Best Prime Day 2021 gaming deals

• June 21, 2021

There are usually good gaming deals happening all the time, but Prime Day is especially good to gamers. Amazon is currently hosting some amazing deals on PlayStation 5 games, as well as headsets, headphones, phone clips, keyboards, mice, controllers, and other popular accessories. Other retailers are hosting attractive sales, too, as evident in our roundup of the best anti-Prime Day deals.

While we can’t expect to see price cuts on next-gen consoles like the PS5 or the Xbox Series X — or even availability, for that matter — there might be some surprise game or accessory deals you weren’t expecting. We’ve gathered the best gaming deals below, and we’ll be updating them throughout Prime Day alongside our main post, which highlights the best Prime Day deals happening now.

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The best game deals for Prime Day

• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition is $50 at Amazon (usually $70), the best price we’ve seen on Insomniac’s second outing with the popular superhero.
• The Nioh Collection is $50 at Amazon (typically $70), matching the lowest price we’ve seen on the remastered, 4K collection.
• Returnal is $50 at Amazon (normally $70), the lowest price we’ve seen on what is arguably the best PS5 exclusive thus far.
• Sackboy: A Big Adventure is $30 at Amazon (usually $60), the steepest discount we’ve seen yet on the charming platforming title.
• Demon’s Souls is $50 at Amazon (normally $70), matching the best price we’ve seen on the challenging launch title for the PS5.
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo Switch) is $40 at Walmart and Target (usually $60)
• Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo Switch) is $40 at Walmart and Target (usually $50)
• Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo Switch) is $40 at Walmart and Target (usually $50)
• Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Nintendo Switch) is $40 at Walmart and Target (usually $60)
• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PS4, Xbox Series X/S) is $23 at Target (usually $60), the steepest price drop we’ve seen on the latest entry in Assassin’s Creed saga.
• Paper Mario: The Origami King (Nintendo Switch) is $30 at Target (usually $43).
• Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo Switch) is $30 at Target (usually $60), easily the biggest price drop we’ve seen on the Switch remaster.
• Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Nintendo Switch) is $15 at Target (normally $47).
• It Takes Two (PS4 / PS5, Xbox One / Series X) is $30 at Target (usually $40), matching the best price we’ve seen on the hit cooperative title.
• Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order (PS4, Xbox One) is $20 at Target (usually $40), matching its best-ever price.
• Star Wars Squadrons (PS4, Xbox One) is $20 at Target (usually $40), just shy of the best price we’ve seen on the Star Wars-themed dogfighting title.
• Final Fantasy VII: Remake (PS4) is $40 at Target (usually $50), nearly matching its best price ever.
• Monster Hunter Rise (Nintendo Switch) is $50 at Target (normally $60), matching the lowest price we’ve seen on the most recent Monster Hunter game.

Gaming mouse deals

Razer Basilisk V2

• $40
• $80
• 50% off

Razer’s latest Basilisk is a solid option if you like the fit of Logitech’s G502 series mice but want something that looks a little more slick. Ergonomically, they’re very similar, and this model even has a scroll wheel with adjustable tension.

The best gaming laptop deals for Prime Day

Asus ROG Strix Scar 15

• $1,740
• $2,200
• 21% off

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 is a bold and colorful gaming laptop with powerful chips inside. This configuration has a 240Hz screen, an Intel Core i7-10875H, a GeForce RTX 2070 Super, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage.

• Razer Blade 15 Base (Intel Core i7-10750H, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, FHD, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) is $950 at Amazon (usually $1,500), a 33% discount and the best price we’ve seen on the laptop.
• Acer’s Predator Triton 500 (Intel Core i7-10750H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super, 16G RAM, 512GB storage, 300Hz) is $1,300 at Amazon (normally $1,800), the biggest price drop we’ve seen yet.

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The best gaming headset deals for Prime Day

• SteelSeries’s Arctic 1 Gaming Headset is $42 at Amazon (usually $50), which is nearly the lowest price we’ve seen yet on the budget-based, multi-platform gaming headset.
• Razer’s BlackShark V2 Gaming Headset is $80 at Amazon (normally $100), matching the lowest price we’ve seen on the multi-platform gaming headset.
• Razer’s Kaira Pro Wireless Gaming Headset is $120 at Amazon (usually $150), the lowest price we’ve seen on Razer’s feature-rich headset for the latest Xbox consoles.
• HyperX’s Cloud II Gaming Headset is $80 at Amazon (usually $100), matching the lowest price we’ve seen this year.
• HyperX’s Cloud Stinger Gaming Headset is $35 at Amazon (normally $50), falling just short of the lowest price drop we’ve ever seen on the multi-platform headset.
• HyperX’s Cloud Alpha S Gaming Headset is $100 at Amazon (typically $130), nearly matching the lowest price we’ve seen on the wired, PC-compatible headset.
• HyperX’s Cloud Flight Gaming Headset for the PS4, PS5, and PC is $100 at Amazon (usually $140), matching the lowest price we’ve seen recently.
• Razer’s Kraken Ultimate Gaming Headset is $67 at Amazon (typically $130), just shy of the lowest price we’ve seen on USB headset.
• SteelSeries’ Arctis 5 Gaming Headset is $70 at Amazon (usually $100), matching the lowest price we’ve seen on the flagship headset.

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The best gaming monitor deals for Prime Day

Miscellaneous gaming deals for Prime Day

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There are usually good gaming deals happening all the time, but Prime Day is especially good to gamers. Amazon is currently hosting some amazing deals on PlayStation 5 games, as well as headsets, headphones, phone clips, keyboards, mice, controllers, and other popular accessories. Other retailers are hosting attractive sales, too,…