Sony Days of Play Shifts to Games Accessories No PS5 Deals

Sony's annual Days of Play promotional sale is underway, running until June 10, but this year's event marks a significant departure from past offerings as it excludes any discounts on new PlayStation 5 consoles. The sale instead focuses on substantial price reductions for games, accessories, and collector's editions.

The absence of console deals follows a price increase for the PS5 hardware earlier this year, which officials have attributed to rising component costs and broader market conditions. As a result, the current retail price for a new PS5 remains at its highest point since the console's launch nearly six years ago. This shift means the promotional period, historically a key mid-year sales window for hardware, is now centered on software and peripherals.

Significant discounts are available on a wide range of first-party PS5 games. Titles such as Ghost of Yotei, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Horizon Forbidden West, and Death Stranding 2 are all being offered at reduced prices for a limited time. Furthermore, the collector's editions for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Ghost of Yotei, and Death Stranding 2 On the Beach are available for $129.99, a...