PlayStation’s first Remote Play dedicated device, PlayStation Portal remote player, to launch later this year at $199.99

PlayStation Portal remote player brings the PS5 experience to the palm of your hand. It includes the key features of the DualSense wireless controller, including adaptive triggers and haptic feedback*. The vibrant 8-inch LCD screen is capable of 1080p resolution at 60fps, providing a high definition visual experience that’s expected from the high quality games created by world-class developers.

PlayStation Portal is the perfect device for gamers in households where they might need to share their living room TV or simply want to play PS5 games in another room of the house. PlayStation Portal will connect remotely to your PS5 over Wi-Fi**, so you’ll be able to swiftly jump from playing on your PS5 to your PlayStation Portal. PlayStation Portal can play supported games that are installed on your PS5 console and use the Dualsense controller. It also includes a 3.5mm audio jack for wired audio. PS VR2 games, which require the headset, and games that are streamed through PlayStation Plus Premium’s cloud streaming, are not supported.***

PlayStation Portal remote player will launch later this year for 199.99 USD | 219.99 EURO | 199.99 GBP | 29,980 YEN. We’ll have more details soon on when pre-orders begin for PlayStation Portal.

sub_,
  • How’s the battery life though? If it only lasts for like 3 - 4 hours, then it’s quite a bummer
  • Can the PS5 still output to the TV while using this?
HeyLow,

With the price being $200 you might as well spend 120 more to get a refurbished steam deck, install ps remote play on that then you have a handheld that can play ps, Xbox, and pc games on the go without an internet connection.

jordanlund,
@jordanlund@lemmy.one avatar

Better than the original thinking of $299 which would have been a non-starter for a device that doesn’t even have it’s own games…

But still, $200 for a device that does what I can already do on my phone/tablet/Steam Deck is too high. It’s like they don’t know who their customers are.

Bundle this + the ear buds for $200 and then you have something.

ArugulaZ,
@ArugulaZ@kbin.social avatar

Is this that silly Q thing I heard about earlier? (Fun fact: the Vita provides similar functionality with actual portability!)

SeatBeeSate,

So I could pay $200 for a 1080p streaming device, which I can do on my phone for free, instead of just buying another 1080p TV which I can use for general use? And it’s only in my own household, over wifi assuming the wifi isn’t congested?

Sign me up, sounds like a fantastic deal! /s

HalJor,
@HalJor@beehaw.org avatar

You don’t have to use it “only in my own household”, just need a Wi-Fi connection (though it would probably be more laggy anywhere else). And not every phone supports PS5/DualSense – Android 12 is required for full support; mine is version 10 and isn’t getting any more updates.

Feyter,

A moment of silence for your phones security… There is nothing worse than outdated mobile devices. Maybe start thinking about using a costume ROM.

jcarax,

a costume ROM

Oh, drop the charade masquerade

MonochromeObserver,
@MonochromeObserver@kbin.social avatar

Literally Wii U gamepad.

SeatBeeSate,

For the low price of an entire wii u (at its time of release).

StarServal,
@StarServal@kbin.social avatar

At least the WiiU came with a console.

storksforlegs,
@storksforlegs@beehaw.org avatar

So its as capable as a WiiU screen?

TwilightVulpine,

When faced with the success of the Switch they decided to make a Wii U. Who can understand what's going on in their heads...

Helvedeshunden,

Oh, no. The Wii U connection was far, far more responsive.

NotSteve_,

Man the US price is so much cheaper than everywhere else. And even at the US price it seems way too expensive.

theOneTrueSpoon,

They really missed the mark not supporting cloud streaming. I was considering getting one if it could do that, as it would be pretty handy while away from home. But £200 for a remote play device is way too much. Playstation just can’t seem to do portables very well

UrLogicFails,
@UrLogicFails@beehaw.org avatar

Cloud streaming would be a nice feature, especially since you can get it using the unofficial PSPlay app; but it would probably require a mobile data connection (and I’m not sure how much data it would use, honestly).

