Gaming Laptops on sale at Amazon

Get a portable powerhouse in these early Black Friday deals

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Several early Black Friday deals are live, and if you're looking to upgrade to a gaming laptop, Amazon is offering steep discounts on models from top brands like Asus, MSI, and Acer. While there are dozens of great models listed, we've gone ahead and selected five of the best gaming laptop deals in Amazon's sale in case you're looking for recommendations on where to start.

Some of the standout deals include the Asus ROG Strix G16 laptops. Amazon has two different configurations on sale, starting at $1,200 (was $1,500). The second model is on sale for and $1,424 (was $1,900). It has a Nebula Display with a 240Hz refresh rate. Both laptops are designed to make potential RAM and SSD upgrades simple with their easy-access shells.

The MSI Katana can handle a wide variety of games using its Intel Core i9 processor, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU, and 32GB of RAM. On sale for $1,370 (was $1,680), this is one of the powerhouse laptops on sale, and it features a rebuilt thermal system to help keep the hardware cooled during intense gaming sessions.

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Cronos: The New Dawn (PS5)

$40 (was $60)

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Cronos: The New Dawn (Switch 2)

$45 (was $60)

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This year has been a strong one for survival horror games, and one of the highlights has been Cronos: The New Dawn, an original horror game from Bloober Team, the studio behind last year's critically acclaimed Silent Hill 2 remake. The sci-fi horror adventure launched just a few weeks ago back in September, but thanks to Amazon's Black Friday sale, you can grab Cronos: The New Dawn for up to 30% off. The discount varies between platforms--the PS5 version is just $40 (was $60), while the Switch 2 edition is discounted to $45 (was $60). This is the biggest price cut we've seen for the physical edition, but it will only be available for a limited time.

Cronos: The New Dawn (PS5) $40 (was $60)

Set in a futuristic rendition of Eastern Europe that has been radically altered due to a mysterious event, players step into the boots of the Traveler. Using time travel, the Traveler journeys back to 1980s Poland on behalf of a group known as The Collective to rescue key people before they die in the coming cataclysm. The Traveler has an arsenal of weapons to keep mutants at bay, but failing to dispose of their remains properly will result in surviving enemies fusing with the corpses to create a tougher and more dangerous creature.

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The Switch 2 version of Cronos: The New Dawn runs at a mostly stable 30fps. Some graphical concessions have been made, but the overall tone and atmosphere have been retained. This is a Game Key card version of the game, and it requires 25GB of storage space on the Switch 2.

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"While it doesn't achieve the incredible heights of the Silent Hill 2 remake, Cronos earns its own name in the genre with an intense sci-fi horror story that will do well to satisfy anyone's horror fix, provided they can stomach its sometimes brutal enemy encounters," Mark Delaney wrote in GameSpot's review, scoring the game 8/10.

If you're looking for more early Black Friday video game deals, check out the links below to see all the discounts for PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X games available now. We've also compiled roundups for discounted Blu-rays, Lego sets, graphic novels, and more at GameSpot's Black Friday Deals Hub.

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Sony PS-LX310BT Turntable

$200 (was $450)

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Music streaming might be convenient, but it lacks the quality of physical media. You can find out for yourself just how good vinyl can sound in the modern era with this Black Friday deal on the Sony PS-LX310BT turntable, which is just $200 (normally $450) at Amazon, Best Buy, and the Sony store. This belt-driven turntable was introduced several years ago, and it blends classic audio technology with a few high-tech features, like Bluetooth connectivity. It's a great, user-friendly turntable choice, especially while it's nearly 60% off right now.

Sony PS-LX310BT Turntable $200 (was $450)

Designed to be a plug-and-play turntable, the PS-LX310BT is a user-friendly option for anyone looking to purchase their first device in this category. It has a fully automatic design and setting up the drive belt can easily be done in a few minutes.

While the body is mostly plastic, the Sony turntable does have an aluminum die-cast platter and pipe tonearm. The included RCA cables let you plug it directly into a stereo system, but for wireless listening, you can connect Bluetooth-enabled devices like speakers and headphones.

Other features include two speeds--33 1/3 rpm and 45 rpm--a built-in switchable phono/line-out phono preamp, three gain settings, a vibration-dampening slip mat, and a removable dust cover.

