The PlayStation Portal is a $200 handheld device that puts PS5 games in the palm of your hand… as long as you’re on Wi-Fi. Previously known as Project Q, Portal uses the PS5’s remote play feature to stream games from your console. Importantly, the Portal also offers all the features and ergonomics of the PS5’s excellent DualSense controller, including haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, and its touchpad.

As a reminder, the PlayStation Portal, or Project Q, is (according to leaks) based on Android. It doesn’t run the games itself, it merely streams them from your PS5 and your handheld then serves as a controller with its own display.

I’m wondering why anyone would prefer that over simply using a regular Android phone with a good controller and the PS Remote Play app?

  • BigFig@lemmy.worldEnglish
    55·
    1 year ago

    Forgetting the key feature, it must be on the same Wi-Fi network as your ps5 in order to stream your games

    Edit: I see that I’m mistaken, this was info from when it was first announced, must have been changed since then

    • hellfroze@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      1 year ago

      In the video it’s stated it can be on any wifi network. Since he was sitting at PlayStation HQ, getting official info directly from Sony, I’m gonna go with what he said.

    • WhirlybirdEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It doesn’t, it just uses remote play which works anywhere that you have an internet connection.