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Cyber Monday PS5 deals

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Cyber Monday PS5 deals are taking over where the Black Friday discounts ended, and we're still seeing a bunch of discounts, sales, and offers across everything PlayStation.

What's more the Cyber Monday PS5 deals are genuinely quite good. You can trust me on this as I've been tracking gaming hardware and PlayStation deals, writing about gaming tech, and covering sales periods for years now. That includes covering the PS5 stock shortage of a few years ago and covering all the major sales events every year since 2018.

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As a result, I know how to find the best deals, and what they look like on all things PlayStation. I'm also joined by our team of PlayStation experts, who have tested every game and accessory under the sun to weed out which ones are the very greatest value for your money.

One pertinent question to address right away is: will we see 30th Anniversary stock? It looks like we might! Best Buy is having a drop through its app today (December 2), and we have seen some PS5 bundles throwing in the 30th Anniversary DualSense which is good news for sure.

Away from that, be it PS5 Slim bundles, discounts on the best PS5 headsets, controllers, storage solutions, or PS5 and PS5 Pro-enhanced games, I'm here to guide you through the swathes of deals and discounts as we approach the Cyber Monday deals. Let's start with a few of my top picks.

US Cyber Monday PS5 deals - quick links

• PS5 Pro: Walmart still has the best price on the Pro
• PS5 Slim: Save $75 on both Slim models
• PS5 Slim bundles: Get the Fortnite Cobalt bundle for $75 off
• Controllers: Save up to $31 on DualSense pads
• 30th Anniversary: Check controller stock at Best Buy
• Games: Save $20 on Silent Hill 2, Metaphor: Refantazio
• Headsets: Get over $20 off the Pulse Elite headset
• SSD: Our favorite SSD now $100 off
• TVs: Top OLED TV for PS5 at a lowest-ever price
• Monitors: Five-star Samsung OLED G8 for a record-low price

UK Cyber Monday PS5 deals - quick links

• PS5 Pro: Get the Pro for just £659 at EE
• PS5 Slim consoles: Discounted to just £399 at Amazon
• PS5 Slim bundles: Save up to £90 on bundles at Currys
• Controllers: Save over £20 on DualSense pads
• Games: Save on Astro Bot, Stellar Blade, and more
• Headsets: Get my favorite PS5 headset for a record-low price
• SSDs: Get 2TB PS5 SSDs with heatsink from just £115
• TVs: Pick up our top-budget gaming TV for a lowest-ever
• Monitors: 4K PS5 monitors from £199

My top US Cyber Monday PS5 deals

PS5 Pro stock seems to be back at Walmart after a period of instability. As a result, it's the best place to get the console right now, but the below retailers are worth checking should Walmart's stock become wobbly again. coming and going at Walmart as we near Cyber Monday, but it's still available at other retailers. I would recommend heading to Amazon for speedy delivery or checking the other retailers below.

Also in stock at: $699 at Amazon | $699.99 at Best Buy | $699.99 at Target | $699.99 at PlayStation DirectView Deal

If you're after the best-value PS5 Slim console as well as the best-value bundle, then this Fortnite Cobalt Star listing at Walmart is the way to go this Cyber Monday. It gives you a PS5 console with its disc reader attachment plus loads of exclusive Fortnite in-game items.View Deal

If you're happy to go digital then the same price cut is available on the Fortnite PS5 Slim Digital Edition bundle and represents excellent value for money if you haven't jumped into all things PS5 yet. Again, this bundle comes with some Fortnite items.View Deal

Every single DualSense colorway is discounted at Walmart this Cyber Monday. Picking up a spare gamepad is always a good idea, so be sure to take advantage of this offer while it's still around. View Deal

The Sony Bravia 8 4K TV is our pick for the best PS5 OLED TV and will be a brilliant companion for any PS5 or PS5 Pro this holiday season. It scored highly in our review and represents incredible value for money at this price.View Deal

Horizon Forbidden West is probably the best-looking game on a console I've ever seen since testing it for my PS5 Pro review last month. It's one of the best games to get first for Pro owners and a superb one for the Christmas list for any PS5 player. Twenty bucks off is nothing to sniff at either, which is also its lowest-ever price.View Deal

