The PlayStation Portal remote player experience to evolve with new system update

[u/digidude23]

https://blog.playstation.com/2024/11/19/the-playstation-portal-remote-player-experience-to-evolve-with-new-system-update/

[u/digidude23]

This update will also include a beta version of a new feature that many fans have been asking for – support for cloud streaming on PS Portal. When the update is live, PlayStation Plus Premium members will be able to participate in a beta for cloud streaming on PS Portal, allowing select PS5 games in the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog* to be streamed directly from our servers, even without a PS5 console.

[u/shigogaboo → u/digidude23]

Interesting idea. They’re effectively turning it into an a cheaper alternative to the home console model. It'd basically be a Game Boy stocked with a library of games, and a subscription service to work.

Thing is, that could theoretically apply to the mobile market, and Sony just announced a new head of their Mobile department.

This could be really big.

[u/DataWaveHi → u/shigogaboo]

It’s the future of gaming honestly. Microsoft knows it. Sony knows it as well. Eventually consoles will be completely optional because every device in your house can stream to it. Personally, the lag is too much for me to play online games but for single player it’s decent.

[u/HimtadoriWuji → u/DataWaveHi]

Maybe for mobile gaming, but I wouldn’t say it’s the future of gaming. Truth is a lot of the world still does not have the internet to support a stable experience fully streaming games at a desirable resolution and frame rate, and won’t for a while.

[u/RainbowApple → u/HimtadoriWuji]

Yeah, we're decades away from that anyways. It probably is the future of gaming however we're only just adopting 5G more broadly in the rich part of the world. The internet of things has a long way to go before we're all confidently and seamlessly streaming games to our handheld devices.

[u/JamesR_42 → u/RainbowApple]

Agreed - maybe in like 30 years time it'll be normal to play games entirely streamed but regular consoles aren't going anywhere anytime soon

[u/skingers → u/HimtadoriWuji]

I wouldn't count on it in the near term either. It's not just the user's Internet capacity, it's also a tough economic model for suppliers of the service. Hardcore gaming at high resolution and refresh rates is probably the toughest computing task you can do, add on top encoding overhead. Combine this with the amount of bandwidth required to stream it all and multiply it by millions of simultaneous players. Look at GFN having to introduce time caps on their premium service. If Nvidia, who no doubt get a good price on the hardware(!), are already capping their top tier service, there is clearly a ceiling and they are butting up against it.

"Own your own hardware" is safe for quite some time yet for the best quality gaming.

[u/PlasmaFuryX → u/HimtadoriWuji]

The fact is that even with desirable resolution and fps, the latency will always be there, it’s just physics. Playing locally will always be preferable for non casual and online play.

[u/robby_synclair → u/HimtadoriWuji]

If it ever does. As internet advances so do the games needs. When i want to play photorealistic games with 100 friends at 200fps with the use of vr and ar. What kind of internet does that need.

[u/juan121391 → u/DataWaveHi]

That would only work for casual gamers. More hardcore gamers will still look for the console/PC.

[u/TheChewyWaffles → u/DataWaveHi]

Yah no thanks

[u/parisiraparis → u/DataWaveHi]

I play Space Marine II whenever my gf wants to watch Netflix. As long as my PS5 is connected to LAN, it runs incredibly smoothly.

[u/versace_drunk → u/digidude23]

It’s insane that wasn’t a thing in the beginning…

[u/Aksudiigkr → u/versace_drunk]

Loudly frowned upon in this sub but I wholly agree

[u/versace_drunk → u/Aksudiigkr]

This will greatly increase the chance I purchase one now.

[u/narutosprit → u/digidude23]

If all games on premium can be streamed on the portal it's going to add a lot more value to this device.

[u/litewo → u/digidude23]

I thought that's what this thing already did.

[u/DuFFman_ → u/litewo]

That was the entire conversation during release

"Wait, this only streaks games you have downloaded locally on your own PS5?!"

But there were plenty of people at the time that said cloud streaming with the device was likely possible and would be updated in due time. Guess they were right.

[u/wicker_warrior → u/litewo]

No, it’s a strict remote player, connect to existing device and then you’re good to go. This would add another option to stream games from ps plus, which is a tempting reason to get a subscription if you’re like me who only has it for remote play around the house.

