Poll: What Are Your Thoughts on Black Friday?

I love the online deals but I'm not going to risk getting stabbed over a TV in store.

The height of depravity, the decline of western civilization, practice for the zombie apocalypse. Maybe all those things and more. Black Friday is the celebration of the worst aspects of humanity fighting for a 150.00 HDTV. When future historians pontificate about when the decline of humanity began they'll pinpoint the beginning to TV news media doing Black Friday reports.

Here in Greece most deals area scum. They rise the price a couple of days before Black Friday and when the time comes they sell it for the old price, advertising big sales. For example CoD WWII was 53 euros, they rised the price at 70 and now they say its a deal at 53 again.
Not saying that all deals are like this, you can find some pretty nice prices if you search a lot and great deals when it comes to TVs. I finally got a 4k yesterday, now only if I had a pro!

i spent exactly £0, though i spent the past three days in the netherlands where i didn't see a single 'zwarte vrijdag' in store offer (not that i was particularly looking for them). i did see a bbc report this morning that suggested interest in black friday in the uk is waning, with only 1 in 5 likely to make a purchase, and almost 1 in 3 believe the deals are not all they're cracked up to be. personally, i still expect some prices to go lower before christmas.. e.g. CoD, AC:O, and definitely BF2 will hit rock bottom if the amount of copies still sitting on shelves is anything to go by.

That picture is pretty accurate regarding the American retail scene on black friday: consumers mindlessly swarming around products like a horde of zombies. Dawn of the Dead has never felt so relevant!

$40 psplus is nice

If there's something I specifically want or need and it's on offer then great, but otherwise I don't really bother. A lot of things seem to be the same price or cheaper at other times throughout the year. I've never braved a shop on Black Friday. It's absolute madness how some people behave and quite sad actually! It represents a lot that is wrong with modern western society. In any case, the BBC reported that shops weren't exactly heaving. I think most people either can't be arsed or simply don't have the cash, given the strain on disposable incomes.

Black Friday isnt really that bad at all if you do it correctly. I have gone out the last 3 or 4 years and havent seen any of the craziness like what is pictured above. Main reason being is that we dont go right when the stores open because thats when its the worst. If you go after the initial rush, most good items are still in stock. Even took my kids with us this year and it was fine. Busier than usual but no stampedes, no trampling, just a regualr shopping experience for the most part. Got some awesome deals !!

I've spent a lot more than i intended to, but got some great deals on GTsport (£18). Destiny 2 (£20). Horizon: zero dawn (£20), and South Park: Fractured but whole (£28). That should keep me quiet for some time.
Also i know the missus has got me Uncharted: The Lost Legacy for Xmas for (£13).
I agree with Sammy, Black Friday has been very good this year in the UK for us gamers.

@legalstep

Hahahah.

You have won the internet today!

The day where adults turn back into children fighting over toys.

The only games that seem to be on sale are the games that I already own; Uncharted, Horizon, Last Guardian, etc. The games on my wishlist aren't discounted. So what's the point?

black Friday in New York is the greatest.that being said.I shop online.I bought 5 games already retail game.no digital game nonsense stuff.and I bought me a ps4 pro.next week I will buy 3 more ps4 games.word up son

I am usually all over BF but not this year. Will snag a couple of PSN games and that's it. I have spent a lot this year and I havent even played half of it anyway.

@get2sammyb Maybe I should get both of them. At least Wolfenstein, I've only heard good things about that game.

@Kidfried I know, but I already own that game! That's what I meant, it feels like they're spying on my library and discounting everything I already own. Uncharted, The Last Guardian and Horizon are all below €20. Yet Rise of the Tomb Raider is still €30+. Even Ratchet & Clank is more expensive that Horizon currently is, the discounts aren't consistent

wolfenstein 2 and evil within 2 are both under £20 on the high street, for anybody interested.

I got 4 games and a new Crystal Red dualshock 4 for Black Friday from Bestbuy.ca. I don't go into the stores because it's too busy for my liking. I'm happy I live in Canada and not USA, cause it looks like utter chaos on Black Friday down there!

Discounts are good to have. I've been looking online, but I didn't see any deals that I was eager to get. Backlog is quite hefty, so I didn't want to buy many new games right now.

I ate my kid for a Blu-Ray player.
With a yo-ho-ho and a jingle jingle jangle.

@Kidfried Yeah I noticed. But I prefer physical copies.. first world problems

Meh, I got Destiny 2 for £20 given @themcnoisy referral but in truth it seems really boring and fine. Good hardware deals I guess.

I do not think the deals will really be much better than the Christmas sales. But if you want an early gift then its been worth it. Only 1% of those surveyed actually left the house to shop for a deal thats suprising.

Square Enix NA online store has a great sale going on. Check it out~
I did good for 60$

@Splat Is it really that bad in the stores?

I mean £50 for 3 AAA games is pretty incredible (Horizon, GTS & Lost Legacy) I've spent most of the year not beeing keen on Horizon, first hour or so in, and im eating every single undecided word I ever said about it

@Flaming_Kaiser Go YouTube Black Friday Fights...

On second thought don't it's sad how some people are.

I went out earlier today and it was busy but not crazy. Got a couple good deals on some games and picked up some gifts for the wife. I've never actually seen the crazy things on YouTube in person on BF, guess I just picked a good place to live. Shame I get to miss out on the zombie apocalypse training though.

@Kidfried Absolutely.

@Rudy_Manchego yes, trapped. now ive got someone to play with lol.

Got a cracking deal for a new phone with Vodafone - and as my contract was up, I call that a win. Bought nier automata for 25 quid which im happy with, and picked up Ac Origins Ltd edition for my brother in law for Christmas. And I picked up life is strange on PSN. If Argos continue their deals over the weekend I may pick up Battlefield 1 or some vr games. Trying not to go overboard though.

@OutspokenHuman Good luck I hope you get the job! Start a new one myself on Monday...

Anyway didn't buy any game related goodies this black Friday though would have got Nioh and Knack 2 for £12.99 each if I'd seen it in time... D'oh!