I was Right About the PS Portal 

That's so funny

" fck we have a breach " " is it who i think it is ? " " yeah , brad from accounting " " crap "

From the same company ? Wow

​@@冥人奇譚yes and no, it's like with LG display and LG electronics. They have separate people running the companys, technically they are the same but both companies try and make the best of the year, if that means the other people in the other company named similarly make less, so be it.

@@darkdraconis i havent worked in a corporate settings so i wouldnt have known that , i recken its healthy competition. ?

Pretty sure apple and Sony phones both use the same camera module manufactured by Sony.

This is normal practice. Sony like Samsung are a conglomerate of companies. Samsung Display sells their displays to Samsung Electronics (The mobile division) Samsung Display has to compete with LG and BOE every year to convince Samsung Electronics that they have the best Display for the Galaxy phones.

​@peacelove8395 I try to explain this exact concept to the idiots who say "well apple gets it's screen from Samsung" they can't wrap their head around that Samsung display doesn't make the phones at all.

Now their camera division works WITH their smartphone division and the cameras on Xperia phones are actually really good now

@@nicholasespinoza9610 Both use Sony modules, but different models

Exactly that! I now play with Portal much more than I use to play on my TV

Thats me here

@@daniel47000 what, shell out probably 400-500 dollars at least for a decent tv (you can get cheaper but you start skimping) when you only want a device to connect to your console, and a second tv needs to take up a ton of space and have its own cables? I don't own a portal, but I can tell why its favored. 200-250 dollars for a device thats not going to skimp on quality where it matters for the console while still being way easier to use and set up then a whole tv.

100% the reason I bought it. Oh, you’re watching the main TV? Well, I can still play

@@daniel47000 it's not only second TV, you also need a space for TV and a chair at least. And it will cost much more than 200 bucks

I was looking for this! Nice one!!

Love your stuff man!

Spawnpoint!! You and LTT are my main go to for tech videos. You have been the decision maker for me on so many products and all have been well worth it!!

@@zacharysverdrup8393 ​ @stephendean3190 Thanks both!

"is that the most dim light setting" incoming. I swear the lowest brightness possible will be a huge part of my next smartphone purchasing decisions

​@@darkdraconis Low brightness is such an underrated aspect of displays

Your body is around, but you're still gaming? Not judging... but did that solve her issue, and has it added value to that matter? That may be enough. Congratulations.

​@@jamesstarks3676 ya it doesn't really seem like he is spending time, ya his body is there but it's not like he's spending time with her lmao

@@jamesstarks3676 yes, yes, and yes. I guess it's a sense of security like how a child needs its teddybear to fall asleep. She just wants me to be there physically, doesn't matter if I'm reading a book, watching youtube on my phone, or playing a video game. Being married for 14 years, we don't "sleep" every night anymore 😉

Kinda ironic thought that the handheld is played on the TV, and TV console is being played in handheld mode 😂.

Yeah, my brother would literally never have access to his tv, the kids and wife would always want to use it. He uses remote play on his pc, but if he didn’t already do that he would have def got one.

So he spent 750 bucks Essentially for a portable ps5 when he could've spent the same amount on an Ally or other pc handheld and play the same games native and have full access to a PC at that point

Wait til he discovers the Wii U

​@@audiokrak9598 if you don't want to pirate, you'd have to repurchase all the games that you already own.

I remember the days when Sony Music infamously put a root-kit on music CDs to prevent people from ripping them... while at the same time, PlayStation made the PS3 which had the option to rip a CD to DRM-free MP3s at the click of one button. Large corporations can be hilarious sometimes...

⁠@@bellissimo4520I remember that feature, I would buy cds, rip them and then sell the cd on eBay😂

@@bellissimo4520 It sounds dumb, but then again Sony is in so many different fields - and as a very strong competitor in every single one - that it's hard to find fault with their strategy. Each segment of the company has the well known brand for deals and their public image, but if they can't pull their own weight individually the market itself cuts them off.

Apple does this as well, just generally in a more cooperative and less competitive way. They have the entire time.

