PlayStation Portal Is Out Today, But Fans Are Having a Hard Time Finding One - IGN (www.ign.com)

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PlayStation Portal is out but trying to find one is about as arduous as trying to buy a PS5 in late 2020.

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[-] GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Others have said it already, but it's the best way to describe it. It's literally just a screen with a controller attached. You can only use it for remote play on a PlayStation console at home. It doesn't offer cloud gaming and it doesn't allow you to even connect to WiFi networks that require you to sign on in a browser before gaining access to the Internet because the thing doesn't even have a browser included in the software. The only common use case I could see for this thing is if you're going to a friend's house as a teen and want to play online games while in person.

Even then, as a parent I would much rather just spend the extra money on a steamdeck or other handheld that has compute and actual software. This is a ripe $200 turd that hardcore PlayStation fans and overzealous scalpers are buying.

[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

It’s $199, the same price as the Premium DualSense Edge controller.

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

That's kind of ridiculous for a controller. Unless the entire casing is metal or something, that doesn't seem worth it imo.

[-] echo64@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

The use case is that you live with other people and other people want to use the TV that the ps5 is connected to, and you want to play ps5, and you aren't a jerk who hogs the TV all the time.

It's okay, demonstrably people want this, even if you're mad about it.

[-] GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago

I'm mad that people are being sunk by consumerism. The cost of living is sky high right now and people are wasting their money on products that don't make a whole lot of sense. Theres similar products that work much better for just a little bit more. Hell, buy a used tablet. At least that has processing like I mentioned. You can remote play through the tablet for a fraction of the cost.