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Gaming culture is saturating the mainstream now more than ever — yes, even more than when "Pac-Man Fever" hit the Billboard charts in 1982. Last year, Apple TV's critically acclaimed Mythic Quest invited viewers into the world of game development. Celebrities like Chris Gethard, Robby Hoffman and Martin Urbano turned to the gaming platform Twitch as an alternative to live comedy shows during quarantine, helping to bring more attention to the live-streaming platform. And the pandemic helped many of us — who may have fallen off from gaming sometime between Frogger and Fortnite — rediscover that love.
In the last year, sales surged for the Nintendo Switch, as homebound gamers explored the virtual world of Animal Crossing, and the launch of next-gen gaming systems like Playstation 5 and the Xbox Series X and Series S led to retailers selling out in minutes.
All this to say that now, with everyone and their grandmother (literally) gaming, you might think there's little need for sales to incentivize anyone to buy games. Yet, with Labor Day weekend upon us, you can still find great deals on great games, and even some extremely hard-to-find systems too.
We've scoured the internet for the best gaming deals this Labor Day for Xbox, Playstation, Switch, PC and more. Think of us as your Professor Oak, or the man in the cave from The Legend of Zelda, and this is your map. Now it's up to you to put your skills to the test — and see if you're quick enough to score some of these hot titles and next-gen systems before they're all gone.
