My Week with the Playstation Portal | Cup 118

[@jdxcoffee]

I think that the PlayStation Portal is so unbelievably specific in what it can do. For me it is perfect! but for you...? What do you think?

[@JM-pm1yb]

I like the portal for the ease of use. I also got an open box product from Best Buy for $155. A slightly easier pill to swallow. It also saved my PS5 gaming. I’ve put in a lot more hours into FF7 Rebirth and I intend to jump back into Infinite Wealth after I finish. I also look forward to playing FFXVI which I had already purchased on the last Black Friday. It’s so hard for me to jump on my TV and enjoy an hour or two gaming session. The Switch was my main driver for the first 3 to 4 years of its release, because of the ability to play it portably. I now primarily play most of my games on the Steam Deck. Yes, I also set up Chiaki. It works fine enough to negate the need for the PS Portal. I just like how easy it is using the Portal for my PS5 gaming, plus getting the benefits of using the PS5 controller. The one thing I liked about using the Chiaki4deck was the ability to map the touch pad. But that’s really the only thing I miss. It’s really hard to beat the feel of an actual dual sense controller in handheld. For me, this device will also save me from double dipping on games I want to play in a portable fashion. I will still purchase on Steam first if the option is there. But for those PlayStation exclusives, I’m happy to have the Portal as a somewhat portable option.

[@RoyalBoyle78]

Same here , got my hands on one yesterday and I don't care to use away from home and that was never my intention. I couldn't believe how butter smooth it plays over my network. I can't say enough about the screen, the screen is marvelous, it's extremely bright. I had to turn down the brightness. I'm a sports gamer and single game player and this works perfect for me. Multiplayer is big for me too, I'll play that on my Oled.

[@hk6926]

My issues is on fc24 , it has microstutters that I don't see on chaiki4deck. Others games I don't have an issue.

[@HonestToCritic]

I've been saying the contrary about this device, since before it even launched. And even predicted it would sell over expectations. And I'm in the opposite use case as you, i just love handheld gaming. Sure, some games i prioritize playing on the big screen. But many genres fit the handheld style more, and has nothing to do with my situation. Turns out the Portal is good for more than just those few genres tho... 😎👍

[@HonestToCritic]

@jackthemi2975 This the other statement i keep hearing, which means nothing to ppl who want the best PS5 remote play experience. I'm starting to feel like the idea of the Portal scares Switch/steamdeck fans. The Portal does NOT promote steaming from servers, or as a service. It simply mirrors your console like Wii U, but no one called the Wii U useless. Or trashed it anywhere nearly as much... 🤷

[@ElPipa92]

The portal is great for dudes who are married. You can game right next to your wife while she watches what ever trash she wants to watch.

[@boatznhoez505]

This is the literal reason I bought it lol 😂

[@whappppa]

Lmao

[@ericwarr9088]

Correct!!

[@barringtonmorris90]

This is exactly what I need it for.

[@celestialnovas3790]

Same xD

[@Wanderersea]

The PS Portal was meant for ONE and ONE thing only: BATHROOM ALONE TIME.

[@Mr-Clark]

Sony's fatal mistake with the PS Portal is not allowing it to stream games from Sony's cloud gaming.

[@jdxcoffee]

but you can if its on your ps

[@Mr-Clark]

@@jdxcoffee True but who goes to grandma's house or a hotel room carrying around their huge PS5? lol Sony could have done so much better.

[@ridiculous_gaming]

I did not know that until now and found that terrible.

[@Dr.RoseDB]

@@Mr-Clarkthat’s not what he’s saying.. you can do it if it’s on your ps5. You don’t need to take it with you the same way you don’t need to take it with you when you do anything else.

[@reelroyalevizion800]

@@Mr-Clarkhuh?!? You just need your Ps5 on your home network long as remote play and remote turn on/off all you need is Wi-Fi and it works off of your hotspot as well

[@Beatz240]

I brought it to go on my rooftop and play while looking over lake Michigan 🔥

[@jdxcoffee]

Dude you win

[@Stjon4L]

Bro I thought you were about to roll up 😂😂

[@jimmyheights5143]

Lmfao you not the only one, I thought maybe he was about to weigh out some ounces of loud.

