon

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Split Fiction

PS5XboxPCCrossplay: Yes - crossplay + Friend's Pass

Best for: Two players on different consoles who loved It Takes Two and want more.

2 players, online or split-screen · Co-op action-adventure

The follow-up from the It Takes Two team, and this time crossplay is in - one of you on PS5, the other on PC, no problem. Friend's Pass again means only one copy is needed. Two-player only, so it is not a party game.

Facts verified via EA official page.

Also a top pick in Co-op and Split-Screen.

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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

PS5XboxSwitchPCCrossplay: Yes - cross-platform multiplayer

Best for: Four people around one screen on a console that is not a Switch 2.

Up to 4 local split-screen, 12 online · Kart racer

The Steam listing carries both the Shared/Split Screen and Cross-Platform Multiplayer flags, and the local split-screen mode runs up to four players with the race rules exposed - speed, team size, item sets, AI difficulty. Released September 25, 2025, it is the only genuinely new four-player split-screen racer you can put on a PS5, an Xbox or a PC. It is also a kart racer with a lot of systems bolted on: gadgets, gears and a customization layer that takes a night to settle into, which is friction a pick-up-and-play group may not want.

Facts verified via Steam store page.

Also a top pick in New Split-Screen Games and Gamer Who Has Everything.

$38.99 · View on Amazon

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Nintendo Switch Sports

SwitchCrossplay: No - Switch only

Best for: A mixed-age room that wants get-off-the-couch party games.

1-4 local, online · Party sports

The spiritual successor to Wii Sports - bowling, tennis, and more that anyone can pick up in seconds. Perfect for a family gathering. Switch-only, and you'll want enough controllers for everyone.

Facts verified via Nintendo store page.

Also a top pick in Party and Switch.

$34.97 · View on Amazon

$49.99-30%

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The gear we would buy in a sale

Xbox Wireless Controller

ControllerMicrosoftMid-range

Best for: The default second controller for a PC, and the one Windows games assume you own.

Bluetooth and USB-C, for Xbox consoles, PCs, TVs and mobile; textured grip; USB-C cable included

If the second pad is going anywhere near a Windows PC, this is the one to buy. Windows treats it as the reference gamepad, so it needs no driver work and every game that shows button prompts shows the correct ones. It pairs over Bluetooth to a PC, phone or TV, and the bundled USB-C cable means it also just works wired if a battery dies mid-session.

The catch: It still runs on AA batteries out of the box - there is no built-in rechargeable pack unless you buy one separately, which is a running cost the DualSense and the 8BitDo pads do not have.

Specification and availability taken from the retailer's product listing, checked September 6, 2026. Price is live and stamped under the button.

$51.57 · View on Amazon

$64.99-21%

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PlayStation DualSense Wireless Controller

ControllerSonyMid-range

Best for: The second pad a PS5 household has to buy before any split-screen game will work.

For PS5, PC, Mac and mobile; Midnight Black

This is the purchase several pages on this site tell you is the entire shopping list for local co-op on PS5, and it is worth being blunt about the economics: one extra pad unlocks the whole split-screen library, and split-screen has never needed a second copy of the game. It is also a rechargeable pad that works on PC, so it is not locked to the console.

The catch: It is the most expensive of the mainstream controllers here, and its headline features - adaptive triggers and haptics - mostly do not carry over to PC. If the pad is destined for a PC rather than a PS5, the Xbox controller is the cheaper and better-supported choice.

Specification and availability taken from the retailer's product listing, checked September 6, 2026. Price is live and stamped under the button.

$74.00 · View on Amazon

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HyperX Cloud III

HeadsetHyperXMid-range

Best for: One headset that works on the PC and both consoles, for long sessions.

Wired, for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S; angled 53mm drivers; memory foam; 10mm microphone; USB-C, USB-A and 3.5mm

The upgrade worth making if you play for hours or across several machines. It carries USB-C, USB-A and 3.5mm connections, so the same headset moves between a PC, a PS5 and an Xbox without adapters, and memory foam padding is the difference between a three-hour session being fine and being a headache.

The catch: It is wired, which is the right call for reliability but means you are tethered to the desk - if you get up during a session, the headset comes with you or comes off. Wireless costs meaningfully more.

Specification and availability taken from the retailer's product listing, checked September 6, 2026. Price is live and stamped under the button.

$69.99 · View on Amazon

$99.99-30%

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Logitech G432

HeadsetLogitechBudget

Best for: A first headset that makes you audible on Discord without spending real money.

Wired gaming headset

For playing with friends the microphone matters more than the drivers, and the cheapest way to stop being the person nobody can hear is a wired headset from a company that makes a lot of them. Wired also means no battery to die in the middle of a session and nothing to pair.

The catch: Budget headset build quality is what it is - the plastic and the padding are the first things to go, and this is a cable you will eventually snag on a chair arm. Nobody should expect a wired budget set to survive being sat on.

Specification and availability taken from the retailer's product listing, checked September 6, 2026. Price is live and stamped under the button.

