As a father and husband this is great for me i can lay in the bed with the wife and play and then when the kids go outside i can sit on the bench and play while they're running around...this device works for a lot of people plus you don't have to be on the same wifi so during lunch break a quick game to pass the time is cool and i don't have to drain my phone battery
@darkrulier I do remote play with my iPad Pro at times but considering the family got their own minds, neither my phone or iPad is available at all times. $200 certainly isn’t a dealbreaker, he’ll I considered buying a dual sense edge but will opt for this instead.
@darkrulier you're right... i do but it kills my battery its interrupted when a call comes thru and there is a slight latency issue and the controls aren't a dual sense that my hands are used to using
I would get a lot of use out of this. Sometimes my wife just appreciates when I’m next to her watching a show even if I’m on the switch. But I also wouldn’t want to spend on it. This seems like the perfect Christmas gift
I actually would love this. I can see it coming in very handy between the kids and the wife wanting the tv, playing in bed and on the go it’s a buy for me
Yes people want it. I feel like sometimes folks try to tell us what we have to want instead of actually asking us. There is no such thing as one consumer who wants the same thing as every other consumer.
@@Silver01Son idk about on the go, you’d still need to connect to WiFi and hope that there’s no stuttering, input lag or latency. Not a true handheld so an asking price of $200 is pretty wild. Especially if you can just use remote play on basically anything
Sure. Why not? 90% of the time I play on my Switch in portable mode is because someone else is using the living room where the dock, PS5 and big screen TV are.
I got remote play working on my steam deck and it is not a great experience. This handheld has the link system that will make the performance significantly better so for me I think this is worth the $200. It lets me play my PlayStation games on a handheld with the quality of my PS5. Then I can use my steam deck for my pc games and switch for Nintendo… I’m a handheld gamer now
Definitely getting it. As a dad and husband it’s very convenient when playing rated M games around the kids or when the wife wants to watch her shows 😂
@@Tareq-uf4em never said it was forced by others? Simply said I was convenient for those moments. If u noticed I said “her shows” she has interest in shows I’m not interested in so I can do something else in that time while still being in the same room lol and if I don’t want my kids seeing Rated M games that their age that’s my choice and there’s nothing wrong with it.
I'm a PS5 owner with a family that use the main TV. This is going to be great way for me to play my PS5 when my wife and kid is using the tv. People are going to say get a backbone... thats $100 and doesn't have haptics and I can't use my phone when gaming....
I’m buying this. Sometimes my wife watches TV in the living room where the PlayStation is. With this, I can play video games, while she watches her shows.
Surprised you said that it's too expensive considering the Dualsense itself is $70, and the Dualsense Edge is $200. To go outside of Sony, the LG G cloud is $350 similar device but with more functionality as it can connect to more services but essentially the same thing being a cloud streaming handheld device. I get that remote play hasn't been the best for everyone and you don't find the concept to be worth that much money, but I think its a fair price. I wish it did more for example being able to play the cloud streaming games (I never get around to playing those.) on it's own, maybe a browser and other streaming services such as the LG G cloud. For me I've only used remote play a handful of times and not for extended periods of time. So it would not be wise for me to pick this up, but once the used ones start showing up I may snag one.
@@stewarde17 could be, and I'm assuming you mean the switch lite, as the others are original 300 and OLED 350. These systems can often be sold at a loss where the catalog of games make up the difference . I cannot deny that the switch is a better value. Again, I do believe they should have added more value to the PS Portal but the price seems about right.
@@echosaxe Remote play is not cloud streaming! You are playing the game directly from your PS5. The game is running on your PS5 not in the cloud. If you have reasonable internet then you will have good connection to your PS5 and the game will play like its on your PS5 except instead of sending the picture to you TV it is sending the image to the Portal. As someone who has used remote play on other devices latency comes into play if you are not on solid internet conmection but in your own house or at a hotel or any place that has good solid wifi.....remote play works perfectly fine. I don’t recommend listening to anyone in this community about remote play because the same people who are telling you that remote play sucks are the same people telling you that X cloud, Geoforce Now and other actual cloud streaming services are great.
@@corey_massey You are streaming the game data over a wireless connection and in my experience they both work well on a good connection. The cloud is simply a data center in place of your own ps5. Obviously the performance of a signal coming from a device in your home while you are still in your home would be a more stable connection than reaching out to the "cloud". I have used PlayStation remote play across states and it still performed well, and in that scenario I don't see how that differs greatly from cloud streaming.
I’ll buy it to sit beside my gf and play while still half watching a tv show. We only have 1 tv so I don’t get any time to play PlayStation when she’s with me. This will be handy but I do feel like they missed a beat by making this only a remote play device. It could’ve been so much more.
there's other stuff I want to do and other places I want to be in my home than sitting at my desk in front of my ps5 when playing. Lying in bed, sitting on my couch, in the washroom, watching a show, etc.. this also frees up the monitor/TV the PS5 is attatched to allowing it to be used for other things/by other people. Lots of use for this. Nice try.