[@nyoungjunior]

Me too, this fool with his high-tech coffee maker disappointed me 😂

[@bigronq8301]

I thought the same thing I was like when did the tube allow u to roll up 🤣

[@nyoungjunior]

@bigronq8301 man there's a ton of videos on here

[@beerbear9466]

I think k people need to consider the following -Is my internet connection up to par? -Is my router/modem up to par? -If I’m away from my home, is the internet connection and router I’m connecting to up to par? If the answer is no to any of those…. Well then it’s probably not for you. It is a mirroring device….. not a separate system.

[@barringtonmorris90]

We know that. We just want to play our gaming console in the bed. Relax.

[@beerbear9466]

@@barringtonmorris90what are you talking about relax???? No one’s getting hyphy here. Don’t get defensive about someone explaining criteria needed to optimize an electronic device. It’s just cringe.

[@churros1012]

I never streamed from any device to another device due to my internet not being the greatest, that was until the Chiaki software for the Deck. It was the easiest thing I had done for my device and the latency is nearly nonexistent for me which surprised me. I would at least suggest you give it a try since you already have the tools to do so and then make your comparison. I wouldn't be able too as I don't have a PSP (Playstation Portal) and with how Chiaki runs for me I don't see myself ever needing one as it does nearly everything you said your portal can do.

[@supermiguelYT]

Same I don’t really play when I’m out with the family so I’m good, I just noticed I’m using my PS5 more that I can be around my family or I’m done doing dishes I can jump real quick and keep playing were I left off, now if you don’t have wifi6 at home don’t even bother, this device is made for big money daddy’s like us 💪🏽 And this is coming from a household with 3 Nintendo switch, 2 ps4,ps5 a psvita vita TV and a fully build PC. I love my ps portal

[@JV-tk9yn]

I'm like 99.99% sure the Portal doesn't have wi-fi 6 so it won't benefit only the PS5 will assuming it's not hardwired

[@iosonoi.7132]

Stellar blade makes me want this. There’s a lot of haptics and adaptive trigger use. When I play with remote play, I miss the haptics. Yeah, I can connect my ps5 controll to my phone, but I don’t have a nice portable package. Unless you know of a phone chasis to hook up my phone to my dual sense.

[@Cariocekus]

The Portal reminds me of my Steam Link that I have in my living room that I use to stream games from my PC to my living room TV. When I want that big picture "console" experience with my xbox controller. Love my steam link. Shame Valve discontinued it. Waiting for the delivery of my Steam Deck and going PC, deck and Link

[@ceeece]

The convenience of a dual sense already with a screen was the selling point for me instead of just doing remote play on my phone or a computer.

[@LORDRYKARD]

same a win is a win lmaooo cheers

[@krebs3r]

I also have a very special, if not crazy, use case. My TV in my living room is comparatively small (60") because the living room is so big and the sitting area is so far away from the TV. I use the portal in the living room, but the TV is still on and the sound comes through the Atmos system. So I have a relatively big screen, I don't have to buy a new TV and I can enjoy the good sound on the system.

[@brettwalsh2847]

I love mine. It is the reason I’ve finished many games with two little ones

[@taylorhead9842]

I don't have a portal; I have a steam deck and have used chiaki to play God of War Ragnarok and it played just fine, but it's just not the same the steam deck L1/R1 bumpers are so bad compared to a dual sense. Not to mention the Dpad on the dual sense is a lot better too. The only time I use my steam deck outside of the house is at a hotel, maybe in a car if I'm not driving the family, and even then it's hard as heck to see the screen with all the reflection. Most people I think play their portables in their own home on the couch or in the bed. The portal definitely has it's place. I've not held one but if it feels like a dual sense it's by far the most comfortable hand held.

[@vizionct1]

Mines been great and reliable since I got it month ago. 1/2 gb fiber and changed a few settings. Latency been great. I even just finished spiderman2 and miles on it from my bed and office. That alone was worth the buy for me! Great review

[@d.oconnor4047]

I'm sure you probably know this, and maybe you've even mentioned it... but you can very easily turn the steamdeck into a playstation portal.