$40.79 · View on Amazon

$79.99-49%

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BenQ GW2490

MonitorBenQMid-range

Best for: The default second monitor: IPS, both video inputs, and speakers you can use for chat.

24 inch, 1920x1080, 100Hz, IPS, DisplayPort and HDMI, built-in speakers, VESA mount

The one to buy if you only want to think about this once. It is IPS so it holds color off-axis, it has DisplayPort as well as HDMI so it will connect to whatever port is free, and the built-in speakers are genuinely useful on a second screen - you can push Discord audio to them and leave your headset carrying game sound.

The catch: Built-in monitor speakers are always mediocre, and 100Hz on a 1080p IPS panel is a productivity specification rather than a gaming one. If the second screen is meant to be a real gaming display, this is not the right purchase.

Specification and availability taken from the retailer's product listing, checked September 6, 2026. Price is live and stamped under the button.

$99.99 · View on Amazon

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What historically discounts - and what rarely does

Everything in this section is drawn from published recaps of the 2025 sales and from Nintendo's own 2025 announcement. The sources are listed at the bottom of the page. Prices quoted here are last year's sale prices, not today's and not a forecast.

Reliably discounted: controllers

The two mainstream pads both dropped substantially in 2025. Engadget's recap listed the Xbox Wireless Controller at $40 against a $64.99 list price and the Sony DualSense at $55 against $75. Those are the controllers our second controller guiderecommends for PC/Xbox and PS5, and both appear in the gear table above at today's price. If you need a second pad and the occasion can wait for late November, this is the clearest “wait” on the page.

Reliably discounted: headsets

The HyperX Cloud III, our long-session headset pick, was reported by PCGamesN at $39 at Walmart on Black Friday 2025 against a $99.99 list price - and the same piece notes it “typically” discounts to $69.99 outside the event, so even the ordinary sale price is well under list. Headsets in general were heavily featured in 2025 deal roundups. If they play online and need to be heard, wait for November if you can.

Reliably discounted: games more than a year old

This is the largest category and the most consistent. Engadget's 2025 recap listed Helldivers 2 at $30 (from $40), Split Fiction at $30 (from $50), and a long run of older PlayStation titles at $20 to $30. Nintendo's own 2025 sale cut a set of older Switch first-party games - Nintendo Switch Sports, Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 3, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Luigi's Mansion 3 and others - to $29.99 or $39.99. The pattern: games that have been out a year or more, from publishers who run regular sales, are the safest thing to wait for.

Sometimes discounted: newer third-party games

Big third-party releases from the same year are less predictable but not immune. In 2025 Engadget listed Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - released that September - at $40 against $80, and Battlefield 6, released in October, at $35 against $70. So a current-year game from a large third-party publisher canhalve in its first Black Friday. It is not a rule, and first-party or smaller-studio titles did not follow it. Treat this as “check before you buy at full price in November”, not “wait”.

Reliably discounted: monitors

Monitors are one of the deepest-cut categories every year, and 2025 was no exception: PC Gamer's roundup listed a 24-inch 1080p 144Hz ASUS TUF panel at $79.99 (42% off) and HotHardware's covered discounts of 19% to 47% on higher-end gaming displays. One honest caveat from HotHardware is worth carrying: Black Friday “also doubles as a way for sellers to get rid of low-demand items”, so a big percentage on an unfamiliar model is not automatically a good buy. The panels on our second monitor guide are the ones we would check.

Rarely discounted: Nintendo's newest games and hardware

This is the most useful thing on the page for a gifter. Nintendo's 2025 holiday offers included no discount on the Switch 2 console or its controllers, and the discounted game list was older Switch titles rather than Switch 2 releases. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Party Jamboree and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - three of the most-gifted games on this site - did not appear in Nintendo's list at all. The Switch 2 itself was only “discounted” via a bundle with Mario Kart World. If the gift is a current Nintendo game or a Switch 2 Pro Controller, waiting for November did not pay off in 2025. Buy when the occasion is.

Rarely discounted: Xbox consoles

For completeness: Engadget noted that neither the Xbox Series X nor Series S was on sale in 2025 and called Xbox's offerings “fairly weak” overall, while the PlayStation 5 family was discounted by about $100 across all three models. We do not sell consoles, but it affects what to expect from the ecosystem around them.

Buy now or wait for November, by product type

Second controller (Xbox, DualSense) - wait if you can. Both discounted clearly in 2025. If you need it for a birthday before November, buy it; a controller is cheap enough that the difference is not worth missing the occasion.

Headset - wait if you can. Same reasoning, and the HyperX Cloud III in particular has a history of deep event pricing.

A game that has been out a year or more - wait. This is the category with the most consistent history. It Takes Two, Helldivers 2, Overcooked, Stardew Valley and the older Switch games are all in this bracket.

A big third-party game released this year - check, do not assume. Some halved in 2025; others did not move. If you are buying in November anyway, check the live price here first.