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Since you can connect a wireless headset to the turntable, we'd recommend grabbing one of Sony's popular noise-canceling headphones to go with this. Normally $400, the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones are on sale for $248, and they come in four distinct colors. The big draw is the noise-canceling features, which use what Sony calls "Auto NC Optimizer" to automatically adjust the function based on your environment.

The headphones also feature a lightweight design with soft leather, a battery life of up to 30 hours, and a selection of touch-control settings for media playback and communication.

• Black
• Midnight Blue
• Silver
• Smoky Pink

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We've also included several Bluetooth speakers below from Bose, Sony, and JBL that are on sale for Black Friday. While a stereo system is preferred for turntables, you can still get a high-quality audio experience from these devices, and their wireless nature helps reduce cable management. The other benefit is that this also makes it easier to transport your turntable to a function or a party, and there is a wide variety of speakers to choose from. JBL has pocket-friendly devices like the JBL Go, while Sony's range includes multi-function speakers with a similar design aesthetic to the turntable. Check out these and other audio gear deals in the list below. And once you've browsed those, head over to GameSpot's Black Friday Deals Hub for more of the latest discounts.

More Black Friday Audio Gear Deals

• Bose
  • Bose Soundlink+ -- $190 ($270)
  • Bose Soundlink Micro -- $89 ($119)
  • Bose Soundlink Flex -- $120 ($150)
  • Bose Soundlink Revolve+ -- $180 ($300)
• Sony
  • Sony SRS-XB100 -- 443 ($65)
  • Sony SRS-XP700 Party Speaker -- $348 ($550)
  • Sony ULT Field 5 Bluetooth Speaker -- $195 ($350)
  • Sony HT-S2000 3.1 channel Dolby Atmos soundbar -- $298 ($500)
• JBL
  • JBL Go 3 (Black) -- $30 ($40)
  • JBL Go 3 (Blue) -- $30 ($40)
  • JBL Xtreme 2 -- $150 ($200)
  • JBL Extreme 3 -- $200 ($330)

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Mario Kart Canvas Racing Jacket Kids (Red)

$50

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Mario Kart Canvas Racing Jacket Kids (White)

$50

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Mario Kart Canvas Racing Jacket Adults (White)

$70

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Discounts on Blu-rays, video games, and TVs are par for the course during Black Friday, but Target is also offering some limited-edition fashion during this time of the year, including limited-edition Mart Kart Canvas Racing Jackers. These jackets look like authentic racing attire you'd seen worn by drivers and pit crew in real-world racing events, but they sport logos, emblems, and other details inspired by the Mario Kart series. The Jacket is available in red and white kid sizes for $50, or $70 for Adu for adult sizes.

Mario Kart Canvas Racing Jacket Kids (Red) $50

The first jacket design in stock at Target is a bold red racing jacket. It has the Mario Kart logo embroidered on the right sleeve and on the shoulders, a fully embroidered back emblem celebrating the game's 1992 debut, and badges on the chest that pay tribute to the classic game. It's complemented by black and white accents, and this jacket is tailored for kids.

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The white canvas jacket is a vintage-inspired piece of clothing. Made from 100% cotton heavyweight canvas, it has the Mario Kart logo on the right sleeve and shoulders, black and red accents, and the back is full of adverts found in classic Mario Kart games. You'll find several in-game companies here, like Bowser Oil, Bob-Omb Plugs, and more. This jacket is also sized for kids.

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For grown-ups looking to wear Mario Kart-inspired clothing, the white canvas jacket is also available in general adult sizes.

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If you're looking for more gifts for the Nintendo fan in your life, you're in luck. Nintendo's official Black Friday deals are now live, with plenty of games, Amiibo figures, and other official merch on sale while supplies last. Switch and Switch 2 owners can check out our guide on a the over 150 games on sale, or check the links below for even more Nintendo Black Friday deals. And for deals on other video games, Blu-rays, collecitbles, and more, check out GameSpot's Black Friday Deals Hub.

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Earlier this year, Ubisoft accidentally leaked the first word that a Far Cry TV series was in development with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Rob Mac and Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley. Now, it's official. Far Cry is going forward as television show on FX and Hulu.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Far Cry will be an anthology similar to Fargo, the series that Hawley brought to FX over a decade ago. FX notes that each season of Far Cry will have a new setting and a new cast of characters. Mac--who was formerly known as Rob McElhenney--will executive produce and star in the first season of the series.

Ubisoft's official account for Far Cry quickly shared the news as well.