Quite a few companies do this. Even within the same market segment. I've seen one branch of the same company in the same market segment using a competitor over using another branch of the same company because the competitor was cheaper up front, allowing them to make more profit on the initial installation. Despite the fact that using their own company would result in more profit for the company as a whole over the lifetime of the product. A lot of companies metrics are designed around short term goals and profit, and the way these companies make decisions is a direct result of the short-term focus of their KPI's Most people who work for the company I'm referring to have the opinion that they'd be the largest company in the market if they weren't too busy fighting internally within departments for the same customers.

Exactly why I'm considering one. The lack of bluetooth is nuts though.

@@DarkLord61636it’s actually not a big deal. At least for me it isn’t. I just plug in my wired headphones and off to the races. Would be great, but idk I don’t see it as a big deal. What I wish the Portal does is stream from the cloud.

Exactly! I don't get home from work until 11pm and I'm definitely not in the mood to sit in front of my monitor. With the portal I can lay in bed and get 30 mins of gaming.

This is me. Portal is my chill in bed device. Use it more than my Steam, it’s lighter and more ergonomic.

​@@DarkLord61636there are small Bluetooth adapters that plug into headphone jacks. That's what I use.

And SIE owns PlayStation?

@@FlorentChardevel SIE is PlayStation. PS is ran by the American Sony

Good god, the Yankee Doodle copium in this comment thread. Pathetic.

Florent is more correct, SIE is the boss of Playstation division (SCE). ​@@GunzyHD

SIE Leadership Hiroki Totoki (Japanese) (Chairman) Hideaki Nishino (Japanese) (CEO, Platform Business Group) Hermen Hulst (Dutch) (CEO, Studio Business Group) Also, it's a Japanese company with a Subsidaiary in California. If you don't know the difference, I'm afraid no amount of explaining will help you.

You and I have the same story. If not for portal, I wouldn’t be playing my games lol

Same here! Ps+ free games? Finally playing em now! If I'm going to take the time to play the console on TV, secluded in the basement I'm going to play what I actually want to play. Usually online with the mates in the same position. Portal helps me play all the other games without altogether disappearing on the family.

If it's as easy to set up and game as a Steamdeck, then it's an easy $200 for many people to spend for sheer convenience.

GEE WOW DUDE, SUPPORTS 5 G? LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE? WORTH IT🤓what a dumb take

@@ebfromtha410 Something that had use A now also has use B and is dumb? Yeah sure.

Sony is really slow burner with their updates. The updates on the console are like that as well. It started without erven being able to get an SSD or support VRR and HDR and certain resolutions and now can even take 8TB M2 SSD and they added all the visual good on it etc. The add things slowly one by one with time. It wouldn't be surprising if they added cloud access and more features on it as they go since it sells well.

I have one and the price definitely isn't justified, but it has its uses

I understand the sentiment, but you should look inwardly and see why that is

The 200 price isn't such an obstacle because first things are quite expensive now so 200 ain't what it used to be. A single controller is almost a 100 now our days and also because the Portal target audience is people with families etc that have a hard time getting TV time or need to play in bed, such people are mostly working people with money and not just teens scrapping about and also they are people with a certain need and the fulfill of that need for 200 doesn't seem that much to them since it makes their life easier.

@@shaeD96 $200 is just above the $100 “disposal” line, but just enough to save or fork over more to gain access to either an “exclusive feature“ or for “access.” Apple are masters at this with their entry level pricing schemes vs the most “comfortable” experience in their devices (see: entry level 64/128 gig models vs 256/512 pricing) From a purely business/economics/profit standpoint, Sony’s MBA’s out did themselves here. They delivered on a high profit margin product with off the shelf parts that consumers didnt know they wanted, and are pretty happy with. [Sometimes] not listening to gamers is the right thing to do; solving problems people didn’t know they had is the way to go

It's the best option for that price. The phone/backbone experience is largely inferior, and steam decks are more expensive. it's excellent for the price.

​@@airdrighmor1439 Ya that's a lie😅. The phone with a controller experience is almost the exact same because it's literally just an android device running a custom version of the mobile app.

Then again most people probably only tried the phone controllers instead of just going with a regular controller connected to their mobile device.

When they become too big is hard for a single CEO to have a grasp of everything. So instead they put CEO on each department and let them run it as an individual company. the only thing the big CEO looks is if the department is making profits. If not he might shut it down.

