The New PlayStation Portal Unboxing and First Impressions
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- Опубликовано: 15 ноя 2023
- The PlayStation Portal has officially released and I've gotten my hands on one! This remote play only device offers a way to play your PS5 in a small portable handheld form, so long as you have wifi to connect to and its strong enough to keep the gameplay looking smooth. Let's unbox it, turn it on for the first time, and see how this new kind of PlayStation handheld works out.
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The sad thing would be kids whose parents buy this as a holiday gift thinking they don't need the PS5... hope it's clearly marked on the box
it says on the corner that a console is required
Good, that means returned units marked down -$50
Meh they should read before buying, it helps.
If Nintendo did that with the Wii U: that shitty "feature" of requiring a console would be on national news
Not really gonna be available in stores for holidays.. it does say it in the box though.
The more I look at it, the more it reminds me of that one gamecube controller with a keyboard in the middle for fantasy star
What I want to know is if it has "nearby" functionality like the Vita and PS4. For those who don't know, the PS4 and Vita had a specific connection when they were in each other's vicinity called Nearby which would allow you to do remote play without an internet connection. You had to be closer to the console, but the lag is negligible and the artifacting is non existent when you're at the correct distance. To activate the feature you just make sure the "connect directly to PS Vita/PSTV" box is ticked
Yeh and you could also play your ps3 via remote play via the psp and vita lol it as if we are going backwards lol there is absolutely no need for this it’s basically a paperweight you would be better off buying another tv for the same money or something like a steamdeck
It started with the ps3 and the vita I don’t believe it was never on the psp I was beta tester for it sorry
The PSP kind of had it with the PS3. for the most part, u could only use the PSP as a controller, tho.
It was very limited but a good walk so the Vita could run
wii u gamepad vibes
(Only difference is the Wii U gamepad can be resold for profit, this thing is worthless 💀)
From what ive heard, the portal will use wifi direct when close enough to the ps5
Man, I just want Sony to make dedicated handhelds again.
Blame the fans. You guys failed the Vita when it was a genuinely great system! People need to remember that the 3DS had a HORRIBLE launch. It was the perfect opportunity for the Vita to gain an early lead, but the fans didn’t support it
@@juansanchez209Exactly. People that want a dedicated handheld didn't care for the vita.
APUs like those by AMD right now are powerful enough to play all the modern AAA games at 30+fps..even matching last gen console performance.
whats Sonys excuse for introducing this 💩 right now instead of a new PSP to compete with the likes of Ally,LegionGo or the steamdeck???.......besides duping people with this 'Useless without a ps5' 200$ brick(expensive sony branded bluetooth earphones extra,if you want wireless earphones)
@@resean2727WE WANTED A GOOD ONE! WE DON'T SETTLE! SONY FAULT
@@juansanchez209definitely not the fans fault. The vita failing was 100% Sony's fault.
The portal is for me I work 2 jobs and got a family so when I get home I pick it up and play for about an hour or two and I’m happy. When I want to play longer then I go to my tv ps portal 🙌🏿🙌🏿👍🏿👍🏿
My first impressions running Fortnite and mw3 on home WiFi. I was impressed at how well it ran. Performance was smooth. Felt like very little drop off from the tv to this device. Just have to get used to the slightly larger distance of where the DualShocks are on it
I love unboxing videos of products we know what they have in the box, the basic. But still, everytime something like this comes along, there's thousands of unboxing videos.
Make sure your PlayStation has a landline ethernet I noticed it works 100
times better than running Wi-Fi to the PlayStation and to the portal… i also turned both lights off round the joycon and mute button and put the haptic feedback down to low or medium to save battery. Or you can turn it off ..
Yes good observation
Best video on this device i have seen soo far!!
Waited all day for this video lol.
Hi love the video! I was wondering with the PS Portal, are you able to connect controllers and play with friends in the same room? For example, play madden or 2k and use the portal as the monitor?
Wow I got mine yesterday and watching this today and Kevin literally loaded up the same game I decided to play first on the portal, Control lol
I'm just shocked that Sony did not implement a direct wireless connection akin to the Wii U, so that it would have a better connection and experience... They poorly implemented this in the PS Vita/PS4, and it didnt work as well as using a local wifi network, so maybe thats why.. But surely that could have done better this time. They could provided a charge dock that plugs in to the PS5, that also doubles as a wireless transmitter (with an additional wifi band) to get it to work better. Or maybe even implement a wireless hdmi like setup with the PS5s USB c port.... It's not like anyone is going to take this massive thing out of their house anyways...
the hell u want an hdmi on that as you have the main ps5 XD?
Even the wii u could only output 480p because of the connection, not that the technology hasn't improved since then, but like, still...
