PlayStation Portal is out but trying to find one is about as arduous as trying to buy a PS5 in late 2020.
I feel like I just heard about this device 2 days ago. They didn’t seem to market it very hard.
I heard about it for the first time when I saw this post/article today.
Do they realize this is just a PS5 remote terminal and nothing else?
yes, that is what i want. I’ve wanted for years. no using my phone or a tablet isn’t a good experience to answer the next comment.
It’s a PS U (wii u wannabe).
Who even wants one
Honestly I would have said me a few years ago.
The PSP was a AMAZING system. Not because of the games. But because it was such a great system for emulation.
But this is a post Steam Deck world.
But this doesn’t even do what a PSP does. It doesn’t play games natively, it just streams from your PS5 that you already have to own.
It’s essentially the Wii U.
The WiiU was it’s own console that actually had interesting integrations with the tablet. The Portal can’t do anything like that since there is no second screen.
It’s more like a portable Steam Link.
Wii U is a better console than the PS5 in part because of the game pad (not power wise)
This helps close the gap although the Wii U still comes out ahead
So this is like if the Switch charged you an extra $200 for the hand-held part?
This will be either hugely successful or will die an awful death and develop a PS Vita cult following.
There won’t be a cult because this is no standalone device you can hack or play games on without a PS5.
Wasn’t based on Android? I mean… Somebody could eventually run something on there not big games that’s for sure.
Even if it’s android, the hardware is most likely not made for running games. You can buy android devices for emulation or indie games for way less money.
Of course but my point was that it will probably be “hacked” by someone.
This is just an Nvidia Shield - right?
No, that would mean it can be used on it’s own. It’s literally a dumb terminal for the ps5 and nothing more.
More like the Wii-U gamepad I think.
It’s worse. Much much worse
Low demand product and are creating hype going into the holidays. I wish this was another PSP or Vita both of which I bought at release but this is not it. If I could play my PS5 games not streaming that would be amazing but it’s a streaming device that is needs WiFi connectivity. I am not expecting PS5 level of performance out of it based on the size and cost of this product. I really wonder who their target audience is and what market research they used for this one!
How long you think it will take before we start seeing people posting pictures with the controller broken off, that doesn’t look very sturdy when you’re raging at someone.