[@josegonzalezpena1279]

Yes he does , he mentioned that at the beggining of the video about chiaki

[@d.oconnor4047]

I had no doubt lol ​@@josegonzalezpena1279

[@LxcasOnYT]

I changed my mind on getting the ps5 since there’s no point in spending $400 on a console then another $200 for a streaming device when I can just use the steam deck and if they make a revision on the vita or psp I’ll for sure get that if they make it.

[@007GoldenLion]

You can steam PS5, Xbox and PC on any smarthphone or tablet. If you already have them. Also if you are playing on the same house as wherebyoue console is, the PS5 is much more powerful than the steamdeck. But the steamdeck is still a good PConsole.

[@beelikemizu604]

Had mine for 2 days, only wanted it for home use, accepted it for what it is & love it! It’s not that bad to plug in small headphones either, they’re sold everywhere. Playing my games more than ever 👍

[@iiDivDestroyer]

Just got mine after watching your video. Can’t wait for it to arrive!

[@GhostShipInc]

I subscribed because of the coffee. Fantastic video!!

[@emilacevedo1562]

I may have to purchase one! Thanks for the video

[@cryodragonbane4614]

I have had my portal for a couple months now, and i have to say, im playing on my playstation alot more. I can take it to work, play it when i have down time, even take it out and about running errands for my room mates, and connect to mobile hotspot, and still play my playstation saves. It is definitely a niche product and not for everyone, but in my opinion its worth it.

[@mrmr3963]

I ended up buying one today when I was searching for a larger handheld that would stream my PS5 and was comfortable to hold. If that's what you're looking for, this is the cheapest option actually.

[@The01Aggie]

I enjoy streaming my Xbox to the Steamdeck. It's a great value added feature to have for handhelds, but I wouldn't buy a device that only streams. I have a top end OLED TV where the input lag is non existent... I think it makes me a bit more sensitive to streaming input lag. So a big thumbs up for streaming technology, but it is (for the time being) a watered down way to play games so I still need a device that can also play games natively.

[@azarfe11Life25]

I also use my portal when I'm just too lazy get out of bed and a walk to my gaming room.

[@porgesomer]

I own a Rouge Ally, recently in order to get more gaming [and less doom scrolling] I have decided to use to the Ally to remote play on my Series X - Got to say it's an overall very good experience. I get so much more gaming done. When I'm not at home I primarily use the Ally to emulate PS2 games and that gets the job done so well.. I do also play local games on my Ally but they're not recent AAA games [Locally I play borderlands 2 and Mad Max]

[@esemteckreal4873]

I bout my son a psp when he was 4 and he is now 20ams still has it. It still looks brand new.

[@lolamitzi]

Mine still looks new always had it in a case 👍👍👍

[@SuperBloodborneMaker2]

PlayStation Portal is a miracle machine and works amazing for me. Completely changed gaming for me on the PS5.

[@Blacknight200]

Likewise for me, it suited my situation perfectly.

[@brandonmorgan8975]

I love how this review is unbiased either way, a lot of things you said sound like me lol, I was looking for something to play in my living room when I’m talking to my family or my room is to hot and I don’t want to sit at my chair

[@SamMerlinAmano]

Thanks for ur opinion on the psportal. I'm thinking about buying one just for lying on the couch or wherever and play my ps5 games. I hope its worth it

[@CasualViewer-t4f]

Also worth noting chiaki4deck can be inconsistent (doesn’t always see my PS5) and not super easy to set up.

[@evanchronis4987]

The discussion around the Portal is really weird. People that are the loudest about it seem (anecdotally) upset that the Portal isn't something that Sony never said it would be. Seems like the product works exactly how Sony marketed it. The fact that it isn't a Vita 2/new PSP is really the fault of those with that expectation. However, the good faith critiques seem fair - bluetooth, etc. I'm looking into getting one myself and your comments helped a lot.

[@gilperea8819]

Those Blue Cups are Gorgeous!