I’m buying it for sure. My kid loves to hog my Switch oled and I don’t use my PS5 enough anyway. Gonna wait for reviews, hopefully it’s good. It looks cool though
I have a completely different outlook. I'm going to wait until black friday for the price to dip a bit, but this is a perfect use case for me if this works as strongly as it seems. I want to play my PS5 from different rooms and from the bed all the time due to having a child and needing to be in different rooms and not able to just sit down for long hours at a time some days to play games. I actually see this doing well. It is a bit high, but the use case for it is something that feel would be pretty common for a lot of people. Yeah, there's other alternatives, like the backbone, but I wouldnt mind paying a bit extra for the dual sense integration and not needing to use my phone to remote play. It's a niche use case, but one that I feel is really common.
For every comment saying “why would they make this, who would want this” you have another matching comment that says “I will absolutely be getting this”. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure
Lol dude probably didn’t expect his comments to look like this. The device has a specific use case and it appeals to those situations VERY well. I’m excited as someone who shares a TV and has it in the bedroom. I can play later on this device and not blind my partner with the TV
I’ll probably actually end up getting it sometime after Christmas. I do wish it could do cloud streaming and wish even more for native PS4/PS5 games. Remote play is typically better than cloud streaming though. I’m really curious to see more about the Portal.
I dont have $600 for ROG Ally or steam deck I dont game on the Go (Have 2 kids to watch on the go, or busy moving between transits) My kids often use the TV for cartoons I cant play GTA or mature games in front of my kids Steam deck's battery is only 2-3 hours. Portal targets 6-7 hours I have backbone, the analog is too small for precise control, and no haptic feedback Remote play using phone screen is too small for my taste So Yes. I WANT THIS
Bruh the Sony hate is unreal. The Dualsense Edge is 199.99. The Xbox elite controller is 179.99....but a PS Portal that is designed like a Dualsense with a good size screen that lets you play your PS games from your PS5 at 199.99 is overpriced. Mind you, the Dualsense Edge is currently the best selling video game accessory on the market right now and the Portal os the same price!!! If its not for you just say that....but all this trying to downplay the Portal like there isn't a market for it, like it isn't a good product....ya'll sound goofy as hell. Millions of people out here buying Backbone controllers to plug thier phone into a flimsy periphal with no actual controller features for 100.00 dollars to play thier PS5 games via an app but 199.99 for a dedicated device with its own screen, all the Dualsense design and features and fully supported and backed by Sony is a dead product to some people....bruh the baffoonry on the internet is reaching an all time high
I think Sony missed the mark with this device for two things, no Bluetooth and no native streaming with the most notably being no Bluetooth like why?, now what makes this device obsolete is that it does what many other devices have being doing for some time, the way Sony could make this device stand out is add storage and allow to download games from our PS5s that way we don’t have to be tethered all the time and can be used really anywhere, minimized the use of wifi just for connecting remotely to the PS5 to download games.
I’m sorry Gamecross but a lot of us parents aren’t naive to game consoles cause we too did have a childhood growing up with video games & are familiar with what the portal has to offer. I will be buying this for myself doe since my tv time is limited with having two kids & a wife 😌
I am a single mother who works and is in school. Most days if I have free time I don't have the energy to sit in front of my tv. I will wait a bit to pick this up, but I will use it to play games in bed.
I have pre ordered this. I like the idea of playing this in the garden or downstairs when the PS5 is in my room. Yes, you can do that using a tablet and a controller. Resting the tablet on a table and using the dualsense is not a great experience. I hope to use this abroad when on holiday, and I hope it works as well as I expect it to.
If they simply made PS Plus streaming compatible on this device it has a tiny bit of value to me. But Remote Play only? Nah I'll just keep my $200 for something actually worth buying.
Why aren't more people like you in the comment section getting more up votes? I can't of people are seriously gonna pick the PlayStation Portal up...or there just Trolls!!
I’m intrigued & all by it but I’m kinda tapped out after getting ps5 in June.. It just concerns me the potential for choppy play.. I still can’t get over my Vita suddenly stopped working out of the blue.. I need to take another look at it
There's a catch....you need to wait for it untill week before release... Not everything is uncovered about Portal.. There's something just few know!!!! Don't judge the book by it's cover.. Premature judgement is never wise.... You should know that by now
Definitely getting it. I remote play to my Steam Deck all the time. To get a device that is even easier to pick up and play. That has a better screen then the Steam Deck and DuelSense features is a must buy for me.
If this was the PS Vita 2, I’d tell Sony to take my money, but I see absolutely zero point in a hand held that’s only good for remote play through the same Wi-Fi connection, that’s a HARD pass for me on that. Give me the Vita 2!
I want 1 I can play this device in bed or if the wife wants to watch a movie in living room . Yes I can get backbone on phone but I’ll rather have a dedicated streaming device then on a phone where it kills the phones batteries. Gamecross take is off
going wait and see i'm still holding out that this trial run and down road they will make one with storage or cloud capability so it would be a true mobile device.
The PlayStation earbuds look cool, but nah this device already needing you to have a ps5 already before buying and being WiFi only is just not it lmao definitely going with the seam deck in the future.
