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Portable post-Black Friday deals take off from Xbox Ally, 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: Xbox Ally has various deals (pretty short-lived, but likely gettting 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 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...

Evercade VS console and arcade game pre-orders live

After an impressive effort last Thursday, there is less than 20% 15% 10% no stock of the Founder Edition stock left. Can't say I'm surprised given the £169 price point for the black unit and all those goodies. Great to see the Evercade moving units so well, I'm amazed at how popular it is, given the modest bubble of fans on Twitter, and I can't wait to see the fan base grow with the new models. 


On the plus side, if black is not really your thing, then the more budget-conscious white models are now live for pre-order, along with the first four arcade collections, depending on what bundle you choose. Popping up on Amazon and other outlets, expect brisk trade based on the original Evercade launch. 

Tip: Buy the red cable and you can use your Evercade handheld as a controller for the Vs! 


Argos already has the Vs consoles Premium (£109) and Starter (£89) packs up for pre-order. If you're new to Evercade, you an also save a few £££ on some of the earlier cartridges. Game also has pre-orders up. If you are outside the UK, Evercade has a handy list of stockists.

Please note, if you do buy from Amazon UK, I get a tiny commission that goes toward buying carts for reviews and content. 

Note that the cool black controller is only available separately on Funstock if you want to mix things up a bit. The new Vs console and arcade games will ship on November the 3rd, but the original handheld is in stock in most places if you want to splash into #EvercadeCove right now. 

Be aware that the Namco 1 and 2 carts can't play on the new Vs console due to a licensing issue, but hopefully that will get sorted. Otherwise, all carts play on both the handheld original Evercade and the Vs console. 

While all the fuss might be about the new Arcade carts, remember the upcoming Bitmap Brothers and Intellivision carts, highlighting the Evercade's wide-ranging love of retro across all formats. Long may that continue, however we get to play them! 


Wake me up when October ends! 

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