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Video games are great fun, though it can be a pricey hobby. Since the next generation of hardware has arrived -- be that consoles like PS5 or Xbox Series X or the PC platform itself -- it's become ever more costly to upgrade. That's why events like Best Buy's three-day gaming sale are well worth taking advantage of. We're seeing discounts of up to $500 with everything from laptops and desktops to handheld consoles and several of the latest sports games up for grabs.
The gaming sale will last all weekend, now through Oct. 27, with products from Acer, Asus, Lenovo, EA, MSI, Dell, Turtle Beach, Alienware and Logitech up for grabs, as well as games for all console platforms. It's a great excuse to pick up something ahead of the madness of Black Friday or even to prepare for the forthcoming holiday season.
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With that in mind, we've rounded up the best deals in Best Buy's three-day gaming sale.
The Asus ROG Ally 7-inch model with 512GB of storage is down by $100. This is the white model which comes with an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor, Dolby Atmos-supported sound and 1080p resolution.
In his CNET review last year, Dan Ackerman found the handheld console to have a "thin, light hand-friendly design" as well as a "higher-res, faster screen than the Steam Deck."
The latest Madden game is down by more than $20 already. The game only launched in August and gets you the latest roster of NFL players to play with, along with EA's newly reengineered physics system and a few more new features.
The massive Samsung Odyssey G9 curved gaming monitor with an OLED screen, 240Hz refresh rate and 0.03 millisecond response time is down by a huge $720. This is a gaming monitor that will really take your experience to the next level.
This Acer gaming laptop has some great specs and comes in well under a grand. It sports an Intel Core i7 processor, an RTX 4060 graphics card, 512GB solid-state drive and a 15.6-inch screen with 1080p resolution with a 144Hz refresh rate. Available in obsidian black, it runs on Windows 11.
Lenovo's 8.8-inch handheld console is down to $600, thanks to a $150 discount. Available in shadow black with a 1TB SSD and 16GB of RAM, the Lenovo Legion Go is powered by an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor. You can read CNET's review by Scott Stein for further details.
This 10th-gen Apple iPad is an alternative option for playing games and is down by a decent $50. It arrives in a calming blue color with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 64GB and an A14 Bionic chip for the processor.
More Best Buy 3-day gaming sale deals
- EA College Football 25 PS5/Xbox: $47 (save $23)
- EA Sports PGA Tour PS5/Xbox: $19 (save $11)
- F1 24 PS5/PS4/Xbox: $42 (save $28)
- HP Omen Transcend laptop with RTX 4060: $1,200 (save $500)
- Samsung Odyssey G7 28-inch 4K UHD: $500 (save $200)
- Seagate FireCuda 2TB SSD with heatsink PS5: $140 (save $105)
- Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2: $120 (save $60)
- Bluey: The Videogame Switch/PS5/PS4/Xbox: $25 (save $15)
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora PS5/Xbox: $30 (save $20)
- HP Omen gaming desktop with RTX 4080: $2,050 (save $400)
There are a bunch of other video game deals taking place during Best Buy's 3-day gaming sale, so make sure to check out the full range for even more options. Just remember, this sale ends Sunday.