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If you want to play PS4 games online, you’ll need a PlayStation Plus subscription, which normally costs £6.99 per month, £19.99 for three months, or £49.99 for a year, although you can sometimes find them cheaper on offer.
In addition to granting access to otherwise restricted features such as online gaming, PlayStation Plus gives you a number of free games each month, 100GB of cloud storage, plus exclusive discounts on games in the PlayStation Store.
Normally, two free PS4 games are made available to PlayStation Plus subscribers each month. They’re free to download, play and keep as long as you have an active PlayStation Plus membership.
November's free PlayStation Plus games:
Game Dates available PlayStation Store price Knockout City 1 Nov - 6 Dec £17.99 Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning 1 Nov - 6 Dec £34.99 First Class Trouble 1 Nov - 6 Dec £15.99
It’s worth noting that PlayStation Store often isn’t the cheapest place to buy PlayStation games. However, even based on the cheapest prices elsewhere, in one month alone you might make up the £49.99 paid for your annual subscription in free games.
Warning: Subscription will automatically renew
To activate a PlayStation Plus subscription, you'll need to have a credit or debit card tied to your Sony Entertainment Network account, which will automatically renew your membership and bill you at the end of your term unless you cancel it beforehand.
If you haven't had one before, you can also get a free 14-day PlayStation Plus trial. However, you'll need to register payment details and your free membership will automatically turn into a paid subscription that renews monthly by default following the end of the free trial period unless you cancel it beforehand.
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Buying PS4 consoles and games can be expensive, so we've rounded up a number of purchasing tips and tricks designed to cut your costs.
- Buy a bundle. Bundles offer ready-made or customisable combinations of consoles, games and accessories that are cheaper than the sum of their individual parts, so they’re a good way to pick up a few extras for less than you’d be able to if you were buying them separately. If you're looking for a cheap console or console bundle, a good starting point is console-deals.com.
- Buy refurbished. Retailers such as Tesco (via its eBay outlet*) and Amazon offer relatively cheap refurbished consoles with 12-month guarantees. We've seen these for as low as £148.
- Pre-order at a promotional price. Games are usually most expensive at launch and during the first few weeks or months post-release, but savings can often be made by pre-ordering in the run-up to release, so keep an eye on prices.
- Or wait for prices to drop. If you’re not desperate to pick up the latest releases, hold out for a bit. Game prices can fall relatively quickly and significantly, even in the case of top-selling series like FIFA and Call of Duty. See our PS4 games price round-up.
- Buy second-hand. Buying pre-owned games is a great way to cut costs. Purchasing them from high street retailers such as Game (12-month guarantee) and CEX (24-month guarantee) will also give you peace of mind.
- Trade in games. Retailers such as CEX and Game will offer cash for your old games and consoles, but they’ll give you more in store credit to put towards other products.
- Buy boxed rather than digital. This isn’t a hard and fast rule, but generally new releases are more expensive to buy as digital downloads than disc-based games. Physical boxed games also carry re-sale value.
- Free-to-PlayStation. The PlayStation Store is home to a number of free-to-play PS4 games including DC Universe Online, Planetside 2 and Warframe. These offer the core gameplay experience free of charge, supplemented by additional features and functionality you can choose to pay for.
- Play free trials. You can sample a number of PS4 games by downloading free demos from the PlayStation Store. Also look out for the chance to take part in pre-release trials, which are increasingly common for big games.
- Rent games. Game streaming subscription service PlayStation Now gives users access to over 400 PS4 and PS3 games which are playable on PS4 and PC. There’s a free seven-day trial, while a monthly unlimited subscription to the service costs £12.99.
- Get PlayStation Plus. Costing £6.99 per month, £19.99 for three months, or £49.99 for a year, this subscription service gives you a number of free games each month, plus exclusive discounts on games and downloadable content. It's also required to play PS4 games online.
- Want more? If you’re interested in Xbox One or Nintendo console and game deals, or just want more general game-related buying advice, check out our Xbox One deals page and Nintendo Switch deals page.
- Had a problem with Sony? There’s a free online tool you can use to complain – it helps draft, manage and if necessary escalate your complaint. It’s offered by a firm called Resolver, which we like so much we work with it to help people get complaints justice – you can use it to complain to Sony*.
If you spot any hot deals out there we have missed (we are human after all!), please let us know in the MSE Forum, email us at msedeals@moneysavingexpert.com or via Twitter @MSE_Deals.
