The best gaming deals, including Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom pre-orders

Hello, and welcome again to Polygon’s weekly dispatch of deals we think you should know about. Every Saturday, we’re summarizing big discounts that you might have missed if you aren’t always online. More than just rehashing, we’re sharing new deals we’ve stumbled upon, as well as insights into what other readers are buying. Let’s go!

This week’s best deals on gaming

It is almost time for the momentous event: Tears of the Kingdom – The Legend of ZeldaThe game will be released in just one week on May 12, Friday. It’s the biggest game of 2023, and the most important launch in years for the Nintendo Switch.

I’m sure many of you reading this have pre-ordered the game. If you haven’t, there’s still time to secure a physical or a digital copy in time for release day. After the jump, you’ll find out how to save money on your next purchase.

Save money on your purchase Tears Of The KingdomIf you are a subscriber to Nintendo Switch Online ($20 per year), you can pre-order NES/SNES games online. Also, you will have access to DLCs and trial trials as well as the ability to back up all your saved data in the cloud.

You can save up to $30 by purchasing a 2-pack of digital games for just $99.98. Tears Of The KingdomPlus an extra $59.99 for a third game. Here is the full list of games that are eligible. The vouchers can be stored for a maximum of one year. You must however, subscribe in order to redeem them.

Nintendo Switch Individual Membership

The prices are taken at the time of publication.

For $19.99, you’ll get access to Switch Online for a year. You can play online and back up all your saved games to the cloud. It also allows you to access classic NES and SNES and Game Boy titles. You can also save money on digital vouchers.

Star Wars Jedi Survivor’s buggy launch last week overshadowed just how good this game is. But now that Respawn and EA have patched the game to improve its performance, it’s easier to recommend that you buy it. You’ll love it if you enjoyed its predecessor. Jedi: Fallen Order (play that first, if you haven’t already), there’s a lot more to love here, and you can get a $10 gift card when you buy it from Amazon or Target. That’s not quite as good as the $10-off sale we saw earlier this week, but it’s a solid freebie nevertheless.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (PS5, Xbox)

The prices are taken at the time of publication.

Cal Kestis & BD-1 are back in the latest adventures. This game picks up directly after the events of 2019’s Jedi: Fallen Order.

Black Mesa, the polished, Valve-approved remake of 1997’s Half-LifeSteam is offering a new version of the game with improved graphics at just $4.99. If you’ve yet to play through the game that helped to put Valve on the map as a game studio, I recommend playing this version.

Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment/Insomniac Games

If you’re a PS5 owner who bought Marvel’s Spider-ManSony will charge you $10 for the PS4’s remastered version, regardless of whether the PS4 is purchased digitally or physically. The remaster used to be included in the original purchase. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition at the PS5’s launch in 2020.

There are some caveats: if you own the game on disc, you’ll need to put it into your PS5 every time you want to play the digital remaster. And, if you have claimed any edition of the game with your PlayStation Plus subscription (in other words, if you didn’t explicitly purchase the game), you won’t be eligible for this upgrade price. You’ll have to pay $49.99 to get the remaster.

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This week’s best deals on entertainment

This week, Star Wars fans celebrated “May the Fourth,” and retailers did, too, cutting prices on all sorts of Star Wars-related gear. Thankfully, many of our May the Fourth deal picks are still happening, including Best Buy’s tiny price cut on its very cool (and exclusive) Steelbook 4K Blu-rays for each film in the original trilogy. You can get each one for just $27.99. You’ll get a 4K UHD Blu-ray that’s compatible with select Blu-ray players (including the PS5 and Xbox Series X), plus a 1080p Blu-ray and a digital copy of the film.

Check out The Female Action Films if you like the idea of Hong Kong films that feature a predominantly female cast. The Line of DutyThis month, the Blu-ray release of this franchise is scheduled. For one, it’s full of familiar faces, like Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen, and it just kicks so much ass. Plus, ahead of its May 16 launch date, it’s selling for $54.99 (originally $99.95)

The collection includes four films, on four CDs. It also contains many special features. You’ll get Royal Warriors, Yes, Madam!, In The Line of Duty 3Then, In The Line of Duty 4.

It’s always a good time to plug the seminal anime film, Ghost in the ShellThis 4K UHD Bluray includes 1080p Bluray and 4K Digital Copy. The original price was $22.99. This film, which celebrated its 27th birthday in March just recently, still has a fresh feel. It was released in celebration of the 25th anniversary.