Amazon’s big Early Access sale for Prime members is happening now — in fact, it ends tonight at midnight Pacific Time. And while we’ve got a huge list of the best Prime gaming deals covering all platforms, you might not want to scroll through hundreds of items. It’s understandable. Perhaps you’d be more interested in glancing at the cream-of-the-crop deals on PS5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC. If so, you’re in luck, as we’ve gathered those below.
And while some of the most popular gaming deals are available to anyone (and one of them isn’t even a deal!?) others require a Prime membership to take advantage. You can grab one here if you don’t have an active membership going at the moment.
While the 40-series graphics cards are just starting to come out, they’re hard to find and they’re also expensive. There’s no way you’re going to get one on sale for 47% off anytime soon. Why not save some cash and pick up this 3090 Ti card that’s still a beast.
If you have a PS5, you know the onboard storage fills up fast, especially if you play lots of AAA games. Thankfully, you can slip this SSD into your PS5’s expansion slot to give it a hearty boost in the storage department. Two terabytes goes a long way.
This is the item that’s not actually on sale, but it’s still been one of our best-selling items during the Prime Early Access sale. That’s because this powerful followup to the Meta Quest 2 just went up for preorder. It’s a sleek, cordless machine that is fully backwards compatible with the Meta Quest 2 library. It offers new features like advanced face tracking and "mixed reality."
A sequel to one of the best-selling video games of all time (Wii Sports), Nintendo Switch Sports takes the same idea and runs with it. It’s a collection of motion-controlled mini-games that are fun to play either solo or with friends. It also comes with a leg strap to use while playing the soccer mini-game.
If you haven't picked this one up yet, you're in for a treat. It offers the full Wii U game of Super Mario 3D World, which is completely awesome. And then it has an all-new separate mode called Bowser's Fury, where you can explore an open world as Mario, jumping in and out of a ton of fully rendered levels as you see fit. It's like an enormous, colorful playground that's a blast to 100%.
This once-hard-to-find amiibo of Princess Zelda and Loftwing is a great addition to your collection. Scan it while you’re playing Skyward Sword HD, and you can zip back up to the sky at any time. That’s actually a super convenient thing they probably should’ve included without having to scan an amiibo. But this is the world we live in.
Oldschool Final Fantasy fans might remember your fight against the evil villain Chaos in the original game. This game reimagines the original’s story, but drapes it in a Souls-like style game. It’s a unique take on the world of Final Fantasy, and it’s on sale for 40% off.
Battlefield 2042 didn’t enjoy the greatest reception at launch. Many of its issues have been sorted out in the meantime, and it’s on sale for the hard-to-resist price of $11.99 on PS5 and Xbox Series X, or for $9.99 for PS4 and Xbox One.
If you’ve always used a wired headset, you might be surprised how much more comfortable a wireless headset is. This one is the official Xbox wireless headset, made by Microsoft, and it’s just about perfect. And getting it for $50 off makes it even better.
A few different colors of Xbox controllers are on sale now for around $50. Shock Blue is my personal favorite, but the others don’t look bad at all. This also happens to have my favorite design of any gaming controller. It just feels good to hold.
Both Xbox and PlayStation offer cloud gaming on your phone. This controller feels great to play, whether you’re playing games from the cloud or controller-capable mobile games. This is also a terrific price.
This ultra-wide gaming monitor has a gorgeous curved display and it lets you have a super-duper widescreen view of your games. This is especially helpful in online shooters, since you have a wider view of the battlefield.
With the ever increasing size of video games, the Switch and Steam Deck could certainly use more storage. Pop a microSD into them, and you get instant storage (well, after you format the card anyway). This is the lowest price we’ve ever seen on the 512GB model.
Be sure to check out the top 12 Prime Early Access deals you don’t want to miss also.
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And while some of the most popular gaming deals are available to anyone (and one of them isn’t even a deal!?) others require a Prime membership to take advantage. You can grab one here if you don’t have an active membership going at the moment.
