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Sony offers freebies, nearly 40 discounts to mark PlayStation Vita's third birthday

The PlayStation Vita is now three years old, and Sony is celebrating the occasion with some free goodies and deep discounts in a big sale that starts tomorrow, the company announced today.

Sony launched the Vita in North America three years ago yesterday — Feb. 22, 2012, just over two months after the handheld's debut in Japan. The original unit was supplanted by the "slim" PCH-2000 model last May.

Vita users can pick up as many as three free items over the next week. The first is a cute Toro and Friends theme for the Vita dashboard, which regularly costs $1.99 but will be available gratis from Feb. 26 through March 2. Players of Fat Princess: Piece of Cake, the free-to-play match-3 game that was released last month, can download a free pack of eight gold coins (regularly 99 cents). And Destiny of Spirits players can receive a Spirit called Himiko that's usually available only while hunting in the in-game region of Japan. Users must complete the tutorial by midnight on Feb. 25 to qualify for the gift.

The birthday sale itself will begin tomorrow, Feb. 24. Discounts of up to 70 percent (80 percent for PlayStation Plus subscribers) are available on 38 different Vita games, including Jak and Daxter Collection, Muramasa Rebirth (screenshot above) and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward. Here's the full list:

Product Name Platform Plus Price Sale Price Original Price
Angry Birds Star Wars PS Vita $ 9.60 $ 14.80 $ 39.99
Atelier Meruru Plus PS Vita $ 15.99 $ 23.99 $ 39.99
Atelier Rorona Plus PS Vita $ 15.99 $ 23.99 $ 39.99
Atelier Totori Plus PS Vita $ 15.99 $ 23.99 $ 39.99
Ben 10: Galactic Racing PS Vita $ 3.00 $ 5.00 $ 9.99
Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified PS Vita $ 10.00 $ 15.00 $ 49.99
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles PS Vita $ 7.49 $ 8.99 $ 14.99
Deception 4: Blood Ties PS Vita $ 15.99 $ 23.99 $ 39.99
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z PS Vita $ 7.50 $ 12.00 $ 29.99
Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable PS Vita $ 12.00 $ 20.00 $ 39.99
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd PS Vita $ 19.99 $ 23.99 $ 39.99
Home: A Unique Horror Adventure PS Vita $ 2.49 $ 3.49 $ 4.99
Hyperdimension Neptunia ReBirth 1 PS Vita $ 15.99 $ 23.99 $ 39.99
Jak and Daxter Collection PS Vita $ 8.10 $ 13.50 $ 26.99
Jet Set Radio PS Vita $ 4.99 $ 5.99 $ 9.99
Let's Fish! Hooked On PS Vita $ 3.00 $ 5.00 $ 9.99
Limbo PS Vita $ 3.00 $ 5.00 $ 9.99
Metrico PS Vita $ 4.20 $ 7.00 $ 13.99
Monster Monpiece PS Vita $ 11.99 $ 17.99 $ 29.99
Muramasa Rebirth PS Vita $ 7.50 $ 12.50 $ 24.99
New Little King's Story PS Vita $ 9.99 $ 11.99 $ 19.99
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus PS Vita $ 15.99 $ 23.99 $ 39.99
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD PS Vita $ 4.99 $ 6.99 $ 9.99
Orgarhythm PS Vita $ 3.00 $ 5.00 $ 9.99
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale PS Vita PS Vita $ 5.40 $ 9.00 $ 17.99
Putty Squad PS Vita $ 9.99 $ 14.99 $ 24.99
Ring Run Circus PS Vita $ 2.00 $ 3.50 $ 9.99
Silent Hill: Book of Memories PS Vita $ 14.99 $ 17.99 $ 29.99
Sumioni: Demon Arts PS Vita $ 3.00 $ 5.00 $ 9.99
Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment PS Vita $ 15.99 $ 23.99 $ 39.99
Tales of Hearts R PS Vita $ 19.99 $ 27.99 $ 39.99
The Amazing Spider-Man PS Vita $ 9.60 $ 14.80 $ 39.99
Tiny Troopers Joint Ops PS Vita $ 3.99 $ 5.59 $ 7.99
Urban Trial Freestyle PS Vita $ 0.70 $ 1.75 $ 6.99
Valhalla Knights 3 PS Vita $ 6.00 $ 10.00 $ 19.99
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward PS Vita $ 7.50 $ 12.50 $ 24.99
Cel Damage HD PS4, PS3, PS Vita $ 0.60 $ 1.00 $ 1.99
Gods Eater Burst PSP, PS Vita $ 6.00 $ 10.00 $ 19.99

The sale ends March 2.

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