How The PlayStation Portal Revived My PS5

6 months later, the PlayStation Portal has breathed new life into my PS5. In such a short time we've had plenty of controversy, the release of the PS Pulse Elite and Explore headsets, and some nifty firmware updates
But will the Portal be enough to keep busy gamers playing on the go when there are so many options out there, especially as the PS5's library feels limited compared to previous generations?
0:00 How the Portal Revived my PS5
0:29 6 months of the Portal
2:15 Connection Issues
4:27 PULSE Elite and Explore
6:29 The PS5 has a library problem
#tech #psportal #playstation #ps5 #gaming
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[@chamamemestre]

I love the Portal. It's an absolute backlog destroyer. 14 games in less than 6 months just playing a couple of hours per day before going to bed. After the last update, the connection and video quality are amazing and never failed again.

[@IntentionalTech]

That’s good going! It takes me so long to complete a game these days.

[@heyimgoingtoplaysomegames]

Here to say I also love mine. Had minor frustrations at first, but honestly the digging around I did in my router benefited our overall internet.

[@BL00MYB0Y]

I’ve recently bought myself a PS Portal and am absolutely loving it. It seems to be connecting just fine all around my home and I’m just using the normal BT router with no setting changes. (I do have Gigabit fibre though) I have a Nintendo Switch but always been an exclusive PS gamer until then. I get confused with the button layout on any controller that isn’t a PS controller and find the switch uncomfortable due to the stick placements. I love how the Portal is just a large DualSense and how I don’t have to buy any games to use it. I have my entire game collection Digital and I’ve been playing what ever game i last played on the PS5. I did consider a Steam Deck or ROG Ally but was put off buy the much larger price and the fact I’d have to buy a new collection of games. Plus the form factor is the biggest pro for me with the portal. Just feels so natural to use 🙏

[@IntentionalTech]

The DualSense is still the best controller of this gen as well.

[@comedianvip]

I absolutely love the portal. I just got it not too long ago and I did not have high expectations at all. I am completely blown away with how much better streaming games is over the portal than on my phone. I’m glad that I did not listen to any of the early adopters and waited and made my own decision with buying it because it is a great device. I recommend a lot of people would like it at home.

[@IntentionalTech]

Glad you’re enjoying it!

[@DieusF250]

The mic in the PlayStation portal is actually nice love mine and mic is perfect for mw3 with Ethernet connection to your ps5 you can have a non laggy mw3 match but sniping will be more of an adjustment that anything

[@bennettrichardson322]

cool Video!

[@IntentionalTech]

Thanks!

[@kublaios]

Finally someone made this video, this hits home so much. I restored the gamer in me with the Steam Deck but only after Portal I made the most out of a handheld. I’ve used Nintendo Switch, Backbone, and Steam Deck before Portal but none of them is even closer to Portal in terms of ergonomics (I injured my hands several times with others…) and the image quality. Not the mention the amazing hardware behind the curtains. It’s also showing how the tech reviews can be a bunch of crap just because people expected something else. Clearly Sony didn’t want to make a portable device and targeted people like us who is at home but too lazy to boot up PS and captivate the largest screen at home 😅 Lastly, playing some FPS games on TV was giving me nausea which is something I don’t get when playing on Portal. Best purchase I’ve made recently, and thank your for the honest review.

[@IntentionalTech]

Thanks for sharing. The ergonomics are definitely way better than those other controllers / systems. I agree and I also can’t see Sony releasing a separate handheld console that needs to support its own games etc. If you take the Portal as what it is, then it’s a great option for a lot of people.

[@wolvrG]

What is the game you play on SteamDeck towards the end?

[@IntentionalTech]

A highland song

[@wolvrG]

@@IntentionalTech Thanks. Found it from your steam deck video comments too. Wonderful video and comparison. Saw multiple videos back to back and very good quality content. Keep it up.

[@IntentionalTech]

@@wolvrG cheers, mate. Appreciate it and hope you like the game. The music in it is amazing.

[@wolvrG]

Some game like Spider-man, automatically pause game as soon as controller gets disconnected. Because remote play is external controller, it happens with disconnection also. This should be built in all the games.

[@IntentionalTech]

Good to know. Maybe it happens if you have another controller connected for some reason or are playing online then. You can’t actually pause Elden Ring for example.

[@wolvrG]

@@IntentionalTech True. But also lot of games doesn't have this built in. For example I was playing Stellar Blade but when disconnect from remote play it still plays on. Btw one more thing (not sure) but when you connect remote play all connected controller gets disconnected

[@anirbangon4750]

What is urs home internet speed?

[@IntentionalTech]

According to the Eero app, download speed today has been 984 Mbps, upload speed of 955 Mbps. We used to get a lot less than that on Sky, which is what I originally played the Portal on.

[@maikerukazukii]

Just hate you can't remote play on ps4pro, cause I play ps5 and ps4… .

[@IntentionalTech]

Fair point

[@wolvrG]

I suppose it's because Sony is only focusing on PS5, or else no technical issue

[@ArsevensX]

Imagine in the future we have portal. It can run game natively BUT ALL in lowest of the lowest setting. The connection to the PS5 is to enhance the graphic. So you kinda don't really need that massive internet speed on your portal since all it does is downloading 1080p video and uploading input. It is the PS5 at home who needs more stable connection. Come with dual sense edge version that you can change it's analog if it went drift, or use hall effect instead. Also using OLED screen.