The PS5 Digital Edition is back down to its lowest price ahead of Oct. Prime Day

If you’ve been on the fence about which PlayStation 5 to buy and have ultimately decided against the PS5 Pro — either because of the price tag or because you couldn’t nab the extra-gorgeous 30th anniversary edition in time — the slimmed-down PS5 Digital Edition is on sale at both Amazon and Target for $399.99 (was $449.99) ahead of October Prime Day. (You’ll need an Amazon Prime or Target Circle membership, respectively, to capitalize on this deal.) That is the lowest price of any new PS5 currently available, making it a great entry point and still allows you to play the full catalog of titles for now and the foreseen future.

This PlayStation 5 is the slimmer redesign that replaced the original model around this time last year, and it came with a $50 price hike. By and large, its features mirror that of the thicker PS5, except for its power-saving ability that let it adaptively charge your controllers. This early October Prime Day sale brings the entry price back down to below $400. Because it’s the Digital Edition, that means it lacks a disc drive — sorry, no Blu-ray playing out of the box — but you can pick up a disc drive separately and attach it cleanly to the hardware for $79.99 from Amazon and other retailers.

This is a great time to pick up a PlayStation 5, which has a library of incredible games and a robust accessories ecosystem. And we wouldn’t worry too much about a PlayStation 6 anytime soon — by all accounts that is still many years off.

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