Sony previously said that the PlayStation Portal is meant to be a niche product for a specific audience, but its sales continue to surprise. Not only has the handheld’s sales already exceeded the company’s expectations, it continues to sell in major markets including the U.S. Circana revealed that PlayStation Portal was February 2024’s best-selling accessory […] The post PlayStation Portal Sales Continue to Impress Despite Skepticism appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle.
  • Eggyhead@kbin.run
    10·
    3 months ago

    I bought a deck instead, and it turns out 80% of my game time is on Chiaki4Deck, streaming my PS5. I don’t regret the purchase, but I do miss those haptic dualsense features. However, Deck has OLED and HDR streaming. Plus 720p resolution is more stable than 1080p.

    • activ8r@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Chiaki4Deck is amazing and added a lot for me. Don’t have to stop playing FF7:Rebirth when someone else wants the TV 😄 Just pause, switch over, and keep playing. PS Portal seems like a good idea until you realise your phone can do the same thing with your existing controller and a £10 attachment.

      I did (pre steam deck) get Chiaki working on my homebrew switch. It was okay, but nowhere near as good as the deck is performance wise.

      Edit: Word

      • Patches@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        7·
        3 months ago

        Because it costs like one. PSP dropped at $250 though it quickly went down.

        This is $200 and all it does is let you play your own very expensive PS5 Games so long you stay within your own home portably.

        • mindbleach@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          22·
          3 months ago

          And if you don’t want that, don’t buy one.

          It won’t somehow become a separate platform, just because the price is higher than you’d like, for a single-purpose object. Its sales prove nothing about a completely different theoretical gizmo.

          Nobody saw the Wavebird and went “well, the DS is fucked.”

  • Tony N@lemmy.mlEnglish
    5·
    3 months ago

    I use mine almost every day. I’m a business owner, husband, and father of 3 boys, so I can’t always retreat to a game room for hours to game. The portal is perfect for when I have a little bit of time. It’s quick and dead simple to pick up whatever game where I left off, and put it down when something needs my attention.

      • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        6·
        3 months ago

        This is why I use my Steam Deck to remote play my PS5.

        Just FYI for anyone who has a Steam Deck, you don’t need this product. Look up Chiaki (or Chiaki4Deck for a Steam Deck-specific fork). Works very well.