TLDR - Top Gaming Deals for Fall Prime Day
1. ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
While the 40-series graphics cards are just starting to come out, they’re hard to find and they’re also expensive. There’s no way you’re going to get one on sale for 47% off anytime soon. Why not save some cash and pick up this 3090 Ti card that’s still a beast.
2. PS5 Storage - Samsung 980 PRO 2TB PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 SSD
If you have a PS5, you know the onboard storage fills up fast, especially if you play lots of AAA games. Thankfully, you can slip this SSD into your PS5’s expansion slot to give it a hearty boost in the storage department. Two terabytes goes a long way.
3. Meta Quest Pro
This is the item that’s not actually on sale, but it’s still been one of our best-selling items during the Prime Early Access sale. That’s because this powerful followup to the Meta Quest 2 just went up for preorder. It’s a sleek, cordless machine that is fully backwards compatible with the Meta Quest 2 library. It offers new features like advanced face tracking and "mixed reality."
4. Nintendo Switch Sports
A sequel to one of the best-selling video games of all time (Wii Sports), Nintendo Switch Sports takes the same idea and runs with it. It’s a collection of motion-controlled mini-games that are fun to play either solo or with friends. It also comes with a leg strap to use while playing the soccer mini-game.
5. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
If you haven't picked this one up yet, you're in for a treat. It offers the full Wii U game of Super Mario 3D World, which is completely awesome. And then it has an all-new separate mode called Bowser's Fury, where you can explore an open world as Mario, jumping in and out of a ton of fully rendered levels as you see fit. It's like an enormous, colorful playground that's a blast to 100%.
6. Nintendo Amiibo - Zelda & Loftwing
This once-hard-to-find amiibo of Princess Zelda and Loftwing is a great addition to your collection. Scan it while you’re playing Skyward Sword HD, and you can zip back up to the sky at any time. That’s actually a super convenient thing they probably should’ve included without having to scan an amiibo. But this is the world we live in.
7. Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin
Oldschool Final Fantasy fans might remember your fight against the evil villain Chaos in the original game. This game reimagines the original’s story, but drapes it in a Souls-like style game. It’s a unique take on the world of Final Fantasy, and it’s on sale for 40% off.
8. Battlefield 2042
Battlefield 2042 didn’t enjoy the greatest reception at launch. Many of its issues have been sorted out in the meantime, and it’s on sale for the hard-to-resist price of $11.99 on PS5 and Xbox Series X, or for $9.99 for PS4 and Xbox One.
9. Xbox Wireless Headset
If you’ve always used a wired headset, you might be surprised how much more comfortable a wireless headset is. This one is the official Xbox wireless headset, made by Microsoft, and it’s just about perfect. And getting it for $50 off makes it even better.
10. Xbox Core Wireless Controller - Shock Blue
A few different colors of Xbox controllers are on sale now for around $50. Shock Blue is my personal favorite, but the others don’t look bad at all. This also happens to have my favorite design of any gaming controller. It just feels good to hold.
11. Razer Kishi Mobile Game Controller
Both Xbox and PlayStation offer cloud gaming on your phone. This controller feels great to play, whether you’re playing games from the cloud or controller-capable mobile games. This is also a terrific price.
12. Samsung Odyssey G9 49” Gaming Monitor
This ultra-wide gaming monitor has a gorgeous curved display and it lets you have a super-duper widescreen view of your games. This is especially helpful in online shooters, since you have a wider view of the battlefield.
13. Switch and Steam Deck Storage - Sandisk MicroSD Card
With the ever increasing size of video games, the Switch and Steam Deck could certainly use more storage. Pop a microSD into them, and you get instant storage (well, after you format the card anyway). This is the lowest price we’ve ever seen on the 512GB model.
Be sure to check out the top 12 Prime Early Access deals you don’t want to miss also.
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Chris Reed is a deals expert and commerce editor for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @_chrislreed.
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