Walmart Black Friday 2026 Event 1 Is Live: Best Early Gaming, TV, LEGO and 4K Blu-Ray Deals
Walmart’s Black Friday 2026 Event 1 sale is live from Nov. 12–15 with early discounts on the VIZIO 50-inch 4K QLED TV, restocked Xbox X25 controllers, LEGO sets…
Walmart's Black Friday sale has officially started, with the major US retailer's "Black Friday - Event 1" discounts now live, with a few select "early access deals" only available for Walmart+ members.
Walmart's Black Friday sale is running in three separate "events" this year, with the initial early deals drop happening from Nov. 12-15 (now live). The second wave will drop on Nov. 23 and run all the way through to Nov. 29, followed by the Cyber Monday deals event from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.
This follows Best Buy's early Black Friday sale, which went live last week (lasting through to Nov. 19), alongside the announcement of Amazon's official sale that starts on Nov. 19.
If you want my advice, the early deals aren't bad, but the great to excellent offers will more than likely occur from Nov. 23 - Dec. 2. So, if you can wait it out, I'd suggest checking out Walmart's Black Friday "Event 2" sale in just over a week from now as well.
For now, let's take a quick run-through of some of my standout handpicked deals in the early sale, and what you should actually consider picking up now rather than waiting for the other sales to begin.
Best Black Friday Gaming Deals at Walmart
For starters, Walmart has just restocked the elusive and incredibly popular Xbox X25 anniversary controller. It's available for $79 (with limited stock available; YMMV depending on region), or $73 for an open-box pick shipped directly from Walmart as well. Standard Xbox Controllers are also available from $48.99 as well, but personally I'd wait it out to see if these will drop in price any further in the coming days.
Other gaming deals to call out: Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut for $29.99 on PS5, alongside a PS5 Slim Digital bundle for $699.99 (down from $749.99). That includes an extra PS5 controller in a colorway of your choice, alongside an accessories kit that packs in a dual charging dock, wired headset, silicone case, storage stand, and four thumb grips.
Considering a PS5 Slim Digital Edition costs $599.99 these days, this isn't necessarily a bad bundle deal, but I wouldn't say it's a doorbuster offer either. I'd be much more inclined to suggest you buying a certified refurbished console directly from PlayStation, which you can pick up from $499.99. If you just want a console to play GTA 6, this is what I'd recommend.
Aside from that, gaming deals are looking a little slim in the run up to Black Friday, at least at Walmart. But, we are also yet to hear from Nintendo and Xbox on what their official Black Friday sale plans will be. Plus, PlayStation already has an early "Black Friday" sale on digital games, but we are absolutely expecting to see some physical games and hardware offers in the coming days as well.
Black Friday 4K + Blu-ray Deals at Walmart
I'd say one of the best parts of the early Black Friday sale at Walmart is definitely on its selection of films and TV shows on 4K UHD or Blu-ray. That includes a standout horror hit of the year, Obsession, which is down to just $12.99 (dropping from $27.96) in the sale.
But, that's not the only 2026 film to call out, as there's also The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Supergirl, Hamnet, Disclosure Day, Mortal Kombat II, Minions & Monsters, They Will Kill You, Wuthering Heights, and Evil Dead Burn.
There's also some great 2025 films in the mix as well, including One Battle After Another, F1: The Movie, Nobody 2, The Bad Guys 2, Black Phone 2, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, and a handful of others.
Otherwise the rest of the pile is filled up with classics like the Dan Brown collection of films, starring Tom Hanks, like The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Inferno. That's alongside Denzel Washington's The Equalizer collection of films, and other notable standouts like Notting Hill, Fast and Furious, Venom, Trainspotting, Predator, American Pie 2, and more.
All that is to say, there's some decent filsm here, and definitely worth adding to your collection if you are an avid physical media collector like myself.
Black Friday TV Deals at Walmart
The standout deal from the "Event 1" Black Friday sale at Walmart is the VIZIO 50" 4K QLED Smart TV for just $128. There's no "before" price on this one, but my best comparison is this other 50" VIZIO at Walmart that averages around $198-$299 according to price comparison site CamelMart. Considering the price of everyone else in 2026 (stupidly expensive), it's a miracle that we can still get TVs this cheap.
Just under $130 for a QLED TV is a bargain, and well worth considering if you need a cheap an easy TV to set up over the holidays, play some games on, or maybe even to gift your kids so they can play on their new console over Christmas.
If you're looking for a TV that packs a bit more of a punch (and a 4K OLED TV we've been recommending for years), the LG C5 Series is also currently heavily discounted in the Walmart sale. Sure, it's not as cheap as the VIZIO, but you're getting one hell of a TV with these bad boys.
The LG C5 Series OLED evo AI 4K Smart TVs are some of the best 4K OLED TVs on the market right now, and perfect for gaming in 2026. You can pick up a 55" for $939.95 right now (saving you $330.04) or the 77" version for $1680.25 as well (saving you $316.74). I'd personally opt for the 55", as I see no need for such a big TV for gaming, but personally preference will be your only contributing factor here, as I know some people prefer a much more cinematic feel when they watch TV, films, or play games.
Black Friday LEGO Deals at Walmart
Last but not least, there are some excellent LEGO deals that are worth considering right now in the sale as well. While I expect we'll see a lot more in the run up to, and during Black Friday proper, there's still no harm in checking out a few of these early discounts.
Standouts for me include the LEGO Pokemon Arcanine, down to $98.99 (dropping from $109.99), alongside the LEGO Star Wars Gingerbread AT-AT Walker for $28 (down from $72.95, what a bargain), and the LEGO Up-Scaled Santa Minifigure also for $28, and also down from $75.
Those are some serious discounts, and a damn good reason to check out this early sale before we wait for some even better deals over the next two weeks.
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