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Cheapest PS5 Black Friday console and game deals
£479.99 for console only (or £389.99 for the digital edition)
ExpiredThe big Playstation console this year is the PS5 (the older PS4 is pretty rare to get hold of as a new item now). Over November, the cheapest price we spotted was £479.99 for the PS5 at Amazon, and so far we've not seen any retailers drop below this for Black Friday.
Back in July, the price did go down to £449.99 at Amazon, so if you can find one cheaper than this, you'll be getting a decent price.
Here are the cheapest PS5 prices we spotted at 10.55am on Friday 25 November:
- PS5 (digital edition) - £389.99 at Argos* and Smyths
- PS5 - £479.99 at Amazon*, Argos* and Smyths OUT OF STOCK
Here are a few offers we spotted on PS5 games at 11.10am on Friday 25 November:
- Spider-Man: Miles Morales - £21.99 at Currys* and Very
- Horizon Forbidden West - £25 at Asda* OUT OF STOCK. Next cheapest, £27.49 at Smyths
- FIFA 23 - £55.99 at Very
- God of War Ragnarok - £61.95 at Amazon*. Next cheapest, £62.99 at Argos*
If you're after a particular game, you can sometimes save by buying your console in a bundle. We haven't spotted many decent bundles available this year, but here's what we found at 12.30pm on Friday 25 November:
- PS5 and God of War Ragnarok - £539.99 at Game* (£541.94 if bought separately from retailers above)
Important: Don’t allow yourself to be taken in by the hype around Black Friday and be sucked into buying something you don’t need or can’t afford. And always do your own price comparisons to ensure you are getting the best deal possible – don’t just take a retailer’s word for it.
Before buying, we'd recommend checking console prices at retailers including Amazon*, AO.com, Argos*, Currys*, Smyths and John Lewis*.
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Cheap PS4 Black Friday console and game deals?
Last year, weak discounts and low stock
ExpiredThe past couple of years have been a bit disappointing for discounts on PS4 console bundles. In 2019, we saw console and game bundles for around £199, but since then we've not seen anything as cheap as this, so we're doubtful for how good Black Friday deals will be this year.
We've also found that in both 2021 and 2020, stock on PS4s was pretty low, and many of them were sold out at larger retailers. We didn't spot any PS4 console bundles in stock either.
So far in November 2022, it appears the PS4 is pretty rare to get hold of as a new item – we could only find it pre-owned. The newer model, PS5, is much easier to get hold of and the cheapest we spotted it was for £479.99 for the console only on Amazon. This price did go down to £449.99 back in July on Amazon, so if you can find one cheaper than this, you'll be getting a decent price.
If you do spot a good deal, make sure to check console prices at retailers including Amazon, Currys, Smyths, John Lewis, AO.com and Argos to compare offers.
Here are the cheapest prices we spotted on consoles on Monday 29 November last year:
- PS4 500GB - £249.99 at Argos. Next cheapest, £259.99 at Asda
Here are a few strong offers we spotted on PS4 games on Monday 29 November:
- FIFA 22 - £35 at Tesco (via Clubcard). Next cheapest we found, £37.99 at Amazon, Currys and Smyths.
- Call of Duty: Vanguard - £48 at Tesco (Via Clubcard). Next cheapest we found, £54.99 at Smyths.
- God of War - £7.99 at Currys and Smyths. Next cheapest we found, £8 at Asda.
- Horizon: Zero Dawn - £7.99 at Smyths. Next cheapest we found, £8 at Asda.
Important: Don’t allow yourself to be taken in by the hype around Black Friday and be sucked into buying something you don’t need or can’t afford. And always do your own price comparisons to ensure you are getting the best deal possible – don’t just take a retailer’s word for it.
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Use the Money Mantras
Before spending, use Martin’s Mantras. If you answer 'NO' to any, then don't buy!
Then ask:
- Do I need it?
- Can I afford it?
- Have you checked prices elsewhere?
Then ask:
- Will I use it?
- Is it worth it?
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There's a little-known piece of legislation that turns any credit card into a financial self-defence superhero. 'Section 75' of the Consumer Credit Act means your plastic must protect anything you buy for more than £100 for free, so if there's a problem or the company goes bust, you can still get your money back.
And although Section 75 doesn't apply to debit cards, there is something else to fall back on if you've paid using a debit card, or used a credit card for a purchase under £100. Known as Chargeback, this is part of banks' and card companies' internal rules and not a legal requirement. Read full details of Section 75 or Chargeback, plus how to claim, in our guides.
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