Tag: Ps Portal
Hands On PS Portal Is a Whole New Device with Cloud Streaming Update
To the cloud
The PS Portal is one of Sony’s biggest surprise hits. Released back in 2023, this remote player — which lets you remotely control your PS5 from anywhere with an internet connection — has continued to improve itself with countless updates. The latest, and potentially greatest, is the ability to stream games that are in your PS5...
Livin' the stream
PS Portal is a purpose-built Remote Play device, so it’s no surprise to see it become the most popular platform for the feature. But it does speak to the overall success of the accessory, which is now owned by approximately 5% of all PS5 owners in USA. Sony recently upgraded the capabilities of the wildly popular handheld, al
News These Are All 2,800+ PS5 Games You Can Stream Directly to PS Portal Now
Stream machine
PS Portal’s gargantuan, game-changing update is beginning to roll out around the world, allowing you to stream over 2,800 games directly to the device. You’ll need a PS Plus Premium subscription to take advantage of this feature, but if you’re a paying member then you’ll be able to dig deep into your catalogue, streaming...
Poll Is PS Portal the Biggest Surprise Hit of the PS5 Generation?
Step on through
It feels like the PS Portal has smashed all expectations. Sony's streaming-based handheld, which first launched back in 2023, has sold far better than most would have ever predicted, to the point where the firm's clearly been allocating more and more resources to the device over time. Case in point, a huge new PS Portal update...
News PS Portal Gets So Much Better Today in Huge UI, Cloud Streaming Update
Access available for PS Plus Premium members
Sony has today announced a game-changing update for its handheld PS Portal device that gives you the ability to cloud stream PS5 games directly from your console library. The patch for PS Portal devices goes live today, and the feature is available for PS Plus Premium subscribers. More than 2,800 PS5...
Rumour PS Portal Could Be About to Get Even More Compelling
Stream machine
We know Sony’s handheld accessory PS Portal has proven an enormous success, with approximately 5% of the PS5’s install base estimated to have purchased the Remote Play streaming device in the US. Well, it could be about to get even better, assuming screenshots from Reddit are accurate. A couple of pictures doing the rounds show...
News PS Portal Still a Huge Success as Sony Reportedly Preps PS6 Handheld
5% attach rate to PS5 in the USA
At least one in every 20 owners of a PS5 in the USA also has a PS Portal to go with the console, it's been revealed. Mat Piscatella of Circana shared as part of the USA sales report for September 2025 that "the attach rate of PlayStation Portal to PlayStation 5 hardware has now exceeded 5%". A device heavily...
Random Kojima Hyped to See Fan Playing Death Stranding 2 on PS Portal at London Launch Event
In the crowd, no less
During a launch event for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach in London this week, auteur Hideo Kojima was hyped to see a fan in the audience playing on his PS Portal. “You’re playing right now – that’s cool,” he shouted, spotting the fan holding up their Remote Play handheld in the crowd. “Wow, he really is...
News PS Portal System Update Out Today, with Big Improvements to PS Plus Cloud Streaming
The power of the cloud
Sony is rolling out a sizeable system update for PS Portal users today (the 9th April, just to avoid any confusion). The goal here is to improve the existing cloud game streaming beta for PS Plus Premium subscribers, adding some welcome functionality across the board. Here's a quick bullet point list of the additions: New...
News Sony Confirms PS Portal's Status as 'DadStation' in Accurate Ad
A love that lasts a lifetime
The PS Portal has, at this point, become an essential part of our gaming armory and continues to defy expectations to this very day, despite the majority of the PlayStation faithful initially raising their eyebrows at the seemingly redundant device. Sony has relea
News PS Plus Members Can Now Use Their PS Portal Like a Legit Retro Handheld
PS1 and PSP games available to stream
Sony has once again expanded the number of games available to stream on its PS Portal handheld, including support for over 50 PS1 and PSP titles. That means PS Plus Premium members can stream these titles directly to the peripheral, without necessarily needing a PS5. Among the games available are legitimate...
