Skifi28
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Double the price is hardly "a little extra". A cheap tablet would be an alternative though.
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Playstation Portal reviews
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tmlDan
Member
a little extra? is more than double the price for adequate storage a "little extra" no thanks. Plus id have to rebuy games i already have on my PS5 and have an hour battery life.
GoldenEye98
posts news as their odd job
"Little extra" ignores the fact of having to spend on multiple game libraries...
If you are mainly invested in the PS ecosystem in terms of games you don't have to double dip with this.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
At least if this thing flops as so many market analysts here are predicting this portal doesnt take extra support and wont just up and be abandoned
For those of us looking forward to this it seems to really fit the niche we are looking for
midnightAI
Banned
Is it? this will be the same team who worked on other PlayStation hardware, it's good they are still working on things or should they just work on more DualSense colours or something? This wont have cost a lot in R&D and they will be making a profit on every single one sold so resources well spent in my opinion.
cireza
Member
I am talking about the materials required to build such a useless device. Being hacked will be the only redemption for this thing down the road.
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midnightAI
Banned
Also, one of the benefits of a streaming only device, unlike Vita/PSP, even if they do drop support it will still work, it doesnt rely on developers making games specifically for it and the chances are it will work on PS6 unless that has vastly different controllers.
ByWatterson
Member
Anyone downplaying this device clearly doesn't have kids who hog the television with Spongebob.
And sure, remote play on a phone, but I need my phone, the interface is clunky, syncing and unsyncing controllers is so bad that you may as well buy a controller just for remote, and at that point, you're already in for a penny, so.
I'll probably get this.
And sure, remote play on a phone, but I need my phone, the interface is clunky, syncing and unsyncing controllers is so bad that you may as well buy a controller just for remote, and at that point, you're already in for a penny, so.
I'll probably get this.
Snake29
Banned
People forget that this thing can do remoteplay which is present since the PS3 era on PS consoles. It will always work in the future and Sony is able to add direct cloud streaming from the device itself in the future.
They don't have to make specific games for this device.
demigod
Member
Nice, he talks about no input lag, just a drop of about an fps but doesn’t affect gameplay at all. Better than any remote play he’s used.
The major downside imo is the charging is at the bottom instead of the top. Sony needs to stop that shit.
Kenneth Haight
Gold Member
Can’t wait to get mine on Wednesday
What is with all these comments “it doesn’t do this, it doesn’t do that”
If you actually read what Sony said it will do, it does all those things.
As others have said, this is a Dads dream device with kids hogging the TV and you having to sit on your phone and bitch about products you’ll never like on GAF. Now I can actually play games and not listen to the whiny bitches on here
midnightAI
Banned
That 'may' be because they could have a dock in the works?
But yes, he talks about actual use case scenarios, all sounds good to me and its from a Gaming channel. I think personally what I dont like about the first batch of reviews is they are mainly from 'tech' channels rather than actual gaming channels, I mean, they may say exactly the same, but I prefer to hear from people that would actually use this rather than someone like 'Adam Savage's Tested'.
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Burger
Member
Yeah, someone who wants to play while someone watches TV. Someone wants to play while their kids are going to sleep. Someone wants to play but their wife has her girlfriends over for drinks.
Is it that hard to imagine people lead different lives?
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Sybrix
Gold Member
Girlfriend? Kids? What mysterious concepts are these?
Joking aside, i get it from that point of view, however if this is it's only USP it doesn't seem like enough to me to warrent the price.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
It's gonna sell like crap so I'll wait until it hits the bargain bin to try it out.
aclar00
Member
Not something for me, but i do want it to do well, but seems like an extremely small market device. However, Sony likely sees something i dont.
Main positive from it is that Sony cant really drop the ball on ongoing support for it as it requires very little support other than software updates that are likely tied in with the remote play app or server side of things.