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Near the end of October, Rockstar Games fired more than 30 employees across offices in the United Kingdom and Canada. At the time, Rockstar and its parent company, Take-Two Interactive, said that the employees had been terminated over "gross misconduct." But now People Make Games has reported that these employees' dismissal didn't have anything to do with spilling secrets from Grand Theft Auto 6 or any other Rockstar projects.

According to People Make Games, the issue at hand arose over internal company messages that were shared on a Discord server used by staff members and representatives of the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain. However, the messages shared were about changes to Rockstar's Slack policy, which eliminated channels where workers could chat about topics outside of the office.

The report notes that Rockstar has such tight security that employees can't even check their email unless they're physically in the office. One of the employees apparently posted the Slack changes to the Discord server at a time when most of the other devs hadn't received any correspondence about it yet.

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Looking at my past few years of reviews for GameSpot, I've noticed a trend: I've looked at a lot of remakes and remasters. A lot of them have been good--great, even. It makes me happy to see games that had a big impact in Japan in their heyday, like Live A Live and Romancing SaGa 2, finally make the journey overseas.

But lately, I've been feeling like these remakes specifically are lacking something. While I enjoyed many of these titles, there was just something I couldn't put my finger on that felt off. I thought that maybe I was experiencing a sort of odd fatigue from having gone through so many of them over the past few years, but when I played through Dragon Quest I and II HD recently, I was finally able to figure out exactly what's irking me.

So many remakes lack ambition.

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Microsoft's next product category has emerged. No, it's not more Xbox bodywash. It's shoes. More specifically, Microsoft is teaming up with Crocs, Inc. for a new line of Xbox-branded Crocs and themed Jibbitz.

The shoes go on sale tomorrow, November 25, so you don't have to wait very long to get your feet into them. The $80 shoes have been "designed with gamers in mind," the company said.

The individual black-and-green shoes are labeled "Player Left" and "Player Right," and include fixed joysticks and buttons on them, replicating the Xbox controller. Crocs will also sell a five-pack of Jibbitz charms, focused on Xbox franchises like Halo, Doom, Fallout, World of Warcraft, and Sea of Thieves.

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Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser may have included an advanced AI as a plot in his new novel, A Better Paradise: Volume One - An Aftermath, but he's not as impressed with the current state of the technology. During a recent appearance, Houser didn't completely downplay AI, but he noted that the technology isn't everything some of its proponents have made it out to be.

While making a guest appearance on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch, Houser acknowledged that his upcoming video game based on A Better Paradise may have some AI. But he also warned that the technology behind AI can't live up to its biggest promises yet.

"We are dabbling in using AI, but the truth is a lot of it's not as useful as some of the companies would have you believe yet," said Houser. "It's not going to solve all of the problems, you know. We have a whole field of areas we need technology for and AI is great at some of the tasks and can't do the other tasks yet."

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone's Season 1 arrives on December 4, and alongside new maps, guns, and modes, there is a new BlackCell DLC bundle coming.

The centerpiece of the new BlackCell offering is the new operator, Scorn, who is exclusive to the BlackCell offering. Beyond the new playable character, the new BlackCell DLC pack lets players grind through a BlackCell path of the Season 1 Battle Pass, and it unlocks all of this content immediately:

• The “Scorn” BlackCell Operator Skin. This Operator is also unlocked for you to use.
• 1,100 COD Points
• The “Ultimatum” Mastercraft Blueprint for the Carbon 57 SMG with Triangular Yellow Tracers and Shimmering Deletion Death FX
• The “Heavy Fire” Companion Finishing Move, featuring Dorne’s pet D.A.W.G.
• The “Clock Out” Gun Screen you can attach to any weapon that accepts it.
• The “BlackCell” Clan Tag (showcased in Lobbies and Winner’s Circles).
• The “BlackCell No.1” HUD Theme (available in the Career > Customize > HUD Presets Menu).

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Much like The Witcher 3's Gwent card game, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's dice game is now a collectible you can buy and play in real life. Farkle Dice wasn't an invention of the game's developer, Warhorse Studios, but it's fitting that Deliverance 2 has received a branded version of it that's available for purchase.