So I see why they wouldn’t include the cloud streaming feature, but as you said, it feels pretty feature light without it.

JillyB,

Am I reading it right that it has to be on the same wifi network as a PS5? So it isn’t even portable beyond your house?

llii,

PlayStation Portal remote player

That’s a really long name. PSPRP

TransplantedSconie,

cats ears stand up because it thought you went pspspspsps

windowsphoneguy,

Have they forgotten about the PlayStation TV?

HalJor,
@HalJor@beehaw.org avatar

I haven’t. I had one. Too much lag. Maybe this will be better but I’m skeptical.

Moonrise2473,

Wait so it costs like a PSP but it can’t do anything without WiFi and another ps5 active on the network?

Seems insanely expensive for what this is

PSP and PS Vita allowed remote play but also could work standalone

tamlyn, (edited )
@tamlyn@lemmy.zip avatar

Yes it has about the same components as a PSP, so of course it cost the same. It’s such a big insult to a PSP having the same name.

Jaccident,

But it doesn’t have the same name…

tamlyn,
@tamlyn@lemmy.zip avatar

I’m able to read that remote Player, but the first part is the same.

HalJor,
@HalJor@beehaw.org avatar

Portal != Portable

tamlyn,
@tamlyn@lemmy.zip avatar

my bad. Seem i’m indeed bad at reading.

Blackmist,

It sounds mental, and I suspect there’s a key piece of the puzzle missing for now which is cloud play.

I mean, that has to be the plan, right? They can’t possibly be releasing a £200 remote play solution just for people who want to play in bed or on the toilet… The market for IBS sufferers with a PS5 can’t be that big.

Omegamanthethird,

I’m a dad. This is pretty much perfect for when my kids are watching TV. But $200 is a bit steep.

Moonrise2473,

the article not only says

games that are streamed through PlayStation Plus Premium’s cloud streaming, are not supported

but also says

Games that must be streamed on PS5 using a PS Plus Premium membership are not compatible

hopefully it can be hacked and reconfigured to be used with a PC, so i can get it for $50 when they will do the fire sale (i still regret not having bought the ps tv when they got rid for all the stock at 20 euro)

Blackmist,

Yes, that’s what it says.

But PS5 streaming is in beta, PS3 and 4 streaming have been a thing for ages, and I can’t think for a minute that Sony are dumb enough to release a streaming only handheld that they don’t plan to connect to their cloud streaming services in the future.

Especially since the PS5 is unlikely to come down in price any time soon. Could be a decent way to get poor/casual gamers paying for a gaming subscription they’ll barely use.

SenorBolsa,
@SenorBolsa@beehaw.org avatar

“let’s see, we’ve sold one to a Mr. Griffin McElroy”

“Anyone else?”

“No”

hogart, (edited )
@hogart@feddit.nu avatar

Quite the jump from 199 but add another 140 dollars and you get a machine that handles Ps5 remote play, emulation, playing games locally and streaming from your PC. Sure the screen is worse but a Steam Deck is so much more value for money. This seems like a small return for quite a lot of money.

Edit: I forgot about Game Pass. Beep.

llii,

It’s really ridiculous. It costs $273 (without VAT) in Germany. And for what? You can’t even play Playstation games from their cloud service.

hogart,
@hogart@feddit.nu avatar

273!? Oh crap. I didn’t even realise pricing will be off for us in europe. I’d be surprised if they sold more than 1000 units to Sweden.

PonyOfWar,

It costs $273 (without VAT) in Germany

The European price is VAT-included.

Not that that makes it a good price by any means.

llii,

Yeah, that’s why I removed the VAT. It’s 300€ inclusive VAT, that’s 325 USD.

PonyOfWar,

Nope, not sure where you got that from but it’s incorrect. It’s 220€ VAT-included.

llii,

They’ve changed the price in the blog post. There ist still the old price in my feed reader.

https://feddit.de/pictrs/image/28369127-5d1a-4659-8861-d3b7295cc30e.jpeg

https://feddit.de/pictrs/image/37df6c24-c8ab-408c-8157-2eab2c575a6c.jpeg

220 € is more reasonable.