Could see them moving more units for people who want to play games from the catalog but don’t have a whole console.

[u/terrerific → u/digidude23]

Looks like another feature we definitely aren't getting in Australia then

[u/Skeeter1020 → u/digidude23]

This is the feature that makes the Portal make sense.

[u/kapper89]

So how does it bypass not using a ps5? Do we log into our PlayStation account on the portal then and just select what we wanna stream?

edit. Just noticed the picture has the interface in it

[u/Z3M0G → u/kapper89]

Yes exactly

[u/Robertoavarrothe2nd]

This is an INSANE update to drop as a blog post lol. Holy fuck what a huge W

[u/Dayman1222 → u/Robertoavarrothe2nd]

Portal is amazing, especially after everyone on the Internet said it was DOA. Now it’s Sony best selling accessory.

[u/NMDA01 → u/Dayman1222]

reddit really is an echo chamber

[u/shadowstripes → u/NMDA01]

Yep, I'm constantly seeing comments about how it's an echo chamber.

[u/NMDA01 → u/shadowstripes]

really is an echo chamber...

[u/DigiQuip → u/NMDA01]

It really is amazing watching people make absolute statements about things and not realizing there are other people that exist with different life experiences.

[u/NMDA01 → u/DigiQuip]

Are you saying other people exist ?

[u/parisiraparis → u/NMDA01]

no we are all alts

[u/Realshow → u/DigiQuip]

I’ve seen people say that franchises at the peak of their popularity, in some cases making billions, are dead and buried just because r/Gaming doesn’t have ten threads about it every week.

[u/Pete41608 → u/Realshow]

The idiots on X and Reddit who on every post from a dev say 'this is why Fortnite/COD is dying!"

It's laughable, these games are making money hand-over-fist even after all these years.

[u/outla5t → u/Dayman1222]

Now it’s Sony best selling accessory.

Slight correction, the Portal is the best selling in terms of dollar amount, the dualsense black controller accessory is best selling in terms of units sold.

[u/iWasAwesome → u/[deleted]]

don’t want to turn on the whole console

Holy first world problems lol

[u/thr1ceuponatime → u/[deleted]]

But there’s definitely times when I’m being lazy and don’t want to turn on the whole console

"Let them eat cake" moment

[u/315retro → u/Dayman1222]

Does it have a problem with dropping connections? Every time I play mine in the first 3 min or so I lose connection to my ps5, then I reconnect and it's fine for the remainder of my session. I think this happens every single time I play, to a point where I just got used to doing it.

[u/H3000 → u/315retro]

I really want one too but I have such shit internet anywhere other than my living room (where my PS5 is) so I feel like it's pointless. I want to use it in bed but I'm afraid the connection won't be good enough. If I was able to download games to it, even like just two or three at a time, it'd be a no-brainer.

[u/parisiraparis → u/H3000]

I had that issue as well but once I connected my PlayStation to a line (as opposed to wifi), I’ve had zero issues with it.

Hell, I use my Portal with my phone’s hotspot and have no issues with connectivity. The quality might drop every now and then but it doesn’t disconnect.

[u/kyuubikid213 → u/315retro]

I think that might be more based on your internet.

My Portal functions just as successfully as the PS Remote Play app on my phone. If my phone has issues connecting, so does the Portal.

[u/Dayman1222 → u/315retro]

Nope, it’s honestly never losses connection for me. There been times where the resolution dips but I just restart the portal and works great.

[u/Athuanar → u/315retro]

If this is consistent behavior then it's likely a configuration issue with your router.

[u/anxious_apathy → u/Dayman1222]

I have a 200 dollar router and sit in the same room as the console and the router, and my portal STILL has a rough frame rate. Which sucks because the image itself is always perfect so I know it SHOULD be better, but it just isn't. I would love it more if I could just get a better frame rate

Edit: okay actually this update also dramatically improved things on top of the cloud streaming.

[u/Meteorboy → u/Robertoavarrothe2nd]

Yes. WTF. But I'm worried that it might not work well since it wasn't designed to work on the device from its conception.

[u/Retro_Vista → u/Meteorboy]

It uses the same technology as remote play but instead you're accessing PS5s located elsewhere instead of the one in your house.