The Nova 5 is my favorite gaming headset of this year and is exceptional value at this Cyber Monday price. Offering supreme comfort, brilliant audio quality, and battery life, as well as excellent flexibility when used in tandem with the Arctis Companion App, this is all the PS5 headset you'll ever need.View Deal

The PlayStation Pulse Explore earbuds at their lowest-ever price in the US makes for a much more compelling proposition. They've never offered better value and this brings their price down right into the face of the competition. Go planar for less with this deal.View Deal

This new lowest-ever price for Astro Bot is the easiest PS5 game deal recommendation I can make in 2024 - I've just completed it myself and am so close to the platinum. It's easily one of the top games to play on PS5 and a bargain at this price just a few months after release.View Deal

If you're looking for a quality 4K gaming monitor to team with your PS5 Pro or PS5, then this Acer model is worth considering with over $120 off its list price. It's got a 28-inch panel, so isn't too massive, and channels all that make Acer screens great with loads of ports, a 1ms response time, 144Hz refresh rate and it's also G-Sync compatible for PC gaming too. It's only $20 or so off its lowest-ever price right now.View Deal

This is a brilliant game deal with the Alan Wake 2 Deluxe Edition now at a new lowest-ever price. This version of the critically acclaimed horror mystery game includes all the DLC and even a free copy of Alan Wake Remastered for the complete experience. Plus, it's PS5 Pro enhanced for good measure.View Deal

My top UK Cyber Monday PS5 deals

It's a Cyber Monday miracle! EE still has PS5 Pro stock and for £40 cheaper than any other retailer. If that wasn't good enough, it comes with free standard 1-3 working day delivery too. You can see other offers on this powerful console below.

Also in stock at: £699 at Amazon | £689.99 at Argos | £699 at Very | £689 at Currys | £699.99 at PlayStation DirectView Deal

For those in the UK looking for the best-value PS5 bundle (or console deal generally, to be honest) then the Fortnite bundle is for you offering a few free Fortnite cosmetics alongside a discounted console. Nice.View Deal

Digital gaming fans in the UK looking for a new PS5 can get the Digital Edition PlayStation 5 console for a massively discounted rate this Cyber Monday too. Yup, it's got the Fortnite bits in it too which makes it slightly better value.View Deal

The DualSense controllers are discounted in the UK too, with prices dropping across the whole color range which is excellent news for those who need another or are building a collection (like me).View Deal

This new lowest-ever price makes the premium Alienware AW3225QF QD-OLED monitor the best value it's ever been. If you're looking for a premium beauty of a screen to go with your PS5 Pro or PS5 then look no further than this. Add code AFF5MON to get another 5% off and get it down to the above price.View Deal

This white variant of the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless is 2p cheaper than the black version but, being white, is more in-keeping with the slick PS5 aesthetic. It's a brilliant headset, and this new lowest-ever price makes it a great hit for those looking to go big this month.View Deal

The Pulse Explore earbuds are much better value for money at this price and probably should have launched at this rate to begin with. They offer exceptional audio and are perfect for anyone on PS5 or PlayStation Portal.View Deal

This chunky discount takes the Turtle Beach Stealth Pro wireless gaming headset down a few notches and to a much more tempting (though still premium) proposition at £199. If you've been after a top-end gaming headset for less then this is a fine one to consider.View Deal

While EE doesn't list this as an official discount, it certainly is one with the Portal not receiving a price cut from Sony, and still retailing at its MSRP of £199.99 almost everywhere else. Regardless, this is a solid price on the PS5 remote play device and could make an excellent augmentation to any new PS5 Pro setup.View Deal

This edition of one of 2023's finest bags you all the expansions as well as the base game and only came out recently too! A neat saving of a fiver is very welcome and it's also one of the best Pro-enhanced games you can get right now.View Deal

The DualSense Edge is a superb premium PS5 controller that's usually just a touch too expensive to recommend. This current Cyber Monday sale price is more in line with similar controllers on the market, and thus it's much easier to recommend currently.View Deal

This is a terrific price to bag Assassin's Creed Mirage, with John Lewis offering it for less than 15 quid. It's a new lowest-ever price and is absolutely worth it.View Deal

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is one of the sleeper hits of the year and is an absolute banger if you're into third-person action shooters. Even better if you're a Warhammer 40K fan. Even better at this new lowest-ever price.View Deal

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Cyber Monday PS5 deals, where I'll be picking out all the best discounts across consoles, bundles, accessories, and games for your convenience and consideration.