You should see Disney and how they green lit clerks the animated series. That's a pretty interesting thing that happened too!

lol same. I collect them!

@@WhiteWolfTechGaming what do u do with all those? Are there any games that do split screen anymore? I dont even think there are first party titles that do that, ironically

Lol I feel you I needed 2 to have 1,charging at all times due to the dire batterylife, got a, portal for cheap fro auction because so many peopel buying and not using them.

you got to have at least two just to use one while another is charging

I play PC and have about 20+ controllers because I hate mouse and keyboard so I get a new controller for every niche use case I could imagine lol.

That's why I haven't considered getting one. Thats good to know.

@@benstanfill363 what? You haven't considered getting one because it's better on the portal over ipad/iphone?

I’ve never heard this. I play on my iPad and never considered the ps portal because it’s good enough. Curious how much better it would feel

​@@NeoTechniNintendo switch fanboy crying over the ps portal lol

yes and it does look better than the ROG

Agreed. I want a usb C screen plus controller thing that runs off the guts of my pc so it’s not handicapped for performance and doesn’t have lag like streaming to a steamdeck or rog ally.

Would it though? I mean, even Nintendo doesn't make dedicated handhelds anymore.

@@chrisbrookshire861you might as well just play in front of your pc

​@@Civilian08 the switch is a handheld...

normal? wdym?

Because there are other devices for the same or similar price that are entire game consoles. This thing has so many shortcuts. It's not just the lack of native game support - it has proprietary audio instead of Bluetooth, outdated WiFi 5 instead of WiFi 6, and no adhoc wireless connection (meaning it can connect directly to the console for lower latency). These are all basic things that have already been done with a lot of other hardware. It's not about being mad - it's about demanding more value for your money.

@GareWorks The majority of people complaining, I don't think were looking that deep into the fearure set. Basically everyone I saw who was mad was mad because it wasn't a new PSP. Which, we're never getting another PSP. People need to strike that wish out of their minds.

​@stephenpatterson8056 "you don't think". Foh, he's entirely right. Alot of corners were cut and the sheep will just blindly accept this for 200 bucks.

@@GareWorks Bluetooth on a device with wireless game streaming is extremely delayed, I can understand why they didn't bother adding it in because lots of people would have complained about it anyway. You can't sit there and honestly tell me if your audio was out of sync on a device you'd be happy with it and not complain about it at all. The entire point of the device is to play your ps5 from anywhere you want while still having the dual sense capabilities. For game streaming wifi 5 is more than enough, sure wifi 6 would have been nice but are you going to sit there and also say no wifi 6 is a dealbreaker? What portable console or device are you speaking of when you say there's other things at the same price?

@@Codyslx What features or things do you think are missing from the device?

Yeah same, I know lots of people with PS5 without a portal.

Different social groups? Are your friends comfortably wealthy, tech-obsessed middle-aged men with families? If you read the comments of those who like the device, it's largely coming from that demo. This is a device with a very narrow use case, so it'll be alien to those it doesn't appeal to.

That's because Linus is an adult with lot's of adult friends. the Portal is really good for people with kids and a wife

If your friends are of a young age is no wonder.

​@@IMissBionix tech obsessed men aren't buying portals.

I'll buy one for you G. I just need your full name, address, social security number, mother's maiden name, and your first pet's name

Problem is you can probably get the same level of connectivity with your smart phone paired with the DS5 through remote play only needing to get a controller clip from amazon or getting a backbone style controller

@@Lottofatto Not even asking for ID? What is this? Voting in the US?

​@legendofswords you CAN get the same level of connectivity but not the same level of accessibility and convenience of the portal.

@@DamnitgaryYou just pair a controller set it on your table or attach a clip to both and then use remote play. As a fan of Playstation as a product from PS1 to PS5 and even the PSP/Go and Vita handhelds i personally do not see the 200 Dollar value (300 CAD) for this glorified Wii U controller (and at least the wii u gamepad has a replaceable battery and thumbstick modules)

I really need to buy my wife a Portal. She would absolutely love it, now that I'm thinking about it.

