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Portable post-Black Friday deals take off from Nintendo, PlayStation and Evercade

 While there's no sign of a discount on the PlayStation Portal or Xbox Ally, portable gamers can still get in on the Black Friday action. From handheld PC gaming devices to Nintendo, there's plenty on offer.  Update: Valve has jumped in with 20% off the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model (down to £279 in the UK) Update: PlayStation Portal has £20 off the range, bringing the white and black models down to £179, and 30th Anniversary Edition to £189. (Look out for another 5% off at checkout!)  First up is  Evercade offering a clutch of offers on hardware and games on Amazon and across other stores in Europe and US markets.  Not all deals have kicked in yet, but the official list is:  Up to 30% off all cartridges released before September 2025 20% off all hardware released before September 2025 US and Canada to receive 20% off all lines released before Sep 2025 Big names, including Evercade Alpha Street Fighter and Mega Man bartop arcade, Tomb Raider, all Super Pocke...

PS Vita firmware 2.00 is live

Enabling PlayStation Plus, the browser as an app you can open during game sessions, email app, backup over Wi-Fi, cloud storage for PS+ users, improved browser performance and other goodies. Features video here.

A few quick tests and notes:

If you launch a PSM title, you will get a new version of the PSM runtime package to download.
Email tested, added a Google account, looks pretty easy to navigate and use. You can check for new mail periodically, add multiple accounts and can be loaded on Startup (from the main Settings app).
Maps, now with added weather and traffic, enabled in the Maps settings section.
Content Manager over WiFi doesn't seem to work, its asking for a setting in Assistant that I can't find (good old Sony and its PC apps). NOTE - You need to download a new new version from here.
PS+ Cloud Storage, need to sign up for that...
More options for Notifications, why are Sony obsessed with flashing lights as a UI method?
Near has had a major upgrade, is faster and less obtuse.
The web browser is a lot better supporting HTML5 according to html5test.com
Trophy synching is a lot faster

The official features list:

Support for PlayStation Plus has been added.
Email app has been added to the home screen.
You can now transfer content between the PS Vita system and a PC using Wi-Fi.
You can now transfer a folder from a PS3 system or a PC to the PS Vita system.
Maps can now display weather information.
The display performance in [Browser] has been significantly improved.
The buttons on the PS Vita system can now be used with more applications.
In Settings, you can now set how you will be alerted depending on the notification type.
In addition, the usability of many features has been improved.

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