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It feels like we spend a lot of time at the Gaming Deals blog covering the Nintendo Switch's runaway (and somewhat unexpected) sales success. With all the hype surrounding Nintendo's still-quite-new console, it's easy to forget that the PS4 and Xbox One are still selling - and selling well. Today's news comes from Sony, where...

As anyone who's been following the Gaming Deals blog will know, we've been eagerly tracking the sales progress of the Nintendo Switch since it launched back in March 2017. Will the Nintendo Switch succeed? Google Trends say "yes" - February 2017 One month in, just how well is the Switch doing? - April 2017 Nintendo...

The internet was abuzz yesterday with the news that Nintendo would be revealing a "new interactive experience" for the Nintendo Switch. What would it be? A VR headset mount for the console? Alternative Joy-Cons with different button layouts? A new amiibo-based game? Well, if you thought any of those, you're wrong, because it turns out...

The Xbox One Elite controller, when first announced back at E3 2015, represented a watershed moment for the console itself. The Xbox One launched with the Kinect sensor and the mandate of being an entertainment centre as well as gaming console. The Elite controller, with an RRP of well over £100, interchangeable buttons and more,...

We’ve already posted several blogs analysing the big three consoles’ performance over the last few months, including this one where where we found the Xbox One had edged the PS4 and Nintendo Switch in terms of unit sales over Black Friday. The main takeaways from our posts was that the gaming industry was in better...

Here at Console Deals, we don’t spend all our time finding deals on games; occasionally, we find a bit of time to play them too. Here, you’ll find our six man team’s favourites collated into one handy list. Regarding the criteria for selecting this list: We make no claim for these being objectively influential games,...

Just when we thought we'd seen the final new console bundle of 2017, we've spotted a new bundle on the PS4. Advertised as the 'For the Players' bundle, the package contains a 1TB PS4 Slim console in black, Gran Turismo Sport, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and two DualShock 4 controllers. This bundle is notable for...

Nintendo recently announced their revised target for first year Switch sales as 14 million units. This number is significant, as it would mean the Switch had taken just 12 months to surpass the total number sold by the Switch’s predecessor, the Wii U. Coming after the monumental success of the Wii had re-established Nintendo as...

Which console sold the most on Black Friday 2017? Which individual model was the most popular? Did the Xbox One X sweep all comers? Find out here.

Need a PS4 to play PlayLink games on? Here's our pick of the best bundle out there currently:

At 2017’s annual E3 conference, amidst the usual flurry of coverage about new games gearing up for release over the holiday period, the news that the next mainstream Pokémon RPG would be released on the Switch, Nintendo’s home console-handheld hybrid, was presented in a relatively hurried bolt-on to Nintendo’s main showcase. The reaction to the...

November 7th: It's here! After months of anticipation, the Xbox One X launches today amidst worldwide interest. All the information below remains correct. If you're convinced to give the world's most powerful home console a whirl, click here to buy yours today! August 21st update: The Xbox One X can now be pre-ordered. June 11th...

The Xbox One X is finally here. We break down exactly what's gone into the new console, plus answer a few commonly asked questions about the system.

A leak from a major UK retailer has confirmed the existence of a white version of the flagship version of the PlayStation, the Pro.

Any regular visitor to the Gaming Deals will be well aware of our penchant for covering the staggering sales pace of  the Nintendo Switch, the Japanese gaming giant's latest flagship console. We don't expect you to trawl through everything we've written thus far on the topic, so here's a quick recap: In February, the month...