Are You Buying PlayStation Portal Next Month?

Will You Buy PlaySation Portal At Launch Or In The Future?

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Folks have told me that the best use case of Portal is when you have a wife who wants to watch the TV.

So first, I'm gonna go buy myself a wife. And then, yes, I will buy a Portal.
 
Elder Legend said:
I am in my early 30s and I don't have the energy as much anymore to it in front of a TV or a monitor in a chair or couch to play games all day.
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This. I am almost exclusively playing on my Switch since it is so hassle free as opposed to turning on the TV and sitting in the chair.
 
I would have a really hard time justifying this over a Steam Deck or ROG Ally, which would stream my PS5 games and a whole lot more. Maybe if it goes on a steep sale, which it probably will.

It's not really a bad product, I mean I definitely don't think Sony could support a dedicated handheld, it just seems expensive for what it offers.
 
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Won't be buying it at this time.

But I can see a time where I would, it would be especially useful when the Mrs is hogging the TV
 
Cyberpunkd said:
This. I am almost exclusively playing on my Switch since it is so hassle free as opposed to turning on the TV and sitting in the chair.
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How's your vision man ?
I wear prescription glasses for work but being 45, I nowadays need something bigger than a 7-8 inch screen to be able to enjoy and see comfortably on something that's not a TV 😁
 
I choosed "Maybe".
In my vacation home it would allow me to sit on the balcony with great sea view instead of the rather dark Home cinema room... One way to get some sun and fresh air you know? :pie_eyeroll:
 
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Elder Legend said:
When PS6 or PS7 comes out, I would not be surprised if they will include some sort of a device to let you play the games on the go. Or the the tech and internet/wi-fi/cloud will get so good that you could play next-gen games on any device in your house whether it be a tablet. laptop, pc, or a phone. Microsoft kind of was doing this with their cloud games, you could play Sea of Thieves on the phone. It wasn't the best experience obviously, but it worked. I am just saying that in 10-20 years from now, it will just be a standard with how good tech will be.
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Oh yeah, that'll be nice. I think we'll be there next-generation for sure. The Switch kinda is making this mandatory actually.

DryvBy said:
No, but I know people that are and I don't really understand why.
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- Quality
- Convenience
- Ease of Use
 
mckmas8808 said:
Oh yeah, that'll be nice. I think we'll be there next-generation for sure. The Switch kinda is making this mandatory actually.



- Quality
- Convenience
- Ease of Use
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But how is it different from my phone and a controller? I used this on a road trip recently to test it. Stream was great but I don't know what else this is doing.
 
It's hard to believe we have people here saying the device will do well looking at those poll results. Yikes.
 
In your early 30s and don't have the energy to sit in front of a TV 😆

You need to worry about booking a doctor's appointment instead of a portal screen.
 
DryvBy said:
But how is it different from my phone and a controller? I used this on a road trip recently to test it. Stream was great but I don't know what else this is doing.
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It's totally up to you. So your way isn't wrong.

- But I don't want to need to put my phone in a holder to play games remotely.
- This screen is 8", my phone is like 6.3"
- I don't want to burn the battery on my phone just to play games remotely.
- I don't want my phone notifications to pop up while I'm gaming.
- Having everything in one unit (like a Steamdeck) looks like it'll feel better to play.

Kacho said:
It's hard to believe we have people here saying the device will do well looking at those poll results. Yikes.
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It only has to sell to 1% of PS5 owners to be successful! By time this thing releases I think there will be over 50 million PS5s out there. If it does 500,000 units in the first year, that's great!
 
Kacho said:
It's hard to believe we have people here saying the device will do well looking at those poll results. Yikes.
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Preorder is sold out everywhere except a couple of locations (last I saw)

Seems to be a nice demand for it

Oh and if you want to go by the poll here 12% of the people said they will buy this and I would consider that number a success if they manage to sell to that many people
 
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mckmas8808 said:
It only has to sell to 1% of PS5 owners to be successful! By time this thing releases I think there will be over 50 million PS5s out there. If it does 500,000 units in the first year, that's great!
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Similar to PSVR2. It's a copy paste argument because the attach rate is on an eventual 100 mil.
HeisenbergFX4 said:
Preorder is sold out everywhere except a couple of locations (last I saw)

Seems to be a nice demand for it

Oh and if you want to go by the poll here 12% of the people said they will buy this and I would consider that number a success if they manage to sell to that many people
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I'm not sure if it's just an allocation issue because I don't believe it ever sold out on PS direct. But Amazon and Best buy are sold out and their allocation can't be that low that it's insignificant so that's still a good sign for the product.
Edit: it's back in stock at BB
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If I hadn't already gotten a 2nd ps5 for my bedroom I'd probably have snatched one up for when the living room tv is occupied, but at this point I don't have a need for it.
 
kaizenkko said:
This makes sense, but still too expensive.
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Heisenberg007 said:
Folks have told me that the best use case of Portal is when you have a wife who wants to watch the TV.

So first, I'm gonna go buy myself a wife. And then, yes, I will buy a Portal.
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This one also makes sense, by the way. Just saying.

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Honest question: could this be hacked/jailbroken in the future ? I mean, is there anything to be hacked here ? Does this device even have an OS ? From what I understand, it doesn't even run android ?

Some emus or being able to run Xcloud would be really nice - heck, even a web browser would be nice at this point.
 
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*Slaps hood* You can play so many turn based RPG's from the toilet with this thing, your legs are gonna fall asleep and you'll have to crawl out of the bathroom with just your arms!
 
Giallo Corsa said:
Honest question: could this be hacked/jailbroken in the future ? I mean, is there anything to be hacked here ? Does this device even have an OS ? From what I understand, it doesn't even run android ?

Some emus or being able to run Xcloud would be really nice - heck, even a web browser would be nice at this point.
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It's running modified Android according to leaks, so it's only a matter of time before it's cracked.
 
Wooxsvan said:
prediction: top 3 biggest sony hardware flop of all time. How many regulars are gonna get this thing and thinks it plays some kinda game w/o a connection and return it. its just a market that really isnt needed atm considering the quality of experience it provides
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How you define flop for an optional accessory that Sony likely doesn't expect to sell anywhere close to PS5 sales?
 
Kacho said:
It's hard to believe we have people here saying the device will do well looking at those poll results. Yikes.
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to be fair, a poll regarding the appeal of something like Fifa, CoD or Fortnite would look similarily negative here. This board is an enthusiast niche, not representative of the broad majority.
 
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CrimsonSquall said:
Exactly. LCD has come a long way and it's a way better screen than the Vita regardless of it being OLED. OLED would just be more expensive and that'd be an even bigger issue
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idk. people were complaining when they thought this thing was 299. they're still complaining at 199. and they expect an OLED screen?
 
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