Backbone vs PS Portal vs Steam Deck: BEST PS5 Remote Play Solution?!

[@LittleBobbyTV]

This was a fantastically fun thing to test. Let me know if you have any questions about this test!

[@KaizAmari]

PS Portal : kinda like how i did remote play PS4 with psvita before,..not a great experience, there is a time that i have been disconnected from time to time, got artifact,…i heard some people have good experience with portal. Not for me though Backbone : varies from device to device. My iphone work really well, my android has mixed results. Backbone method is fine as long its doesnt rely too much on touchpad input. Chiaki4deck : one of the best remote play experience i have. Almost native feeling. Its kinda like Wii U gamepad connection to wii u console in term of latency. Only cons is its a nightmare to setup playing on different network.

[@ifherbowasntg548]

As someone who owns a portal and a backbone. I can confirm the backbone 100% works better. I’ve actually heard reviewers say the portal sometimes performed worse and I actually agree from my experience. All done on the same WiFi too

[@LittleBobbyTV]

Yeah, it’s kind of weird how the performance of a PS specific device doesn’t perform noticeably better. It’s really all about ease of setup and the DualSense features, imo.

[@ifherbowasntg548]

@@LittleBobbyTV yeah for sure that’s why I returned mine for a steam deck oled. I’m definitely looking forward to that as a legitimate upgrade from the portal

[@LittleBobbyTV]

That’s probably a solid choice. May part with my Portal and sell off my OG steam deck for the OLED. Not sure yet.

[@widger754]

Was there a noticeable difference between steam deck and ps portal when streaming? Did one stream better or stutter more than the other?

[@ifherbowasntg548]

@@widger754 After literally a day with my steam deck oled and a solid week on portal, I can confirm the experience is 100% better on the steam deck. The only 2 areas the portal could possibly be better than the steam deck in is the 1080p 8” screen and the ps5 controller feel of the device. But truthfully, the steam deck having oled, much more customization, and a smoother experience, triumphs that for me.

[@Justmeandmy20cents]

I cannot believe the portal looks better than the steam deck. I had the Allay for a day and that one looked worse than the PS portal too I understand the hate for the portal now.

[@LittleBobbyTV]

Portal is literally ease of use and if you NEED PS controller features. Otherwise, it feel underwhelming. It does have a better LCD than the deck, though. I don’t have an OLED deck, so that one probably looks better.

[@mattdrifts]

The deck isnt a streaming device is it?

[@AlexandruT1987]

It’s just the LCD Steam Deck. I tried with the OLED Steam Deck. Other then the resolution the colors are insane.

[@alh5470]

chiaki does take alot of setup and if your new to the steamdeck you'll have to learn Linux desktop mode.. so if you want to just play and not frick around searching the web and watching Up to date tutorials than just get the portal... i have both and out of convenience ill prob use the steamdeck oled because its plays emulators,streams xbox remote play/ps play (chiaki) and pc as well as local steam games download although the haptics on the portal is nice.. but damn did it take me like a week to get it all figured out and configured on the steam deck to do that

[@jimtepedino9295]

I have a portal and I'm generally pleased with its performance, but I wanted to see how it fares to Chiaki, I tried getting it to work last night and it was NOT working well at all. Complete opposite of what people say, lol. Maybe i'll get it to work, but it's not really a priority.

[@quentinverle8775]

What about the small latency on the Portal vs Chiaki? Are they both similar?

[@LittleBobbyTV]

They are almost exactly the same. I’d say they are negligible differences for a single player game. If you HAVE to play a multiplayer game, the Portal is probably your best bet, but you’ll have latency regardless.

[@DeadSpaceDE]

With the OLED with the better Wifi there is zero latency

[@Iamfirebird360]

​@@DeadSpaceDEIts still there albeit low latency but its still there. Its just part of streaming, there's no possible way to achieve a zero lag input in streaming.

[@OG_Daz]

@@DeadSpaceDE only issue is with the OLED Wi-Fi drivers being trash. My OLED Wi-Fi speeds in general are very bad compared to every other device on my home network. Considering RMA. Zero latency is impossible BTW

[@ibexking69]

remote p-lay does not work on steam deck anymore sadly.

[@LittleBobbyTV]

It worked for me a few days ago? Did they change something yesterday?

[@vrseka3]

Steam deck, xbox back bone ? Can't decide 😕 what's better if I'm on a plane, train or just away from my house

[@LittleBobbyTV]

If you’ve got no way to connect to Wifi(using it on a train, for example) then your best bet is the Steam Deck. It can download and run games natively.

[@lasingle24]

I can't think of one thing the steam deck has over the Legion Go. My wife has a Steam Deck and my Daughter has he Go and the Go is better in every way.

[@LittleBobbyTV]

Windows 11 on mobile is terrible, imo. I’d rather have a more limited selection and not be able to play certain online games that deal with W11, personally. Otherwise, the Legion is a fantastic piece of hardware!

[@lasingle24]

@@LittleBobbyTV We click the game icon and it plays. I don’t fuss and complain over all that other stuff.

[@McSmurfy]

It depends on the games too because with windows overall, you can get pop up menus about driver updates, windows updates and then the Go's gaming menu. I have the Deck OLED now and almost got the Go, but I have the gaming laptop and windows is fine on it, but for handheld I want a console-like experience since I mainly played on PS5 and console is better, more comfortable, hassle-free for me.

[@OG_Daz]

Simple. SteamOS > Windows Edit: Oh, forgot about OLED as well

[@weaksauce7896]

which has the least latency on multiplayer (fortnite/warzone)

[@RStarbuck13]

Is your Playstation on wired or wireless connection?

[@LittleBobbyTV]

Wired 1Gb connection.

[@RStarbuck13]

@@LittleBobbyTV Just got to that part of the video, thanks for the reply though!

[@joshuajohnson2548]

If I can get it to work in my home. I will totally be happy... I want to know... Can u .... Say have two portals can u connect 2 portals to a single PlayStation 5... I hope so... Cause that I believe mite actually work in my favor... It would so be worth it.. I plan on getting the pro ..any way you look at it.. got the last pro... Destiny 2 edition... Still in factory sealed box