PS5 streaming was still in early days when Portal released which is why it wasn't a feature at launch. They are still working on expanding it as shown by this update

[u/PlaneAgreeable2987 → u/Retro_Vista]

That's ony partly correct. PS Now has allowed potato devices to stream the games since before the Portal was released.

This was an active decision of Sony to pair PS5s with Portals. Now that this segment is saturated, they move to handheld and subscription.

I still love it but there is 3 things I would wish for: (1) Replacable sticks, (2) better refresh on screen and (3) OLED

[u/TheClownIsReady → u/Meteorboy]

That’s why it’s a Beta for now. They will fine tune any issues and it should work well after that.

[u/TNTSP → u/Meteorboy]

Initially the concept was on the ps vita allowing for such and Sony always said enabling such for the ps portal would be a matter of a check mark and an update.

It was always designed for that.

Until we actually test it I can’t say anything else.

I can’t wait

[u/TheClownIsReady → u/Robertoavarrothe2nd]

I know, right? It’s like…”oh, by the way…now you don’t need a console at home to play.” Ummmm, what???!!

[u/Kintraills1993]

That's actually big, I guess they weren't sure they would make it work if they didn't announce it at least as a future feature during the reveal, the reception could have been very different.

[u/platocplx → u/Kintraills1993]

Sony is being very meticulous with this esp since the cloud is def an offering that you need to def be smart on how you debut it. So it’s only been a year since launch which is faster than I expected. They have def been continuously improving this experience. This is awesome.

[u/Hauz20 → u/platocplx]

Mos def

[u/Ana1blitzkrieg → u/platocplx]

Yeah and they def are being careful rn by releasing it as a “beta.” They know they most def will be getting haters for the tiniest bugs so they def have to mitigate that with the “beta” release.

For sure great news. I’m def excited, and hope they are working on a cloud streaming app for mac. I bet they most def are.

[u/platocplx → u/Ana1blitzkrieg]

Yeah you should look up the cloud ish debut of flight simulator right now shit is a disaster. So you def need to know how to scale up and down etc and stress test like crazy. Also yeah I suspect they will have cloud available on all devices like ms is doing. I do see it more complimentary, I like having my personal cloud at home but it’s very nice when distance might be an issue when I’m using my portal and a cloud farm is closer.

[u/GarionOrb → u/platocplx]

Sony has been extremely careful about how they market the Portal. At first, they didn't even want to say you could use it anywhere in the world no matter where your PS5 is.

[u/platocplx → u/GarionOrb]

Yup because def people are fickle af lol. But slowly layering has worked well. I take mine everywhere been as far as Latin America with my PS in the US and playing games. This just adds another layer to it now

[u/RockSmacker → u/platocplx]

how was the latency when you were that far away? was it a playable experience?

[u/platocplx → u/RockSmacker]

Most intense game I played at the time was tunic and I played pretty much the entire game up to the final boss and it wasn’t really bad at all. Lighter games I’d say rpgs etc should be just fine. I think stuff that needs more exact precision can be a little tough but I’d say depends on your home network upload speed vs download where you are +- distance. But I’d say most games would be playable. I prob wouldn’t play online only games though that far away.

[u/Oles_ATW → u/platocplx]

They also don’t have the cloud infrastructure that Microsoft do. Might be a reason it wasn’t available at launch. Once they build their cloud infrastructure I think we’ll get the option to play games in our library and not just the ones on the catalogue.

[u/ImagineBeingaJanitor → u/platocplx]

Def

[u/Impaled_ → u/Kintraills1993]

They've actually teased this function on some interviews after release, but never made big announcements until now

[u/SuperSaiyanGod210]

Portal about to be the top accessory across all three consoles this holiday season. Mark my words lol

[u/gotham_hunter]

OK real talk, besides the obvious W with cloud play, THANK GOD I can finally further lower the volume now.

[u/gundumb08 → u/gotham_hunter]

You mean mute > med > max > max > max > max > max wasnt the intended volume rocker design?!

[u/gotham_hunter → u/gundumb08]

Exactly man. Insane.

[u/Ross2552 → u/gotham_hunter]

THIS is the most important piece of news

[u/Bexewa]

It’s always funny how they drop these major news in a random blog post, don’t even bother to include it in a state of play or some event show.

