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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...

Romancing Saga 3 physical release on the way?

Now that PSN has closed to new Vita games, any trophy listings that pop-up have to be for physical releases. I was expecting to see Indigo 7 appear, as the developer was talking about a late surprise, having missed the PSN window - which would have to be through PlayAsia. So far, so logical.

However, seeing Romancing Saga 3 trophies listed is more of a pleasant shock. Assuming its not some regional trophy shuffle action (which the PS4 badge might lean toward). The Square RPG was a PSN-only release back in 2019, but always seemed worthy of a grander release as the company's last Vita production. 

Update: A PS4 physical version is listed as going on-sale for Switch and PS4 on PlayAsia this week, so it could be that (with the Vita tagging on as a mistake or afterthought).  But wouldn't it be cool if PA managed to sneak out a little Vita production run? 

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Given the PSN version is still £27, any physical shouldn't be a relative bargain - assuming PlayAsia is looking at bigger releases and partnerships, beyond indies and niche Japanese publishers. That depends on the size of the production run I guess (after Limited Run's Super Meat Boy low-yield effort). Hopefully, if this pans out, PlayAsia will make a little more effort for the pack-ins with a limited edition, rather than their usual CD and card.


PlayAsia said earlier in August that they would have some Vita news "soon." They must hate trophy listings appearing for ruining their announcements, but since there's so little Vita news these days, anything at any time is a blessing. Of course, if it is a PSN quirk or mistake - apologies for getting Vita owners excited over nothing but the coincidence of RS3 turning up alongside a "confirmed" release is pretty convincing. 


Keep checking back for details of pre-orders and anything else that arrives. With such a high-profile release, there's always a suspicion that this might be the last Vita title, but guess we'll find out soon enough. 

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