[@DBCooper31]

Chiaki had bad screen tearing and issues for me on deck, no matter what I played and after reinstalling several times. I grabbed the portal because of that and only play lighter games on it (Octopath, Dave the Diver, etc) and haven't had any issues. But could be because of how selective I've been. It's been great for me with how things go at home (sharing a living room TV for example) but can see how it wouldn't work for others.

[@joshs2235]

Subbed because of the coffee and your down to earth style. Keep it up my man

[@CaShMaN_020]

Mannnn seriouly i loved your videooo!!!!!!! such a good personal experience you have shared and I just subs just coz of this video !!!

[@JoseGomez-bd7bb]

So would I be able to play my games on it while my girl plays on the ps5 on her user

[@Tony-hv8wz]

What about battery life? My wife and I have 1 TV and I always feel bad if I'm hogging the TV to kill terminids so I've been looking at this for a long time.

[@lostol7571]

Can y oh u use it as an add controller?

[@HonestToCritic]

Once again, I recommend you pick up dbrand portal thumb grips. I know you tried others, but these feel very close to the dualsense sticks in size and accuracy. The smaller ones make it feel as if it has some input delay since they're shorter and more loose. The Portal itself has little to no input delay. It's actually cuz of the smaller sticks, and since it isn't 100% smooth at times. That you might think it's an input delay issue... 🤷

[@kevgloster84]

I honestly enjoy my Portal. Especially when I play Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Stellar Blade, Alan Wake 2 and Last Of Us. No complaints on my end.

[@a.agax0716]

100%! The controller makes me want to play with headphones and get lost in those worlds!

[@GamingGamersEnT]

Reviews will be reviews however I challenge a causal purchaser to say it doesn’t work. I literally use this thing at work errday on lunch with 4 other coworkers who have entirely different home set ups.

[@meliodasx3482]

Portal is amazing I just finished stellar blade laying down on my bed talking to my gf The games is kinda difficult and I love the ps5 portal cus of the controller It’s just like playing on a regular pa5 controller Its amazing

[@mjo1250]

Julien, look up the Spigen thin fit cover for the portal. It's perfect, protects the psp but doesn't add much bulk at all.

[@enginethatcould5257]

Just put mine on last night. Spigen is awesome

[@vigoroushero8623]

I'm getting mine today. I've been waiting for a good while since they were sold out for months. Getting ready to play Hades 1 and try out FInal fantasy 7 as well.

[@EisOfSpades7]

If I used my playstation more, this would be something I would more heavily consider, but I'll just stick with the deck and since I have more than enough lag using steam link on deck, im not sure the portal would work for me anyway. The joys of living in the boondocks. Love the content on the portal though, keep it coming. Is there any ui exclusive to the portal, or is its only settings/ui just to connect to the ps5 system?

[@Kp0O393]

Thanks dude. I didn’t make a mistake, my ps portal arrives tomorrow

[@jdxcoffee]

I like mine a lot

[@samsavala1306]

Great review!

[@supermugiboy]

I personally prefer Chiaki on the Steam Deck cause I can remap the buttons how I like.

[@Soggybiscuiits]

I love this format, you're cool. sub. feel like we was chillin.

[@ChrisCollier-sq2sj]

Where can I get a steam deck from I like the way the design looks

[@Psmgamer]

Probably would get one for Christmas since I would love to play in my bed.

[@kirankara]