I think they did a good job, got this thing 2 days now and love it. I play in bed and mainly single player. Works great IF you got decent router / internet connection at home. I'm using an archer, my PS5 is connected wireless. I get 215mbps and it works. Played 2 hours yesterday, no lag, no glitching al fun.
I see myself playing more on this, when my kids take over the tv screen in the living. Fun to hang around on the couch while playing on my portal.
I’ve been taking it outside of my house since I bought it. You all need to stop trying to speak for a majority of people. Speak for yourselves. I don’t like moving my ps5 from room to room, I have gigabit speeds, where I live in md I have access to good WiFi via metro/work/doctors office at Walter Reed, everything working great for me. Id much rather use this than remote playing on my phone and using focus mode.
This is....unintelligent.
That PlayStation jacket is dope
It’s probably $100+ 😅
Is there a picture of Jim Ryan holding this thing yet? We need one before he leaves!
I hope I find one soon. I tried to get one yesterday but no store in my town got them. 😭
I was able to buy 3 yesterday 2 on Amazon and 1 on bestbuy, and they keep restocking but without a monitor you will never know..
Look forward to picking one up. I remote play all the time and would love a larger screen that doesn't require managing two different devices (tablet and controller). And I'd love to keep the dual sense features.
I have zéro problems playing on this. Playing even Returnal without any problems. Love it.
this is perfect for me...at work its either i play with on my phone or sleep....
Blue hat for those icy temps. Nice!
The Wii U is looking pretty good in 2023.
Love your PlayStation hoodie
I actually like the device. I used it laying in bed and I used it at a hotel the other day worked good. Except the hotel wifi was a little choppy but went back to being good right away.
I have it. Love it. Exactly what I expected. Can play and hang with the fam bam at the same time. It will also get better with time. But my experience so far has been fine. Not perfect. But just fine. 😊
Just a question, are you able to play your games on it even when you’re not at home and near the PS5? Let’s say you go on vacation somewhere can you still play your games normally as if you were at home?
Yes you can still play it
@@jayxis_yes you can play it anywhere as long as ur console is on rest mode and you have WiFi
It works even with my 5G phone hotspot.
Awesome
The Wii U is the only device I’ve seen that can pull off flawless remote play. I’m surprised they didn’t give us the option to connect directly with this for a smoother experience like with the Wii U.
I wouldn’t say flawless. Couldn’t really leave the room. But that was also over ten years ago, so it gets a pass
I have a gaming pc gaming laptop Xbox ps5 and ps4 switch all good pro controllers and now ps portal thx for letting me know what I’m getting
Looks pretty sleek and nice looking ain’t gonna lie
Just got mines and it looks amazing if only it were only a dedicated handheld
Damn I want that hoodie!
I found it funny that it got "airplane mode" when it got no way to play games offline, just shut it off at that point. Sad that this is what Sony wanted to do rather than the next PSP, I'm only getting one is if is ever on sale for $150
Sale? Its not happening after 2 or 3 years 😅
Can you use two portals at the same time, like two controllers?
It’s a good item for what it is but just too limited in functionality at the moment still happy with it overall though
Got mine a few days ago and I absolutely love it. I jumped into Diablo 4 and went to a location with lots of activity to see what the frame drops were, and I didn't notice any. Looks and works really good so far. My only concern is long-term if the controller starts drifting or something happens like that. I've had 2 dual sense controllers have problems so far.
The touch pad should be bigger and put it right in the bottom corner instead of being small and a little bit high.
They need to come up with a portable case now ... The headsets will be out in December 6th
Would love a video comparing it to the backbone!!
It’s obvious no one gonna win both are useless handheld
@@TitusMHbackbone is useful, it works as a controller for other games not just remote play, you can connect it to different devices wired.
Can I use this in a different household from the one the Ps5 is located?
It's a Sony Backbone with a screen. The Backbone does the same streaming with any phone. This looks more durable. The Backbone looks like it could break a phones charge port. The PS4 also has a streaming app for phones. The VITA streams with PS3 and PS4. So this is like a VITA without it's own games on the go. Downside is your console has to be on to use this. You can't stream directly from PS Plus Premium. You have to have a PS5 console on for it to stream from PS Plus.
I love mine but only thing I couldn’t figure out is the touch screen touchpad stuff lol could t figure out how to open my map on Jedi Survivor
A tablet and a dual sense controller is better? I have both so do i need this? Using remote play its gonna be the same or even better? Thoughts please...
What is the proposal of Flight Mode if it is only Wi-Fi/ Remote Play device? 🤔
@@Packin-Heat well, fight mode disables all connections to a device. Your reasoning for adding the "Flight Mode" to the Portal is for "Cloud Streaming" makes no sense.
What is the Flight Mode for??
Would be nice if you had a better mic by the Portal to give a sense of the audio quality. Couldn't hear the theme music you were talking about.
It's not great
How does it compare to the remote play app?