The sales season has been pretty good for PS5 discounts and deals on the whole and I'm really pleased to say that a lot of the best stuff has continued on to Cyber Monday, with Black Friday firmly in the rearview mirror.

If you've held off committing to a purchase in the hope of a better deal, forgotten something else you'd like to buy, or are in gift-buying or impulse-purchasing territory then keep it right here as I serve up some of the best Cyber Monday PS5 deals going right now.

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The best starting point for our Cyber Monday PS5 deals coverage is with the big price cuts on the PS5 Slim console - they're still running after BlackFriday and they are belters.

These prices are for the console only but represent the lowest-ever prices and thus the best-ever time to jump into this generation of PlayStation gaming. In the US, Walmart's Fortnite bundles are the better value option, by the way, throwing in a bunch of in-game goodies for the same price as the console on its own.

As a PlayStation expert let me tell you that it is so worth it and these are brilliant prices to jump in on.

US - PS5 Slim (Fortnite bundle): was $499.99 now $424 at Walmart

US - PS5 Slim Digital Edition (Fortnite bundle): was $449.99 now $374 at Walmart

UK - PS5 Slim: was £479.99 now £399 at EE

UK - PS5 Digital Edition: was £389.99 now £309 at EE

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However, if you're looking to pick up Sony's latest console at a discount then things are a bit tougher. Especially in the US - but there is one definite retailer to try in the UK.

Our pick for the latter region is EE which is currently running a solid discount of 41 quid off the retail price of the console. However, the shop is also offering an attractive trade-in offer that could see you bag up to £260 for your old console (a trade-in value that's then boosted by a code emailed to you). This would take your cash outlay on a new PS5 Pro down to £399 which is pretty attractive if you were thinking of upgrading and definitely cements this as the best route to maximizing the value of a PS5 Pro in the UK.

Readers in the US are limited to retailers who are selling the console for $699, rather than $699.99 to get the best value price - which is Walmart and Amazon.

US - PS5 Pro: $699 at Walmart or $699 at Amazon

UK - PS5 Pro: was £699.99 now £659.99 at EE

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I've got one or two deals and discounts to highlight for UK shoppers coming up now.

The first of which is for those who have been hoping for a 30th Anniversary DualSense restock - if that's you then there's a Cyber Monday miracle (kind of) for you.

Despite not selling the 30th Anniversary DualSense pad individually, it looks like the EE store has stock of the controller as it is throwing it in with PS5 bundles - one of which actually makes for a genuine saving.

You'll have to scroll down a bit to find the bundles - on both disc drive and digital consoles) that include the 30th Anniversary DualSense but they are there and the extra steps are worth it for the limited edition gear if that's what you've been trying to get this month along with a PS5.

PS5 Slim disc edition Fortnite bundles: bundles from £459 at EE

PS5 Slim digital edition Fortnite bundles: bundles from £375 at EE

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My second pick for those in the UK this Cyber Monday is the DualSense Edge which is still at a lowest-ever price.

UK fans can now bag the pro controller for its lowest-ever price after it received a chunky price cut of £30. This is a record low so it's never been better value and might be tempting enough for folks to finally commit.

PS5 DualSense Edge controller: was £209.99 now £179.97 at Amazon

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Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition on PS5 Pro is quite possibly the best-looking game I have ever played on any console.

It is stunningly good and, as a result, it's one of the first games I recommend to new PS5 Pro owners. It's also great on the original PS5 and I will be pointing out any discounts I see on it between now and, well, ever.

You can currently get it for $39.99 at Best Buy, beating its recent $10 Amazon discount by taking $20 off the retail price. A bargain.

US - Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition: was $59.99 now $39.99 at Best Buy

UK - Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition: was £59.99 now £42.89 at PS Direct

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Another brilliant PS5 game offer this Cyber Monday is for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, one of the best PS5 games you can play right now, and also a game that just received a PS5 Pro enhancement upgrade.