Like a lot of people I would much rather see a PS Vita 2, or some other similar "true handheld" gaming device from Playstation. I have both a PSP and a Vita and I love them both (kinda wish I had bought a couple extra in case the ones I currently have quit working on me). But I don't think this PS Portal thing is as much of a dud as many people are making it out to be. For the price, I actually think it's not a bad deal. The way I see it, it costs just as much as the Dual Sense Edge; but instead of the added features you get from the Dual Sense Edge as a stand-alone controller you get a screen that you can remote-play your PS5 games on. So it's kinda cool if you look at it that way. And, as a lot of people on here have already pointed out, this thing will be perfect for anyone who has to share their main TV with others in their household (spouse, kids, roommates, etc.). I have a wife, but she ALWAYS watches TV in the bedroom, plus we don't have kids and don't really plan to, which means I pretty much always have sole access to the living room TV that I have my PS5 hooked up to. So I can just play my Playstation games on my main TV whenever I feel like it. In addition to that, we do also have a PS4 Pro hooked up to the bedroom TV. So I've got access to a whole library of games in there too (for when the wife isn't watching the TV in there or isn't home; she sometimes works graveyard shift nights). But I do see A LOT of husbands/fathers on here who are actually pretty stoked about this PS Portal. Even I would like the ability to play the games from my PS5 in other places in the house. Specifically we have a nice, screened-in porch where I like to hang out when I want some fresh air. I usually just play my Vita when I'm out there, but it would be nice to be able to play my other PS5 games out there too. Or there are those times when "nature calls" and I end up stick on the toilet for longer than I want to be; and if I happen to be in the middle of a game on my P5 it would be nice to just take it with me while I'm doing my business rather than pausing (especially if it's one of those "I'm going to be in here for a while" situations; I know, TMI. But it does happen to all of us from time to time). I used to be able to do all that with my PS4 Pro and my Vita and kinda miss it. And yes, you can get a Backbone, or a Razer Kishi, or whatever. However, if you are particularly partial to that whole feel and haptic feedback thing you get from the Dual Sense, then this PS Portal is probably the only option. Or in my case, I have a phone with a 6.8" screen, and I consider that to be one of the larger smartphones, so I'm betting that an 8" screen with 1080p and 60 fps is going to be an upgrade from their smartphone for the vast majority of people. So if premium controls and a nice screen are important to you, then this PS Portal might be worth checking out. All that being said, I am thinking/hoping that if this thing does do well that maybe, just MAYBE Playstation will listen to us and come out with an updated version that, at the very least, will allow you to download games to the device so you can play them offline. Or possibly even develop some games specifically "for the PS Portal" (like they did with the PSP and the Vita). I mean how hard can it be to just slap a mini SD card into that thing? Even if it's only a couple hundred gigs you could still download a lot of smaller-mid sized games, or even a few larger games, and play them offline on the device itself without having to deal with the whole Wi-Fi ordeal. It does kinda suck how everything has to be "on-line" these days; and that's the main thing I don't like about the PS Portal. I truly do HATE how things are starting to trend that way. It's like that new Texas Chain Saw Massacre game. I'm a horror geek and planned on getting that day one until I found out that not only do you have to be on-line to play it, it doesn't even have a 1-player and/or campaign option? QUIT TRYING TO FORCE BEING SOCIAL ON ME!!! When it comes to video games I'm a bit of a lone wolf and prefer it that way! In the end though, I probably won't be picking one up right away just because I'm not in a situation where I can just thrown down $200 on something that, for me, is just a "kinda cool convenience". If I could afford to do that then I would have gotten a Dual Sense Edge by now and/or added an additional SSD to my PS5. While I'm sure there's a lot of other people in that same situation as I am, I'm sure there are plenty of people who are gonna snag this thing up on day one. Just judging by what I'm seeing in these comments on here there is definitely a market for this thing. I have a feeling that a lot of the nay-sayers who are predicting this thing will be "dead on arrival" might be surprised by how well it sells. I'm betting it will at least do better than the PS VR2 has done, which is easily much cooler, more advanced, and has more to offer than the PS Portal (in my opinion anyway). It's WAY more affordable than the VR2 at least. It almost seems like there's a lot of haters that just WANT this thing to fail, and that's not very cool in my book. No matter what, I do feel that Sony usually puts out high quality hardware. I do think it's often a bit over-priced, but usually worth it all things considered. As I kinda pointed out earlier, I don't think the PS Portal is really over-priced. Or at least, it's not as expensive as I thought it was going to be. I'm sure that, for what it is, it will be a good quality product. It's hard telling what will happen with this thing, but I am curious to see how it all turns out. We'll just have to wait and see.
When i heard of it i was excited until i looked into it. Soooo it's basically just a remote play device? Like what i already do with my laptop and tablet? Come on Playstation do better🤦🏾♀️
It’s crazy how Sony is going backwards with their new handheld products. A dedicated handheld is what most real gamers want. Hell, you could play the PSP and Vita ANYWHERE you want without internet. This new device makes no sense since you could remote play on almost every modern device these days. I’m not gonna support this cashgrab.