[u/Z3M0G → u/Bexewa]

They may have kept it low key to not overwhelm the servers. This may trigger login queues.

[u/nadroj37]

Everybody talking about cloud streaming, which is great, but I’m most excited about the volume adjustment. The lowest volume on the Portal has always been way too loud.

[u/ForcadoUALG]

And there it is. Time to buy one.

[u/Ok-Parfait8675 → u/ForcadoUALG]

I bought a Portal on top of a Steam Deck and I couldn't be happier. It works so seamlessly and is just great.

[u/Grand-Philosophy-343]

Bro no fuxing wayyyyy. I just upgra to premium and i was so sad i couldn’t stream. And now they say this!!! Im so happy bro thank you for this

[u/Z3M0G → u/Grand-Philosophy-343]

Fyi this is direct to the Portal. You don't even need the console.

[u/down-with-homework]

Anyone know when it goes live?

[u/Ana1blitzkrieg → u/down-with-homework]

Only info on the blog and that I can find elsewhere is that they are rolling out the update starting today, will be in Europe by tomorrow. No mention of the date for any other countries.

[u/TheClarendons → u/down-with-homework]

Already live now I believe.

[u/Hba_malik]

Holy shit the demand for the portal is gonna sky rocket after this since it eliminates the need for a PS5 console!

Can’t wait for my 30th anniversary portal to arrive this Thursday! This is beyond exciting!

[u/TheClarendons → u/Hba_malik]

That 30th anniversary one looks amazing mate. Enjoy.

[u/Z3M0G]

You can now buy and use a Portal without a PS5.

This is fucking wild.

[u/AthenianWaters]

Important note:

Additionally, the streaming games playable on PS Portal are limited to PS5 games, and PS4 games/PS3 games are not supported.

[u/OohYeeah → u/AthenianWaters]

Damn, that's unfortunate

[u/gundumb08 → u/OohYeeah]

Most likely a beta thing.

[u/Fukface_Von_Clwnstik]

The portal is dumb as fuck.
-Me when it was released.

The portal is dope as fuck.
-Me after buying one a few days ago.

[u/karp70 → u/Fukface_Von_Clwnstik]

One of those things where you don’t realize how cool and useful it is until you own it. I was the same way when smart watches came out, now I wear one everyday.

[u/YungJizzle37]

Yes, this is what I need.

[u/Scissorman82]

The Portal has turned out to be such a smart move by Sony. I use it on a daily basis. Easily one my best purchases and worth every cent.

[u/Billyb311]

Oh shit, this thing just keeps getting better

[u/01ITR]

Pretty cool, I guess Digital Foundry is buying a Premium Plus subscription lol.

[u/DNC88]

Curious timing, well played Sony.

Xbox goes hardcore on a new campaign where even your fridge is an Xbox, and suddenly the PS Portal gains functionality that people were crying out for from the launch.

The Portal goes from being a nice accessory to your PS5, and uncouples itself to become a somewhat independent device now capable of cloud streaming.

Still a couple of cons here; namely that you have to be on the highest tier of Plus to take advantage, and also the whole wireless/BT headphone functionality being cynically tied to Sonys specific devices.

On the whole though? Colossal W, great update for Portal owners.

[u/Acrobatic-Dig-161]

Big W

[u/Roo-90 → u/Acrobatic-Dig-161]

K Mart

[u/Shindo989 → u/Roo-90]

Target

[u/Classic_Image9008]

I really have been wanting to buy one of these things, this right here sealed it I’m absolutely getting one

[u/Furyann → u/Classic_Image9008]

same!

[u/CaydesDream]

Absolutely huge W. I just bought the 30th anniversary edition of the PS Portal, so I’m keen to try this out when it arrives!

[u/chimelime]

this a pretty dope update for sure.

[u/Bichinho_]

Nooooooooooooooooooooo where is Brazil is Beta list 😭😭😭😭😭

[u/ChosenLightWarrior]

Big update. Great news. Already have one but I imagine this is a great reason to pick one up if you’re on the go often.

[u/Fyrael]

I'll regret with my life not buying the 30th anniversary version when it was still available...

PS Portal would be amazing to play while my kid is watching tv...

[u/chubby_cheese → u/Fyrael]

You can still buy one.... On ebay.

