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Black Friday 2020 FAQ

• When is Black Friday this year? Black Friday 2020 falls on November 27th this year - get it in your calendar?
• How long does the Black Friday event last? We typically see Black Friday now happen in several phases. We expect to see some solid deals throughout November. Then, beginning a week before Black Friday itself (November 20th), some retailers will start putting some very strong deals out there. The actual Black Friday deals themselves tend to launch from around 6PM on the Thursday, while some retailers won't launch until Friday morning. If you're after a big bargain, that's the time to start really checking!
• Is Black Friday worth bothering about for gaming products? While we know Black Friday has a bit of a reputation for not being all its cracked up to be, gaming has consistently proved to be one of the few markets that bucks the trend. We've seen some genuinely amazing deals on consoles, games and accessories in past years, the likes of which have dwarfed anything seen outside of Black Friday. The highlight of Black Friday 2019 was the price of the Xbox One S All-Digital console - RRP £199.99 - dropping to less than £100. 
• Where will the big deals be on Black Friday 2020? By Black Friday, both the Xbox Series S and X and the PS5 will have launched, meaning that the Xbox One and PS4 console families will both officially be last gen. We expect to see some big discounts on the Xbox One and PS4 as retailers look to shift their remaining stock, so if you don't mind being slightly behind the curve in terms of tech, we'd advise keeping your eyes peeled on those!
• Will the PS5 or Xbox Series X/S be discounted? Unfortunately, given the unprecedented levels of demand for both the new next gen consoles, it seems unlikely that we'll see any noteworthy discounts on these consoles. While pre-order availability for both lasted a matter of hours, we do expect that we should at least see some more stock around (neither Sony nor Microsoft will want to be celebrating their new consoles launching without any available to buy). At most, if there is more stock available than we're expecting, you might be able to pick up one of the new consoles with a launch game thrown in at a discount compared to buying it separately.
• Will big new games be discounted? There's some big new games out very soon, including Cyberpunk 2077, Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War and others. While these will hold their price better than older games, expect to see some strong discounts on these around Black Friday. The same goes for Nintendo's first party games for the Nintendo Switch, which are notorious for holding their price for years.