I can’t wait til mine comes in. It’s works for me. I don’t need another system. I rather PlayStation only develop and focus on the ps5 instead of now having something else to create for and give them excuses about game quality. 🤷🏽♂️. Only knock is the wifi thing for now but i know that could change
Being a remote play only is stupid. Having a full handheld would be so much better in every way. I could do share on my phone/tablet and play with a controller. The PlayStation portal in my opinion is just a lazy cash grab
I need to see reviews, I really don’t want it but I’m about to have a kid so I’ll need something portable to I can move around the crib w the baby and not be stuck in front of a specific tv
For me... as someone that already HAS ps5. And you still somehow NEED the ps5 to use that Portal thing... Remote play.. On a small screen.. That isnt a good thing. Its just.. Bad. Not really something that is worth it. And its just remote play. Not. Oh. We are going to let people play Psp and psvita games they have on the handheld thing.. Its just.. Remote play.. That you CAN do on the COMPUTER:. That is still a thing. its streamed tot he computer. So you dont need to be there to play it. So the question is.. Why? What is the range even of this? Its not like the Switch. Where you DOCK IT.. and play on tv.. And then take it out to play it outside.. Or when you need to take a shit. THis is just.. Pointless. Maybe i will get one. Just for the hell of it. Who knows. Maybe it becomes worth something later. Im a big sony fan. But not braindead. Like the people who bought that overly expensive CONTROLLER. But.. I dont know. Its just stupid.
This is dumb question, of course some wants it with different reasons. Me, i want it because here in japan the price of backbone is 19800yen(amazon japan) which i think is 150usd. I think it is a no brainer to pick that one up over this device
Everybody that's thinking of buying this mess is about to waste their $$$, you already can do this ish on your phone. And worse yet most Sony users "Think" you can use it on the go like a handheld, but you can't. You have to be near your ps5 for this mess to work. This mess will go the way of Stadia and will be discontinued within 2 years.
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As a father and husband this is great for me i can lay in the bed with the wife and play and then when the kids go outside i can sit on the bench and play while they're running around...this device works for a lot of people plus you don't have to be on the same wifi so during lunch break a quick game to pass the time is cool and i don't have to drain my phone battery
I’m with you 100% same reason why I’ll be purchasing
Same here, this thing was designed for dads with their TVs being occupied by the family 😊
@darkrulier I do remote play with my iPad Pro at times but considering the family got their own minds, neither my phone or iPad is available at all times. $200 certainly isn’t a dealbreaker, he’ll I considered buying a dual sense edge but will opt for this instead.
@darkrulier you're right... i do but it kills my battery its interrupted when a call comes thru and there is a slight latency issue and the controls aren't a dual sense that my hands are used to using
@@MindFlaySlay exact reason I’ll be getting one as well. U aren’t alone people didn’t like my reasoning for wanting one either lol
I would get a lot of use out of this. Sometimes my wife just appreciates when I’m next to her watching a show even if I’m on the switch. But I also wouldn’t want to spend on it. This seems like the perfect Christmas gift
That seems like a very specific issue. I don’t see any point otherwise
@@adithyanair820 I don’t understand your comment
@@joelman1989
So many Sony haters can't understand that you would buy something that they would not
Exactly. Women just want company, even if it’s just physical and not necessarily emotional. 😂
Yes I'm buying this as I usually use my iPad and Dual Sense to do remote play so putting them in one device for me is just genius
Nope. Getting a Steam Deck that will pull double duty.
I actually would love this. I can see it coming in very handy between the kids and the wife wanting the tv, playing in bed and on the go it’s a buy for me
Yes people want it. I feel like sometimes folks try to tell us what we have to want instead of actually asking us. There is no such thing as one consumer who wants the same thing as every other consumer.
I'm gonna wait on reviews to see how it does. If it does well, I may consider it.
Can’t see any reason to drop $200 on this when you can just play on your ps5
@@xursyn You can't play your ps5 on the go, but with this you can.
@@Silver01Son idk about on the go, you’d still need to connect to WiFi and hope that there’s no stuttering, input lag or latency. Not a true handheld so an asking price of $200 is pretty wild. Especially if you can just use remote play on basically anything
@@Silver01SonYou’re gonna need to be connected to wifi in order to use it so it’s not truly portable
Sure. Why not? 90% of the time I play on my Switch in portable mode is because someone else is using the living room where the dock, PS5 and big screen TV are.
Yes. I want this. My style, how i Play has changed and this is really the thing, that is made for my playstyle.
I got remote play working on my steam deck and it is not a great experience. This handheld has the link system that will make the performance significantly better so for me I think this is worth the $200. It lets me play my PlayStation games on a handheld with the quality of my PS5. Then I can use my steam deck for my pc games and switch for Nintendo… I’m a handheld gamer now
I would, but I wish it was closer to 100-150.
Definitely getting it. As a dad and husband it’s very convenient when playing rated M games around the kids or when the wife wants to watch her shows 😂
Sounds depressing when your gaming urge and time is regulated and forced by others…I would never
@@Tareq-uf4emOne of these days when you become an adult you might understand
@@Tareq-uf4em never said it was forced by others? Simply said I was convenient for those moments. If u noticed I said “her shows” she has interest in shows I’m not interested in so I can do something else in that time while still being in the same room lol and if I don’t want my kids seeing Rated M games that their age that’s my choice and there’s nothing wrong with it.