The most silly argument was the one that they make for PSVR as well. The argument of you must but a PS5 and a Portal to get handheld gaming when you can buy a Steam deck or a Switch etc. This people don't get that the device is for those that already invested in having a PS5 console. Is not to convince the guy with a Steam deck to buy a PS5 with a Portal just because now he can play PS5 in his bed. The whole "who would want this" fail to realise that people who have a PS5 might want this.

Maybe Sony should stop advertising you can use it at an airport and on the go cause that’s simply not true. You can’t even connect to WiFi that makes you agree to terms like most public WiFi. It’s a Wii U for the house. That’s it.

@@YoDzOnHalo There have been updates since launch that make it more usable in non home conditions.

​@@SIPEROTHYou mean the updates that require scanning a qr code with a smartphone to connect to wifi? The same smartphone that could use a backbone controller and completely replace the portal😂

@@altonb.1396 And waste over a 100 to buy a good backbone and use you phone and not just buy the Portal and play on a bigger screen with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers and have your smartphones available for all the other things a smartphone needs to be available instead of wasting it's battery by using it as a remote gaming device or having your game session interrupted by a caller?

I sort of see where you are coming from but it would also be like saying you always have to be online to play multiplayer games. On PlayStation both PS3 and PS4 had remote play options and I did use it on both, the portal is much better but also you don't have to use it if you don't want to. The thing is that there's a huge generation of gamers that had a bunch of free time and space so they didn't really care for it wherein now they are either parents, working full time, in committed relationships, just plainly just have a lot more going on and that's part of the reason the switch is so successful. Pretty much everyone that I know who has a PS5 also has a portal and they use it equally if not more than their TV. But once again this is just a feature, an option, it's not mandatory. I do have a separate launch PS5 that I've never updated as an experiment and so far have been able to play most games without any issues, minus always online games or games that don't contain all the data in a disc format.

Operative word "willingly"...

I actually went from G8 to portal. G8 is a great phone controller but it still didn't quite meet my ergonomic expectations. Istill keep the g8 in my bag in case I get stuck waiting somewhere but at home portal is my goat.

Funny i just ordered one from amazon. I get it today. Stoked to try it out. Cool to know you had a good experience

Yeah, i have the same issue in the UK😏

@makoto3212 My partner watched k-drama on your TV too? Gameplay was smoother than I expected (obviously YMMV depending on your local wifi). No regrets

It's usually the PC master race people trying to lift themselves above other gamers 😅

It's sold as a controller with a screen that can connect to your console remotely... What more did you want it to do? It's not sold as a vita, or as a do something else device... What? You want them to start selling TV with unnecessary smart TV functions instead of just being a basic TV? Start selling cameras with basically a phone attached it the back so you can directly upload to social media? Oh wait...........

@@zeighy I will admit: I do have one thing wrong and I will retract a good portion of my distaste. The impression I had seen a lot on launch was that the Portal was a glorified Wii U gamepad, due to only being able to be used off the same network as the PS5. The Portal being able to Remote Play just about anywhere changes my gripes. That said, I would have far preferred to be informed rather than my wondering "why are Sony fans so rabid over this?" and needing to go find out why on my own.

⁠@@zeighyI just wanted Bluetooth lol

It’s a $200 controller plus screen that has only been marketed for in home game streaming. You can even use it as a controller for couch co-op. An Xbox Elite controller is $180. What else do you want

@@wyattleo11 Well with the updates it got lately now it can definitely be used remotely away from home as well but yeah most Playstation owners wanted to play in bed or something etc. Sony actually read the room much better than most PC users and Steam Deck fans etc because Sony wasn't looking at PC stuff but looking at the console market and is competitors in it. Sony noticed than many bought Switches even though they mostly played at home and didn't really need to go outdoors with it. Many who had Playstation and Switch started playing more on their Switch because they didn't have to sit in-frond of the TV and could just sit in bed or somewhere in their house in peace and play. Sony wanted to make their console relevant to that audience again. They wanted to give them something to be able to play like they are playing on the PlayStation but in the way they used a Switch so it can keep them play PlayStation instead of thinking that they don't really play on their PlayStation anymore and they are better just sticking with Switch and Switch 2.

The Portal only has WiFi 5, so you don't need anything particularly amazing.

