Welcome to 9to5toys Battlestation Weekly – your go-to spot for the notable deals and latest releases in PC gaming at a glance every Saturday morning. We just wrapped up the Black Friday week that delivered in spades when it comes to all-time lows and huge savings on battlestation gear. Many of the Black Friday deals are, in fact, still live and kicking as we wait for the next round of fresh ones to land for Cyber Monday. Amidst all the chaos, 8Bitdo managed to slide in a brand-new keyboard for your battlestation that we’ll check out below. All of that and more waiting for you down below in today’s weekly roundup.
This week’s best PC gaming gear deals
***All prices subject to change at any time…get’em while they are hot!
ASUS’ latest ROG Ally X gaming handheld hits lowest price for Black Friday at $700 ($100 off)
As a part of its ongoing Black Friday sale, Best Buy is offering the latest ASUS ROG Ally X gaming handheld down at $699.99 shipped. That’s $100 less than its $800 usual going rate, and the lowest we have tracked. It dropped to $700 for the first time last month for Best Buy Plus and Total members, but today’s Black Friday deal is live for everyone meaning you don’t need a membership to save $100 on this powerful console. Both the Z1 and Z1 Extreme variants of the regular ROG Ally are also down to their lowest prices right now at $350 and $450, respectively. Head below for more details.
- Samsung’s 34-inch Odyssey G5 165Hz curved gaming monitor hits new low at $265
- CyberPowerPC gaming desktop with RTX 4070 SUPER at the $1,430 low ($270 off)
- Lenovo’s 512GB Legion Go gaming handheld just hit a new all-time low at $473
- Logitech’s G29 racing wheel and pedals kit returns to lowest price at $170 (43% off)
- Microsoft’s new Ghost Cipher transparent Xbox controller hits new all-time low at $43
- Samsung’s 2024 Odyssey G9 curved gaming monitor down to a new $750 Amazon low
- Samsung’s 2TB 7,000MB/s 980 Pro SSD hits best price of the year at $120
- 8Bitdo Ultimate 2C Black Myth: Wukong Hall Effect PC/Android Controller hits $20 low
Game console and VR headset Black Friday deals
Land 512GB Meta Quest 3 headset Batman bundle with FREE $75 Best Buy gift card at $500
Best Buy is currently offering a $75 gift card with Meta’s 512GB Quest 3 VR headset at $499.99 shipped as a part of its Black Friday Doorbuster deals. This particular headset dropped to the $499 mark after the Quest 3S debut in September. Today’s Black Friday deal essentially lands a $75 discount on it with a FREE gift card that can go towards your other purchases at Best Buy.
- Best Buy lands first deal on Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black edition with $75 Gift Card
- Meta Quest 3S headset Batman bundle with FREE $75 Amazon gift card at $300
- Walmart delivers white 1TB Xbox Series X console w/ extra controller at $490
This week’s best tech deals
Anker Black Friday sale live at up to 50% off! Prime power stations, MagSafe stands, more
As part of its Black Friday Week deals, the official Anker Amazon storefront is offering some solid discounts right now with notable price drops across its lineup of 2024 Prime charging stations, MagSafe Qi2 charging stands, power banks, and more. A lot of impressive deals have landed on the brand’s 2024 Prime charging stations and chargers. These power stations are versatile, catering to both desktop and portable needs, and can even power the iPhone 16 at its maximum charging speed. Additionally, you’ll also find its latest 15W Qi2 MagSafe stands, power banks, and charging bricks at some fresh lows.
- Anker Prime 240W Flat Charging Station $99 (Reg. $165)
- Anker Prime 27,650mAh Power Bank with charging base $150 (Reg. $235)
- 14-port 160W Anker Prime Docking Station $170 (Reg. $250)
- 200W 6-port Anker Prime charger $56 (Reg. $86)
- Anker MagGo USB-C SD card reader $23 (Reg. $35)
- And even more…
- Rare deal knocks Twelve South HiRise 3 Deluxe MagSafe stand down to $112.50
- Philips Hue’s Matter-enabled Festavia string lights hit Amazon lows at up to $108 off
- Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 7 with Snapdragon X Elite just hit a new all-time low at $999
- First deal lands on new supersized Echo Show 21 smart display at $360 for Black Friday
- UGREEN’s new Qi2 2-in-1 MagSafe dock with robot emoji status is down to $44 low
New gear releases/first look
- Check out 8BitDo’s officially licensed Retro 87 Mechanical Keyboard – Xbox Edition
My personal tech arsenal
Having a finger on the pulse of the best PC gaming deals and gear helps me stay on top of all the new gear and the freshest deals. Here’s what I’ve managed to pick up over time for my personal arsenal:
- Sony PlayStation 5 console
- Viture Pro AR/XR glasses
- Gravastar M1 Pro
- Varmilo Muse65 HE Hall-Effect keyboard
- Steam Deck OLED 512GB
- My gaming rig:
- Case: ASUS Prime AP201 mATX white
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D desktop gaming CPU
- GPU: Gigabyte RTX 4070 Super GPU with 12GB VRAM
- Memory: 32GB TEAMGROUP T-Force Delta RGB DDR5-6400
- SSD: WD_BLACK 1TB SN770 NVMe drive
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