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Portable hardware Black Friday deals take off from Nintendo, Evercade and more

 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...

More PSP games hit PlayStation Plus

Sony's Pursuit Force, developed by BigbigGames and released in 2005, was an invigorating action title among a great roster of PSP auto games. It gets a much-deserved new lease of life as an addition to the PlayStation Plus Premium tier this month. Apparently the sequel Extreme Justice is the better game, so I hope to see that soon. 


It is joined by Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow, successor to SF: Dark Mirror, and Hit Maker's Blade Dancer, a crafting-heavy turn-based RPG, all arriving on May 16th. Not a bad set of additions, and showing the breadth of the PSP's roster, but the PlayStation retro team need to be hitting this level every month. And adding in the upscaling, filtering and other gizmos to make these classics look great. 

And here's a look at the PS4 version in action with the slightly cleaner vehicle edges, smoother detail around the landscape, and just as tough a challenge to complete the missions. Some of the backgrounds look very ropey on a larger screen, but your focus will be on driving, jumping and shooting, so not a problem. 

Pursuit Force PS4 PS+

All the games have trophies, adding value to a replay and the usual PS+ tweaks to make these games a little better looking. 

Next on my list, off the top of my head and ignoring pesky licensing issues, would be:

  • WipEout Pure/Pulse
  • Burnout Legends
  • OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast
  • Castlevania: Dracula X
  • Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy
But with so many great games, there's plenty more I'd like to see. 


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