Exactly, they made it so granular that obviously it fits the definition, but Linus just wanted to say he was right more than point that out 🤣 I heard Xbox is the best selling console by total game pass subscriptions

its still completely out of stock in the entire country (at least online) where I am so the demand is definitely there (for context im East Asia)

@@Tcmter23 Definitely not the way it is here in my part of California. My 3 nearest Best Buy's all have it in stock.

Idk, I'd expect the dualsense controller to be the best selling accessory in general. Those sometimes get stick drift, and you might need to get multiple.

This has been true for a long time, but this proved what was suspected

😂😂not even close buddy… it’s a success it will continue to be a success smart move on Sony’s part, perfect for parents or a quick session when you don’t want to power up the man cave. $200 two controllers and a $40 game for gaming on the go and gaming anywhere in the house compared to a phone$1000 or better to have a screen even remotely close to what the portal offers

You simply wrong. PS Portal has nothing to do with phone gaming, it's a great product with great ergonomics and it's designed to play latest generation normal games by adults who want to play games but don't always have an exclusive access to TV or simplywant to play some adult game like cyberpunk or baldurs gate 3. As a father of 2, I really happy that I could just play play station games on the couch or in bedroom.

Also, it allows you to use the dualsense specific features with it, which no phone with a controller combo will do.

That’s a pretty disingenuous way of putting it. You’re missing 2 points of distinction here. One, the screen size is much larger than a phone. It’s closer to tablet size, and unlike phones, not everyone has a tablet. And not everyone would want to buy one just for remote play. This provides an option for people in that niche. Two, the controller is connected to the sides of the screen which is more convenient than the alternative of connecting a controller to a tablet. Laying in bed or on the couch trying to prop up a tablet in your lap while you have the controller in your hand is annoying. Keeping track of 2 separate devices is annoying, especially if you’re traveling. Making sure both devices are charged is annoying. This solves those problem by merging them into one device. I don’t even own one of these and I personally am not interested in getting one, but like Linus says in the video, you have to view products from the perspective of someone who would be interested in getting one to give a fair judgement.

It sounds like you googled this and just repeated what you read.

@@playerroku4412 sure, I also had it in my hands playing final fantasy 7 part 2 and thought what the hells up with this stutter.

I returned mine for same reason played a bit better on my phone than the ps portal

@@Golgo1412 eh?

I tried the ps4 streaming on macOS and that sucked hard

Tech illiterate people would rather spend $200 than put forth the marginal effort required to set up the same game streaming on any vastly more versatile product.

Or just get a steam deck lol what are you talking about? ​@VitalVampyr

They made few units and they sold out, that's why they see it as a "massive success"

​@Ajeez1000 A steam deck for tech illiterates looking to remote play a play station? Ha wow thats hilarious.

You are single with no kids and no spouse. When you are married with children, THEN you will understand the appeal.

They got exactly what they were promised for their money. If you bought a Portal, you got what you were promised and exactly what you deserved.

@@GareWorks I don’t know. A Dualsense is $75. With a 1080p screen and its only use is as a mirror for one’s own PS5 (and can’t even use it with the screen off as a second controller for multiplayer, necessitating yet another Dualsense for multiplayer)… and worst yet, the portal while in use even *blocks* the user from accessing certain apps on their PS5 such as Netflix/Hulu/Max/Disney. Okay, yeah, they got exactly what they were promised. But ppl deserve what they get when they paid $200 for something that promises nothing but spotty in home streaming of PS5 games reduced to 1080p? IMO this thing is worth $130, tops; it’s a fine product if someone can snag one used at that price.

​@@TurboPikachuWhat would be the benefit to having a portable sized screen displaying a resolution of higher than 1080p?

@@raikirik703 Because it’s just a stream of a PS5 and nothing else going on in the device. The Portal’s current low-power APU (and a half-decent home wifi 5GHz connection) is more than enough to output a good 1440p/4K stream if it possessed such a screen Early Samsung Galaxy phones were driving 1440p displays with a full OS, and some smartphones were driving full 4K. And this was all on 5” displays as small as the Switch Lite’s. 5” might be too small to even notice a difference between 1080p/1440/4K, but the Portal’s 8”. 4K at that size would have been an appreciable luxury, would have fully utilized the user’s PS5 without compromised image quality for the multi-room experience, would have fully justified the $200 asking price, and would have placed itself so high above the Steam Deck’s 800p display that the Deck’s Chiaki program would come off as wholly inadequate

Raikirik703 Because it’s just a stream of a PS5 and nothing else going on in the device. The Portal’s current low-power APU (and a half-decent home wifi 5GHz connection) is more than enough to output a good 1440p/4K stream if it possessed such a screen Early Samsung Galaxy phones were driving 1440p displays with a full OS, and some smartphones were driving full 4K. And this was all on 5” displays as small as the Switch Lite’s. 5” might be too small to even notice a difference between 1080p/1440/4K, but the Portal’s 8”. 4K at that size would have been an appreciable luxury, would have fully utilized the user’s PS5 without compromised image quality for the multi-room experience, would have fully justified the $200 asking price, and would have placed itself so high above the Steam Deck’s 800p display that the Deck’s Chiaki program would come off as wholly inadequate

Yup, they just have to abruptly shut down remote play and it's done, will have to leave it to modders to get it working again.

Do you own a PS5? Genuine interest, not trying to trash talk

@@manuelcardenas1044 5? no. 4/3/2/1/psp/vita? Yes. Just didn't see a need to buy a 5 since most games i could just buy on steam and the ones i cant i can do without or else are also available on 4. 👍

Why would they kill support of a successful product?

I used to use it with my iPhone a lot and it was fine for single player games so the problem most be your WiFi speed but the portal has a worse WiFi chip than most phones now so it may be even worse

I have both (and use them both) because they really serve different purposes.

Same. Just imagine if this thing was a Vita 2 or PSP2 / dedicated handheld with these sales and ps5 remote play capabilities. Man they'd be killing it!

Enjoy Ghost of Tsushima on your Vita! The high-resolution haptics are really great on Vita, too! /s

@@ReclaimerTyphoon If they'd do another vita / psp2 it would be pretty sweet actually. Maybe one day that'll become a reality.

@@MemelordSupreme I'm not even that big of a modern Sony fan, but shoot, yeah, I'd love a Vita2/PSP2.

I do remote play with my mac, but I believe the haptic feedback doesn't work that way, unlike with the portal

RIGHT???

Nintendo is the only AAA company that are still faintful to local multiplayer experience. How unfortunate.

Xbox still has them for a few of their AAA games

The switch is also a piece of shit that can barely keep up with its first party nintendo games. If you have a ps5 it makes perfect sense to go with a portal rather then the switch. Especially with the switch on the way out the door.

@@mattmourad601 A steam deck is better than both, but at least the switch has games aside from like 5 exclusives that aren't on pc yet lol.

@@Flyon86 steam deck is twice as expensive unfortunately otherwide i would agree

@@mattmourad601 Also Steam Deck only does 1280x800, only lasts a couple of hours playing graphically intensive games, runs way hotter, has fan noise, and doesn't have Adaptive Triggers or nearly as good haptics. It would be *insane* for someone with no PC games, but a full PS5 library to spend twice as much for hardware, then also have to invest in a new library of games. The only real gripe I have about Portal is the same issue I have with remote play in general - input latency/display lag. Obviously I'd prefer to run the game locally, myself, if I could, but if you're not straight up poor, $200 is a steal for a neat little, very functional any-room/any-WiFi PS5... portal.

PS5 controllers are closer to $65-$75 after their price increase. Even Switch joy cons are $80. Only Xbox controllers are around $50-$60.

@@Haybud gets discounted very frequently to $60 in Middle east

Portal "3D"?

Second comment I've seen now of "I use it at my girlfriend's place". Super cool.

The argument against it is Sony sells a controller adapter for phones that allow you to do everything this does. And you can get phones, tablets or even televisions at a cheaper or same price

​@@Wigwamo phones have bloat, and have input lag. A dedicated device has value

For the 100th time said: just buy a Switch lite...

People get that. It's just that you can also stream to the smartphone you already own or a much more useful handheld gaming PC. Either of which would support Bluetooth headphones and has a web browser. It's not even that much more effort to set up.

@@machinerin151 the portal also has lag. I don't get what you mean by bloat. And a dedicated device has value but only specific to its niche, should anything happen to the console it becomes just a brick

So you think they are lying? The thing is selling. All the shops in my country that sell console stuff had it run out of stock twice and constantly order more.

Important context: As a consumer here in the US it's been a pain and a half to even get the Portal. Especially for my family until the supply issue was fixed. Finally got 4 (yes I have at least 4 PS5's) total and everyone has been enjoying theirs but seriously this thing kept selling out everywhere for the longest time. So yeah I do believe that Sony is surprised on how well it is selling especially compared to their other accessories and even competitors. For example a lot of friends have Nintendo Switches either for themselves, their kids, or both and most have stick drift issues and yet they don't get replacements. Fewer of them buy additional controllers or pro variants. Now compare Microsoft and the PS4 and PS5 player base is already skewed in PS favor, PC can add some numbers but more and more are getting Dualsenses but overall prefer Mouse and Keyboard. Lastly this is based on dollar sales and $200 is much more than your average controller or accessory, including headsets because the average player either just doesn't buy one of them or buy the cheaper ones. Controller wise as a comparison the Dual Sense Edge was never sold out in my region and I also like my Edge but no one else in my family wanted one. Sooo all that said does the original context really matter? I normally always agree that more info helps but in this case it doesn't really take much effort on one's own market research to come to the same conclusion. Mind you again Sony thought this was just going to be a niche product.

@@SIPEROTH is there an opinion in my comment? I just wanted to see what the second and third best selling accessories were but the list isn’t available

From what i gather there is no bluetooth chip? So how can they 'enable' it?

You could change accounts

Sorta. The main thing is creators legally need to disclose if something is sponsored. Small creators do try to scam their way past this requirement, but much like the DMCA it becomes way harder to get away with and more punishing when you're a bigger target.

i think its a case of trust me bro as there would be no public record of any sponsorship happening or not happening.

Unless LMG start selling their stock on a stock exchange, they're not behold to anyone other than their investors and owners. SO yes... It's a trust me bro, and that applies to ANY private company. Much like any other youtuber out there. They do need to follow any regulation that applies to them, so they would have to disclose any sponsorships... But unless you want to invest in their company and become an owner, they don't have to disclose anything to us the public unless they are required to. We can only audit them if we complain to regulators, and even then... you probably won't even find out in detail other than "yes we found them at fault, or no they're doing fine".

Well he could lie to us but if a lie of him was ever revealed he will be in big trouble not just because of losing trust etc but because he will be actually legally liable since he has to disclose such things even under the law.

nah, it's easy to trash on ps portal. It's just a streaming device

It's VERY easy to trash on the Portal if you've had any other handheld system in your life.

I'm not gonna trash it but I personally just don't get it

For no reason? People trash it because there's no reason for it to exist!

​@@LRM12o8Apparently a lot of people found those reasons since it's selling so well.

How is it better than attaching a much cheaper controller to a phone you already have and streaming to that though?

Enjoy your $200 wii u gamepad then

@@VitalVampyrisn’t a backbone still $100 dollars just for the controller? If someone wants a bigger screen to play remotely, I don’t see why that’s a big deal

@@sebastianblake6119 You could also use a normal controller and get a phone mount for tens of dollars, or just prop the phone up on a table (although at that point it's not quite an equivalent product I'll admit). $100-$200 extra just for a slightly larger screen just for PlayStation games seems cheap to you? Seems like a lot to me. If you don't think it's too much then I don't see why you wouldn't spend just half again as much to get a G Cloud or refurbished Steam Deck that will do the PlayStation streaming just as well and much more besides.

@@VitalVampyr convenience props it up heavily. Also bluntly speaking phones perform very differently when under the strain of running remote play. Then theres the entire process of getting the controllers ready to pair, which nukes the controllers connection to the console so you have to do that again if you want to use them together directly Then theres the fact that a dedicated device means your phone won't be occupied if you need it for something else, many people use their phones even while they're gaming nowadays, whether looking stuff up, or filling downtime, or even just staying in contact with others. Your phone is generally, a lot more valuable being free than it is being a screen to connect to your console.