It’s time to get busy bargain huntin’ in the second-best time of the year—end of financial. I’ve scoured every store worth shopping in for the cheapest prices on the games worth caring about. I’m also all about hooking you up with the occasional free game. Check back tomorrow for yet more deals, as this list is a living one!
This Day in Gaming 🎂
Aussie bdays for notable games
May not look it now, but Resi Code Veronica was gorgeous — the stuff of dreams cast to me.
– Resident Evil – Code: Veronica (DC) 2000. Get
– Monster Hunter Freedom (PSP) 2006. eBay
– Rockstar Table Tennis (X360) 2006. Get
– Urban Chaos: Riot Response (PS2,XB) 2006. eBay
– Blur (PC,PS3,X360) 2010. eBay
– Dead or Alive Dimensions (3DS) 2011. eBay
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch 2 Console
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Nintendo Switch players shouldn’t miss Sea of Stars (A$33.10), a love letter to SNES-era RPGs scored in part by Chrono Trigger composer Yasunori Mitsuda. Also worth grabbing is Zombie Army Trilogy (A$7.80), which lets you snipe Hitler’s undead minions. Because apparently that’s a thing.
Expiring Recent Deals
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
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Switch OLED + Mario Wonder: $̶5̶3̶9̶ $538 |
Switch Original: $̶4̶9̶9̶ $448 |
Switch OLED Black: $̶5̶3̶9̶ $477 |
Switch OLED White: $̶5̶3̶9̶ $476 ♥ |
Switch Lite: $̶3̶2̶9̶ $328 |
Switch Lite Hyrule: $̶3̶3̶9̶ $335
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Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Over on Xbox Series X, Metro 2033 Redux is gloriously free and based on a Russian novel whose author let readers vote on major plot points in its early web-published form. Wild Hearts (A$29.60), meanwhile, is EA and Koei Tecmo’s crack at a Monster Hunter-style experience, complete with buildable contraptions mid-battle.
Xbox One
Expiring Recent Deals
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
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Series X: $̶7̶9̶9̶ $798 👑|
Series S Black: $̶5̶4̶9̶ $545 |
Series S White:$̶4̶9̶9̶ $498 |
Series S Starter: N/A
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Pure Scores for PlayStation
PlayStation 5 users can score Persona 5 Royal (A$59.90), the definitive edition of a game whose dev team spent years mapping Tokyo’s train schedules to make the daily-life sim feel real. Or opt for Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (A$59), a cult favourite originally directed by Warren Spector, best known for Deus Ex.
PS4
Expiring Recent Deals
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from May 1 with this subscription
Ark: Survival Ascended (PS5)Balatro (PS5/PS4)Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (PS5/PS4)
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
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PS5 + Astro Bot:$̶7̶2̶4̶.9̶5̶ $699👑 |
PS5 Slim Disc:$̶7̶9̶9̶ $798 |
PS5 Slim Digital:6̶7̶9̶ $678 |
PS5 Pro $1,199 |
PS VR2: $649.95 |
PS VR2 + Horizon: $1,099 |
PS Portal: $329
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Purchase Cheap for PC
Finally, on PC, both Thief II: The Metal Age and 40K Gladius: Relics of War are completely free. One pioneered stealth gameplay in the year 2000, the other lets you wage unrelenting war as the Astra Militarum. Not bad for zero bucks.
Expiring Recent Deals
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
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Steam Deck 256GB LCD: $649 |
Steam Deck 512GB OLED: $899 |
Steam Deck 1TB OLED: $1,049
Laptop Deals
Desktop DealsMonitor DealsComponent DealsStorage Deals
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Legit LEGO Deals
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Hot Headphones Deals
Audiophilia for less
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Terrific TV Deals
Do right by your console, upgrade your telly
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Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.