Normally at this time of year, E3 is in full swing, bringing new game announcements and trailers to look forward to all week long. While E3 2020 was canceled and most publishers are having some kind of online showcase this summer, the E3 sales are out in full force, bringing thousands of steep discounts across Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. This time of year is when we tend to see the best prices on games outside of Black Friday, so it’s worth taking a gander at all the sales and discounts available online right now.
Below, we’ve rounded up the biggest gaming sales happening right now and highlighted some of the best deals they’re offering. Many of these sales end next week, so you don’t have that much time to take advantage of them. Major retailers are price-matching many of the official deals offered in the Nintendo Eshop, PlayStation Store, and Xbox Store. Steam users have a little longer to wait for their massive games sale–Steam’s 2020 Summer Sale is expected to launch on June 25. Plus, as E3 2020 press conferences move online, check out our updated schedule of digital E3 replacement events happening in June and July.
Nintendo Switch Summer Games Sale
Ends June 17
The Nintendo Switch Summer Games Sale kicked off on June 9 and offers some of the best deals we’ve ever seen on the Eshop. A handful of first-party titles, including Super Mario Party, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, and Mario Tennis Aces are included for $42 each. Dragon Quest XI S – Definitive Edition gets its first Eshop discount yet at $42; meanwhile, you can also grab AI: The Somnium Files for $30, Mortal Kombat 11 for $25, and more.
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6478187 – Nintendo Summer Games Sale 2020 – New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
6478187 – Nintendo Summer Games Sale 2020 – Dragon Quest XI S
6478187 – Nintendo Summer Games Sale 2020 – Donkey Kong Country
6478187 – Nintendo Summer Games Sale 2020 – Dragon Quest Builders 2
6478187 – Nintendo Summer Games Sale 2020 – Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection
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6478187 – Nintendo Summer Games Sale 2020 – Celeste
6478187 – Nintendo Summer Games Sale 2020 – Mortal Kombat 11
6478187 – Nintendo Summer Games Sale 2020 – The Witcher 3
6478187 – Nintendo Summer Games Sale 2020 – AI: The Somnium Files
PlayStation Days of Play Sale
Ends June 18
Today’s PlayStation 5 livestream will offer an exciting look at PlayStation’s next generation of games, but we’ve still got months to go before the PS5‘s launch. Right now, PS4 owners can take advantage of the annual Days of Play sale happening now on the PlayStation Store and at major retailers to pick up some new games for cheap. Both physical and digital games are up for grabs in Days of Play along with discounts on PlayStation Plus and PS4 headsets. Unfortunately for anyone who was hoping to snag a PS4 for cheap this summer, consoles aren’t a part of Days of Play this year. Days of Play focuses mainly on platform exclusives, so you can find excellent prices on Death Stranding, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and MLB The Show 20. PSVR games like Astro Bot Rescue Mission see major discounts as well. As with Nintendo, there’s also a huge digital sale happening right now on the PlayStation Store with more deals that you won’t find at the various retailers.
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6477618 – Days of Play – Death Stranding
6477618 – Days of Play – Marvel’s Spider-Man GOTY
6477618 – Days of Play – Nioh 2
6477618 – Days of Play – Persona 5 Royal
6477618 – Days of Play – Doom Eternal
6477618 – Days of Play – Dreams
6477618 – Days of Play – Horizon Zero Dawn
6477618 – Days of Play – God of War
6477618 – Days of Play – Gravity Rush 2
6477618 – Days of Play – Astro Bot Rescue Mission
6477618 – Days of Play – Bloodborne
6477618 – Days of Play – PlayStation Plus
Xbox Deals Unlocked Sale
Ends June 16
Despite rumors that Microsoft’s E3 replacement event was delayed to August, Microsoft recently confirmed its digital Xbox showcase is still set for July. In the meantime, Xbox One fans still have plenty of deals to take advantage of. Microsoft’s Deals Unlocked sale spotlights Xbox exclusives like Sea of Thieves, Forza Motorsport 7, and Halo Wars 2 for $10 each. You can also snag Gears 5 for $15 and Ori and the Will of the Wisps for $20. Of course, all of these games are available for free with Xbox Game Pass, and fortunately, there’s a great deal on that as well. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate three-month subscriptions are on sale for $25 (normally $45) at many retailers during the Deals Unlocked sale.
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Ubisoft Summer Sale
Ends June 17
Ubisoft’s summer digital showcase, Ubisoft Forward, won’t take place until July 12, but its annual E3 sale is already live. Ubisoft’s Summer Sale offers up to 80% off some of the publisher’s best games, including a special offer on Rainbow Six Siege’s Gold or Ultimate editions that gets you an additional 20% off your entire cart at checkout. You can grab the Gold edition on sale for $27.49 and the Ultimate edition for $45. Plus, you can snag Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Ghost Recon Breakpoint for just $19.80 each, and The Division 2’s Warlords Edition (which includes the base game and new expansion) is $30.
Read more: Ubisoft Summer Sale’s Best Deals
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GOG Summer Sale
Ends June 16
GOG is known for its DRM-free PC game deals, and its Summer Sale happening right now offers PC discounts you don’t want to miss. Over 3,000 games are on sale, some as much as 95% off, including one of its new DRM-free releases, Metro Exodus: Gold Edition, for $29.24. You’ll also find deals on some of 2019’s best games, including Disco Elysium for $30 and A Plague Tale: Innocence for $15.29.
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Origin Infinite Gaming Sale
Ends June 18
Just like last year, the Origin Store is also having a major sale with up to 70% off some of EA’s biggest games, and it ends on June 18, the same day as EA’s big summer showcase, EA Play. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is down to $30, and you can grab Apex Legends’ Lifeline and Bloodhound Double Pack for $25.34. Plus, The Sims 4 and a bunch of its expansion packs are on sale, along with Need for Speed Heat, Titanfall 2, and Star Wars Battlefront II.
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