Clear the digital cobwebs off your wishlist and stretch those thumbs because some absolute gems are on sale across every major platform this week. Whether you’re chasing a retro-style indie for loose change or something AAA to chew on until tax returns hit, there’s something to tempt just about everyone. Enough talk, though. Let’s get amongst some bargains!
This Day in Gaming 🎂
In retro news, I’m celebrating the 28th birthday of my personal favourite moustache racer, Mario Kart 64. What sold me was its first-in-series 4P multi, and probably about a hundred hours spent doing “winner plays on” 150cc VS. Mode and Block Fort balloon battles at a mate’s house. When the surf was crap in Kiama, his headland-based abode basically became the local youth drop in centre—just a constant state of shoulder-to-shoulder competition and trash talk. Truly, some of the best gaming years of my life.
Aussie birthdays for notable games
– Mario Kart 64 (N64) 1997. Get
– Destroy All Humans! (PS2,XB) 2005. Get
– Tekken 5 (PS2) 2005. eBay
– Guitar Hero Smash Hits (PS3,Wii,X360) 2009. eBay
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Nintendo gets weird and wonderful with Inside for under three bucks. This eerie side-scroller was developed in near-total secrecy by Playdead, with its wordless storytelling spawning more fan theories than a late-season Lost episode. Also up is Sonic x Shadow Generations, a return of the “edgiest” hedgehog, whose original design notes included motorbikes and guns because… 2005.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A (-13%) – A$78Sonic x Shadow Generations (-35%) – A$49Inside (-90%) – A$2.90Front Mission 1st: Rem. (-66%) – A$17.80Sniper Elite 3 Ult. Ed. (-80%) – A$10.50Overcooked! All You Can Eat (-66%) – A$19.30
Expiring Recent Deals
Super Mario RPG (-18%) – A$65.90Persona 5 Royal (-33%) – A$66.80Burnout Paradise Rem. (-27%) – A$29EA Sports FC 25 (-62%) – A$34Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (-48%) – A$44What Remains of Edith Finch (-75%) – A$7.40
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Xbox owners should look to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, where the devs consulted actual military veterans to nail the weight and motion of the titular walking tanks. Or, for something less lore-heavy but equally punchy, there’s Tekken 8, a brilliant sequel I still play to death.
Seagate Storage Expansion (1TB) (-40%) – A$209.50Warhammer: Space Marine 2 (-54%) – A$49.90Tekken 8 (-53%) – A$39.90Monster Hunter Wilds (-36%) – A$74Sonic x Shadow Generations (-35%) – A$49
Xbox One
BioShock: The Col. (-80%) – A$17.90Octopath Traveler (-60%) – A$35.90Disco Elysium – The Final Cut (-70%) – A$17.90Borderlands Leg. Col. (-80%) – A$17.90
Expiring Recent Deals
Diablo IV (-73%) – A$29.90Resident Evil 4 (-48%) – A$31Tekken 8 (-53%) – A$39.90Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (-91%) – A$9.90Black Myth: Wukong (-20%) – A$79.90Doom (-80%) – A$6.90Borderlands Leg. Col. (-80%) – A$17.90Spyro Reignited Trilogy (-65%) – A$24.40Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (-85%) – A$14.90
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
PlayStation players can grab Gran Turismo 7, whose devs laser-scan every car for obsessive detail—right down to tyre treads. Or if you fancy some anime melodrama, Tales of Arise blends fast combat with storytelling so earnest it could make a mecha blush.
Gran Turismo 7 (-57%) – A$54Death Stranding 2 (-21%) – A$99Tales of Arise (-68%) – A$32.10Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Ed. (-31%) – A$79Monster Hunter Wilds (-36%) – A$74Resident Evil Village (-19%) – A$44.40Sonic x Shadow Generations (-35%) – A$49
PS4
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Rem. (-35%) – A$25.90The Last of Us Part II (-17%) – A$49.90The Yakuza Rem. Col. (-29%) – A$39
Expiring Recent Deals
Borderlands 4 (-17%) – A$99Elden Ring (-51%) – A$49Astro Bot (-31%) – A$75.60Grand Theft Auto V (-60%) – A$24Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (-28%) – A$79God of War Ragnarök (-60%) – A$44Red Dead Redemption 2 (-78%) – A$20Firewatch (-80%) – A$5.90The Outer Worlds (-67%) – A$13.10
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Jun 1 with this subscription
NBA 2K25 | PS5, PS4Alone in the Dark (2024) | PS5Bomb Rush Cyberfunk | PS5, PS4Destiny 2: The Final Shape | PS5, PS4
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Purchase Cheap for PC
PC has Horizon Forbidden West at 40% off, with wide monitor support so glorious you’ll wish the real world had ultrawide FOV. And for loose change, SteamWorld Dig 2 offers a charmingly chunky Metroidvania that was partly prototyped on paper before going digital.
