I think they misunderstood what about the steam deck is making it popular
Sony's Remote Play handheld Project Q has been renamed PlayStation Portal and will be available for $199
Submitted 1 year ago by heimy@lemm.ee to games@lemmy.world
https://www.gamescensor.com/2023/08/sony-remote-play-handled-project-q-playstation-portal-199.html
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Player2@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
argo_yamato@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Playing on it so someone else can watch TV is great but has no value outside your home if it relies on your PS5. For gaming like this I will stick with the Switch.
Uprise42@artemis.camp 1 year ago
Feels like PlayStations version of the Wii U not the switch
phi1997@kbin.social 1 year ago
Except without the GamePad's uses for giving one player exclusive information in local multiplayer or the touch screen actually being used in games.
Astroturfed@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not to mention all the same utility can be had with say a small TV or computer monitor and like a HDMI switcher for a little over $100. Maybe less if you find a good deal. I had a Wii U. The gimmick of the controller screen got old fast and it sucked pretty hard overall. Not looking to retry that failed concept.
whygohomie@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Yup. That and, if a little more distance or wireless is needed, you can remote play to android/ios devices via PSPlay w/ dual sense and 3rd party controller support. Chiaki works great on linux.
Glide@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Even comparing it to the WiiU, at least some games took advantage of using both screens.
This is just the tablet as a single screen, with none of the utility.
Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 1 year ago
There’s a a hands on post that says it will work outside the house. It just needs to be on a wifi network still.
paultimate14@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I already use Chiaki on my Deck to play my PS4/PS5.
Sometimes my wife is using the TV for something else. Sometimes I want to be out on the porch, or in bed. Sometimes I just don’t want to put my glasses on.
This thing has a better screen and, for PS5 in particular, better controller features than the Deck.
It’s a bit pricey, but not as bad as I was expecting. If it goes on sale I’ll be tempted to grab it.
Weird that PlayStation named their device the Portal and valve didn’t though lol.
Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I use my Switch exclusively for this. If this handheld can eliminate lag, I’d love to get it. But it’s priced a bit too high.
mindbleach@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Honestly, dumb as this sounds, they can’t lose. It’s not a platform. There’s no infrastructure. It doesn’t even do cloud streaming, for some reason; it is 100.0% dependent on your hardware and your network. If Sony went bankrupt tomorrow, this gizmo would still work. If the hardware’s sold at a comfortable profit and they’re not gambling anything on its success, why wouldn’t they launch this ridiculous object? They don’t care if you don’t buy it.
It’s not a handheld. It’s an accessory.
Pxtl@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Oh my God you idiots just bring back the Xperia Play how hard is that???
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 year ago
PlayStation Portal is the ideal device for gamers in households where they may need to share their living room TV or simply want to play PS5 games in another room of the house.
Okay I can see there being a niche there, mom and dad want to watch a movie but Jr wants to play games. I don’t know if that’s a huge market, but okay
According to the description, PlayStation Portal is only a Remote Play device and will not allow access to cloud streaming of games on PlayStation Plus Premium. As a result, in order for the PlayStation Portal to function properly, players must own PS5 hardware.
This however seems like a massive lost opportunity. Like Steam Link I assume you could choose which device to stream from, and with companies being huge on the “reoccurring revenue” train this seems like it could have added a ton of value to the device and at the same time increased their subscriptions
yads@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
There are definitely times when either my kids or my wife is watching something and I’d rather be gaming so I think I’d probably use something like this. However, last time I tried a remote play solution from Sony the lag was brutal, so I’m a bit skeptical.
Astroturfed@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My experience with steam link was… Really bad. I also tried the stadia, terrible. Unless things have changed very recently streaming game tech just isn’t there yet.
SuperSleuth@lemm.ee 1 year ago
No, it’s there. Just depends on what your Internet situation is and where you’re located.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 year ago
Streaming steam has gotten better, but it really depends on the game. I’d never play a twitch shooter like counter strike on it, but before the Deck I’d stream the Witcher from my home PC to my tiny travel laptop and it was playable. Never as a primary driver though
pjhenry1216@kbin.social 1 year ago
Can one use the cloud streaming via their PS5?
Aielman15@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It certainly is a common occurrence, but I don’t see many households dropping another $200 on top of the cost of the PS5. If this existed back in the days, my parents would have told me to either play something else/go outside, or move the console to my room.
echo64@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They are just talking about you not being able to stream ps3 games. That’s all they are saying.
Guntrigger@feddit.ch 1 year ago
I see a lot of comparisons to steam deck but none to Xbox.
You can literally use any phone or tablet for the same function as this with an Xbox, in addition to cloud streaming most game pass games without needing an Xbox at all.
If we saw Microsoft releasing an identical device I bet there wouldn’t be a single person defending it.
BorgDrone@lemmy.one 1 year ago
You can also use any phone or tablet to remote play on PS5.
What you’re buying here is convenience. A dedicated device with the exact same controller setup as an actual PS5, with the same features (haptics, triggers) and a nice screen with basically plug and play setup.
paultimate14@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The article doesn’t seem to mention what OS this has, but if the earlier leaks are correct and it’s android, you could even use this to do that very same Xbox streaming.
echo64@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I was on board with this for 150, 200 is just too much for it though
BorgDrone@lemmy.one 1 year ago
What I haven’t seen anyone mention yet: Since the Remote Play protocol is already reverse engineered (since there are open source remote play clients like Chiaki), it would not seem difficult to create a 3rd party Remote Play server for use on any PC. You could use this to stream your PC games on.
Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Its way too specific and i am way too busy to run arouns with this thing
Does it even run over mobile data?
keeb420@kbin.social 1 year ago
im more interested in the ear buds they announced. planar drivers for $200 or the over the ear with a mic for $150 are good deals afaik.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Sony making their own Wii-U tablet but with less functionality?
Seems like a great idea, totally worked out for Nintendo
TesterJ@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Didn’t the Wii-U mostly fail because most people didn’t know what it was? The marketing and name were terrible and plenty of people thought it was just a Wii add-on or something.
The console itself was actually pretty cool, playing Wind Waker on it was great.
Nefyedardu@kbin.social 1 year ago
For me personally, Wii U was the worst console purchase I've ever made lol. If it wasn't for Smash, Mario Maker and Nintendoland with friends every once in a while I never would have turned it on. I honestly had way more fun with the Vita.