Do I Regret This? PlayStation Portal 6 Months Later (Review)

Amazing? Pointless? Kinda Middling? 6 months later how is the PS Portal performing for me?
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[@petechristakakos9034]

Thanks for the review but I’m sad to hear you had such a negative experience. I’ve had the complete opposite experience. I love my portal. I’ve played all of God of war Valhalla and cyberpunk on it and had no real issues. It’s worked almost flawlessly. My Ps5 is in my basement and it works great in 2 floors up in my bedroom. Even sitting in my car tethered on my phone works great. I would 100% recommend it. I honestly think you might just need a better router? The portal has really opened up my gaming time. I have 3 kids and don’t always have time to play. But with the portal I can sit and play 20-30 minutes. I’ve had a great experience!

[@Wibblesniff01]

I saw a wild Wibble! Wooooo!! Absolutely cracking video as usual! Top, top tier reviewing.

[@Doragon86]

So much of my footage has you in it I can't really make many videos without you appearing 😂😂

[@neil_gg_]

The inability to use standard bluetooth headphones is a major turn-off for me. It's greedy and would frustrate me. I also feel like I want a handheld to play games natively having had such a good experience with my Ally. Battery life is poor for me on the Ally, but if this was a big deal for me, I'd rather go with a Steam Deck or Switch. When I sit down to play I want to feel like there is a near zero chance of technical issues disrupting my experience. Great video and it shows that despite being a Playstation fan, you'll call them out when appropriate. 🐉=🔥

[@Doragon86]

I always try to remain objective, glad to hear that is indeed coming across! For someone like you PS have a windows native remote play and cloud gaming application, I'd personally just use your Ally to do what the Portal does and more!

[@MrStormbourne]

I used to stream VR games over my Vodafone router to my Quest 2, and it ran well, not the highest res but no latency. Once I switched to the Virgin Hub 5, it would constantly alternate between streaming in a superb quality for 3 seconds and being frozen for 5 seconds. I had no choice but to buy a 3rd party router, but at least it was then perfect. Said 3rd party router is now gathering dust since I moved house if you want to try it.

[@Doragon86]

Appreciate that dude. May DM you at some point to take you up on it

[@Feeniix]

Great video Doragon. This echos most of my issues when using it too. For me, i have used it a lot in the last 2-3 weeks but ive been affected by disconnections, occasional pixelation and input lag on every session of 1-2 hours. (If my playstation is downloading anything it boots me off it too). I want to love it, but i can't. It looks great and feels great as a handheld - but it feels unfinished and rough around the edges.

[@Doragon86]

It's becoming the main conversation about the device. Sorry your experience has been like mine

[@jarrech9820]

Sorry to hear about your experience. It sounds like you need to give it up. I guess I'm fortunate. I've had no issues, but I'm more of a casual gamer. Mainly use it to get a few matches of FC24 before falling asleep in the comfort of my bed. If i feel like having a long session, I just use the PS5 on the oles tv.

[@Rudiggz]

I honestly contemplate getting this device all the time. Thank you for the great review 🎉🎉😂

[@Mtl453]

But I am still ok with it, the only problem that I found is the battery life. I wish it was alittle bit longer. Now i am getting around 4.5-5 hours gameplay.

[@SomeGuyIsWorking]

Seems like you need an additional hobby

[@Mtl453]

@@SomeGuyIsWorking 😅 yes pls otherwise I keep wasting my money on these things

[@HonestToCritic]

I've got the ultimate tip to fix most freeze frames/shutters on Portal. Go to your network setup name on PS5 settings. Press options for advanced settings and switch your mtu to manual, then slightly lower it to 1473 from the default 1500. This simple change made my experience basically flawless, combined with the other tips you mentioned. Let me know if it works for you... 😉👍

[@Doragon86]

I will give it a try, thank you

[@yomomma8791]

@@Doragon86 did it work?

[@Doragon86]

@@yomomma8791 I personally can't see any major difference, but as said in the video, stupid things like unplugging the HDMI help so it seems to be a case by case basis. I'd say try it if you are struggling, I doubt it could make it worse

[@shadyws310]

I’m having a flawless experience, no latency, but I have one gigabyte Internet speed

[@snuffeluffigis]

Im so glad i avoided the hype train on this pile

[@ashlee8657]

You saved me from buying it! Thank you for releasing a review on this device! I don’t even like a handheld that you need to connect it to your PS console all the time with internet connection. I mean it’s good if you can play the games as long it is connected to your account not on the PS5 or 4 console but i doubt Sony will ever launch it since the consumer will not buy their other released handheld device and i find it really greedy in so many ways.