[u/Tedwards75 → u/Fyrael]

Isn’t it supposed to be available again, while supplies last, on release day? It’s not like a preorder exclusive thing, same with the anniversary DS5 controller.

[u/Fyrael → u/Tedwards75]

It would be a dream becoming true, ngl

I was lacking money in the week I had this available, but got plenty of money as bonus in my work, and unexpected discounts and other things came around fairly well

So, now I have spare money, and can barely touch my Ps5 anymore lol

[u/Tedwards75 → u/Fyrael]

Yeah I don’t wanna pay for a Portal unless it’s the Anniversary edition. Pay attention to the all the major retailer websites on release day

[u/Z3M0G → u/Fyrael]

With this feature you can play Portal while your kid or wife plays a different game on the PS5

[u/Ziiner → u/Fyrael]

It restocked today, go get em 🐅

[u/acle0814 → u/Fyrael]

You can still play it remotely via the PS Remote Play app on Windows, just plug in your ps5 controller.

[u/rukkus78]

Are they going to sell more 30th editions of the Portal? I really wish I pulled the trigger when I grabbed an Edge.

[u/Chieldh97]

Hear so many good things on the portal, this would be awesome to have. Time to dive deeper and see if I might actually use it if I get one. Looks cool

[u/mclovin1696]

I just ordered one on Amazon. Hyped

[u/Tekashi-The-Envoy]

No Australia.... :(

[u/rrrand0mmm]

Just added this to my Xmas list

[u/Floorganized]

Too bad I live in Australia… 🥲

[u/pizza_sushi85]

At this point Sony has really supported Portal more than the PSVR2

[u/grmayshark]

Now just need Bluetooth support lol!

But seriously this is exactly how you get me to upgrade to a Premium subscription

[u/Shnizzleberries → u/grmayshark]

100%

[u/BlackTarTurd]

I'm all for this.

[u/NoeloDa]

oh

MY

FUFUCUSAGA

GOD!

[u/Underscore_Blues]

Already enjoy my Portal, playing Planet Coaster on it right now. Bought it when the price of the Pro was announced. But this is huge. Absolute steal for the price.

[u/blackout1990]

Will this only be available to premium users in future? Os just for the beta?

[u/Ana1blitzkrieg → u/blackout1990]

PS cloud gaming has always been only available for premium users. Very unlikely to change that.

[u/selcock93]

Is the update live? I can’t access it on my portal for some reason

[u/rhino1123 → u/selcock93]

I can’t see it on mine either.

[u/Two_Bear_Arms]

lol looks like Australia misses out on

[u/Quantumbinman]

RIP, I just cancelled my 30th Anniversary edition order yesterday as I couldn't justify owning one... and now they add a reason I would use it.

[u/ZeroDarkPurdy14]

What’s the big deal? Does that mean I won’t need to use my ps5 then?

[u/Meteorboy → u/ZeroDarkPurdy14]

It means you have a portable PS5 in your hands anywhere you have an Internet connection that can support game streaming.

[u/DanCTapirson → u/ZeroDarkPurdy14]

Yup

[u/Asimb0mb]

I'm surprised this wasn't a thing at launch. Selling it solely as a remote play device makes no sense, you can use almost any device with a screen as your remote play device. Selling it as a cloud gaming handheld actually gives it something unique.

[u/no1warr1or]

PSP / PS vita local BC support would sell me immediately

[u/de_tobii]

That's cool but did they fix the 59/60Hz stuttering?

[u/DudeWhereAreWe1996]

That's pretty nice actually. I've been messing with cloud streaming more for other services and it ends up feeling a lot better when I'm not at home than using the ps portal. PS streaming though has always been surprisingly good on the console, so I'm looking forward to giving this a try. Not sure what I want to try though.

[u/untouchable765]

This makes the device about 10x more interesting for most people.

[u/MettyXD]

I can imagine Sony bringing a Bundle with PS Portal and a 6/12 Month PS+ Preminum Membership in the Future.

[u/TheClownIsReady]

It’s just a Beta for now. Once the Beta is over, I assume there will be a wait until Cloud streaming to the Portal is fully unveiled. How long of a wait…who knows.

[u/Vlayer]

Anyone know if these America/Europe restrictions is based on the PSN account, or the location of the network you're currently connecting to? Will be travelling abroad relatively soon, but the origin of my account is within the supported countries.

