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You’re definitely interested in having a good-faith discussion about this device, aren’t youYeah it is a waste. It doesn't even get that much of distance without lag. Sony released this realizing suckers would buy it.
You’re definitely interested in having a good-faith discussion about this device, aren’t youYeah it is a waste. It doesn't even get that much of distance without lag. Sony released this realizing suckers would buy it.
The portal is a waste of money even if you want/enjoy remote play like I do. You'd have to really love the ps5's controller and also not have any interest in the features most other devices at this price range can do for it to make sense.It would be nice if people who either have no interest in remote play devices or literally don’t understand what they’re for would just not comment on remote play devices.
I don’t have a Portal, but I do have a G Cloud, and in my experience remote play works great. It fits into my life very well. If it doesn’t fit into your life, that’s fine! But that doesn’t mean a remote play device like the Portal is a waste of money.
Finding out that this device performs at best the same as a cell phone running the remote play app is what's the head scratcher to me for this particular product. If Sony found a way to add some type of "secret sauce" to make this better than what other tech offers, I'd think they'd have a slam dunk product on their hands. Find a way to include a USB range extender on the PS5 so you can play in your entire house without issues instead of having to rely on your WiFi setup.It would be nice if people who either have no interest in remote play devices or literally don’t understand what they’re for would just not comment on remote play devices.
I don’t have a Portal, but I do have a G Cloud, and in my experience remote play works great. It fits into my life very well. If it doesn’t fit into your life, that’s fine! But that doesn’t mean a remote play device like the Portal is a waste of money.
The Portal is for people who:The portal is a waste of money even if you want/enjoy remote play like I do. You'd have to really love the ps5's controller and also not have any interest in the features most other devices at this price range can do for it to make sense.
So it's not worth it unless you really like the ps5 controller, which is what I said. Everything else you listed as reasons applies to several devices that can all do the same thing as the portal, and then some including the Logitech G Cloud.The Portal is for people who:
(a) want or enjoy remote play
(b) do not need remote play for anything other than PS5
(c) like the Dual Sense features (including ergonomics)
(d) want a large, relatively nice display
If all four of the above describe you, you can afford it, and you can find it, this device is a no-brainer. It's not a waste of money for such people.
If not, it's probably not worth getting device. For these people, it would be a waste of money. But let's not talk for others.
What I'm seeing a lot of is people for which (a) may or may not be true, and (b) through (d) are either not true or not factors, and they are simply mystified as to why the device exists. But being outside the device's niche doesn't mean the device doesn't have a niche.
Now this I agree with, with the caveat that there actually aren’t many similar devices in this price range. The G Cloud retails at $350 (which is insane). The Steam Deck starts at $399. The ROG Ally is even more than a Steam Deck. The cheapest streaming handheld is like, the Abxylute One which goes for $229. I wish the Portal did more than it does for sure - if it could do Xbox remote play as well and emulation like the G Cloud, I would definitely pick one up. But even though it’s locked to PS5 remote play, I’d still say it’s a decent product at a good price if you’re looking for a PlayStation remote play device.The portal is a waste of money even if you want/enjoy remote play like I do. You'd have to really love the ps5's controller and also not have any interest in the features most other devices at this price range can do for it to make sense.
At first I was quite interested, but after a few tests with other devices with my new router and network setup, I'm definitely out. Streaming just doesn't work well enough for gaming with my infrastructure. Not even now with the new equipment. It just feels too much like a compromise for me to be willing to invest that much money. Too bad.
The Wii U didn’t work unless you were within like, five meters of the console and there wasn’t anything in the way. The Portal will work literally anywhere in the world as long as you have an internet connection. The Wii U and remote play devices are not comparable.
With how well the Portal is doing sales wise, maybe it'll make Sony start to reconsider releasing an actual handheld console.
I would just hope it wouldn't split their teams like it did before if they did ever make one again, even if the thing has to be in the Steamdeck price range to make it happen.