Whilst I do think it's a little overpriced, you know what to expect, or people should before they buy. It's basically what I wanted it for. I have a switch and that's ok for being out and about, not that I really do that anyway, as I work from home and if I'm traveling abroad, I'm not generally going to have the free time to play games, so I basically wanted something to use at home to play in bed or on sofa whilst wife watching TV etc, as otherwise she has to go other room or vice versa. I tried streaming to my iPad or Mac and I didn't like experience, and I refuse to play on my phone and pay £100 for a backbone to play on a 6" screen and worse quality controls and no haptic feedback, plus it means you can't answer messages or calls whilst playing games. It's not perfect, it's not cheap, but I didn't want a steam deck and have to buy games I own again, and that's 3 times cost and battery life is poor as well, and I get a high visual fidelity setting that in many instances will look and run better than steam deck. There's definitely better hardware if you actually want a portable console for sure, but they cost up to 1k plus, but that's not what this is, so it should be judged by that it is. No one has come to market with similar products that are significantly cheaper and in my experience, this does what it's meant to do well. I really like it, screen is very good, albeit black levels aren't amazing, but they do a job still, it's comfortable to hold, and I've only experienced any connection issues whilst trying to download a game in background (not advisable). There's definitely a noticeable input lag difference, but it's not game breaking. Obviously, any physical copies of games require me to get off my arse, but that's not a bad thing at my age . Overall, I love it

[@amskon5897]

Must be nice to have good internet, I get 40 down and 4.5 up. With 3 xboxs 2 ps5 2 smart tvs 2 nintendo switch lites smart, fridge and 6 phones and have no problem remote playing my xbox or ps5 from my phone. But I will say xbox remote play is better optimized than playstation.

[@tonydethpsnandxboxlive9434]

I use my steam deck to remote play ps5 and stream game pass games. Works awesome.

[@dallinrushing9833]

Well said....

[@azarfe11Life25]

I think a lot of people are having different experiences from it I live in Alaska. my experience has been damn has been damn near flawless. My PlayStation is hardwired with my internet speeds are 500 down and 20 up. I've traveled with it I went to Florida on vacation twice now and it's been pretty much flawless. With that being said I was visiting my parents for Christmas and they get 800 down in 800 up speeds. And I can play using my phone as a hotspot as long as I'm getting 15 upload speed in 20 download. When I'm away from home the only online multiplayer game I play is Diablo 4 other than that on playing single player games. I think you're kind of asking for trouble trying to play call of duty with the portal on your phone's hotspot..

[@lloydfrancis9149]

I respect people that grind their own coffee 😂 but No Portal It's FANTASTIC for $200. Especially during inflation and when your TV is tied up 😂 and yes you can now play on Starbucks now and connect to PS5 network

[@lonelyboyssmokeroom3624]

Only kids born in 2000 have something bad to say all the adults know it’s reasonable gallon and a half of gas and cutting 20 yards gets this and more lol

[@coultin]

Aeropressed coffee remains undefeated.

[@jaysmith_21]

Can I play madden franchise offline? That’s all I need it for

[@casualjay909]

I think the portal is for a niche product. Perfect for people in the same situation as yourself. For its price, its not a bad product

[@jdxcoffee]

totally!

[@boatznhoez505]

Not gonna play in your back yard? Bruhhhh I’m in my back yard right now with my legs kicked up and drink in hand. Portal with hell divers 2 loaded up in the other hand. lol 😂

[@Nobody-w8n4s]

Doesn’t the steam deck stream ps5 games?

[@jdxcoffee]

It can very well

[@nature.devid.2112]

For me i want to play when im not home and with this you cant, and when im home i can play the normal ps5 with my normal screen and can win better

[@gsta915]

I miss my PSP. It got bricked 3 days ago.

[@Derekdach344]

Ff7 rebirth is amazing

[@peterbundgaard]

Forget the coffie MOJO…. Get to the point!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@SuileDearg]

I gave up on the Portal. If home, I don't have any other obligations to tend to but my own. So I can chill for hours at the desk and PS5. What I'd really like is to extend my play sessions into work during downtime, roughly 20-45 minutes per day. I cannot do that with the Portal, making it's use case extremely limited. I've used remoteplay in my home two times on my Tab S9 Ultra because I had friends over for a playthrough of Nier Replicant and Automata, which is a rare scenario. I find portables hard to take advantage of long-term. They are bad for posture and irritates certain health related issue I face when played for long periods of time. One of my goals is to invest in a solid office chair to help improve my endurance while gaming, not looking to increase the length of each session but extend the amount of times I can play in a month without expreincing or lessening issues. Not sure if you've ever faced any posture related issues but you work out more than I do so maybe it's just me not being in shape.

