INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
I&m calling it — this is the best deal of this year Black Friday season, for gamers anyway
Sony is selling a PlayStation 4 Slim with the new Spider-Man game for $199
That way too little money.
The 1TB PS4 slim currently retails for $300, and that used to be the cost of the 500 GB one
So a $199 price for the improved, terabyte-capacity console would already be a great deal
But throwing Spider-Man in there I&m not usually one to call out individual details for Black Friday (we&ll have a roundup), but this is
ridiculous.
That game came out just the other day, and has garnered absolute rave reviews; plenty of TechCrunch staff have lost dozens of
hours to it, and expansions are on the way to suck even more time
It still going for full price most places, so that worth $50 or $60 right there.
I own a PS4 already and I&m going to do this
The Slim update didn&t change a lot, but it quieter, easier to use (no more invisible buttons!), and of course considerably smaller
Getting it for $139 is a no-brainer
Comes with a controller too, obviously
Then I trade in the old one and pick up Tetris Effect on store credit!
Assassin Creed Odyssey falls far short of its own wondrous
sandbox
For comparison, both Microsoft and Nintendo are offering their basic consoles with a popular game bundled in for $299
Obviously Sony is looking to eat their lunch.
Sure, you could also save your money for a PS4 Pro
But the benefits there, while I wouldn&t call them dubious by any means, aren&t really must-haves for most gamers
Red Dead Redemption 2 isn&t going to look that much better unless you&ve also got a 4K HDR setup and all that jazz
If you&re super into the AAA games and best possible graphics, by all means go for it, but for the rest of us who&d rather buy another 4 or
5 games with the money we saved Slim it is.
There also a PSVR bundle for $200 and controllers are cheaper too
But the Slim is obviously the centerpiece here
You&ll have to go to &participating retailers& and probably fight people like me to get the deal, which goes live on November 18 like all
