For gamers who prefer physical media, the PS5 Slim with a disc drive strikes a perfect balance between flexibility and performance. At $449 during this Prime Day deal, it’s $50 off, making it an attractive choice for those who enjoy building a physical game collection or prefer buying used games to save even more.

Amazon's October Prime Day event is here! We've rounded up all the worthwhile deals on Wirecutter picks here.

The PS5 suffered a jump in price with its latest refresh, with the discless option suffering a $50 rise in price. But as part of early Prime Day sales for October, you can save $50 on both disc-based and digital-only consoles right now. The digital-only model is currently down to $400, with the disc drive-equipped version now down to $449 .