It's the price we pay for living a happy and fulfilling life my friend.
@darkrulier I know I use my iPad currently but I’m still interested in this.
I'm a PS5 owner with a family that use the main TV. This is going to be great way for me to play my PS5 when my wife and kid is using the tv.
People are going to say get a backbone... thats $100 and doesn't have haptics and I can't use my phone when gaming....
I think the portal is going to sell very well and i want one !
i'm scared about that statement
@@ZacharysGamingExpOG Please elaborate, am i missing something ?
@dokturmastach lol did you actually watch the video. This is overpriced for what it is.
@@Leondragon06 I care only if its useful, and for me its very useful.
@@Leondragon06
199.99 is overpriced? Bro you have bigher issues if 199.99 is too much for a Portal
Well as a father I barely get a chance to use my PS5 with my 65in TV. This will be perfect.
I’m buying this. Sometimes my wife watches TV in the living room where the PlayStation is. With this, I can play video games, while she watches her shows.
Surprised you said that it's too expensive considering the Dualsense itself is $70, and the Dualsense Edge is $200. To go outside of Sony, the LG G cloud is $350 similar device but with more functionality as it can connect to more services but essentially the same thing being a cloud streaming handheld device. I get that remote play hasn't been the best for everyone and you don't find the concept to be worth that much money, but I think its a fair price. I wish it did more for example being able to play the cloud streaming games (I never get around to playing those.) on it's own, maybe a browser and other streaming services such as the LG G cloud.
For me I've only used remote play a handful of times and not for extended periods of time. So it would not be wise for me to pick this up, but once the used ones start showing up I may snag one.
Well guessing he comparing it to Switch which has more function and is same price.
@@stewarde17 could be, and I'm assuming you mean the switch lite, as the others are original 300 and OLED 350. These systems can often be sold at a loss where the catalog of games make up the difference . I cannot deny that the switch is a better value. Again, I do believe they should have added more value to the PS Portal but the price seems about right.
@@echosaxe
Remote play is not cloud streaming! You are playing the game directly from your PS5. The game is running on your PS5 not in the cloud. If you have reasonable internet then you will have good connection to your PS5 and the game will play like its on your PS5 except instead of sending the picture to you TV it is sending the image to the Portal. As someone who has used remote play on other devices latency comes into play if you are not on solid internet conmection but in your own house or at a hotel or any place that has good solid wifi.....remote play works perfectly fine. I don’t recommend listening to anyone in this community about remote play because the same people who are telling you that remote play sucks are the same people telling you that X cloud, Geoforce Now and other actual cloud streaming services are great.
@@corey_massey You are streaming the game data over a wireless connection and in my experience they both work well on a good connection. The cloud is simply a data center in place of your own ps5. Obviously the performance of a signal coming from a device in your home while you are still in your home would be a more stable connection than reaching out to the "cloud". I have used PlayStation remote play across states and it still performed well, and in that scenario I don't see how that differs greatly from cloud streaming.
I’ll buy it to sit beside my gf and play while still half watching a tv show. We only have 1 tv so I don’t get any time to play PlayStation when she’s with me. This will be handy but I do feel like they missed a beat by making this only a remote play device. It could’ve been so much more.
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Bro, these accessories are absolutely SICK and I’ll be preordering the PSP: PlayStation Portal and the Explorer too.
Let’s go!
It's a fair price tag for something that'll make it easy to play the PS5 anywhere in your home.
The only reason I’d want it is if I could play it anywhere outside of home using remote play
@@moseswarshana9588 exactly, otherwise you might as well just turn on the PS5
@@moseswarshana9588exactly
@@tunekas01fr
there's other stuff I want to do and other places I want to be in my home than sitting at my desk in front of my ps5 when playing. Lying in bed, sitting on my couch, in the washroom, watching a show, etc.. this also frees up the monitor/TV the PS5 is attatched to allowing it to be used for other things/by other people. Lots of use for this. Nice try.
I always bring my controller with me to my brother's house, now I can just bring the portable. 1st use case I thought of 😂 it a cool little accessory
I would buy it especially. I can remote play while being in outside taking in some ☀️.
This looks awesome. Dads out there going to be happy.
Definitely getting this especially when I am to be in bed and not in the living room
I’m excited for this device. I almost spent $300 on a Logitech G Cloud. Happy I waited
Both the PSP and PSVITA supported remote play, GameCross
I’m buying it for sure. My kid loves to hog my Switch oled and I don’t use my PS5 enough anyway. Gonna wait for reviews, hopefully it’s good. It looks cool though
I have a completely different outlook. I'm going to wait until black friday for the price to dip a bit, but this is a perfect use case for me if this works as strongly as it seems. I want to play my PS5 from different rooms and from the bed all the time due to having a child and needing to be in different rooms and not able to just sit down for long hours at a time some days to play games. I actually see this doing well. It is a bit high, but the use case for it is something that feel would be pretty common for a lot of people. Yeah, there's other alternatives, like the backbone, but I wouldnt mind paying a bit extra for the dual sense integration and not needing to use my phone to remote play. It's a niche use case, but one that I feel is really common.