If you've ever wanted to bring a bit of #KCD2 into real life... this farkle set exists outside the game - a full wooden board and dice, take it on trips, play it with friends. Link below! pic.twitter.com/ROuP4dOl55

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The official Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Farkle Dice set is sold by a company called Wulflund, and it isn't cheap. It's going for $151.38, and it comes with 12 wooden dice and a board made from wood and iron.

Many of the strategies from GameSpot's guide to Farkle Dice games in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 are applicable to playing the game in real life. But it's still going to take some practice to fully understand the rules and how to play.

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Netflix's The Witcher series made a drastic change for its latest season, with The Hunger Games actor Liam Hemsworth stepping in to replace Henry Cavill in the lead role of Geralt. Doug Cockle, who voiced Geralt in the video games, has reacted to the change, saying Hemsworth has done a "fantastic" job taking over for Cavill and has made the role his own.

"I loved Henry. He was a fantastic Witcher, Geralt, specifically, so I was sad to see him go, but I have watched the newest season, and I think Liam holds up pretty well," Cockle told GamesRadar. "He's different. He's made it his own character, and that's what he should have done as an actor, and I think he's done a fantastic job."

Cavill announced in 2022 that he was leaving The Witcher, and this shocked and dismayed fans of the fantasy show. There was an online petition that gathered hundreds of thousands of signatures asking for Cavill to come back. It was around this time that Cavill announced that he would come back to play Superman again, but that didn't materialize.

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Embark Studios' mega-popular extraction shooter Arc Raiders has some competition on Steam's most-played game chart, as there's a newcomer on the list: the free-to-play, open-world Wuxia fighter Where Winds Meet.

Where Winds Meet is the debut title from Chinese developer Everstone Studio. Set during ancient China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (about 907 to 979 AD), the game is this fantastical amalgam of MMO, action-adventure, and RPG mechanics that seamlessly blends into an open-world environment you can play either in solo or multiplayer modes. There are epic sword fights with flashy combos, Tai Chi moves to basically force-throw animals and enemies, and bosses that rival a From Software game in size and difficulty. Not to mention the wealth of content in the first two regions--Kaifeng and Qinghe--that easily contain hundreds of hours of stuff to do, secrets to find, puzzles to solve, and baddies to beat up. The best part is it's all totally free.

Almost everything you experience in Where Winds Meet is free to play. There are premium currencies to buy, a battle pass to purchase and upgrade, clothes and accessories to fill your (digital) wardrobe with--you know, "free-to-play" stuff. However, the action of the game--the bosses, the weapons, the main and side objectives, the minigames, etc.--doesn't cost you anything to play. That's true of future content as well. Since the game's Chinese servers get new features before the global ones do, players on those servers have shared what's coming to the game in upcoming updates, like new regions to explore and weapons to fight with.

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Valve will not say what the Steam Machine's price is just yet, and in this information vacuum, people are offering all kinds of different theories and guesses as to what the six-inch cube-like system may cost. Now, Valve has yet again commented on the pricing question, providing potentially the best clue yet, while also saying the company cannot or will not disclose pricing yet due to "a lot of external things."

Speaking to Skill Up--which is co-hosted by GameSpot's Lucy James--Valve software engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais said people can expect the price of the Steam Machine to be close to what it might cost to build a PC with "basically the same level of performance."

"I think that if you build a PC from parts and get to basically the same level of performance, that's the general price window that we aim to be at," he said, as reported by IGN. "Ideally we'd be pretty competitive with that and have a pretty good deal, but we're working on refining that as we speak. Right now is just a hard time to have a really good idea of what the price is going to be because there's a lot of different things… a lot of external things."

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Legendary German actor Udo Kier has died at the age of 81. The news was confirmed by Kier's partner Delbert McBride via Variety.

With hundreds of film and TV credits spanning decades, Kier rose to fame in horror films like Mark of the Devil, Flesh for Frankenstein, and Blood for Dracula in the '70s. His breakthrough Hollywood role came in 1991's My Own Private Idaho, and he'd go on to appear in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Johnny Mnemonic, Armageddon, and Madonna music videos.

In recent years, Kier was one of the actors set to appear in Hideo Kojima's upcoming horror game OD. Game director Hideo Kojima wrote online that new scenes featuring the actor were scheduled to be filmed in 2026, and that he'd kept in touch with him regularly.

