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

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

A bit of a let down. Not even their cloud gaming service is supported.

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    I found that Steam Link didn’t work very well over wifi, hopefully this does something different. Still, $199.99 to play your existing PS5 on a smaller screen seems like a lot to ask.

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      Remote play on Steam Deck (and previously on the Steam Link) works fine for me, if the PC is connected via Ethernet while the Deck/Link is connected via WiFi. There’s no discernable inlut lag for most games. But half the time I run into random issues with controllers not being recognized properly or sound cutting out. It’s such a disappointment.

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        A good WiFi 6 mesh network can do wonders here! I can stream steamvr games to a quest 2 on the other side of the house with really very minimal latency. Regular games to the living room TV are even better (both the host and client see the WiFi mesh pods as Ethernet)

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        I tried playing the Ascent from wired in computer onto my Steam Deck and it was laggy AF. I had everything on the lowest settings and it was barely playable. Idk if the Steam Deck is expected to be plugged into the router too but I was sitting right next to it.

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      My main issues with Steam Link is that I have to adjust settings when I swap platforms. If I go from my 34inch screen to my Steamdeck, I gotta change everything manually to fit the Steamdeck’s diminished capability.

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      I’ve always had a good experience over WiFi. You might just need a better AP or less interference

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      local streaming

      WTF? This is worst than I anticipated, because cloud streaming was meh, but this? Are they serious? Who’s going to buy it? Honestly this is so lame, I’m speechless…

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      So it isn’t even a real handheld, then? Seems like it’s just a thing for people who can’t put a game down long enough to take a shit, and can afford a PS5, but not therapy.

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      If you at for the sub they should let you play those games on the new device. It’s otherwise $200 to do nothing unless you get the console.

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    So it’s aimed at people that already own a console attached to their TV, but want to play it as a handheld, and can’t take it out of the house to keep playing?

    But I thought the Wii U sold poorly. Why would they make another one?

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    I don’t doubt there’s a market for this, I just wish for $200 it had more use cases than just “PS5 controller with a screen”. I have a Steam Deck with Chiaki4deck installed for this and while it does cost 2x, it’s a proper gaming machine and a computer.

    I wonder what the internals are, and if it’s moddable.

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

    Would have been cool if they figured out a way to stream those games directly to the Portal.

    EDIT: Looks like it runs Android, with Google’s services removed. https://androiddev.social/@MishaalRahman/110939834517107216. Wasn’t aware that there were leaks that confirmed this.

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      I am pretty sure they know how to get proper cloud streaming going. Even the Vita has it. But why would they? So some people who don’t own a PS5 get this thing and then don’t buy more games and just stream their PS plus games? I can’t imagine they would make much money that way!

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        Isn’t every company making most of their money off their subscription services anyway? Why do they care if I buy a PS5 or not, they literally lose over $50 every time they sell a console. Maybe I am just weird, but I have a PS subscription and have only bought two games… COD for my wife and GTA.

        If anything, the smartest play would to require an extra subscription for the device to stream.

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    It’s… Okay. Some may find a use but it’s still extraneous to most people. If it had something unique I could understand it.