Summary
PlayStation’s Days of Play sale is now live, and with it comesthe first time it has cut the price of the PS5 Pro. If you’re in the US and were hoping regularPS5s were going on sale, unfortunately, they’re not. There is a new way to get one for less thanks to a bundle that was introduced to kick off the sale, though.
ACall of Duty: Black Ops 6PS5 bundle is now available to buy via PlayStation Direct. A game published byXboxhaving its own official PS5 bundle feels like we’re living in a different timeline to the one we called home five years ago, but that’s not the headline here. The big takeaways are the prices -$449.99 for the standard PS5 bundle, and$399.99 for a digital editionwith a copy of Black Ops 6.
The reason the prices are notable is because, since neither of those consoles is getting a price cut during Days of Play, the bundles cost less than the PS5s when bought with a copy of the newest Call of Duty game. A standard, slim version of the console is $499.99, while the digital edition of the console is $449.99, the same price as the standard CoD bundle.
PlayStation Has Added A Second Way To Buy A PS5 For Less When Bundled With A Game
It Joins The Astro Bot Bundle That’s Still Available
That means you currently have the option of paying $450/$500 for a PS5, or you may pay $50 less for whichever version of the console you want, with a $70 game thrown in for good measure. Even if you have no desire to play Black Ops 6, you may as well buy the cheaper bundle. You never know, you might end up becoming a converted Call of Duty fan.
Unfortunately, regardless of the console version you go for, the game you get will be a digital copy. That means no trading it in if you don’t want it to try and lower the cost of your PS5 even more.
This isn’t the first time PlayStation has done this.Astro Botgot its own bundle earlier this year, andthat too has been priced the same way as the new Black Ops 6 bundle. It’s clearly intentional and not a mistake either, as the Astro Bot bundle went on sale weeks ago and is still available for those reduced prices.
PlayStation 5 Console - Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Bundle
PlayStation has bundled the PS5 together with digital copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The bundle is available either with a standard PS5, or with the slightly cheaper digital edition of the current-gen console.
As odd as it is to sell a console for less with a game than without one, it’s surprising and a slight relief to see PlayStation not following the industry trend and raising the price of the PS5. WithXbox increasing its prices considerablyearlier this month, I’m sure it’s coming, but for now, PlayStation is holding firm.
