The best PS5 bundles and deals in March 2025

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Sony has just unleashed two new PS5 bundles that stand as some of the best value offers I've seen on the console so far. Rivalling only last year's Spider-Man 2 discounts, these package deals drop the prices of both the Disc and Digital consoles down to their lowest position in a long time and pack a free copy of Astro Bot.

Usually $499.99 / £479.99 (for the disc version) and $449.99 / £389.99 (digital), the PS5 price hasn't wavered too much in the last 12 months save for annual sales. Right now, the best PS5 bundle can save you plenty of cash at PS Direct, with $109.99 off the full cost of last year's top platformer and the console itself. That means this week's discounts are still looking pretty valuable - especially if you take the US's DualSense price increase into account.

If you spot a price you like this week, I'd be heading to checkout as soon as possible. Whether you're after discounts on games or you want to pick up some of the best PS5 accessories with your new console, you're in the right place.

Curated by
Tabitha Baker, Hardware Editor at GamesRadar
Curated by
Tabitha Baker

I've been hunting down PlayStation console bundles since I first tried to buy my own PS4 as a late teen. Combining my love for new gadgets and deal-hunting instincts, I originally joined our sister site TechRadar as a Deals Editor before making my over to GamesRadar+. I was there when we were all desperately just trying to find stock of the PS5, and since that availability levelled out I've had my nose firmly in the world of discounts and bundles.

Recent updates

March 13 - Sony has launched two new bundles in both the US and UK this morning, offering not just a free copy of one of its biggest games but a discount on the PS5 itself as well. Astro Bot bundles are now available at PS Direct and Amazon, knocking the price of a standard Slim console to $449.99 / £429.99 and the Digital Edition to $399.99 / £339.99. That's the best value I've seen from PS5 bundles since last year's Spider-Man 2 offers.

The best PS5 deals available now

If you don't have a specific game in mind for your first purchase, it's worth taking a look at the latest PS5 deals on standalone consoles. These are rare, but we have seen the standard edition taking a few price dips here and there - especially in the UK. The Digital Edition is a little slower to catch up, though. You'll find all the web's latest PS5 deals just below, with our price crawling software surfacing all your favorite retailer's biggest offers every half hour.

Best PS5 bundles in the US

PS5 Digital | Astro Bot | $509.98 $399.99 at AmazonSave $109.99 -

PS5 Digital | Astro Bot | $509.98 $399.99 at Amazon
Save $109.99 - This is the cheapest PS5 bundle on the web right now and it comes with one of the system's best games for free. Not only are you getting the $59.99 platforming legend Astro Bot for nothing, but you're also saving $50 on the price of the Digital Edition console to boot.

Buy it if:

You've been holding out on the game
You don't have any discs to play
You download all your games

Don't buy it if:

❌ You have an older PS4 collection

PS5 Slim | Astro Bot | $559.98 $449.99 at PS DirectSave $109.99 -

PS5 Slim | Astro Bot | $559.98 $449.99 at PS Direct
Save $109.99 - This is a massive offer, a free copy of Astro Bot and a $50 discount on the $499.99 MSRP of the PS5 itself. Sony has only just released this package deal, and it's one of the best I've seen yet.

Buy it if:

You've been waiting for the platformer
You enjoy 3D collectathons
You have physical games to play

Don't buy it if:

❌ You download all your games

Best PS5 bundles in the UK

PS5 Slim | Astro Bot | £539.98 £429.99 at PS DirectSave £109.99 -

PS5 Slim | Astro Bot | £539.98 £429.99 at PS Direct
Save £109.99 - Sony's official Astro Bot PS5 bundle is also available in the UK, with PS Direct offering a similar discount on both the console and game. That's a rare sight these days - I haven't seen the PS5 price drop too far since November.

Buy it if:

You like 3D platforming
You've been waiting for a saving
You have physical games

Don't buy it if:

❌ You only play digitally

PS5 Digital | Astro Bot | £449.99 £339.99 at PS DirectSave £109.99 -

PS5 Digital | Astro Bot | £449.99 £339.99 at PS Direct
Save £109.99 - If you're going disc-free you'll also find a hefty discount on the PS5 Slim at PS Direct this week. This is the same Astro Bot bundle with the same £109.99 savings overall.

Buy it if:

You don't use physical disks
You don't have a PS4 collection
You've been waiting for a discount

Don't buy it if:

❌ You have older games to play

PS5 Slim Digital Fortnite Edition | £389 £369 at EESave £20 -

PS5 Slim Digital Fortnite Edition | £389 £369 at EE
Save £20 - I've seen bigger discounts on this PS5 bundle (back when it first launched over Black Friday last year), but this is still the best price for the full package on the web right now.

Buy it if:

You don't buy physical games
You want to spend as little as possible
You don't have an older disc collection

Don't buy it if:

❌ You want to save with second hand games

PS5 Slim | Fortnite Cobalt Star pack | £479.99 £454 at EESave £25.99 -

PS5 Slim | Fortnite Cobalt Star pack | £479.99 £454 at EE
Save £25.99 - This bundle was cheaper over the holidays, but EE still has a discounted rate on the disk-edition PS5 Slim Fortnite Cobalt Star bundle. You're spending less than the standard price of the console here, and scoring some extra swag as well.

