The Prime Day PS5 deals have been decent, but it's now officially finished. We cheekily italicise officially, because as history has always shown, Amazon Prime Day 2022 tends to keep going on through to the end of the week, albeit with fewer good deals.
While your best chance to pick up some cheap(er) PS5 first-party goodies may have passed, you should still keep an eye out for everything from headsets and hard drives to games.
While we don't expect the price of the still-somewhat-elusive console to be slashed itself, we are hopeful that there will be stock available, and also great deals on the likes of headsets, hard drives, SSDs, games, and more. If you're after a great deal away from Black Friday, then the Prime Day PS5 deals are the ones to go for.
Without further ado:
PS5 Amazon Prime Day deals in Australia
Will there be PS5 stock on Amazon Prime Day in Australia?
While it's got a bit easier to find PS5 consoles now - I mean, we are about a year and a half on from launch - but if you are still chasing a console this winter there might well be some good news in it.
Amazon has hosted a few rounds of console restocks this year so far, and other Australian retailers, like JB Hi-Fi and EB Games, occasionally open pre-orders for short term allocations. Aside from that, the likes of Big W get stock sometimes, but it's fair to say that, as far as online retailers go, Amazon tends to drop stock more often than others in Australia.
Amazon Prime Day PS5 deals - FAQs
Do I need to be a Prime member to access Prime Day PS5 deals in Australia?
Yes. But also no. Simply put, the majority of the Prime Day PS5 deals will indeed be kept behind the Prime membership door, but there are always some deals - and more than ever each year - that will be available to all.
Not only that, but each year loads of other retailers get involved and offer their own Prime Day PS5 deals to compete. What's more, a bunch of the biggest retailers will (usually) price match Amazon as well, so it's always worth keeping an eye on all the other major retailers in June and July to get your eye in and keep abreast of all your possibilities.
However, predictably, it is very likely that the very best Prime Day PS5 deals will need you to have a Prime membership - why wouldn't Amazon keep most of its best offers behind their subscription, after all. Anyway, it's worth it, we think, and you'll get all the extra benefits like the TV, and free delivery, too. And even if you don't want it, you can always use the free trial just for this event!
What will Amazon Prime Day PS5 deals look like in 2022?
We always find that looking back at the previous year's deals is a good starting point of figuring out what might happen this year. However, what we already know is that some of the best accessories and games for the PS5 will definitely be discounted - they are staples of sales so we expect to see them cut again.
In terms of headsets, look out for some premium sets to shift downward entire price categories. If you've been eyeing up those that hold slightly higher price tags like the Arctis 7P+, Razer Kaira Pro for PlayStation, and Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2, then expect them to fall to the mid-range price category this year. The big sales events are perfect for these products, and even the most expensive items like the Astro A50 or Audeze Penrose often see big, big price cuts that take them down a notch or two.
After some extra storage for your PS5? Hard drives - both internal and external - will definitely be seeing some discounts in the Prime Day PS5 deals. This category of PS5 accessory almost always has deals running even when there isn't a sales event, but it can often be worth holding out for. The prices of internal PS5 SSDs like the Seagate FireCuda 530 and WD BLACK SN850 have slid down since their release dates, but we reckon we could see some lowest ever prices on these. And if an external drive is your target then definitely target an external SSD - not an HDD. While they once held much higher price tags, general downward trends in their prices combined with such sales means you can basically get the likes of the WD BLACK P50 or SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable for the price of an HDD. Madness.
Controllers will be a tough call. We don't (really) have any third-party pads to get excited about at all yet - let alone in a sales sense - so all eyes will be on the DualSense and its now larger array of colors. We could see a cut of a handful of dollars on the official pad - the deepest price cuts thus far seem to have been just $10 or so in the US so if you see anything more than that, grab it.
Likewise PS Plus is going to be hard to call. The new PS Plus tiers and system will roll out in June so who knows how Sony and retailers will play it? Cut the price to get more people on board? Or hold out because the change has only just happened? What we can say is that traditionally there have been solid discounts of 25% and up on PS Plus subscriptions so Prime Day PS5 deals are a great time to stock up and get more months in the bank. There used to be a '15 months for the price of 12' deal too, but we haven't seen that in a couple of years.
However, if you're after some of the best Prime Day PS5 deals, then we recommend getting prepared for some top PS5 games to get the price cut treatment. And some of the best PS4 games too, in all honesty. We can foresee the big titles on PS5 like Ratchet and Clank, Returnal, Spider-Man, Ghost of Tsushima, and Death Stranding (and more), all getting their prices cut. The latter two Director's Cuts have held their price points pretty well since their release so it might be a great time to get one. I have my eyes on Ghost's DC. Fingers crossed.
Predictions aside, we can see the kind of deals that should come up this year by looking back at last year. The same sort of patterns and levels of price cuts should come around again this year - even on newer stuff too.
If you want to continue your research and take it up a notch, check out the best TVs for PS5, best PS5 monitors, and the top PS5 wireless headsets that we've rounded up too.
