The Prime Day Xbox deals are a disappointment, but there are still good bargains to be had — if you buy a PS5

Don't buy an Xbox Series X this Prime Day, the PS5 is better value all-round.

Jun 23, 2026 0 0

The Prime Day Xbox deals are a disappointment, but there are still good bargains to be had — if you buy a PS5

Look, I love my Xbox Series X, but if I were buying one console this Amazon Prime Day, it would undoubtedly be a PlayStation 5. The price of the Series X console is frankly ridiculous right now, going for upwards of £499.99.

The PS5 Slim, in contrast, has had its price slashed to just £479.99 (was £569.99), handily undercutting Microsoft.

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Yes, the Series X is technically more powerful, but the PS5 benefits from what is, in my eyes, a much more exciting controller, and a library of brilliant console exclusives including Ghost of Yotei and Marvel's Spider-Man 2. With most of the big Xbox franchises going multi-platform, the choice is clear.

Today's best PS5 deal

A chunky discount on the PS5 Slim here, with 1TB storage and the disc reader attachment included out of the box. This discount takes its price well below the current going rate of the Xbox Series X, making it my top pick for a console right now.View Deal

If you're truly wedded to the Xbox ecosystem, the Xbox Series S is definitely the better value of the two right now thanks to this modest discount. It's much less powerful than the PS5, with half the internal storage, but it is substantially cheaper, so worthy of consideration.View Deal