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Persona 3 Reload (Switch 2)

$40 (was $60)

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If you've picked up a Switch 2 console recently and you're looking to grab a game that'll keep you entertained for nearly 100 hours, Persona 3 Reload comes highly recommended, and it's on sale at Amazon for $40 (was $60) thanks to the retailer's Black Friday event. If you don't own a Switch 2, you can also grab the game on PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series X, but like many of the other video game deals in Amazon's event, these Persona 3 Reload discounts could run out fast, so don't wait--it could be Dark Hour on these deals before you know it.

Persona 3 Reload (Switch 2) $40 (was $60)

Persona 3 Reload is a full-scale remake of the 2006 classic, introducing new characters, expanded storylines, an all-new voice cast, and a re-recorded soundtrack. The game also features quality-of-life improvements and a redesigned interface that refines the experience while preserving the heart of the cult-classic PS2 original.

Note that the Switch 2 version of the game comes on a Game Key-Card, which means none of the game data is included on the cart. Instead, inserting the physical game into your system unlocks the digital version, which you must download to your console before you can start playing. Expect Persona 3 Reload to take up about 25GB on your Switch 2's internal storage or SD card. It's also worth pointing out is that the Episode Aigis DLC expansion is available a separate $35 purchase on the Switch 2 eShop. Episode Aegis adds roughly 30 hours of new story content that takes place after the base game's ending, along with new costumes and music.

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While Persona 3 Reload came to Switch 2 just a few months ago, it originally launched on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, and PC back in early 2024. The physical PlayStation and Xbox versions also happen to be on sale at Amazon, and at much lower prices than the Switch 2 version. You can check out all the Persona 3 Reload Black Friday deals below.

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• Switch 2 -- $40 ($60)
• PS5 -- $18 ($70)
• PS4 -- $20 ($70)
• Xbox Series X -- $25 ($35.16)

Persona 3 Reload is just one of several Atlus-published RPGs on sale at Amazon during Black Friday. You can also grab Persona 5 Royal on Switch, Metaphor ReFantazio, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Edition, and the recently released Raidou Remastered: the Mystery of the Soulless Army. Check out all the Atlus RPG deals at Amazon. And make sure to check out GameSpot's Black Friday Deals Hub throughout the rest of the month for more price cuts on video games, Blu-rays, board games, and beyond.

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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - Amazon Exclusive Edition

$45 (was $70)

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2025 has seen a surprising number of fun arcade racing games, including the recent Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, which landed on PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and PC back in September. And for a limited time during Black Friday, you can get the Amazon Exclusive Edition for just $45 (was $60). That's the lowest price we've seen since launch, and it applies to PS5, Xbox Series X, and Switch versions of the game. This deal will only stick around during Black Friday, however, and because it's the first real discount we've seen for the game, it's a good idea to pick it up now if it's on your wishlist.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - Amazon Exclusive Edition $45 (was $70)

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds features 24 tracks, 23 playable characters, and 45 customizable vehicles to try out. The roster features familiar faces from previous Sonic the Hedgehog games, as well as guest racers from other franchises like Mega Man, SpongeBob, Like A Dragon, Persona, Minecraft, and more. The game features full single-player modes, local split-screen support, and online modes for up to 12 players.

The Sonic Racing: CrossWorld Amazon Exclusive Edition includes the full base game on your platform of choice, plus an exclusive fold-out poster featuring Sonic, Tails, Shadow, Knuckles, and other familiar faces as they cruise through a variety of worlds.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - Amazon Exclusive Edition Black Friday Deal

• PS5 -- $45 ($70)
• Xbox -- $45 ($70)
• Switch -- $45 ($70)

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This isn't the only great Sonic deal running during Black Friday. A bunch of games are available for $20 or less on PS5 and Xbox (or $25 on Switch), including Sonic Frontiers (normally $50), Sonic Origins Plus (normally $40), and Sonic Superstars (normally $30). The last two get you fairly traditional 2D platforming action, while Frontiers is a whole new 3D adventure that lets you explore a sprawling open world. Sonic X Shadow Generations is also discounted to $25 (was $50) on Switch, Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox. This recently released collection includes two games in one package: a remaster of 2011's Sonic Generations alongside the all-new Shadow Generations. And for more racing fun, you can pick up the Sonic Mania + Team Sonic Racing Double Pack on Switch for just $25 (was $40). Along with the kart racer, Sonic Mania gets you both new zones to explore and old favorites from Sonic 1, 2, 3, and Sonic & Knuckles. Check out all the Black Friday deals on Sonic video games below.

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