Can you believe it? The 2024 holiday season is now upon us, and that means it's time to start your annual gift shopping for your friends and family members. If you're looking for the best gift ideas for any breed of gamer in your life, look no further. I've scoured those stores for the most popular gifts this season.
Better yet, we’ve not just focused on the veterans. Collected below are some entry point purchases for anybody looking to get into this amazing hobby for the first time. Or, alternatively, anybody looking to make a platform switch to broaden their gaming horizons.
Table of Contents
Current Game Deals
Great Console Deals
Gaming Inspired LEGO
Current Gaming Deals
Need a cheap game or the best price on the hottest new title? We've got you covered for all of the major gaming platforms.
Switch Game Gifts
What's hot?
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (-15%) - A$68
- Super Mario RPG (-14%) - A$69
- Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (-15%) - A$68
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (-20%) - A$64
- Switch Pro Controller (-21%) - A$79
Old gold stocking fillers
- Mario Kart 8 Del. (-20%) - A$64
- Super Smash Bros Ult. (-12%) - A$79
- Shin Megami Tensei V (-50%) - A$49.98
- Animal Crossing New Horizons (-20%) - A$64
- Batman: Arkham Trilogy (-50%) - $44.97
- Scribblenauts Showdown (-91%) - $4.94
- LEGO Skywalker Saga Del. (-80%) - $19.99
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Xbox Game Gifts
What's hot?
- Starfield (-67%) - A$39.70
- Starfield Constellation Ed. (-60%) - A$198
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-32%) - A$75
- Assassin's Creed Mirage (-65%) - A$28.89
- CoD: BLOPS 6 (-20%) - A$88
Old gold stocking fillers
- GTA Trilogy [Updated](-70%) - A$29.95
- Mass Effect Legendary (-65%) - A$35.40
- Marvel’s GotG Cosmic Del. (-46%) - A$54
- CoD: MW2 (-57%) - A$47
- Avatar: Frontiers (-60%) - A$47
- The Crew Motorfest (-72%) - A$28
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
PlayStation Game Gifts
What's hot?
- Silent Hill 2 (-17%) - A$99
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-32%) - A$75
- FF VII: Rebirth (-33%) - A$79
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (-14%) - A$99
- Star Wars Outlaws (-30%) - A$77
- FC 25 (-23%) - A$85
- CoD: BLOPS 6 (-20%) - A$89
- Horizon ZD Remastered (-14%) - A$69
- LEGO Horizon Adventures (-10%) - A$99
- Astro Bot (-19%) - A$89
- NBA 2K25 (-31%) - A$75
Older gold stocking fillers
- GTA Trilogy [Updated](-59%) - A$40.95
- GTA V (-53%) - A$28
- FF XVI (-25%) - A$64
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (-21%) - A$99
- Avatar: Frontiers (-60%) - A$47
- Hogwarts Legacy (-55%) - A$49
- Prince Of Persia: TLC (-53%) - A$28
- Sonic Origins Plus (-40%) - A$36
- GT7 [PS4](-27%) - A$79.95
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
Great Console Deals
Newcomers to gaming ought to know about its constant platform vs. platform war. Obviously, you should be such tribalism. Pick a few different consoles. Enjoy 'em all.
Switch litter pick: Personally, I'd go with the Switch OLED Neon. Unlike the cheapest option (the Switch Lite) the OLED connects to your TV and the gaming experience looks so much better than the original Switch console.
Steam Deck litter pick: Honestly, it depends on your preferences. Get an older LCD Deck with more storage (an imperative when some AAAs weigh in over 150GB+) or a sexier-looking OLED Deck with smaller space.
Xbox litter pick: Once again, it's a question of what you value. The Xbox Series X is a beast with generous storage. It's less beefy and cheaper variant, the Series S, can still be paired with a Game Pass subscription for a ton of (less than cutting edge) entertainment.
PS5 litter pick: Yes, the PS5 Pro is the big, high end of 4K-to-8K-delivering beast right now. That said, I find better value in the PS5 Slim. Even more so if you get the disc version that keeps your options open to cheaper "bargain bin" physical games.
Gaming Inspired LEGO
Outfit your gaming cave (or somebody else's) with these plastic fantastic conversation pieces...built from several hundred pieces.
Game Dioramas
Hardware Replications
Actual Playsets
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays at ludicrous difficulties on YouTube.
