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PlayStation Portal Remote Player (Open Box, White) on sale
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Available Conditions:
- Fair $129.99
- Works like new.
- May have larger dents or scratches.
- May be missing parts and accessories.
- Good $131.99
- Works like new.
- May have minor scratches or dents.
- May be missing non-essential parts, accessories or original packaging.
- Excellent $135.99
- Works and looks like new.
- Includes all original parts, packaging and accessories (or suitable replacement).
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It doesn't directly connect to the PS5 console while at home to guarantee a stutter free high resolution feed video (ex: Wii U gamepad did it 10 years ago, no wifi required) and instead relies on your home wifi network which can be bad/flaky regardless of your ISP or even router. With PLENTY of online complaints from users wasting countless hours unable to get a smooth streaming experience.
It doesn't have WiFi 6 which is wild for a dedicated streaming device.
It's streaming quality is no better than if you used your phone or laptop. In fact, Portal quality is often worse if you use Chiaki on mobile/PC. (I don't understand how some internet randos know networking and decoding better than Sony)
At $130 though? I think it's definitely worth a shot to see how quality is on your home network. Albeit I'm shocked how many owners gloss over these issues.
I get what you're saying but this is more purpose built vs your solution.
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Where are these located? In a cage or next to the pick up area. I wanted to do the same thing
All of the above can be done via the Deco app... not in portal settings.
I may though bind the portal to the basement deco to see if that potentially helps as it would be silly as hell if my Portal is for example connecting to my 2nd level deco vs the basement one when I'm literally in the basement. I do now wonder about that...
So this just brings the portal and a black usbc cable? No box to connect the cable?
Mine looks good, have to wipe down the screen
Battery was completely drained
Most games I play on PS5.. I would much rather play on a big-screen OLED TV with a nice sound system and a controller, not sitting on the couch with a 7" handheld screen. With that said, I do find it useful for stuff and can recommend it if you have the extra money.
You need a good network. Hard-wire your PS5, put your portal on 5GHz if you can. If your 'playing area' (portal) is going to be too far away from your portal, the experience will suck. My PS5 + Router + Portal are generally going to be in the same room about 10-15 feet apart from eachother. I use mine at my desk for little 'grinding' tasks while I'm working at the computer, and love it. It lets me catch fish in Stellar blade (which I hate) without having to sit in front of the TV for 2 hours.. I sit at my desk, do whatever I'm doing and then go back to the portal every minute or so to start fishing again between stuff I'm doing. It's good for small games, stuff where graphics don't matter as much. I don't want to play Uncharted 8 or Horizon 3 on this thing, I'd rather play those on the big screen.
Lag/Input issues for me are zero. It works great, looks great, no problem. Except for HDR - it doesn't support HDR and if your PS5 outputs HDR it will look ugly on the portal, so you sometimes have to turn it off (or make sure the PS5 isn't trying to connect to your TV and get a HDR connection, because it will ruin the look on the portal)
Sound is good, battery is good, the controllers are good.. except that stupid touch pad. Any games that require touch pad will be a horrible experience on the portal. Stellar Blade? Absolutely hated using the touchpad on the portal because it would never work.
Headphones? Doesn't work with bluetooth. It will take the Pulse Elite headphones, otherwise you're stuck with wired.
Screen is nice, everything else is fine. If you have the PS+ tier with the game streaming? also awesome -- no PS5 required, just pick it up and go.
If you are planning to take this to work, camping, etc.. or anywhere else, it will all rely on your internet connection. It will not play games locally, there is no storage, everything needs to be streamed via wifi signal. It's not a "play in the car" while your mom drives you to school or a play at work thing unless you have a good internet connection.
I didn't care to play it outside of the house, so it wasn't an issue for me. I just want to play it in bed, on the couch, or at my desk when I'm doing other stuff to get past parts in games so I can enjoy the 'meat and potatoes' on the big screen instead of grinding for coins/costumes/whatever else
FPS latency even with perfect network is still butt.
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ehhh I'll try one we'll see what happens. I have so many things on my PS5 that I'm not playing due to screen time conflicts, maybe this will help. If not... return, or sell it.
This might scratch my "mobile gaming" itch without dropping $$$ on a Steamdeck or Legion handheld...
2. When buying Sony's subscription service "PS plus highest tier PREMIUM", the ps portal is used to play the ps plus cloud gaming Premium Library. Buying a PS5 is optional, not mandatory, using this method.
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Level set your expectations.
Games you have many many MANY hours into are going to feel just a bit floaty. COD warzone... for example. Can you play it? Sure. Everything just feels a bit loose...
However - I didn't get this for competitive online multiplayer. I got this to play the 500+ back catalog of single player games I have from having a PS4, and PS5 - purchasing some games - but also having a massive collection PSPLUS monthly free games from 2 generations. This - is one amazing use case for me. I just played 2 hours of streets of rage 4. Very little perceived lag. Other story driven games - GTA, RedDead... Games I have barely touched... suddenly are portable inside my house. For this - bravo! I let my kid play Minecraft on it for a few minutes. He said "it's just so smooth compared to his switch". Very sharp also. I know - switch 2 will even the field a bit. But I don't feel like fighting pre-orders and scalpers... and the launch price is a turn off honestly.
Imo - $135 - give it a shot. Keep your expectations in check - and you will be stunned.
My ps5 is in my basement, on a projector. I love it down there - but - this enables me to play anywhere in my house vs cold dark lonely basement. I really am impressed... $199 - maybe I would feel slightly meh? $135?!? - Epic.
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