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Portable Gaming System pulls out of Kickstarter for good, but it's still coming March 2017

It's an emotional rollercoaster

Portable Gaming System pulls out of Kickstarter for good, but it's still coming March 2017
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For those who never heard of Portable Gaming System, it's a very a very ambitious project started a little while ago by its developers to bring the power of PC gaming in a bite-size (or rather pocket-sized) form. Sadly, PGS has announced that it's being pulled from Kickstarter – but it's not all doom and gloom.

With two versions of the device pinned – PGS Lite and PGS Hardcore – only the Hardcore version is set to be released. Retailing at $360, consumers are given the chance to purchase the device at a discounted price. Check out their most recent blog post to find out how.

PGS is a revolutionary project that created a ton of excitement in both consumers and the media and raised more than the $300,000 needed to start development in just five days. That's the sort of result that requires a bottle of champagne and the highest of high-fives.

However where there's light there must also be darkness as rumours started to spread that the PGS was just a scam. The idea took off to the point of which PGS's developers have decided to cancel the Kickstarter only several days from the campaign's end and refund all of the money to those who invested.

Like I said at the beginning, it's not all doom and gloom as the PGS received private funding and will still keep to its initial release date of March 2017. You can pre-order the PGS on the product's website here or buy it when it comes out on Amazon and Gearbest.

Emily Sowden
Emily Sowden
Emily is Pocket Gamer's News Editor and writes about all kinds of game-related things. She needs coffee to function and begrudgingly loves her Switch more than she lets on.