Best Buy's Early Black Friday Sale is Now Live, Including Deals on Gaming, Tech, and More

For the next two weeks, US retailer Best Buy is hosting a slew of "early Black Friday deals" in the run-up to its proper Black Friday sale that starts on November 19. From November 6, those looking to get some of their holiday shopping done early can sift through the retailer's early discounts, which include a rotation of "Doorbuster" deals that will, supposedly, have you rushing to make a purchase.

Dramatic, I know, but let's take a look at what's on sale, and what's worth picking up now, rather than simply waiting until the sales get even better at the end of the month.

The latest Doorbuster deals last until November 8, so over the weekend of the sale kick off, savvy shoppers can save $1200 on a Samsung 65" OLED TV, now down to $899.99, $250 off a MacBook Air (M5), $450 off a Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, $250 off an Apple Watch Ultra 3, $150 off a Dyson V10 vacuum, and 54% off an Enegizer mag power bank, alongside 70% off a Nautica Nayman portable speaker. Oh, wait, missed one!

Probably the biggest highlight from me, as a gamer, is the $500 off an iBUYPOWER Slate gaming PC, bringing it down to $899.99. That includes an AMD Ryzen 5, and GeForce RTX 5060, and I think that's a pretty great offering (all things considered)!

But, that's not all that's on sale, so I highly encourage you to check out the rest of the sale to see what else is up for grabs. There's some decent video games on sale right now as well, which I'd highly recommend you consider while you can.

Best PS5 Deal for GTA 6 - $50 Free Credit Reward

Speaking of video game deals. While it's slim pickings out there for those after a console, especially at a discount, there are still some potentially decent offers to consider in the run-up to GTA 6's launch.

Top of the list right now is Best Buy, with the retailer offering a $50 reward certificate to anyone who bundles a Grand Theft Auto 6 preorder with an eligible PlayStation 5 or Xbox console.

That's not a bad offer, particularly if you go for the refurbished PS5 at $549.99. You're effectively getting $100 off the current $649.99 price of a new disc-drive PS5, plus another $50 in Best Buy credit to put towards a future purchase. Just bear in mind that this is the original 2020 PS5 model, complete with its 825GB SSD, rather than the newer, slimmer 1TB model.

And honestly, refurbished is where I'd be looking right now if you're trying to keep the cost of getting GTA 6-ready as low as possible. You're not going to get much of a discount on brand-new PS5 hardware at the moment, so a reputable refurbished model can make considerably more sense.

That's why the next deal I'd consider is a certified refurbished PS5 directly from PlayStation through the PS Direct store. A refurbished PS5 is currently $549, while the refurbished PS5 Digital Edition is $499. Best Buy has these for $25 more than PlayStation, so you're better off just going directly to the source if you aren't too concerned about that $50 cashback with GTA 6.

More Black Friday Sale Dates

Black Friday always takes place on the day after Thanksgiving, which is November 27 this year. Of course, Black Friday sales don't really start on that Friday anymore.

As I mentioned, there are already early discounts happening across major retailers right now just like Best Buy, but for a quick look at when the official Black Friday sales begin we've got an up-to-date list below:

• Amazon Black Friday - TBD
• PlayStation Black Friday - November 4
• Best Buy Black Friday - November 19 (Early Sale Live Now)
• Walmart Black Friday - November 23
• Target Black Friday - November 27 (Early Sale Live Now)
• Costco Black Friday - November 27
• LEGO Black Friday - November 27