Saving you $40, this offer is the cheapest online deal currently available, and it's half-price in the UK too. Result.

US - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: was $69.99 now $29.99 at Best Buy

UK - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: was £59.99 now £29.49 at Argos

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Moving back to PS5 accessories, this next deal may give you cause to skip Sony's fancy DualSense Edge as another PS5 "pro" controller is now 25% off at Amazon in the US, and heavily discounted in the UK too.

While a bit more on the expensive side, even with the price cut, I think it's totally worth it for the standout features alone. This controller is officially licensed for PlayStation gaming, as well as PC, and boasts trigger stops, mappable buttons, Bluetooth audio, and more.

US - NACON Revolution 5 Pro Wireless Gaming Controller: was $199.99 now $149.99 at Amazon

UK - NACON Revolution 5 Pro Wireless Gaming Controller: was $199.99 now £159.99 at Argos

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If you're planning on stocking up on games this Cyber Monday, then you might well need some extra storage. Lucky for you, I've found an excellent deal for a top external hard drive.

The Seagate Game Drive for PS5 offers 5TB of storage and is partiocularly perfect if you're taking a big library of PS4 games with you onto the PS5 or Pro. (You can't play PS5 games from an external drive, just store them on it.)

US - Seagate Game Drive for PS5 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive: was $169.99 now $124 at Walmart.

UK - Seagate Game Drive for PS5 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive: was £132.93 now £112.59 at Amazon.

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Turning our attention to headsets, you can currently get one of my favorites of recent years and one of the best headsets I've tested in 2024 for a record-low price in the UK. It's also got a deep price cut running on it in the US too.

It's such a good headset that offers great value even at its full price, so this is stupendous and not to be missed if you're after something brilliant audio-wise this sales season.

UK - SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5P: was £129.99 now £94.99 at Amazon

UK - SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5P: was £129.99 now £94.99 at Amazon

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If you're looking at investing in more storage for your PS5, then a PS5 SSD deal could be just the ticket for you - and we have exactly that for you right now.

Currently, the WD Black SN850X SSD is on offer at Amazon, negating the expense that some high-end SSDs can demand. The Amazon UK price is super low, but only on the model without a heatsink too so you'll need to source that bit yourself.

US - WD Black SN850X 1TB SSD: was $129.99 now $87.60 at Amazon

UK - WD Black SN850X 1TB SSD (no heatsink): was £157.99 now £69.95 at Amazon

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Here's a great deal if you're shopping for PS5 games this Cyber Monday!

PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade is massively discounted at Amazon and currently far below its digital price. This is a new lowest-ever price for the popular action game, which has been one of this year's most sought-after releases. It's a sci-fi adventure with stunning graphics and seriously challenging melee combat.

It's PS5 Pro enhanced too and easily one of the best games to experience on the system. You can choose between either a wonderfully smooth 80fps performance mode, or a richly detailed 4K 50fps quality mode - both good options if you want to really see what the PS5 Pro can do.

The game also recently received a major update, adding all-new features like a photo mode. A DLC that adds some cool Nier: Automata crossover content is also available, but is sold separately.

US - Stellar Blade: was $69.99 now $49.97 at Amazon

UK - Stellar Blade: was £69.99 now £44.95 at Amazon

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One of the biggest attractions of the PS5 Pro is that its sizeable 2TB of storage means you'll have no trouble getting a whole library of games at your fingertips.

However, if you're looking for a way to take multiple PS4 games onto PS5 Pro, or just store them with your regular PS5, then an expandable storage like I've found here is well worth considering.

The WD Black P40 1TB external hard drive is a perfect device for doing just that, and it's come crashing down to a second lowest-ever price at Amazon right now! Snap it up and sort your storage woes (hopefully) in one fell swoop!

WD Black P40 1TB: was $139.99 now $99.99 at Amazon

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Treat yourself to 19 inches of Venom with this incredible Marvel's Spider-Man 2 deal. Right now the collector's edition version of the game is discounted by a massive $70 / £70 at PS Direct.

