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Festive portable deals take off from Xbox Ally, Nintendo, PlayStation and Evercade

This page started for black Friday but has moved on as the deals come and go. I will update across the festive sales, as new portable hardware deals appear. I won't hype them as "pocket change" or "fire sale" like some sites, because that's bollocks.  December deals :  Evercade has 30% off various hardware, depending on the store, check the blog for details .  PlayStation Portal is currently £20 off on Amazon UK  (another £10 off for refurbs)  Update: Valve has jumped in with 20% off the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model (down to £279 in the UK) Update: Xbox Ally has various deals (pretty short-lived, but likely getting cut again for the post Christmas sale).  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 Europ...

Don't mention Share Play to your German friends!

I mentioned Share Play once, but I think I got away with it! If that reference passes you by, never mind! The basics are that Sony's Share Play service for PS4 in Germany is limited to those within the country, so no trans-European or global gaming for those with a Bavarian postcode etc. The details are buried in the very fine print in Sony's T&Cs.

Why mention this on a Vita blog? Because the technology is basically the same as Remote Play, and its not too hard to imagine Sony trying to get PS4 users to herd their Vita friends into upgrading by letting them have a shot at some PS4 titles, particularly ones that aren't too heavy on the buttons.

This is down to crazy German restrictions to keep out violent games, and is nothing to do with Sony, who are only following orders.

Would you be happy to Share Play on your Vita, or does that just seem like another feature the handheld doesn't need tying it to the PS4 when we'd rather have some actual games of our own?

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