Does your PlayStation 5 have to be connected to the internet at home when you are on vacation somewhere eles with your ps portal? Even if where you are on vacation you have excellete internet conection. I know it has to be on rest mode.
Thats my question
Do discs need to be in console for them to play if you have the disc versions of games?? Is it more for digital gamers that's my question???
Should've been called dualsense portal
Hi. I just got a Portal and I’d like to ask a question. When I have been using it, I’ve noticed that the control sticks have less resistance when I push them in comparison to a Duelsense, which has more resistance when pushed. Is it the same for you?
I’ve been spending a heck amount of time with it. Played Mortal Kombat 1, Fortnite, a little bit of Alan Wake 2 and they’ve all been very very responsive and looks great on the display. I thought a game like Alan wake 2 as dark as it is would look pretty bad but nope, the display handles it very well
Can you play FC24 ??
@@abellazjay4597 absolutely. Can play any game that’s on ps4 or ps5
Been playing MK1 on it cause I figured if it's good enough for fighters then it should be good enough for pretty much anything else. It's OK. Tiny bit of jitter but definitely playable
I think it's pretty cool.
Bro I like you sweater
Does this have to be on the same WiFi connection or can I play it from outside of my home network?
Still a cool device not perfect but cool so glad I pre ordered especially with scalpers
seeing this review really makes me wish they just made a full stand along handheld that could play games anywhere. I would have 100% bought that. Thinking of scenarios when i would use this are limited and make it not really worht it to me. i like the design though
What were your network speeds?
Now I can finally play my games while having Netflix in the background…😌
Question, what’s the point of airplane mode if this a remote only device?
My main question is, is there any difference between the streaming quality/experience compared to say remote play on your ipad with a ps5 controller connected? Optomised any better etc...
Or we thinking its a 1-1 just experience?
I have high upload speed and it hasn't skipped a beat compared to my phone which doesn't really either . The difference is it's ability to connect quickly . It connects to remote play 10 times faster than my phone . The speakers a crips ,the screen colors are accurate, and all the dualsense functionality is present . When it's in your hands it wraps up all together into a very nice feeling piece of tech
@@XxkrazymagexX nice cheers for the insight! Tempted for sure as hogging that tv is becoming more and more a struggle aha.
Does it have a direct connection with the ps5 if you don’t have Wi-Fi
lol what can you even do with it in Airplane mode?
My question is: If you have two accounts on the ps5. Can one person use the ps5 on one account and someone else use the other account on this device?
any of you know if this thing can be set up without tv? don't own a tv, won a ps5 about a month ago in raffle, started saving for tv but i don't really need nor want a tv as i don't watch tv or anything. would it be possible to set it up without a tv/monitor connected to ps5? perhaps this ps portable connected with its cable into ps5?
All fun and game till the WiFi goes out.
Can always use the hot spot on ur phone. I wanted a regular handheld as well but why are people so pissy about this? You don’t like don’t buy it lol.
Unboxing. People should buy oranges and make videos unboxing them, really useful .
So can I play this at work on my phones hotspot??
Nintendo : *disowned Wii U and pretend that it never existed
Sony : "A man's trash is another man's treasure"
This is the PERFECT form factor! We love the game controller already. Why change that? If it had been way different, people would’ve complained “why didn’t they just cut a dual sense in two and put a screen in the middle?” Seriously it’s perfect!! $200 … shut up and take my money
Did you know you can play ps portal away from home while ps5 on and it’s not necessary to have same WiFi
I would have preferred a next-gen PlayStation Vita 2 but even if they had allowed offline play for this like you could download some sort of like a game to it like two maybe even four games just like some limited amount of on-board storage I'd be down with it but I'm going to stick to my Vita and my Android hand helds, oh and my Nintendo switch.
Super happy with this device. It’s just unreal playing these big PS5 games on the go. I’m amazed at the capabilities this thing has. Can definitely see myself putting thousands of hours into this device, even moreso than my Sony Vita
It will start to drift before you even hit 500 hours.
If i have two kids with different accounts, would one be able to play on the PS5 while the other one plays on this device at the same time?
What is the Airplane Mode for?
This uses some mid-ranged Snapdragon processor... An improbable future with a variant of Elite X chip is all we can dream of... running the games locally with edge or pro version!!
Played my first game on the portal last night and it's defective. It keeps sticking and freezing then jumping to the screen adjust menu then back to game then jumps to the HDR set up menu. It even does this on the main menu. Have contacted Sony but may just send it back. Not a good start!
Can you travel with this and leave your PS5 at home?
Will you need WiFi to play offline games?
Ah yes The Playstaion portalable
With lag😂
@@dennisveneman9469cause of your internet 🌞💀
Drop the price by about $100 and I would consider it an interesting kick knack at best. Don't get me wrong, it's quality made, it's just that if you're going to make a handheld, make one that can do things that my phone can't. Doesn't help that playstation in general have been making some wild decisions lately.
