PlayStation Network Flash Sale news: 2017's hottest games up for grabs at discounted prices

PS4 owners were able to grab the latest and hottest games of 2017 for a discounted price on Sony's Flash Sale on the PlayStation Network from Dec. 8-9. Facebook/PlayStation

PlayStation 4 Flash Sale was live on the PlayStation Network on Saturday, Dec. 9. Players were able to grab the latest and hottest games at discounted prices.

Sony launched a massive Flash Sale on their PlayStation Network (PSN) as part of the yearly Game Awards. PlayStation owners were able to get the latest games for their consoles for a discounted price — but only for a limited time.

Players who were able to avail of the PSN Flash Sale were able to get the latest and biggest game releases of the year such as "Call of Duty: WWII" for $50. This is only the base edition of the game and originally costs $60.

Players were also able to get "NBA 2K18," "South Park: The Fractured But Whole," and "Assassin's Creed Origins" for only $42 during the Flash Sale. PS4 owner were able to grab "Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus" and "Destiny 2" for $30 and $32, respectively.

Also, some of the biggest PS4 exclusives were made available for the PSN Flash Sale. Players were able to grab the PS4 exclusive "Uncharted: The Lost Legacy" for just $20.

PS4 exclusives "Persona 5," "Nioh," and "Pyre" were made available for $30, $20, and $12 respectively. Games such as "The Witcher 3: Complete Edition," "Resident Evil 7: Biohazard," and "Rez Infinite," to name a few, were up for grabs for $25, $30, and $18, respectively.

The PS4 Flash Sale on PSN went live in the early hours of Friday, Dec. 8 and was available for PS Plus and PSN members as well. The sale ended on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 8 a.m. Pacific Time.

Speaking of the PS4, the console has sold over 70 million units, The Verge reports. This is only in four years after its release in 2013.

The PS4 is catching up fast to its predecessor, the PS3, which sold 80 million units since it was released in 2006. Microsoft, on the other hand, needs to up their marketing strategy for the Xbox One since they have sold only around 20 million units of the console.

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