[@Duesre]

For me i sleep with baby in my bed with me. I want to play at night but i can't because the tv will be too bright. So this is perfect for me.

[@GWT305]

I really wanted it until I learned you needed a PS5 for it I plan to get a PS5 soon but my steam deck, switch, and RG35XX+ have me covered

[@jdxcoffee]

for sure brother. for me its perfect but for many and I mean MANY it will not be

[@streetactivegarage9267]

Bro, just buy a Keurig 😂 but good video

[@gonzooo9464]

Omg I just realized it’s PSP PlayStation Portal

[@jdxcoffee]

haha yea

[@rayrodriguez2291]

Making coffee at the beginning of the video Yeah I didn't click to watch a guy make coffee

[@jdxcoffee]

leave?

[@rayrodriguez2291]

@@jdxcoffee I did immediately

[@jdxcoffee]

@@rayrodriguez2291 keep commenting! be sure to dislike too. helps em a ton

[@rayrodriguez2291]

@@jdxcoffee 8 years 53k subscribers Damn your good

[@jdxcoffee]

@@rayrodriguez2291 heck yea brother. thanks!!

[@jaygutierrez9523]

🤘

[@griffielliott279]

This portal has been amazing. I dont care what the negative comments say. I have been putting in hourrrssss of gaming because of my portal. Me playing at work still blows my mind. Sony did they big one with this one its my companion 😍💓

[@Thereal860YO]

It's trash! The analog sticks aren't the same, cant watch anything, no bluetooth, & BO6 lags. So im returning it

[@lonelyboyssmokeroom3624]

5 years ago streaming the same movie on two tvs was horrible now streaming games that started five years ago every body wants a deck lol have that I have ps 1,2,3,4,5 all in my hand with already owned games 27years of games

[@SpeedyBeast6655]

a friendly reminder that the PS Vita could do literally everything this thing could and also play it's own games, you could gamestream from a ps3 and a ps4 along with some games having support for using it like a wii u style controller, the vita also has an oled screen and bluetooth, as well as a much much longer battery life, still to this day, i cannot wrap my head around how sony managed to screw the pooch so hard on marketing the Vita, it took the steam deck for me to drop it as my main mobile gaming console, and even then i still prefer it for retro games, like gameboy and nes/snes titles.

[@Rebel3000]

Chiaki isnt nearly as good with remote play as the portal is

[@jdxcoffee]

It just isn’t.

[@Rebel3000]

@julienmelnick this last update for the portal adds the ability to sign it to places with aditional verification requirments, like signing into starbucks wifi

[@Jamel-u6f]

Nintendo switch is probably better for gaming it just doesn’t play ps5 games

[@WiNDStaR715]

I have the portal and chiaki for deck however the portal is more stable for me. Chiaki at times will deteriorate in quality and become fuzzy overtime. I tried changing the bitrate it helped but still occurs. The portal has been flawless for me.

[@jdxcoffee]

I have had so few of those moments with the portal

[@bluemuscle2]

Same man I tried Chiaki for deck and I was getting a lot of audio issues and disconnects but the portal has been just fine plus it’s more comfortable than the steam deck and the screen on the portal is beautiful

[@enginethatcould5257]

Just got it. Love it

[@jdxcoffee]

It's pretty great

[@DSN262]

Show don't tell

[@jdxcoffee]

hahaha. k

[@TropicJesus]

Are you a Sony employee?

[@jdxcoffee]

Because I like something?

[@OptimusMonk01]

wow... a whole video and you don't even show the product or yourself using it

[@jdxcoffee]

should I? hahah you've seen it before.

[@justinw7323]

It's better to just get a game pad and use your phone.

[@jdxcoffee]

for you?

[@elibxborn]

The dual sense controller is not that serious.

[@jdxcoffee]

For you.

[@ivgenikatz2395]

Damm just drink the coffee wow 100 hours to make coffee

[@richardsmith8790]

This guy took Bugie Coffee to the next level. Walter White and Jessie Pinkman cooked up a batch of Blue quicker than this guy took to make a coffee 😅

[@kennymccormick8295]

Oh man. It's bougie. Get educated.