Amazon has announced that its next 48-hour sale, Prime Big Deal Days, will take place on October 8 and 9. Huge discounts on a variety of items, collectibles, and more.
Early Amazon Big Sale Day Discounts
While the best deals will be available during the sale, there are already some noteworthy early Prime Big Deal Days discounts available to take advantage of, including price cuts on a variety of Amazon devices, including Fire TV 4K Sticks, Kindle Fire tablets, and this 50 inch Fire 4K Smart TV. If you want to browse early deals for yourself, Amazon now has a Prime Big Deal Days hub. The following is a list of important transaction categories:
Amazon Prime Day Deals at a Glance
We’ve rounded up some early Prime Big Deal Days deals below that caught our eye. Be sure to check out GameSpot’s Prime Day hub in the coming weeks as more early discounts will be available.
Second round of streaming and TV deals ahead of Prime Day
Amazon’s 4K Fire Sticks and Fire TV Cube now work with Xbox Cloud Gaming, so now’s a good time to pick one up and pair it with a Game Pass Ultimate subscription and an Xbox Wireless Controller for $44 (regularly $60) . Amazon still sells three months of Game Pass Ultimate for $45, while you’ll have to pay $60 directly from Microsoft.
Round 2 of Kindle Fire deals ahead of Prime Day
Now’s a great time to buy a Kindle Fire tablet, with over 50% off on the 8-inch high-definition model. You can get one on Amazon for $60 (originally $130). If you need a kid-friendly tablet, you can buy the Fire Kids Edition for as little as $55. These tablets are available in standard and professional models. The Fire Kids Pro tablet has a thinner rubber shell and is designed for children ages 6-12. Standard Fire Kids tablets are suitable for children ages 3-7.
Amazon Echo launches ahead of Round 2 of Prime Day sales
The most eye-catching early deal on Amazon’s Echo smart home devices during Prime Big Deal Days is the Echo Pop with Sengled smart color bulbs, which has been reduced from $60 to $25.
Second round of smart plug deals before Prime Day
Amazon’s popular smart plugs aren’t currently on sale, but you can save money on Kasa’s highly rated smart plugs.
Arcade1Up deals before Prime Day Round 2
You can also save on a range of Arcade1Up cabinets, including the Ms. Pac-Man Countercade for just $120 (regularly $180), the Mortal Kombat Head-to-Head Arcade Machine for $300 (regularly $700), and the Attack From Mars Pinball Machine $500 (original price $750).
Prime deals are only available to Amazon Prime members
Like Prime Day, the official Prime Big Deal Days discount is only available to Amazon Prime members, so you’ll need to be an active subscriber after the sale starts to qualify. You can join Amazon Prime for $15/month or $140/year.
New subscribers get the first 30 days of service for free, and since we’re within 30 days, you can sign up now and take advantage of all the upcoming offers.
It’s worth signing up now as we expect more early deals to appear in the days leading up to the sale on October 8th and 9th.