News PS Portal Keeps on Defying Odds, UK Makes It a Best-Seller
Sold 143,845 units in the UK in 2024, says data
Sony's own PS5 streaming device, the PS Portal, was the best-selling gaming accessory of 2024 across the UK in terms of revenue, and the sixth best-selling in terms of units sold, new research reveals. Based on GfK Entertainment data gathered by ERA, the handheld achieved this through 143,845 unit...
News This PS Portal Commercial Is One of the Cutest Things You'll See Today
Play finds a way
We already know PS Portal has exceeded all expectations and become a big hit for Sony. The Remote Play handheld was the best-selling accessory in the United States last year, and its success is showing very few signs of slowing. It’s telling, then, that the Japanese giant is now making big-budget commercials for the peripheral...
News Expect PS Portal's Glacial Rollout of New Features to Continue
Sony will "make incremental steps based on community reception"
The PlayStation Portal is perhaps Sony's most unlikely success in recent memory. Since one joined the family, we can certainly attest to spending even more time playing games. A year after launch,
News PS Portal Owners Spend More Time Playing PS5, Says Sony
Play has no limits
PS Portal was roundly panned by the enthusiast PlayStation fanbase when it was announced, but it’s clear that as the peripheral has established itself, it’s turned out to be an enormous success. The streaming device has dominated Circana’s accessory sales charts all year long, beating out similarly priced hardware like the...
Rumour Black PS Portal Part of New PS5 Accessories Refresh
In addition to Helldivers 2 PS5 pad
A black PS Portal is rumoured to be part of a PS5 accessories refresh that Sony has planned for the near future. A new report from Dealabs insider Billbil-Kun suggests the current PS Portal model will soon be available in a black colourway, and will retail at the same price as the design already on the market now...
Hands On PS Plus Cloud Streaming Is a Game Changer for PS Portal
Sony's surprisingly successful PS5 handheld gets even better
Sony made a surprise update to the PS Portal today, enabling PS Plus Premium cloud streaming on the device. <related ids="158279,174730"> This effectively transforms the Remote Play peripheral into a full-blown handheld, although it comes with some caveats. First, you’ll obv
News PS Portal Will Allow Cloud Streaming in New Beta Update
PS Plus Premium users beta test the feature
Sony has announced the most significant PS Portal update since the handheld streaming device launched: a fresh beta test will allow for cloud streaming of PS Plus games. Current PS Plus Premium members can beta test the feature, with it set to launch worldwide within the next 24 hours. You'll be able to...
Guide Where to Buy PlayStation Portal
Where and how to get PS Portal in USA, UK
PlayStation Portal, Sony's dedicated Remote Play handheld device for PS5, is now available to purchase at retail. Below, we're keeping tabs on stores stocking the device to help you secure a PlayStation Portal at the best price. Initially, you could only pre-order the accessory via PlayStation Direct, but...
Rumour Sony Paying Close Attention to Handheld Market After PS Portal's Shock Success
"So you're saying there's a chance?"
Sony is allegedly keeping a close eye on the handheld market, following the surprise success of the PS Portal. Despite being panned pre-release in public opinion polls on sites like Push Square, the Remote Play accessory has gone on to become a bit of a sensation,
News PS Portal Is By Far the UK's Most Popular Gaming Accessory Right Now
A massive success
Back when Sony’s streaming handheld PS Portal was announced, an enormous 33 per cent of you polled on Push Square said you had zero interest in the device. Well, as it turns out, you’re in the minority, because the Remote Play portable is proving a runaway hit for the platform holder. In the UK,
News PS Portal Update 3.0.1 Allows Connection to 5GHz Public WiFi, Here Are the Patch Notes
Get it downloaded now
Sony has released a new software update for its surprisingly popular remote play device, PS Portal. The handheld accessory, exclusively used to connect to and use your PS5 over WiFi, has now been updated to version 3.0.1. So, what does this latest patch do for the Portal? It's a fairly minor update, with the main addition...
