The First PlayStation Portal Unboxings And Impressions Are Arriving
The PlayStation Portal, Sony’s new dedicated device geared at PS5 remote play at home or anywhere there’s a Wi-Fi connection, is out in select regions as early as next week and we’re now starting to get the first glimpses of the Portal in the wild thanks to early review units.
Our list of the best PS5 games to play with cloud gaming on PlayStation Portal. From Astro Bot to Ghost of Yōtei.
I have been using the portal to play robocop, the plucky squire, Spider-man 2 and GoW Ragnarok. I know many were initially turned off on the idea of streaming games... but people really need to give it a fair chance now. Its way better than when it first launched. Stadia was onto something, But Google is not Sony (or MS) and so they had to take the fall so that the other services could rise.
I'm willing to wager most people who own a Portal also own a PS5. I'm curious to know how the device performs when solely streaming vs using it via Remote Play.
I guess I understand the benefits if you are away from your house, but at home I don't see why you wouldn't still want to just use remote play.
remote play is handy if the game you want to stream is on your 5, and not already in the cloud service. I found that certain games may say they are streamable, but only if they are actually still in the service. Case in point... I saw that in my list of games in my library was Jedi Fallen Order. I wanted to give that a whirl but it said it was no longer available. I looked on my 5 and sure enough its still there and so I can play that using remote play, but not cloud direct play. I think its because it was a game I claimed from PS+, and it has since been removed. So it is not 'officially' in the cloud streaming list even though it shows as one I could stream from my library.
So I use the actual cloud streaming side for games I do not have installed on my 5. And it works great in my home. I have not tried it from another location, so I dont know how well internet access is outside of my home network. I get ridiculed for saying this but I use the cloud streaming services of both XB and PS as a way to guage interest in fully installing or even purchasing games. Its easier to load up the game via the cloud because you dont have to sit there and commit time to download/install.
If I like what I'm playing... I will do the full commitment and even purchase. If people dont look at this as trying to replace, but instead as a means to compliment the systems... they might find it benefits them more to use these services as a taste test / try before you buy sort of thing. I dont know why that always seems to ruffle people on here when I express how i use them, but it does.
I mainly play JRPGs or similar games on the portal. Currently remote playing DQ3 and it's great. I did play Spider-Man and FF7 intergrade, just to see how it feels when I first bought the portal and it played just fine. But to me, those games are better enjoyed with bigger screens. So games like DQ3 and Unicorn overlord, to me are better suited for portal because you don't need those quick responses from the controller and they are not graphics heavy that you need TV/monitor.
I did play Ghost of Yotei streaming on Portal today and again it played great. No input lag or anything but again a beautiful game like that to me is better enjoyed on a bigger screen.
@darthv72
You're right about streaming. Once you have the proper hardware setup, it works really well.
I've already completed over 10 games on my portal and currently playing through silent hill, Its just really expensive and not everyone has access to super fast internet.
I’ve been playing Dave the Diver and Deliver at all Costs and these are the best types of games to play on it imo. Stardew Valley is warm on the back burner, cannot wait to try Lumines on 11/11.
PlayStation Portal users who are subscribed to PS Plus Premium may soon be able to stream their PSN digital game library via the cloud.
I like that they have been able to correct (sort of) one of the Portal's biggest flaws, but it sucks that they restrict these features behind a paywall.
this would be a nice feature to have. I have plenty of games that show as being able to be streamed... just not via the portal. I use another app on my steamdeck that lets me play those but I'd much rather have the real PS controller feel of the portal.
Cloud streaming for your digital library should be included with just the lowest tier only. What's the point of having your gaming library if you can play all of it if you have a premium subscription?
Sorting games and support for gameplay captures are among the new features.
At last! One of the most important missing feature is finally here. Pausing the game during rest mode is really needed.
So I will be paying close attention attention to reviews but there are two reasons I want this. First I am always gonna prefer a controller over a backbone and... I know I. Not the only one getting older here and I need a large screen like this. My phone screen isn't gonna cut it for me.
Don’t understand the backlash over the Portal.
You are not going to get a Vita 2 from Sony. They’ve been there and done that, and it makes little sense to split limited development resources making cut down games for a separate platform. It made sense back in the PSP days when developer budgets and game expectations were reasonable, but not today when the public expects first party titles to be big budget affairs. Times and lofty expectations have increased too much, and today’s gamers are unwilling to spend more than 1996 level prices for individual games.
The Portal seems like a fantastic dedicated device to play your system remotely with 100% integration and perfect controls. No added Bluetooth lag from wireless controllers, no tiny screen, and no added overhead from translating the experience to a separate non-dedicated device.
The great thing about this is that it is completely optional for the player. No one is forcing you to buy it, and you’re not missing out on a different library of games if you don’t. Additionally, this is a relatively small investment from Sony, so they’re not splitting their assets trying to support two distinct game platforms at once. Win-win for both Sony and the players that this appeals to.
This is enticing but I'm gonna hold out for the inevitable OLED version.
6 more days I’ll have mine
It arrives next week, but I can't have mine until Christmas