Amazon's Big Spring Sale officially wrapped up, but a surprising number of its best discounts are still live. The Xbox Core Wireless Controller just hit its lowest price in months, Apple AirPods Max matched their Black Friday all-time low, and a stack of PS5 games are still deeply discounted. Oh, and there's a genuine deadline attached to some of these: Sony's PS5 price hike kicks in tomorrow, April 2.
The Xbox controller deal you've been waiting for
The Xbox Core Wireless Controller in Black is down to $37.99 at Woot, which is 42% off the standard $64.99 retail price. That's a rare dip below the $40 mark for Microsoft's official controller, and it covers both the Black and White colorways.
Here's the thing: this isn't some third-party knockoff. You're getting the full Microsoft controller with the upgraded, more responsive D-pad, a dedicated Share button, extra grip texture, Xbox Wireless support, and Bluetooth. As IGN's deal coverage notes, it also doubles as a solid PC controller. At $38, it's hard to argue with that value proposition.
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Woot is Amazon-owned, so Prime members get free shipping on this order. Worth keeping in mind before checkout.
PS5 hardware is about to get more expensive
This one isn't a deal, it's a warning. Sony confirmed in a blog post that PS5 and PS5 Pro prices are going up on April 2. The standard PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition will each rise by $100, while the PS5 Pro is jumping an eye-watering $150. The PlayStation Portal is also going up 25%, landing at $249.99.
Sony cited the "global economic landscape" as the reason. The PS5 console itself is sold out almost everywhere at the current price, but the PS5 Pro and PlayStation Portal are still available at Amazon, Target, and GameStop at their pre-hike prices, at least for a few more hours.
AirPods Max match their all-time low
Not strictly gaming hardware, but plenty of players use these. The Apple AirPods Max (USB-C, all colors) are down to $399.99 at Woot, matching Black Friday's all-time low. That's $150 off the $549.99 retail price.
The timing is notable because Apple just announced the AirPods Max 2 today. If you don't need the incremental performance bump of the new model, the previous generation at $399.99 is a genuinely strong pick for anyone who spends long sessions in front of a screen.
PS5 games still at Spring Sale prices
Several heavy-hitter PS5 titles are holding their discounted prices from the Spring Sale. Unicorn Overlord is down to $24 (60% off), Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is at $35 (50% off), Silent Hill 2 dropped to $30 (57% off), and God of War Ragnarok sits at $36.40 (48% off).
What most players miss in these roundups is the depth of the catalog deals. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is at $38.49, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is down to $34.99, and Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is at $35.44. That's a lot of backlog to fill before the PS5 price hike makes the hardware itself more expensive.
4K Blu-rays, LEGO, and the TMNT wildcard
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy Limited Edition 4K UHD set is at $49.50, which is 50% off the $99.99 original price and its lowest price ever. Three films, restored in 4K, with lossless audio and a collector's booklet. For TMNT fans, that's a straightforward buy.
On the LEGO front, the LEGO Icons French Café Paris Building Kit (1,101 pieces) is at its lowest price ever at $63.99, down from $79.99. The LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 set is also 20% off at $79.99, and the LEGO Super Mario Piranha Plant dropped 30% to $41.99.
For card game fans, the MTG x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Play Booster Box (30 packs) hit an all-time low at $122.95, which works out to roughly $4.10 per pack. The set only dropped last month, so that's a sharp discount for a brand-new release. According to GameSpot's Best Buy Tech Fest coverage, there are also additional Blu-ray and accessory deals worth checking across retailers this week.
The key here is acting before the PS5 hardware prices reset tomorrow. Everything else in this roundup has a softer deadline, but Sony's price increase is confirmed and imminent. Check the latest gaming news and deals as more Spring Sale remnants surface through the rest of the week. Make sure to check out more:
