The PlayStation Portal After 48 Hours! 

Thanks my man! and yea I feel like Playstation will end up adding that standalone handheld eventually

It doesn't matter if you have good Internet or not. It's the quality of your home WIFi router that matters. You can buy a decent WiFi 6 router with good range for less than $200. I got a decent Huawei AX3 Pro in Europe for $60. There are people who pay $500+ per year for a smartphone. The least you can do is put some money down on a good router.

@@mmstick I'm using the AT&T EQ.

@@millerboi5048You have to buy your own WiFi 6 router. AT&T is only going to give you the bare minimum on the WiFi front. TP-Link AX80 and AX90 were recently on sale for Cyber Monday and Black Friday. The more streams it offers, the less latency you'll have.

@mmstick This is simply a lie... It absolutely DOES matter if your internet connection is decent on BOTH SIDES. It's been proven dozens of times. LAN connection at 500mbps UP on the PS5 side in the home, running like DOGWATER on mobile Hotspot in some areas... It literally only had WiFi 5 connectivity, so if you have a WiFi 6 connection at home, it literally doesn't matter, it's only going to connect via wifi 5. It doesn't have a WiFi 6 chip inside the device.. Stop spreading false information

@@ATLsF1N3ST91You would have to be devoid of critical thinking if you think a high bandwidth Internet connection is required even though your connection at home never passes through the Internet. I use my Portal every day without any involvement of an Internet connection for the remote play connection. WiFi 5 is absolutely fine for the Portal. This means that it has an 802.11ac WiFi chip, which is capable of 1200 Mbps on the 5 GHz frequency band with only 1-3 ms of latency. WiFi 6 is not necessary as its only benefit is a higher maximum throughput, but this device never needs more than 50 Mbps for its max bitrate. Regarding false information, you should practice what you preach.

well said. also Legion Go or Steam deck

Beautiful man, I played a match of Career mode it ran amazing for what it is. I took it online with some friends to play pro clubs. Let me tell you I was impressed, I was hoping for a laggy experience but it was far from that.

Yea this was definitely my hope too 😕

Unfortunately not my man. The PS5 and the Portal are always going to be linked so think of it like having another dualsense controller for your PS5 but this time, there's a screen on it so you see what you're playing when the TV is occupied :)

@@midasgamespace Ah that makes perfect sense. Yeah dealbreaker right there so I’m not gonna get it. $200 remote play being useful as long as thr PS5 is NOT being used

Your Internet service plan, as well as port forwarding, has no effect on remote playing from your home network.

@@mmstick can absolutely confirm that both of your points on wrong lol. I've tried on other networks and without port forwarding on my own network. Move along if you dob't understand that lol

@@noahsmith1187 Port forwarding does nothing if you have a router that supports UPnP. An internet connection is only required to sign into your account. There's no reason the PS5 would stream across the Internet rather than across your network. I own a Portal and can confirm that neither port forwarding or an Internet connection is required.

@@mmstick it’s not required. But it helps lol

​@@noahsmith1187Port forwarding is totally unnecessary. And the portal is on a DHCP protocol. If your IP address changes then there goes your port forwarding. Its already done for you. My portal has no issue so far on local or remote on another network. .

It's not Sony's fault. Game developers didn't want to develop for it.

Completely different devices but the SD can also do the same thing and more forsure! It’s the better purchase one could only pick one between the two but the Portal is a better purchase if a person only plays on a PS5 (no PC or Xbox Gamepass)

@@midasgamespace Agree, but the same amount of money but less features? It's a no from me. I've always been a PS fan but this Portal is a pass.

@@BruhBruhLmao1996 The portal is miles better than the SD for strictly remote play so it’s still the better choice for anyone who only plays on a PS5. The Deck is not the same price as the Portal here in North America but I would definitely take the SD over the Portal if I was you too. :)

You're the flash and you don't even know it 😉

I know man. I’ve noticed that it’s very inconsistent for different people which isn’t a good thing.

I mean it’s not what EVERYONE wanted but I’m certain some people definitely wanted it. Me? Heck no! I’d have preferred it if the PSP had made a comeback

lmao!

@@midasgamespace no joke, still have that card xD, cables on the other hand are a bit of a mess

I've never been big on remote play myself. WiFi tech isn't there yet as far as I'm concerned but this thing is great if you plan to use it at home alone :)

There's only a few people "gasing" the product. There's more positive reviews than negative, and they ultimately come down to whether the reviewer has a good WiFi router or not, or whether they had HDMI out active while using remote play at the same time. The least you can do if you are going to buy a remote play device is to make sure you have upgraded and configured your WiFi network to prevent it from becoming a bottleneck for your remote play experience. I have had a PlayStation Portal since November 17th. I've been playing games on it every day for at least a couple hours each day. I've never had any disconnect, quality issues, or stuttering. Precisely because I have a Huawei AX3 Pro (quad core) WiFi 6 router with the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands split into separated SSIDs. With the PS5 connected to the router via Ethernet, the Portal connected to the 5 GHz SSID, the HDMI Device Link option disabled in PS5 settings, and the TV turned off. Also, there was a firmware update a few days ago which improved stuttering for most people that had less than ideal network conditions. Even those who were having stuttering issues before will likely notice much of that resolved if they review it a second time today. That said, most of the bad reviews really need to take a crash course on configuring and placing WiFi routers. I bet all they need to do is split the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands into separate SSIDs, or reduce channel width to eliminate congestion, or choose a channel which doesn't conflict with neighbors. If you buy a Tri-band WiFi router, you can even create a dedicated 5 GHz access point specifically for gaming devices like the Portal.

How bad is it I’m trying to get one but I don’t want those drop in image quality and lag

I have one since November 17th and I play a lot of fast-paced action and online games on it. I have zero lag or input delay. If you're going to use remote play, you should take the time learn how to set up a WiFi router, and upgrade to a better one.

Not as seamless to connect as this portal but it’s basically doing the same thing 🤓

It honestly varies based on each persons WiFi. I feel like mine isn't the best model to test this but at the same time you want a device that doesn't have a high requirement for lag free gaming. :)

Yessir! :)

Dads would love this forsure! 😁

Yes it is honestly

Finally a good comment

Nah bcause I don't to want to buy spider man 2 twice 😂😂

@@essamsoudyyYou can use the app that works just as well for free.

​​@@essamsoudyyeven a lot cheaper nintendo switch is better than that garbage, i recommend buying this or steamdeck

I wouldn’t say useless but it could have been so much more forsure 😩

I disagree. I've been using my phone for remote play for years. It was never pleasant to use. This thing is a dream come true in my hands. Pick up, click, you are in. And the screen is a massive upgrade from my tiny phone.

The problem is the portal users just Want To Play Ps5 games. Not switch. Period

@@fantasytky28 so they can play ps5 games in their mobile. I want to watch Netflix, why would I have to buy a tiny TV that have to be connected to the main TV? I can stream Netflix in mobile. Period

@@iftie6 like you said. You can stream Netflix on your 6 inch display mobile, then why buy a ipad or tv

Come on man at least do your homework bro like there's so many people who are just exactly like you stayed in the video it's so much immense information I feel like people are so darn lazy these days All they do is watch a video or hear when other people say and use it as The truth without doing their own research.. It sold out clearly it's not useless It's also being mean as a dad station you know instead of spending $349 on the steam deck which don't get me wrong it's a great device but if you're primarily a PlayStation player on console there's no reason for for you to get a steam deck if you're primarily going to use it as a remote play device.. You have to spend an additional $149 to get a device that has more capability but you're not going to take advantage of it. So for people who were saying that it's like they're not thinking. I get it as consumers we want what we want I'm one of them It would be great for this to be a PSP 4.0 but with inflation it's not going to be $249 the price the PSP was when it was released in 2005. You looking at double the screen size a way better resolution at 1080p and now you have the device that has the full functionality of a dual sense controller. Realistically you're looking at about a close to $400 or more price range and then Sony would be competing with the steam deck and the price of probably what the Nintendo switch 2 is going to be when it comes out next year.. The PSP lost against the Nintendo DS when almost 10 years ago and the Nintendo DS couldn't even do half the things at the PSP could.. You already think they're going to take another chance to lose out again when they can just make something simple with a decent price tag that more people are going to be able to afford.