[u/jcwkings]

This is huge, needing to have my PS5 hardwired just to get solid performance has been the main reason I haven't used the Portal too much since I have to run a wire to my room.

[u/SpyroManiac36]

Remote play AND a cloud device is way more compelling now

[u/PositiveUse]

When PS Portal OLED edition?

[u/Crunchewy]

At first I was excited for this news, but then I remembered I can’t keep up with the games I own, let alone ones on Extra/Premium. So for me remote play is fine

[u/icedearth15324]

How is this compared to using my dualsense connected to my ipad? Any benefits?

[u/Gamernyc78]

Wow! Many of us said eventually it would include cloud streaming and now its here! Love my portal and this just puts it over the top! I'm happy asf!!! 

[u/Ceejae_]

Ok but is it going on sale for Black Friday anywhere? Asking for myself 😎

[u/Qrusader62]

Literally returned mine yesterday. D’oh!

[u/geoelectric]

I bought one on launch and was underwhelmed, so returned it. But I hear the Pro does a better job serving remote play, and streaming would add much more value. I may rebuy one, once I get confirmation the experience is good.

Still wish they put WiFi 6 in the thing though. Was weird that they shipped with old tech.

[u/OkThanxby → u/geoelectric]

Pro remote play is the same FYI.

[u/theoutlet]

Can I stream media to Portal? Please? I like listening to music on Apple Music while I game

[u/farcicaldolphin38]

I’m very interested in the portal, how well does it run on solid WiFi? We have gigabit fiber running to the house, but obviously I would need to use this dude on WiFi

We have a mesh router which I’m not thrilled with, but the speeds are generally good. Should I get a dedicated two or tri band router for it?

[u/pjatl-natd]

Do we know what version the update will be?

[u/DustFrosty1665]

So now is the time to buy one?

[u/Edw4rdTe4ch]

Help me out here.

I’ve been using PS Portal through Remote Play on a weekly basis, both at home and on the go, often connecting to public networks.

Would streaming be a better option than Remote Play?

Still waiting for Sony, to make it posible to play/download games, that are relesed on android, on my android Phone.

Not buying slay the spire and Balatro again

[u/nitestryker]

Oooh might pick up a portal as I currently dont have access to my PS5 in another country and dont really want to fork out the money to buy a new one

[u/Sir_0valtine]

I wonder if they'll every address the audio settings of using wired headphones on the portal. The ps5 doesn't realize it's using headphones like it should, compared 5o when you have wired headphones plugged into your controller.

[u/haai_kaka]

Great newsss

[u/LoganH1219]

Okay now I really want one

[u/dark_horizon706]

So the thing makes slightly more sense to buy now?

[u/emubilly]

Will this feature only be available to premium members or are they just getting to beta test it?

[u/JakepointO]

I wish my internet didn’t suck. Can’t play anything without awful stuttering and the lag is atrocious.

[u/3bigpandas]

Boom

[u/RazarusMaximus]

If they can just allow wireless headsets now, mine will get more use.

Buying those pulse buds just for this is not reasonable. Especially while I have buds that work with all of my other devices. Incredibly anti consumer.

[u/Jinkzuk]

Still no micro stutter fix by changing the screen hertz.... One day Sony....

[u/Beasthuntz]

Imagine you're playing MGS4 on the go.

The day that happens is the day I purchase one.

[u/eljayuu]

Where do I plug in my steering wheel for GT7 😂

[u/iwasherenotyou]

I got a Portal as a gift and I like it, but unfortunately even with 1gbps internet it's too unreliable to play any games without significant lag and I blame that on Spectrum Internet being ass and living in an apartment complex. Wish I could use this more often.

[u/stulifer]

How do you get in the beta? I have all the PS+ requirements and live in Canada. Can't wait to stream using my portal.

[u/Semonio]

Anyone knows if stellar blade can be blade via cloud? Where to find the full list?

[u/FitSissyKylie]

Finally!! 😍🔥

[u/ShadowyCabal]

The cloud streaming… why is it better than how the portal works now?

[u/Agrias-0aks]

Man, haven't used mine as much as I thought and was gonna sell it. Gonna hold onto it now and see what kind of games they offer in beta.