Playing Sonic All Stars on it and it looks amazing
Amazing? The resolution sucks
@@kennykij1 didn't to me. This isn't an OLED console like a oled steam deck. For what it is, it looks great on mine. Sorry if yours sucks.
Can’t wait to get mine!!
You can rename your PS5 in settings aka Living Room, Bedroom, etc.
Need the PSP EDGE 😈
So basically it's an extra controller for your ps5 that has a screen on it
I have the PlayStation portal and one thing I noticed if you’re downloading a game the portal acts all weird
Does it only play off of digital downloads only? Or can it run off discs too
as long as the disk is in your ps5 you can play it on the hand held
Every single PlayStation game uses the touch pad as a menu button. Does that mean you have to constantly be tapping the screen to open menus?
I can’t imagine stick drift later on 😅
can u use it as controller?
When your hat matches your PS5 faceplate ✨
I got to agree with a lot of people describing this as a Wii U gamepad, singing how you have to have a PS5 nearby.
It be cheaper and better to just get the Backbone for your phone to play games remotely anywhere and it could be used to play other games that aren't PlayStation.
You dont the ps5 nearby it plays the same as a phone on remote play.
but you must have a phone for your backbone..so its expensive phone + backbone
@@x0Fang0x if I remember correctly you can't use Remote Play with this device that isn't the same internet connection.
Even so it's still extremely limited compared to just buying a phone accessory.
@@piensluc7444 What you don't have a phone?
Pretty much everyone has a phone so you can't add the expense of a phone to that🤦
Not to mention it's still more expensive you need a PS5, tv ans this device.
@@Shendowx - if you add the price of your phone and the backbone no way for 200 bucks together, so these combo is way more expensif than the portal ! also the screen of the portal is much larger than your average phone and you don't have on the backbone the dual sense feelings etc.... also don"t forget people buying this device is because thay have a ps5 its a remote device nothing more.
Why does this have an aeroplane mode?
Soooo Sony Backbone V2?
6:12 Why would you need airplane mode?
The crazy part for me is that I can remotely stream games to my phone and connect a Dual Sense controller to my phone via Bluetooth right now at home.
Yeah but it’s a pain. I feel like the convenience of having it in one device is worth $200.
Where’s the convience of buying a $200 controller that’s larger than a Duel Sense? Is it that hard to toss a controller in your bag? Is glueing together your screen and controller really worth $130?
@@JakeyJonesyour phone becomes immediately useless if you remote play. You can literally use no other function of your phone without it disconnecting your session . It kills your phone battery and you need 2 devices to play comfortably. The portal also connects way faster than your phone does and I mean it significant. I got the fold 4 and it connects faster than that .
When you’re on the go, the instances where you would want to connect and play your PS5 are very short sessions. Also your phone is not using any computing power to run the games, it’s just streaming them and logging the controller inputs. I’ve never had an issue with battery, and even if I did, phones have fast charging. I don’t know if the PS Remote Play app is different on the fold, but there’s an option in settings to have the game run in the background if you wanted to check a notification or put on a video without closing the session. Otherwise, gaming is a very focused activity that I don’t normally need to use my phone actively while doing. None of these problems are particularly notable, especially enough to justify a $200 device that’s larger than a controller. That’s not more convenient. If you really wanted to pay for a convenience, the backbone is $99 dollars and is slim enough to fit in a pocket. Or paying for an Ethernet cable makes your connection far faster. This device is too limited to be more useful than the current solutions.
Does it work with the ps4?
PlayStation has said with the $160 a year PS+ there is cloud gaming coming soon and an update will come to the Portal to allowed for cloud gaming.
My biggest problem with this device and any other mix of devices you would use like an iPhone and a backbone for example is wifi latency. I have a wifi6 router with a Pixel 7 Pro and an S21+. I removed every wifi device from the network to cut down on congestion and I even changed the wifi channel to one thats not being used by surrounding neighbors and I still get dropped frames because of wifi latency. The experience is not smooth. And this isn't limited to just my PS5 but my gaming PC too where I use sunshine as a host and moonlight as a client. Both machines are hardwired as well.
Maybe wifi6e improves on this? Idk but I work in IT and I understand networking pretty well. If I can't get a remote play device to work smoothly with no frame drops I can't imagine the frame drops the average user with an older wifi5 router will experience.
please review quest 3
Came here for an unboxing, got all your criticisms.
Good review Kevin Kenson! I have the portal as well. It certainly looks wacky but it’s kind of already grown on me. It’s more comfortable and the screen looks great even for an LCD screen. I haven’t noticed a lot of lagging and if it is, you can’t tell it. I’m enjoying it despite what the critics are saying about it and even if it’s not Bluetooth or whatever.