UnixWeeb,
@UnixWeeb@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Waste of money. Why not compete with the switch/steamdeck? Make the remote play an option like you’ve done in the past. A digital ps5 is $400 and the portal is $200. I’m paying $600 and can’t take the device anywhere. Steamdeck starts at $400 and the switch is $300. Hell, I can install remote play on the steam deck and do the same thing the portal does. Sucks this is how sony is getting back into “portable” gaming.

conciselyverbose,

A handheld digital only PS4 could move some units at $200 pretty easily IMO.

theangriestbird,

if it was that easy, we’d have a Switch 2 by this point. The Steam Deck is basically a mini-PS4, and that starts at $400.

conciselyverbose,

The steam deck is significantly more capable than the PS4. Jaguar's CPUs were absolute dogshit when they launched, let along compared to anything Ryzen.

The problem with a switch 2 is nvidia can't make competent CPUs.

theangriestbird,

The steam deck is significantly more capable than the PS4.

Not according to Digital Foundry. In real gaming performance and tuned to PS4-level settings, you’ll see framerates slightly higher than the PS4. Tuned to Xbox Series S settings, you’ll see framerates slightly below the Series S. And all of this is mostly only possible because the Steam Deck only needs to output 720p, which is easier for a GPU than the 900p-1080p that those comparable consoles are usually targeting.

The PS4 CPU was garbage, yes, but that usually didn’t matter because most console games are not very CPU-intensive.

conciselyverbose,

They're only not CPU intensive because the hardware was fucking pathetic and they had no choice. AMD held the entire gaming space back for a decade.

If you're OK with a dumpster fire CPU the cost of chips goes way down.

TheFogan,

also worth going further on library size. There’s twice as many steam deck verified games, than there are ps4 titles. Not counting any titles that work in steam deck but haven’t bothered to be verified.

UrLogicFails,
@UrLogicFails@beehaw.org avatar

Personally, I don’t see any draw over just using a Kishi style controller with your phone.

Even if you wanted a standalone device. It would be cheaper to buy a cheap phone to go with the controller, and then you could use it for local emulation.

I wish it had the WiiU style connection (instead of going through WiFi), since at least then it could be used for interesting asymmetric multiplayer games, or multiplayer games without screen splitting. Maybe they’ll add that down the line, though…

acastcandream,

This thing has the haptics. Your phone will at most have rumble. Not saying that’s a $200 issue worth solving lol but it is all the haptics of the controller as well as a remote player. If it also has virtually no latency then maybe I’d consider it. But I have never seen a device besides the Wii-U tablet pull that off.

UrLogicFails,
@UrLogicFails@beehaw.org avatar

I think it has the reactive triggers too, but as you said, that doesn’t feel like a 200USD feature.

I am hopeful they might introduce a WiiU style connection down the line, since if I recall correctly it just needed a 5GHz WiFi connection and I am fairly positive both devices have the appropriate antenna for that (though it would limit their 5G WiFi connectivity while in use). Maybe they could implement it through a wired connection, too. This would be less convenient than wireless, but would certainly have lower latency. Having said that, until they announce a low latency connection, I wouldn’t count on it.

hogart,
@hogart@feddit.nu avatar

The WiiU tablet wasnt very portable. Once you left the room where your WiiU Base was plugged into a TV it started acting up. You basically had to be in the same room but not he allowed to use the TV. I’m afraid that type of technology probably hasn’t moved forward fast enough to try anything else but wifi. It’s a sad day.

At least you can use these as a more expensive controller as well, right? To play with your friends on the tv. Surely? Right?

acastcandream,

Oh i know the range isn’t great but it’s easily good enough for you to play, for instance, in your bed or somewhere comfy. I was just speaking to latency.

hogart,
@hogart@feddit.nu avatar

I actually couldn’t. Oh well, it’s in the past anyways :)

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