For every comment saying “why would they make this, who would want this” you have another matching comment that says “I will absolutely be getting this”.
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure
I’m buying it day one. I play remote at home and it’s near perfect and usually when at work or lake house. It’s nice to remote play.
Lol dude probably didn’t expect his comments to look like this. The device has a specific use case and it appeals to those situations VERY well. I’m excited as someone who shares a TV and has it in the bedroom. I can play later on this device and not blind my partner with the TV
If it was more than $200 it wouldnt sell but at that price I think people will buy it
I’ll probably actually end up getting it sometime after Christmas. I do wish it could do cloud streaming and wish even more for native PS4/PS5 games. Remote play is typically better than cloud streaming though. I’m really curious to see more about the Portal.
I dont have $600 for ROG Ally or steam deck
I dont game on the Go (Have 2 kids to watch on the go, or busy moving between transits)
My kids often use the TV for cartoons
I cant play GTA or mature games in front of my kids
Steam deck's battery is only 2-3 hours. Portal targets 6-7 hours
I have backbone, the analog is too small for precise control, and no haptic feedback
Remote play using phone screen is too small for my taste
So Yes. I WANT THIS
I believe there are millions of dads that have similar situation with me.
Not everyone is a hardcore gamer with money to spend on Steam Deck or Ally
Im grabbing one so the kids can play throughout the house, and i have the Playstation in my room, so it works for me. I just hope latency isn't bad.
Bruh the Sony hate is unreal. The Dualsense Edge is 199.99. The Xbox elite controller is 179.99....but a PS Portal that is designed like a Dualsense with a good size screen that lets you play your PS games from your PS5 at 199.99 is overpriced. Mind you, the Dualsense Edge is currently the best selling video game accessory on the market right now and the Portal os the same price!!! If its not for you just say that....but all this trying to downplay the Portal like there isn't a market for it, like it isn't a good product....ya'll sound goofy as hell. Millions of people out here buying Backbone controllers to plug thier phone into a flimsy periphal with no actual controller features for 100.00 dollars to play thier PS5 games via an app but 199.99 for a dedicated device with its own screen, all the Dualsense design and features and fully supported and backed by Sony is a dead product to some people....bruh the baffoonry on the internet is reaching an all time high
I think Sony missed the mark with this device for two things, no Bluetooth and no native streaming with the most notably being no Bluetooth like why?, now what makes this device obsolete is that it does what many other devices have being doing for some time, the way Sony could make this device stand out is add storage and allow to download games from our PS5s that way we don’t have to be tethered all the time and can be used really anywhere, minimized the use of wifi just for connecting remotely to the PS5 to download games.
its not like we all have the same likes and dislikes but the internet believes that we do
I’m sorry Gamecross but a lot of us parents aren’t naive to game consoles cause we too did have a childhood growing up with video games & are familiar with what the portal has to offer. I will be buying this for myself doe since my tv time is limited with having two kids & a wife 😌
I have a wish for portable PS for 2023 not a remote play device but i cant wait
Yes! I want it. In my country many of us people watch Netflix on our phones with a 40-65" tv in front of us so I see the Target. ✌️
My concern for this is stick drift. The controllers end up with it inevitably. So would I be stuck spending 200 bucks when it doesn't work
Hopefully it comes with a case we can put it in to protect it from dust. That’s what I use for my PS5 controller
I believe the sticks are same as VR2. Different to dual sense maybe better?
Yes actually, it would be nice to play away from PS5 at times, maybe while watching a movie. I wish it could play Ps+ cloud games natively tho.
I think it’ll play better than a phone/iPad/pc over remote play being it’s made for the ps5 remote play
drift? $200 gone
Say hello to the Nintendo Switch...
I am a single mother who works and is in school. Most days if I have free time I don't have the energy to sit in front of my tv. I will wait a bit to pick this up, but I will use it to play games in bed.
The Generic, RUclipsr question when they don’t like something ….
I have Logitech g cloud and I constantly stream on my Xbox series s connected to Wi-Fi and I have no problem streaming
I have pre ordered this. I like the idea of playing this in the garden or downstairs when the PS5 is in my room. Yes, you can do that using a tablet and a controller. Resting the tablet on a table and using the dualsense is not a great experience. I hope to use this abroad when on holiday, and I hope it works as well as I expect it to.
So they're telling me to pay $200 to play my games on a small screen when I have an 85 inch tv right here
I’ll pick it up on Black Friday for $50 😂
I need it for when I travel so I don’t have to carry my ps5, now I can just bring my ps portal 😃
If they simply made PS Plus streaming compatible on this device it has a tiny bit of value to me. But Remote Play only? Nah I'll just keep my $200 for something actually worth buying.
Why aren't more people like you in the comment section getting more up votes? I can't of people are seriously gonna pick the PlayStation Portal up...or there just Trolls!!