A current Nintendo first-party game or Nintendo controller - buy now. Nintendo did not discount its newest games or its hardware in 2025; its sale list was older titles. Waiting mostly costs you the occasion.

A monitor - wait, but buy a model you have researched. Deep cuts are common; so are deep cuts on panels nobody wanted. Decide the model first, then wait for its price.

Cables and monitor arms - buy when you need them. These are cheap, their discounts are small in absolute terms, and the thing they fix is usually a problem you have today.

How to tell a real deal from a fake one

Every buy button on this site shows the current Amazon price, and when the listing carries a discount it also shows the struck list price and the percentage off, all pulled live and dated. That is the honest way to read a sale: compare the sale price to what the item has actually been selling for, not to a “list price” that was never charged. A game that has been at $30 since spring is not a deal at $30 in November. The picks above are here so you can see today's price now and recognize a real drop when the event starts.

Two more checks. Confirm the edition - a Black Friday listing for the wrong console is the most common way a game gift goes wrong, and our gift guides flag the platform on every pick. And confirm the seller - a deep discount from a third-party marketplace seller with no history is not the same as a retailer deal.

Deals will be posted here when they go live

When the 2026 sales start, this page gets a live section at the top: each deal with the product, the verified sale price, the verified list price, and the date we checked it. We only post deals we have seen live ourselves, we never post a percentage we have not verified, and we remove deals when they end. The buttons above will reflect discounts automatically through the same live price layer that runs the rest of the site. Until then, the gift guides are the best way to decide what to buy, and this page is the best way to decide when.

How we make money on this page

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Sources

Every historical price and every “was not discounted” claim on this page comes from one of the following, all read in September 2026:

Decide what to buy

Gift Guides

Who are you buying for, and what do they play on? Start there.

Top pick: Overcooked! All You … · from $23.40

Gifts Under $50

The sweet spot: a full game, or a piece of gear they will use every day.

Top pick: It Takes Two · from $33.00

Gifts Under $100

One bigger gift, chosen so it does not sit in a drawer.

Top pick: Super Smash Bros. Ul… · from $54.28

Gamer Who Has Everything

They own the games. Give them the thing they keep not buying.

Top pick: Halo: Campaign Evolved · from $49.99

Second Controller

The whole shopping list for local co-op is one more pad. Which one to buy.

Top pick: Xbox Wireless Contro… · from $51.57

Setup & Gear

The gear side of playing together. What to buy, and what to skip.

Top pick: Xbox Wireless Contro… · from $51.57

Keep exploring

Best Games to Play With Friends

The master list - fun games for every group, sorted by what actually works for your setup.

Top pick: Minecraft · from $29.83

Cheap Games

Small budget, full game night.

Top pick: Portal 2 · from $4.84

Gifts for Families

Games a whole household can play, and the pad that lets them.

Top pick: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe · from $41.99

Gifts for Couples

A gift for two. Several of these only need one copy.

Top pick: It Takes Two · from $33.00

Split-Screen

One screen, split in two. The best side-by-side games.

Top pick: It Takes Two · from $33.00

PS5 + PC

One of you on PS5, one on PC. These bridge it.

Top pick: Helldivers 2 · from $44.40

Frequently asked questions

When is Black Friday 2026?+

Black Friday is November 27, 2026 and Cyber Monday is November 30, 2026. In 2025 Amazon's event opened on November 20 and ran through Cyber Monday, and Nintendo's ran November 20 to December 3. Neither has announced 2026 dates yet; we will post them here when they do.

Are there any Black Friday gaming deals live right now?+

Not yet - as of this update in September 2026, no 2026 deals have been announced. This page will list verified live deals when the sales start. The only current prices on it are the live Amazon prices in the buttons, which update daily.

What gaming products usually go on sale for Black Friday?+

Based on 2025: mainstream controllers (Xbox Wireless Controller and DualSense both dropped), headsets, monitors, and games that have been out a year or more. Some current-year third-party games also discounted. Nintendo's newest first-party games and its hardware did not.

Do Nintendo games go on sale for Black Friday?+

Older ones do - Nintendo's own 2025 holiday sale cut titles like Nintendo Switch Sports and Super Mario Odyssey to $29.99 or $39.99. Its newest Switch 2 games, the Switch 2 console and its controllers were not discounted, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Party Jamboree and Smash Ultimate were not on the list.

Should I buy a controller now or wait for Black Friday?+

If you can wait, wait - the Xbox Wireless Controller and the DualSense were both discounted by roughly $20-25 in 2025. If you need it for an occasion before late November, buy it; the saving isn't worth missing the date.

Will you predict which games will be discounted this year?+

No. We report what happened last year, with sources, and which product types were consistent about it. We don't post a price or a percentage we haven't verified live, and we don't present a guess as a fact.

How do I know a Black Friday price is a real discount?+

Compare it to what the item has actually been selling for, not to the list price. Our buttons show today's live price and, when a listing is discounted, the struck list price and percentage - so check the price now and you'll recognize a real drop in November.