It feels like we say this every year, but 2023 really is popping off in the video game department. It’s a lot to keep up with — and try to budget for, considering first-party titles start at $70 now (even at Nintendo(opens in a new tab)). Fortunately, Amazon has a metric boatload of video games and gaming gear on sale ahead of its annual Prime Day savings event on July 11 and 12.
Everything you need to know about Amazon Prime Day 2023: Dates, invite-only deals, and the competition
We’ve narrowed its selection down to the best 100-ish deals below, sorted by platform and listed in ascending order by price. We’ll keep updating and refining it as we get closer to Prime Day, so check back often.
Nintendo Switch deals
Why we like it
One of our absolute favorite games of 2023 so far (and a leading GOTY contender), The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom expands upon 2017’s Breath of the Wild with new abilities to master, enemies to clobber, and maps to explore. It’s an absolute masterpiece, and this is one of its lowest prices to date. (It’s gotten a couple cents cheaper before.)
Nintendo Switch games
Nintendo Switch hardware and accessories
PlayStation deals
Why we like it
If you don’t have a PS5 yet, this bundle is a must-buy at this price: You’re basically getting a free copy of God of War Ragnarök, one of the console’s best games. It first dipped down to $499 during Sony’s annual Days of Play sale in early June, and we’re kind of shocked that it’s hung on this long.
PlayStation games
PlayStation hardware and accessories
Xbox deals
Why we like it
In other “good gaming bundles” news, Amazon just put the brand new Xbox Series X ‘Diablo IV’ Bundle on sale for the first time. Ten bucks off isn’t earth-shattering in the grand scheme of things, but this is still noteworthy for two reasons: The bundle launched less than a month ago, and the standalone Diablo IV game(opens in a new tab) itself has yet to go on sale anywhere.
Xbox games
Xbox hardware and accessories
Cloud gaming Deals
Why we like it
The Logitech G Cloud is a Switch-style handheld hub for popular cloud gaming services like Xbox Cloud Streaming and Nvidia GeForce Now. It features a 7-inch, 1080p touchscreen display with a 60Hz refresh rate and a battery life of up to 12 hours per charge. It originally retailed for $299.99 during its preorder phase(opens in a new tab), and Amazon’s revived that deal ahead of Prime Day.
Cloud gaming accessories
PC gaming deals
Why we like it
Amazon Prime members(opens in a new tab) can claim several free games in the weeks leading up to Prime Day (via Prime Gaming(opens in a new tab)), the first one being Prey, a creepy cosmic FPS from 2017. It nabbed an 8/10 from Dan Stapleton over at IGN(opens in a new tab) (which is owned by Mashable’s publisher, Ziff Davis), who said the “curious alternate-history universe, intriguing sidequests, hidden threats, and detailed environmental storytelling” make up for its mediocre combat.
PC gaming laptops
ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (Intel Core i5-12500H, Intel Iris Xe, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)(opens in a new tab) — $999.99
$1,499(save $499.01)ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD)(opens in a new tab) — $3,299.99
$3,499.99(save $200)MSI Crosshair 17 (Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)(opens in a new tab) — $929.99
$1,399(save $469.01)MSI Pulse GL66 (Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)(opens in a new tab) — $1,098.99
$1,599(save $500.01)Razer Blade 14 (AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)(opens in a new tab) — $1,999.99
$2,599.99(save $600)