It includes a voucher code for the Digital Deluxe edition of the game, plus all pre-order bonuses. You also get a physical package with a steelbook case for your shelf and a massive 19-inch statue that features Spider-Man and Miles Morales fighting together to defeat Venom.

It almost goes without saying, but this would also make for a fantastic gift, especially for anyone with a PS5 Pro given the game's enhancements for that console.

US - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Collector's Edition: was $229.99 now $149.99 at PS Direct

UK - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Collector's Edition: was £219.99 now £149.99 at PS Direct

Best Buy's 30th Anniversary restock today

In case you didn't know, Best Buy is having a PS5 Slim 30th Anniversary Edition and DualSense 30th Anniversary Edition restock today for Cyber Monday, potentially letting you get your hands on the highly desirable limited edition gear.

There is a catch though - as it will only be available through Best Buy drops in the Best Buy mobile app. Head to your app store of choice and download it now, sign in then come back here to hit the links below to navigate to the items quickly so that you don't miss out when the time comes...

PS5 Slim 30th Anniversary Bundle: $499.99 at Best Buy (December 3)

30th Anniversary DualSense: $79.99 at Best Buy (December 3)

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One of our favorite deals of this entire Black Friday and Cyber Monday PS5 sales period is the massive savings on PSVR 2 that we're seeing across both sides of the Atlantic.

Furthermore, the PSVR 2 - Horizon Call of the Mountain bundle has dropped to the exact same price at many retailers, including PlayStation Direct! This is the model we'd recommend if you immediately want to pair one of the best PSVR 2 games with your headset at no extra cost.

US - PSVR 2: was $549.99 now $349.99 at PS Direct

US - PSVR 2 Horizon Call of the Mountain bundle: was $599.99 now $349.99 at PS Direct

UK - PSVR 2: was £529.99 now £335 at EE

UK - PSVR 2 Horizon Call of the Mountain bundle: was £569.99 now £349.99 at PS Direct

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As folks finish work in the UK, it's a good time to remind readers on that side of the Atlantic of the excellent DualSense deals currently running at EE - even on some of the most recently released variants.

Among almost the whole range of DualSense controller discounts the retailer has got running, the best are on the new Chroma colorways - where you can save a whopping 26 quid!

PS5 DualSense Chroma Pearl: was £69.99 now £43.99 at EE
PS5 DualSense Chroma Indigo: was £69.99 now £43.99 at EE

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There's a superb US deal on one of my favorite ever wireless gaming headsets which would be perfect for PS5 and PS5 Pro users.

The excellent Astro A50 wireless gaming headset is down to what I believe is its lowest-ever price right now at Best Buy and offers a brilliant way of getting premium gaming audio for less right now. Yes, this model is a little bit older, but quality endures and so this is a super deal.

Just note: you will have to get an HDMI adapter like Astro's own one to make the A50 work well with the PS5 but this huge price cut helps to offset that expense.

Astro A50 wireless gaming headset: was $249.99 now $149.99 at Best Buy

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This Cyber Monday deal lets you nab a high-quality wired gaming headset that's perfect for PS5 at a new lowest-ever price in the US.

Right now the Razer BlackShark V2 X is $25 off at Amazon taking it down to its cheapest yet at the online retailer. This headset plugs directly into the headphone jack on your DualSense Wireless Controller and boasts a lightweight 240g design with memory foam ear cushions.

It also has Razer's distinctive pilot-like aesthetic, meaning that it's both stylish and practical.

Razer BlackShark V2 X: was $59.99 now $34.99 at Amazon

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According to a presentation seen by The Register, Google offered millions of euros in incentives to the Cloud Infrastructure Service providers in Europe (CISPE) to continue its antitrust complaint against Microsoft.

The offers reportedly included financial contributions and software credits to encourage the group to take on Google’s hyperscaler rival.

However, although Google hasn’t denied offering such financial rewards to CISPE, it says that they were not linked with an alleged effort to take on Microsoft.

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The documents revealed that former Google Cloud VP Amit Zavery presented a package of benefits including a €4 million ‘Members Innovation Fun’ and an additional €10 million for trade association activities. The company also reportedly offered €100 million in Google Distributed Cloud software credits over a five-year period.

A CISPE spokesperson told The Register, “I can confirm that the CISPE members were presented with alternative options to accepting the Microsoft deal. I cannot reveal any of the terms.”