Horizon Forbidden West Comp. Ed. (-40%) – A$56.90Tekken 8 (-50%) – A$42.40SteamWorld Dig 2 (-94%) – A$1.70Civilization VI (-95%) – A$4.40Bravely Default II (-60%) – A$35.90Deathloop (-80%) – A$19.90
Expiring Recent Deals
EA Steam Summer Sales (-85%) – A$0Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (-80%) – A$19.90It Takes Two (-75%) – A$12.40Command & Conquer Ult. Col. (-70%) – A$8.90Battlefront II Celebration (-90%) – A$4.90Black Myth: Wukong (-20%) – A$71.90Yooka-Laylee (-80%) – A$5.90
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Laptop Deals
Apple 2024 MacBook Air 15-inch (-12%) – A$2,197HP Laptop 15.6″ 15-fd0233TU (-20%) – A$799Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (-36%) – A$849Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 14″, Gen 9 (-41%) – A$1,229
Desktop Deals
Lenovo neo 50a G5 27″ AIO (-47%) – A$1,379Lenovo neo 50q G4 Tiny (-35%) – A$639Lenovo neo 50t G5 Tower (-20%) – A$871.20Legion Tower 5i G8 (-29%) – A$1,899
Monitor Deals
Samsung QE50T 50″ (-31%) – A$596ARZOPA 16.1″ 144Hz (-55%) – A$159.99Z-Edge 27″ 240Hz (-15%) – A$237.99Gawfolk 34″ WQHD (-28%) – A$359LG 27″ Ultragear (-42%) – A$349
Component Deals
MSI PRO B650M-A WiFi Motherboard (-41%) – A$229AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (-7%) – A$876Corsair Vengeance 32GB (-35%) – A$82Kingston FURY Beast 16GB (-30%) – A$48
Storage Deals
Seagate One Touch Portable HDD (-24%) – A$228Kingston 1TB USB 3.2 SSD (-17%) – A$115SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO (-63%) – A$29SanDisk 32GB Ultra SDHC (-53%) – A$9.90
Legit LEGO Deals
Expiring Recent Deals
Dots Designer Toolkit (-60%) – A$40Botanicals Daffodils (-48%) – A$12JP Fossils: Triceratops Skull (-29%) – A$50Star Wars Millenium Falcon Set (-27%) – A$110
Hot Headphones Deals
Audiophilia for less
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Wireless (-38%) – A$399.95Soundcore by Anker Q20i (-43%) – A$68.79Sony MDR7506 Professional (-30%) – A$169Technics Premium (-46%) – A$299Bose SoundLink Flex (-31%) – A$171JBL Charge 5 – Portable Speaker (-28%) – A$144JBL Flip Essential 2 Waterproof Speaker (-26%) – A$96Sony SRS-XB100 Travel Speaker (-41%) – A$84.15Ultimate Ears Boom 3 Portable Speaker (-41%) – A$134.95Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro (-26%) – A$259.29Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless (-46%) – A$275
Terrific TV Deals
Do right by your console, upgrade your telly
LG 43″ UT80 4K (-24%) – A$635Kogan 65″ QLED 4K (-50%) – A$699Kogan 55″ QLED 4K (-45%) – A$549LG 55″ UT80 4K (-28%) – A$866Prism+ Q75 Ultra 75″ 4K QLED (-47%) – A$1,229Gaimoo Mini Projector 1080p w/ 4K (-33%) – A$119.99GooDee 4K Projector (-58%) – A$169.99VOPLLS Mini Projector 4K (-19%) – A$168.99XuanPad Mini Projector (-36%) – A$128.99LG S70TY Q Series Sound Barn*-22%) – A$546Sony HTG700 Atmos Soundbar (-15%) – A$594Yamaha NS-SW050 Subwoofer (-13%) – A$270
Smart Home Deals
Arlo Video Doorbell 2K (-53%) – A$107.76Google Nest Doorbell (-44%) – A$183Ring Battery Video Doorbell Plus (-40%) – A$149TP-Link Tapo Smart Doorbell (-20%) – A$183XTU Doorbell Camera Doorbell (-40%) – A$59.99D-Link DCS-8302LH Wi-Fi Cam (-62%) – A$75Google Nest Cam (-25%) – A$247Ring Spotlight Cam Pro Battery (-43%) – A$187Swann 4 Channel DVR with 4 x 4K Cams (-34%) – A$399WUUK 2K Outdoor Cam (-32%) – A$249.99PS VR2 PC adapter – $94.95TP Link Bluetooth 5.0 adapter – $12UGREEN Display Port 1.4 2m (-17%) – $19.94
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