Buy it if:

You have a physical collection
You want to play older PS4 games
You don't buy games digitally

Don't buy it if:

❌ You won't use the disc drive

PS5 Slim | PlayStation 30th Anniversary DualSense | £549 £509 at EESave £40 -

PS5 Slim | PlayStation 30th Anniversary DualSense | £549 £509 at EE
Save £40 - Never mind that the PlayStation 30th Anniversary DualSense is almost impossible to actually get your hands on, you're even getting a discount on it with this PS5 bundle. You'll need to scroll down to EE's 'Bundle' section to see this and any other package deal available on the site.

Buy it if:

You want a last shot at the 30th Anniversary controller
You play physical games
You need a spare gamepad

Don't buy it if:

❌ You only play digital games

PS5 Pro | £699.99 £656 at AmazonSave £43 -

PS5 Pro | £699.99 £656 at Amazon
Save £43 - The PS5 Pro is down to £656 at Amazon this week. That's the cheapest retailer I've seen on the web right now, and a return to a record-low rate in the UK.

What is the PS5 price?

The PS5 price is $499.99 in the US and £479.99 in the UK, with bundles ranging from $479.99 - $559.99 and £479.99 - £539.99. The PS5 Digital Edition is priced at $399.99 / £389.99.

Should you buy the PS5 Digital Edition?

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Simply put, the PS5 Digital Edition lacks a disc drive and is cheaper than the regular full-fat version. In fact, it's $100 / £90 less expensive. While this isn't an earth-shattering discount, that's because it's otherwise identical.

Unlike the Xbox Series X and the entry-level Series S, the PS5 Digital Edition is every bit as powerful as the standard PlayStation 5 console; so far as we can tell, there haven't been any cutbacks in terms of raw specs. That means it can handle every next-gen game in 4K with all the associated benefits. Basically, you're getting the same console without the ability to play physical discs.

However, much like with the Xbox One S All-Digital from the current generation, we can't see this digital alternative being a decent choice. PSN games in most territories cost significantly more than their physical counterparts (obscenely so in the UK), and prices take much longer to drop. Not to mention the fact that you shut yourself out from playing pre-owned games, your old DVDs, and 4K Blu-rays.

However, even though the all-new, revamped PS Plus service and tiers are approaching something of a proper rival to Xbox Game Pass, we'd still recommend sticking with the standard PS5 if at all possible. It leaves you with more flexibility.

Is the PS5 price worth it?

PS5 price

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Hoping for a slightly lower PS5 price? We (and our bank balances) hear you. However, it's actually fair value when you break everything down. If we were to build the PS5 from components that are on the market right now, it'd be much, much more expensive.

Let's look at the GPU first. Right now, you'd be staring down the barrel of an RTX 2080 equivalent graphics card (e.g., the best graphics cards) to handle ray tracing at any kind of decent frame rate or resolution. To produce ray tracing at 4K - before we even get to the 8K Sony has promised - you'd need a powerful chip like a Radeon VII, or whatever the Navi equivalent will be inside the PS5. Want it to hit 30 frames per-second and medium-high settings? You'd be looking at $800 / £600+ at a minimum.

Now, onto that SSD. If you go bargain hunting right this second, you'll pay $350 / £300-ish for a 1TB NVMe SSD from the likes of Samsung. Yes, you can go cheaper, but Sony is claiming that the PS5's SSD will outperform all current PC SSDs. As such, $350 / £300 or more is about right.

With that in mind, we're already looking at $1,000 / £1,000+ build. And that's before you take other parts into account. We assume 32GB of RAM at a minimum, a Ryzen 7 equivalent CPU with 8 cores (which we know about), and all the cooling, power, wireless tech, and casing required to keep everything together. That's another $500 - $800 / £400 - £700 at least.

Then there's the DualSense controller. It contains haptic feedback that's going to replace the traditional vibrations we've had for a long time, increasing immersion in games literally through touch and feel. The adaptive triggers will also seek to offer differing resistance depending on what you're doing in-game, like drawing a bow or driving over gravel. That's bound to increase the PS5 price.

This doesn't mean the PS5 should cost over $1,000 / £1,000 though. Given the strides in GPU development and the inevitable cost-cutting Sony has arranged, the PS5 is a fair bit cheaper than that. Plus, the cost for future models will keep going down as the company figures out manufacturing tricks to lower the price of production.

Looking for some particular PS5 gear? Check out the best PS5 headsets, the top PS5 wireless headset contenders, and the best TVs for PS5 money can buy right now.

Tabitha Baker
Managing Editor - Hardware

Managing Editor of Hardware at GamesRadar+, I originally landed in hardware at our sister site TechRadar before moving over to GamesRadar. In between, I've written for Tom’s Guide, Wireframe, The Indie Game Website and That Video Game Blog, covering everything from the PS5 launch to the Apple Pencil. Now, i'm focused on Nintendo Switch, gaming laptops (and the keyboards, headsets and mice that come with them), PS5, and trying to find the perfect projector. 

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