Kotaku writes: "The PlayStation Portal, Sony’s new handheld streaming device that lets you play PlayStation 5 games on a tablet-like screen, has sold out just two days after its November 15 launch. As a result, inflated resale listings are popping up in all the usual places."
After a few months with the PlayStation Portal, Digital Trends Giovanni Colantonio is starting to see how the streaming handheld fits into our gaming lives.
I slipped a disc in my back a short while ago and I could barely move for 2 weeks. A spent a near fortnite on my back and the Portal was a god send
I was thinking about getting the Portal but my Logitech G-Cloud remote plays my PS5 games, Series X, retro games fine so will stick with that for now. Good to see the Portal doing well.
Sony has said that the PlayStation Portal is meant to be a niche product for a specific audience, but its sales continue to impress.
I use mine a lot. Don't get me wrong it's not perfect by any means. It really isn't good for fast paced games but as I love my RPGs it's perfect for those. I've put a good few hours into BG3 and Infinite Wealth on my Portal when the TV is being used. It's so good to use that at times it's easy to forget it's not playing games natively.
Not surprised. My Portal has been a life changer with two kids in the house. I use it almost every day and the comfort factor and build quality is amazing. Of course playing on a big TV with Pulse Elite headphones is superior, but the Portal is such a damn good handheld experience that you get lost in it. Can't remote play any other way now.
‘They’ as well as the rest of the paid media also claimed this for PSVR2…. It’s about time people realised published sales figures mean nothing and can be slanted to any direction to suit the chosen narrative… they’re fake..
Project lead Hiromi Wakai explains Sony's goals and why the Portal isn't a Vita 2.
Portal is a great little piece of kit. I use it and the G-Cloud for my console streaming needs.
As a dad of two this is the best gadget I could have ever bought for the price. In a week I've finished Valhalla and dived well into Tales of Arise, which previously would have taken me a month or more. It helps that it's so comfortable and amazing to play on, the design is far better than pictures would suggest. As someone who used to remote play on my phone with a backbone, only an insane person would say the experience is comparable. You just can't underestimate the appeal of playing on an 8 inch screen with DualSense controls, of playing in bed, or while the kids are watching or being able to hide what you're playing from the little ones because 90% of your games aren't child friendly. Loving my Portal.
This works better than I thought. A quick tip, for best results, wire your PS5 and make sure you are connected to 5gz on the Portal.
daaamn wat lol
but im very happy with mine, not gonna lie :)
I jumped on the preorder once they went live like months ago. What did people think was going to happen when this released?
Yeah it's been a great addition to my system already. Loving it,
Can't get one here in Ireland but mostly because there was nowhere to get one. Playstation Direct don't ship here and they weren't provided to retailers generally. 1 major website here got 13 for stock. Absolute mess of a launch. They did the same with the VR2 but at least they had a proper allocation to Gamestop.
I had no love for Gamestop but with themselves and Argos gone now there's nowhere to get these things anymore. I figured Smyths would pick up the slack but it didn't happen.