News New PS Portal Firmware Update Adds Better Wi-Fi Features and More
Available to download tomorrow
Sony has today announced its handheld streaming device, the PS Portal, will receive a new firmware update tomorrow that brings with it a couple of new features. Most importantly, the wi-fi capabilities of the PS Portal are being expanded to support "select public wi-fi networks". Sony still recommends you use your home...
News PS5's Streaming Handheld PS Portal Is Proving a Huge Hit
A whole new world
Back when the PS Portal was rumoured and subsequently announced, social media was filled with armchair executives deeming the device to be a disaster. As it turns out, Sony understands the market better than many people think, and its PS5 streaming handheld has become a lynchpin of its new-gen console’s overall experience...
News PS Portal Still Going Strong, Demand in USA Exceeds Supply
The handheld that could
Sony's handheld streaming device, the PS Portal, continues to defy the company's expectations as it's revealed demand for the machine has "exceeded supply for several months" in the USA. Responding to a question on Twitter, executive director at Circana (formerly NPD) Mat Piscatella said that while Sony isn't shifting...
News Sony Sings PS Portal's Praises with Accolades Trailer
"...Feels fantastic..."
PlayStation's plucky little PS5 remote option, the PS Portal, continues to be a pleasant surprise for everyone involved, Sony included. The initially iffy-sounding device has proven to be wildly popular, and PlayStation has released an accolades trailer to remind us of the fact, featuring glowing quotes from some of the most...
News PS Portal Update Appears to Have Quietly Improved Video Quality
Read between the lines of the patch notes
PS Portal owners may have noted that system update 2.0.6 is now available, requiring the usual restart rigamarole. The patch notes for the update are incredibly sparse but potentially quite profound, reading simply: "We've improved system software performance and stability." In the hours since, players have...
News PS Portal Is Proving Everyone's Predictions Wrong
A whole new world
Prior to its release, few predicted PS Portal would be successful. Many were baffled by Sony’s decision to release the Remote Play handheld, which streams gameplay directly from a PS5. But as the months wear on, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that Sony’s added a permanent fixture to its hardware portfolio, with the device...
News PS Portal Proving More Popular Than Sony Expected
Demand has beat out expectations
A PlayStation executive has revealed in a new interview with Game File that the handheld PS Portal device is proving a lot more popular than the company expected. Hiromi Wakai, the VP of production management, explained "demand has continued to exceed our expectations" and so Sony is now focusing its efforts on...
News Spanish Sales of PS Portal Are Gaining on PSVR2
PS5 peripherals compete
A new report from Gamereactor covers Spain's final two weeks of software and hardware sales in 2023, and it looks as though Sony's divisive PS Portal is doing alright for itself. In fact, a comparison with PSVR2 suggests it's becoming the country's PS5 companion of choice. The article states that PSVR2 has so far sold about...
News PS Portal Was the USA's Fourth Best-Selling System in November
And it was a sell out
We reported previously how Sony had requested sales data group Circana to log PS Portal as its own platform, and now we have the results for its debut month. According to analyst Mat Piscatella, the Remote Play streaming unit was the fourth best-selling syste
News Rediscovered Patent Suggests PS Portal Was In the Works Since at Least 2015
Could've been a PS4 device
It appears that Sony has been planning a dedicated Remote Play handheld for a long time. In fact, there's evidence suggesting work began on what would become PS Portal at least eight years ago — long enough back that it could've potentially been made for PS4. Fans have dug up a patent, filed by Sony in 2015 and...
News PS Portal Will Be Tracked As a Console by USA Data Firm Circana
Not an accessory
According to a deleted tweet published by Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, the PS Portal will be tracked as a console in the firm’s next video game sales report. This, allegedly, is due to a request by Sony. Many had expected the Remote Play handheld to be listed as an accessory like the DualSense – especially as it needs to be...