Look at it for what it actually is not for what you want it to be. you’ll see this is pretty cool
I’m intrigued & all by it but I’m kinda tapped out after getting ps5 in June.. It just concerns me the potential for choppy play.. I still can’t get over my Vita suddenly stopped working out of the blue.. I need to take another look at it
A PS non-Vita that can do less than the PS Vita has and costs just as much as the PS Vita had. This is pretty much a no-brainer to me.
Yes I WANT THIS !!!
There's a catch....you need to wait for it untill week before release...
Not everything is uncovered about Portal..
There's something just few know!!!!
Don't judge the book by it's cover..
Premature judgement is never wise....
You should know that by now
Definitely getting it. I remote play to my Steam Deck all the time. To get a device that is even easier to pick up and play. That has a better screen then the Steam Deck and DuelSense features is a must buy for me.
I'll buy it when it goes to bargain bin. Walmart clearance self😊😊😊. Because I actually want it, only because it looks kinda cool.
Seems as a whole for a dad this is perfect . I'll be purchasing if it is noticable in difference in latency .
If this was the PS Vita 2, I’d tell Sony to take my money, but I see absolutely zero point in a hand held that’s only good for remote play through the same Wi-Fi connection, that’s a HARD pass for me on that. Give me the Vita 2!
I could use it in my 750 square foot house anywhere. 😅
I want 1 I can play this device in bed or if the wife wants to watch a movie in living room . Yes I can get backbone on phone but I’ll rather have a dedicated streaming device then on a phone where it kills the phones batteries. Gamecross take is off
going wait and see i'm still holding out that this trial run and down road they will make one with storage or cloud capability so it would be a true mobile device.
The PlayStation earbuds look cool, but nah this device already needing you to have a ps5 already before buying and being WiFi only is just not it lmao definitely going with the seam deck in the future.
I like the portal but because I don’t have a PS5 I might buy this.
Like a lot of people I would much rather see a PS Vita 2, or some other similar "true handheld" gaming device from Playstation. I have both a PSP and a Vita and I love them both (kinda wish I had bought a couple extra in case the ones I currently have quit working on me). But I don't think this PS Portal thing is as much of a dud as many people are making it out to be.
For the price, I actually think it's not a bad deal. The way I see it, it costs just as much as the Dual Sense Edge; but instead of the added features you get from the Dual Sense Edge as a stand-alone controller you get a screen that you can remote-play your PS5 games on. So it's kinda cool if you look at it that way.
And, as a lot of people on here have already pointed out, this thing will be perfect for anyone who has to share their main TV with others in their household (spouse, kids, roommates, etc.). I have a wife, but she ALWAYS watches TV in the bedroom, plus we don't have kids and don't really plan to, which means I pretty much always have sole access to the living room TV that I have my PS5 hooked up to. So I can just play my Playstation games on my main TV whenever I feel like it. In addition to that, we do also have a PS4 Pro hooked up to the bedroom TV. So I've got access to a whole library of games in there too (for when the wife isn't watching the TV in there or isn't home; she sometimes works graveyard shift nights). But I do see A LOT of husbands/fathers on here who are actually pretty stoked about this PS Portal. Even I would like the ability to play the games from my PS5 in other places in the house. Specifically we have a nice, screened-in porch where I like to hang out when I want some fresh air. I usually just play my Vita when I'm out there, but it would be nice to be able to play my other PS5 games out there too. Or there are those times when "nature calls" and I end up stick on the toilet for longer than I want to be; and if I happen to be in the middle of a game on my P5 it would be nice to just take it with me while I'm doing my business rather than pausing (especially if it's one of those "I'm going to be in here for a while" situations; I know, TMI. But it does happen to all of us from time to time). I used to be able to do all that with my PS4 Pro and my Vita and kinda miss it.
And yes, you can get a Backbone, or a Razer Kishi, or whatever. However, if you are particularly partial to that whole feel and haptic feedback thing you get from the Dual Sense, then this PS Portal is probably the only option. Or in my case, I have a phone with a 6.8" screen, and I consider that to be one of the larger smartphones, so I'm betting that an 8" screen with 1080p and 60 fps is going to be an upgrade from their smartphone for the vast majority of people. So if premium controls and a nice screen are important to you, then this PS Portal might be worth checking out.
All that being said, I am thinking/hoping that if this thing does do well that maybe, just MAYBE Playstation will listen to us and come out with an updated version that, at the very least, will allow you to download games to the device so you can play them offline. Or possibly even develop some games specifically "for the PS Portal" (like they did with the PSP and the Vita). I mean how hard can it be to just slap a mini SD card into that thing? Even if it's only a couple hundred gigs you could still download a lot of smaller-mid sized games, or even a few larger games, and play them offline on the device itself without having to deal with the whole Wi-Fi ordeal. It does kinda suck how everything has to be "on-line" these days; and that's the main thing I don't like about the PS Portal. I truly do HATE how things are starting to trend that way. It's like that new Texas Chain Saw Massacre game. I'm a horror geek and planned on getting that day one until I found out that not only do you have to be on-line to play it, it doesn't even have a 1-player and/or campaign option? QUIT TRYING TO FORCE BEING SOCIAL ON ME!!! When it comes to video games I'm a bit of a lone wolf and prefer it that way!