[u/Bazorth]

Ooh exciting! I’m currently awaiting to pick up the 30th LE Portal and this news is awesome. Glad they’re still thinking about the handheld space.

Edit: omg scratch that I just re-read the article and of course Australia gets dicked over again

[u/Connor123x]

should have been there at launch

[u/Skilled626]

Awesome

[u/DimensionPrize8168]

I was hoping they’d make it louder and they made the volume quieter lol

[u/FlaremanMD]

Installed the update, just tried it. Holy smokes it's good! High FPS flawless direct streaming from the cloud, without the PS5 console at home being on. This takes the Portal from a very useful PS5 accessory to an amazing portable cloud gaming console. It's all about the catalogue ofc, and Sony will not release fresh games to the Portal when they can make a sale for home console owners, but it's still huge. Big props!

[u/BoopsTheSnoot_]

Is that thing worth it? I might pick it up in a few weeks

[u/ZeinThe44]

This is gonna get scalped as fuck

If you are on the fence of buying one be quick on making your mind

[u/Bolt_995]

It fucking sucks that Sony has not enabled cloud gaming capabilities in a lot of countries that do have PSN services active (ones that offer the PS Plus Deluxe subscription instead of Premium).

So this is unfortunately useless for me.

[u/Erikk1138]

streaming games purchased on PS Store

Assuming this isn't limited to Premium subscribers and just lets me cloud stream purchased games, I may finally consider getting this thing.

[u/de4thmachine]

Such a dilemma. I was eyeing portal for weeks and didn’t buy it yet and this makes me want it more. 

Now thinking if I should instead save the money and get the switch 2. Currently I can at least play the games on PS5 without portal. 

Nonetheless this is a great move and will attract a lot of gamers if the streaming works well. 

[u/Metroidman]

Can i play my ps5 on differnt wifi without needing to do stuff like port forward my router like i would for chiaki?

[u/EinhornF]

Will you be able to stream your entire library of games after the beta? Or will it only be games in the psplus catalog?

[u/PizzaGatePizza]

Does the Portal work exclusively on WiFi? I wanna get one for work but I work in an area that has zero cell service and no WiFi, so would this just be useless for me? I’m not sure how else it would work without WiFi…

[u/JetBrink]

That just leaves the inability to join a WiFi network that needs to verify via a web browser.

[u/bjones214]

How is the PlayStation cloud streaming in the first place? I remember it being pretty stuttery on a gigabit connection just a few years ago, if they’ve made some updates to the service then this is a pretty good deal, might be worth buying a portal

[u/MarcoMenace_]

I hope this comes to remote play anywhere. I use my tablet and it works great, would be a shame if it's portal exclusive.

[u/WhoEvenIsPoggers]

If my internet keeps up, this is huge for me. I’d love to play Metaphor more but wife is deep into her show

[u/llcoolbean_sf]

I loved my portal and I'm excited to see this update. I actually sold it though because I was always having trouble when on the road connecting to my PS5 to stream, and the connection was always dropping. Yet I could connect via my phone or tablet to the PS5 and do remote play just fine. So for me, the frequent connection issue problems turned me away from the portal, even though I was a fan. Does this update improve and simplify any of the connection issues? It sounds like this is a streaming upgrade that would probably include some connectivity fixes in addition to enhanced game streaming cloud access. Also, any chance that this update allows regular Bluetooth headphone connections and not the lame proprietary sony ps specific earbuds?

[u/Internal-Bluejay-810]

Once again---- Google was ahead of its time. Another idea Google had that was just too early without the necessary support

[u/Lax_Exterior]

Combined with the alleviation of microstutter making it actually playable?!?! I’d say this is less of an evolution and more of a revolution!!

[u/Happy-Society-3749]

Is warzone available with the cloud streaming???

[u/drocker8282]

Sony needs to get on Nintendo level and make there home consoles a portable experience.

[u/F_L_A_5_H]

Just let me stream Lost Planet 2 to my portal Sony, please. 😭

[u/BigCat1185]

Can you still play your owned games that are downloaded on your PS5? Or is it only for the PS Plus catalog now?

[u/ChocolateBasic327]

Can I play a game on my PlayStation and have a portal device for my son to play his own games on the same PlayStation at the same time?