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A Google spokesperson added: “Google Cloud has long supported the principles of fair software licensing. We were having discussions about joining as a member to help CISPE continue to fight against anticompetitive licensing and promote choice, innovation, and the growth of the digital economy in Europe.”

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Microsoft appears to be on another drive to remind Windows 10 users that their operating system will be out of support next year, and that they should be thinking on what to do about that already.

We’ve seen a few such initiatives of late – since Windows 10 had less than a year left on the clock, back in October – and Windows Latest pointed out a further spurt of activity on this front.

The tech site noticed that on one of Microsoft’s help pages, in this case for troubleshooting the installation of updates for Windows 10 on a Surface device, there’s a new banner at the very top of the page that states: “Support for Windows 10 will end in October 2025.”

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To ‘recommend’ is putting it mildly – if you don’t have security updates to patch up vulnerabilities as they appear, you’re really exposing yourself to some major risks when online.

There’s also a ‘Learn More’ button underneath the banner which links through to Microsoft’s hub for advice about out-of-support operating systems (or platforms soon to join this club, namely Windows 10).

Windows Latest further observes that Microsoft has recently tweaked “hundreds of support documents” that pertain to Windows 10 to add this banner, or similar efforts.

(Image credit: Microsoft) Analysis: Time to take action

The idea is obvious enough, then. As 2025 rolls into view, Microsoft is updating pretty much every help article and support page it has for Windows 10, reminding those still on the older OS that it’s time to think about migrating to Windows 11.

Of course, there are more options available than simply upgrading to Windows 11 – which may not be possible for some folks with older PCs that don’t meet the hardware requirements for Microsoft’s newest operating system – and we cover those in our article about preparing for Windows 10 End of Life.

They include moving to a different operating system entirely – such as a Linux distro (maybe one that resembles Windows somewhat) – or paying for an extra year of support (a choice Microsoft has only introduced for consumers with Windows 10).

As 2025 progresses, we can expect more of these banners to appear across Microsoft’s various web pages, no doubt – and Windows 10 users will doubtless get some pretty big nag screens hitting them, too, especially as October 2025 comes close.

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• A leak suggests the next top Snapdragon chipset could be at least 20% more powerful than the current one
• However it could also cost a lot more
• This chipset is likely to be used in the Samsung Galaxy S26

All signs point to the Samsung Galaxy S25 series being tremendously powerful, thanks in large part to these phones likely using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. But while the Snapdragon 8 Elite delivers true laptop-level power, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 could be substantially more powerful again.

Leaker Digital Chat Station (via NotebookCheck) has claimed that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 will be at least 20% more powerful than the current chipset, while still being energy efficient.

And while we don’t yet know for sure which phones will use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2, based on past form we can be almost certain that the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra will, and it’s very likely that the rest of the Samsung Galaxy S26 line will as well, at least in some parts of the world. Beyond those phones, numerous other high-end 2026 Androids are also likely to use it.

An expensive upgrade

However, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 could also come with a downside, as leaker @Jukanlosreve has claimed that its price is set to “increase significantly” relative to the first-gen Snapdragon 8 Elite. And if it does cost more, then that could mean the phones that use it will also cost more.

Qualcomm is expected to significantly raise the unit price of the 8 Elite 2nd Generation AP, just as it did this year.Key points:•Due to various internal and external factors, the price of the 8 Elite 2nd Gen is set to increase significantly.•Notifications have been sent to…December 2, 2024

The first-gen Snapdragon 8 Elite is itself thought to costing phone manufacturers a lot more than the previous-generation chipset, which could lead to the Samsung Galaxy S25 and other upcoming handsets costing more than their predecessors – and if this latest leak is accurate then we could be in for at least two years of price rises in a row.

That would be unfortunate, even if it does allow for enormously powerful devices, but it’s worth remembering that these are extremely early leaks. The first-gen Snapdragon 8 Elite was only announced back in October, and hardly any phones even use that yet, so we’re still probably almost a year away from seeing the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2.

As such, we’d take these leaks with a pinch of salt, as even if they reflect Qualcomm’s current plans and goals a lot could change in the next year.

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