In this lengthy interview with AV Watch, Sony Senior VP of Platform Experience Hideaki Nishino talks about the effects of the COVID Pandemic on PS5 distribution goals.
He gives insight into their current year end goal.
He explains how a weak Japanese Yen is impacting console pricing in Japan.
He also explains that shrinking the semi conductor did not reduce costs.
He talks in detail about the new line of headsets.
He explains why cloud streaming is currently locked to PS5 for now and that discussions and verifications are taking place to ensure that cloud gaming is properly introduced on the Portal. He explains that Remote Play is the first step to acclimating users to gaming over Networks. Another important factor seems to be wanting to ensure to Developers can provide the experience they expect and that consumers can get reliable experiences. Remote Play/Cloud gaming threaten to create a fracture in reliability and expectations. This must be taken seriously.
Additional, Hideaki reveals that the Portal was not designed with profitability in mind. It was designed to increase engagement on the PlayStation platform.
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.
Its basically confirmed to be coming. I do appreciate them not rushing it out. Considering how much they improved cloud streaming on PS5 itself, I hope they can achieve similar results on the Portal.
"discussions and verifications are taking place to ensure that cloud gaming is properly introduced on the Portal."
Excellent news.
Ug, this again..
Got to be honest, I wasn't expecting the portal to be getting updates with things like cloud. I assumed that it was what it was and that any enhancement would be on a future model
Not sure why that wasn't a thing at launch lol.