In the end though, I probably won't be picking one up right away just because I'm not in a situation where I can just thrown down $200 on something that, for me, is just a "kinda cool convenience". If I could afford to do that then I would have gotten a Dual Sense Edge by now and/or added an additional SSD to my PS5. While I'm sure there's a lot of other people in that same situation as I am, I'm sure there are plenty of people who are gonna snag this thing up on day one. Just judging by what I'm seeing in these comments on here there is definitely a market for this thing. I have a feeling that a lot of the nay-sayers who are predicting this thing will be "dead on arrival" might be surprised by how well it sells. I'm betting it will at least do better than the PS VR2 has done, which is easily much cooler, more advanced, and has more to offer than the PS Portal (in my opinion anyway). It's WAY more affordable than the VR2 at least. It almost seems like there's a lot of haters that just WANT this thing to fail, and that's not very cool in my book.
No matter what, I do feel that Sony usually puts out high quality hardware. I do think it's often a bit over-priced, but usually worth it all things considered. As I kinda pointed out earlier, I don't think the PS Portal is really over-priced. Or at least, it's not as expensive as I thought it was going to be. I'm sure that, for what it is, it will be a good quality product. It's hard telling what will happen with this thing, but I am curious to see how it all turns out. We'll just have to wait and see.
Um no, I want something I can take to work and play
I have a cell phone for that. This is the perfect bedroom player for me.
Once I can play outside the house with any wifi connected not the one my ps5 is on then I’ll get it.
Yes I want PlayStation Portal
The real question is, how long until these things start to get stick drift? 🤔
These joysticks are the same as in the PSVR2 which uses hall effects I believe so that's good new right?
I use backbone
And it works well
Don't know if this will deter me from getting a steam deck.
My phone does the same thing.
I’m a Playstation fanboy and I want it.
Does the controllers have stick drift too
Just buy a Backbone for half the price.
When i heard of it i was excited until i looked into it. Soooo it's basically just a remote play device? Like what i already do with my laptop and tablet? Come on Playstation do better🤦🏾♀️
Wait the name is PlayStation Portal literally PSP PlayStation Portable I don't know it's a homage or insult
When did they announce an actual name? I don't see it on their RUclips channel
It’s crazy how Sony is going backwards with their new handheld products. A dedicated handheld is what most real gamers want. Hell, you could play the PSP and Vita ANYWHERE you want without internet. This new device makes no sense since you could remote play on almost every modern device these days. I’m not gonna support this cashgrab.
How much will the device cost in the Uk?
Yes I'm buying it!! Day one
I can’t wait til mine comes in. It’s works for me. I don’t need another system. I rather PlayStation only develop and focus on the ps5 instead of now having something else to create for and give them excuses about game quality. 🤷🏽♂️. Only knock is the wifi thing for now but i know that could change
Being a remote play only is stupid. Having a full handheld would be so much better in every way. I could do share on my phone/tablet and play with a controller. The PlayStation portal in my opinion is just a lazy cash grab
Pre ordered already, just same cost as the duel sense edge
You live by yourself obviously lol. Every dad gamer wants this!
I got a controller mount for my dual shot 5 to put my Google Pixel 7 pro on top works great
Pixel7 more price😂😂
Can’t play my PlayStation plus premium games that stream WTF Sony ??? I certainly won’t be getting 1 of these.
I need to see reviews, I really don’t want it but I’m about to have a kid so I’ll need something portable to I can move around the crib w the baby and not be stuck in front of a specific tv
For me... as someone that already HAS ps5. And you still somehow NEED the ps5 to use that Portal thing... Remote play.. On a small screen.. That isnt a good thing. Its just.. Bad. Not really something that is worth it. And its just remote play. Not. Oh. We are going to let people play Psp and psvita games they have on the handheld thing.. Its just.. Remote play.. That you CAN do on the COMPUTER:. That is still a thing. its streamed tot he computer. So you dont need to be there to play it. So the question is.. Why? What is the range even of this? Its not like the Switch. Where you DOCK IT.. and play on tv.. And then take it out to play it outside.. Or when you need to take a shit. THis is just.. Pointless. Maybe i will get one. Just for the hell of it. Who knows. Maybe it becomes worth something later. Im a big sony fan. But not braindead. Like the people who bought that overly expensive CONTROLLER. But.. I dont know. Its just stupid.
So basically once you get stick drift, the whole thing will be useless
Yes. I want it. 😊
This is dumb question, of course some wants it with different reasons. Me, i want it because here in japan the price of backbone is 19800yen(amazon japan) which i think is 150usd. I think it is a no brainer to pick that one up over this device
Everybody that's thinking of buying this mess is about to waste their $$$, you already can do this ish on your phone.
And worse yet most Sony users "Think" you can use it on the go like a handheld, but you can't. You have to be near your ps5 for this mess to work.
This mess will go the way of Stadia and will be discontinued within 2 years.
I already have a Switch and Steam Deck im good😊
This thing makes no sense tho the price is lower than expected
I’m copping day 1
Yes take my money. Haha. Glad it's 200 & not 249 or more. Lol