Edit: didnt mean to basically reiterate what you said, but seems we are in line, lol
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The Pleasure
Member
Phone keeps changing that for some reason. I need an investor to fix this phone problem.You can't spell "That" for some reason?
X-Wing
Member
Because it is a WiFi capable device that will keep looking for networks when disconnected from one and, because of that, can interfere with other devices.
Imtjnotu
Member
ill be getting mine wednesday
does your headset come with a charging dock?
do your earbuds come with a charging dock?
does your phone come with a charging dock?
does your headset come with a charging dock?
do your earbuds come with a charging dock?
PisswasserYellow
Member
Alright, I just have to know because I'm seeing a lot of "I can play this when my wife/kids are hogging the TV". How many of you own a single TV? No judgment, I'm genuinely asking because practically everyone I know has multiple TVs at this point.
Elder Legend
Banned
Not as useless as your post though. I can guarantee you that.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Owners of the Logitech G Cloud can easily downplay this device.
LordCBH
Member
Ah, an equally useless reply.
Kenneth Haight
Gold Member
Giallo Corsa
Member
Look at the bright side, there's already screen protectors and carrying cases available on Amazon 
edit : and skins/silicone covers/grips
edit : and skins/silicone covers/grips
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FalsettoVibe
Member
I've been through several reviews and not one has been as negative as this thread has been.
Nankatsu
Member
No, but my Switch did.ill be getting mine wednesday
does your phone come with a charging dock?
does your headset come with a charging dock?
do your earbuds come with a charging dock?
And to be honest I like to display my devices. Needing to have this on a protective case or laying flat, meh.
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MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
ill be getting mine wednesday
does your phone come with a charging dock?
does your headset come with a charging dock?
do your earbuds come with a charging dock?
My Steam Deck came with a charger.
And those owners are paying more, utilizing a 7 inch screen instead of 8, and don't have DualSense haptics and triggers so
It's a give-and-take for both.Randall365
Member
Except this is like a pup pad you can only use in Paw Patrol HQ with 4 hours battery life and 200mb wifi.
I may get it.
Roxkis_ii
Banned
Does remote play use DualSense haptics??And those owners are paying more, utilizing a 7 inch screen instead of 8, and don't have DualSense haptics and triggers so
Skifi28
Member
There are many use cases, I don't even have a wife or kids and have two TVs. But, I only have one console. Instead of paying for a second ps5 and constantly syncing saves, it's an OK solution for when I'm too lazy to change rooms. It's nice to play games in bed once in a while.
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demigod
Member
Months later after the announcement, folks in here wanting it to be more than what it was meant to be. They are only fooling themselves.
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
Yeah, it’s strange. I have kids and my PlayStation Portal is a 42 inch LG OLED installed in my office. If I really want to escape my family I can play there.
VitoNotVito
Member
MSFT shill with his "opinion".
midnightAI
Banned
They know exactly what it is and that you need PS5, and tha it's a remote play only device etc. they was just waiting on this thread being opened. Most probably don't even have PS5's.
demigod
Member
No Netflix app. I’ll take “what is a smart phone” for $500 Alex.
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Just a year? Why not next month?
Dr.Morris79
Member
it has been brought up, even on this very forum
bender
What time is it?
Regulatory compliance. I can't believe so many tech reviewers are asking why this is in the device.
midnightAI
Banned
I have no idea what is going on here, but if you watch from around 9 mins onwards I think the PlayStation Portal must smell a lot?
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Davevil
Late October Surprise
nosoynadie22
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Gamerguy84
Member
Yea thanks for posting an honest review. It turns out it's exactly
% what I thought it was and I should have mine within a couple days. I've read through this thread mostly and now I'll probably watch the verge for entertainment purposes.
Since I'm someone who doesn't take up the main TV when the wife and kids are around this looks perfect.
I've played through entire games from start to finish using remote play with different devices successfully. After I got fiber I should say.
midnightAI
Banned
You mean like any other PS Remote Play content regardless of device? yeh, we know