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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...

PlayStation VR 2 on the way

PlayStation VR for the PS4 sold around 5 million units by the start of 2020, so is likely 6-7 million now, which isn't a great attach rate, but not bad for an immersive gadget. That's more than enough for Sony to have another shot with an improved PS5 model offering 4K imagery and higher refresh rates for a better visual experience and a simplified one-wire connection. 

All the juicy tech details are on the Sony blog, but no word on price. The virtual reality system will launch with a Horizon Call of the Mountain (with a ludicrously tiny gameplay clip) episode from Guerrilla and Firesprite, so plenty to look forward to. And it helps Sony differentiate from Xbox and Switch. 

But as the first "accessory" for the PS5, I wonder if a remote player handheld (absolutely not a Vita 2) will be far behind? Sony needs to do more in the "play anywhere" space, rather than sticking a smartphone to a DualSense.  

A peripheral with a HD screen, strong 5G/WiFi stack and streaming processor would make a great second screen in a Vita-slim-style case, with the extra triggers. And if there is enough power for backward compatibility and an updated Vita/PSP/PSone "legacy" store, that'd be cool. Just a thought.  

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