News PS Portal Outsells Xbox Series X|S During Launch Week in Spain
Handheld had a strong debut
Xbox isn’t exactly lighting up the sales charts at the moment – especially in Europe. It’s been a bit of a washout this year in countries like France and Germany, where Sony has seen PS5 sales explode by up to 143 per cent – while in October the Redmond firm witnessed a year-over-year decline of an extraordinary...
Video Why Sony Will Never Make the PS Vita 2
We all want one, but does it really make sense?
The PS Portal is here, ushering Sony back into the handheld market. But this remote-play device isn’t quite what many fans were hoping for. Over a decade after the launch of the PlayStation Vita, there’s still a fiery demand for a true successor, and to some the PS Portal is nothing more than a...
News PS Portal Sells Out In Just a Couple of Days
Scalpers are already jumping in
We don't know the exact hows and whys, but the PS Portal appears to be sold out all over the place. Sony's remote play handheld launched just a couple of days ago in major territories, but you'll be hard pressed to track one down. The device is currently listed as unavailable on Sony's own PlayStation Direct — both...
Jump in
Sony's dedicated remote play device, the PlayStation Portal — or PS Portal for short — is out now. The handheld system is designed to be a second screen for your PS5, which operates via an internet connection. It's fair to say that the Portal won't appeal to everyone, but for those who want to continue playing their PS5 games when the...
Guide PS Portal FAQ - All Your Questions Answered
Know everything about Sony's new handheld
PS Portal, or PlayStation Portal, is a Remote Play handheld for PS5 which allows you to play Sony's new-gen console while your television is occupied, around your home, or potentially while you are outside. The device requires an Internet connection in order to operate, and cannot be used independently like...
Hardware Review PS Portal Is the Perfect PS5 Companion (For Some)
A great product at the mercy of your Internet connection
When the PS Portal was first announced, we were endlessly sceptical about Sony's sort of return to the handheld market. We've spent the best part of a decade clamouring for a new PS Vita, so the PS Portal understandably feels like a half-measure, rather than the real deal. However, after...
News People Are Beginning to Play Around with PS5's Remote Play Handheld
Stream like you mean it
While the PS Portal is technically Sony’s first portable since the PS Vita, the Japanese giant is treating it as more of an accessory for the PS5, like the DualSense Edge or upcoming Pulse headphones. That’s because the device can’t operate independently of the new-gen console, requiring an advanced, streamlined version...
News Demand for PlayStation Portal Sky High in Japan, Pre-Orders Reportedly Sold Out
Thinking with portals
The PlayStation Portal has been met with raised eyebrows and shrugged shoulders among enthusiasts in the West, but it seems as though Japan is very much onboard with the Remote Play handheld. Pre-orders for the device recently went live at various retailers, and over in Sony's homeland, demand is reportedly high; PS Portal is...
News PS5's Remote Play Handheld PS Portal Releases on 15th November
You can pre-order now
Sony’s previously announced Remote Play portable for PS5, the PS Portal, will officially launch on 15th November – as dated overnight. Pre-orders are open now in select countries via the platform holder’s own direct-to-consumer storefront, PS Direct. The manufacturer says pre-orders will open at other retailers on 29th...
News PS5 Fans Divided on PlayStation Portal Handheld
Peering into the Portal
Revealed last week, PlayStation Portal is Sony's own answer to remote play on PS5. In other words, it allows players to stream their PS5 games to an eight inch, 1080p screen with DualSense functionality attached to it. Retailing at $199.99 / £199.99 / €219.99, there's been a lot of discussion around whether it's a...
Poll Are You Sold on PlayStation Portal?
Another way to play?
The officially named PlayStation Portal is Sony's own dedicated remote play device, allowing you to stream your PS5 to what we think is a slick-looking handheld. Boasting an eight-inch 1080p screen alongside DualSense selling points like adaptive triggers and haptic feedback, actually sitting down with one of these things would...
News PS Portal's Battery Life Aiming to Match PS5 Controller
Power hour
How long will the newly announced Remote Play handheld PS Portal’s battery last? While there were rumours recently it could dip as low as a couple of hours, Sony’s told CNET that it’s aiming for the sam