[@Doragon86]

Glad it was helpful

[@MacGamingGuides]

Amazing review I'm thinking of getting it but on the fence.

[@Doragon86]

It's very tough to say go for it or not based on my experience. If you are lucky enough to know someone with one maybe try theirs out. Otherwise I can't recommend it

[@davidholden5837]

I agree totally remote play on the portal for me has been a stuttering mess,remote play on other decives on the same network work much better.ive read that some of the stuttering might be due to the differences between the ps5 and portal refresh rates.lets hope sony sort it out.

[@II_leathal_II]

Great video!!

[@Doragon86]

Cheers dude

[@moeedt]

Judging from how they gave us shoddy quality controllers with the PS5 and then released a Pro model later; They're gonna update the chip, work out a couple of issues here and there, and try to sell us the Portal 2 or Portal Pro blah blah blah. I'd been eying this ever since it came out but I wanted to wait and see what the reviews say 6 months down the line. Thank you for saying me $200.

[@Purple_Haze]

Solid review Doragon...I'm not really into handhelds, but I'll definitely direct people to this video when asked about the Portal.

[@Doragon86]

Trust me you aren't missing too much with this one! They deffo have a place these handheld devices, and many are exceptional, but this one definitely misses the mark. Thank you as always Purple for watching and any future direction offered to others 😊

[@jaredowner]

"expensive premium accessory" it's $200. $200 in 2024 is not a lot of money and barely gets you any groceries.

[@jstndng]

Thanks for mentioning my country which still has not release yet. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Doragon86]

My pleasure. I was shocked that 6 months later it still wasn't a worldwide release

[@jstndng]

@@Doragon86 what is more bizarre is that their ps pulse explorer and elite has been released here.

[@chrisdglong]

So, all of your disappointment comes from using the ISP router? What do you expect? The takeaway should be to not buy this if you don't have a good router.

[@Doragon86]

Explain the flawless functionality to my phone, tablet and chromecast then? If the access point was the issue these devices, especially the chromecast, would also struggle, but they do not, they remote play at the same resolution as the Portal but with even more functionality no worries, especially with apps like PS Play and Chiaki. If the access point was the issue removing the HDMI from the device would not help the streamed situation. My job is this sort of thing, I have to fully understand it to complete my role. While I understand the recommendation, I reject it given my professional knowledge and the evidence that the access point is not the throttle point

[@Doragon86]

@nitemantube what are you writing this response on? A $1000/£1000 Laptop? a £3k PC? Or your $700-$1500 Phone? Maybe a $1400 tablet. You wrote this comment on a device that already does remote play, and in my experience, does it better than the Portal. You already have a PS5 if you're looking at buying a Portal, which already has a dualsense with it. I'd recommend watching this video, that I did prior to the Portals launch, for my nuanced thoughts on the supposed "Extra cost" of using a phone etc instead of a Portal kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZKTZJ2unJxglacsi=OClPtImZUB1Z6gNR TL:DR You're wrong. Every household has the means to already do Remote play at no additional cost. The Portal needs to do that better than those options but does not, it is therefore a failure and a grossly overpriced additional expense

[@ShiYuMeng2]

Your PS Vita's screen resolutions is significantly LESS than the PS Portal. Trying to stream higher resolution, means more bandwidth. More bandwidth means you need a better Access Point. This is also the case if you were trying to stream VR to standalone headsets like the Quest 2 or Quest 3. Even then, there are still decoding issues and lag. I hope you understand the technical recommendation to upgrade your router/access point and why using a low resolution device like a PS Vita streams ok on the provided ISP's router/access point but is not sufficient for higher resolution devices like the PS Portal.

[@Doragon86]

Explain the flawless functionality to my phone, tablet and chromecast then? If the access point was the issue these devices, especially the chromecast, would also struggle, but they do not, they remote play at the same resolution as the Portal but with even more functionality no worries, especially with apps like PS Play and Chiaki. If the access point was the issue removing the HDMI from the device would not help the streamed situation. My job is this sort of thing, I have to fully understand it to complete my role. While I understand the recommendation, I reject it given my professional knowledge and the evidence that the access point is not the throttle point

[@defexthedrumpler7655]

Ha

[@JudahIAmKng]

When are people gonna learn to stop taken these “ Reviewers” serious when everything they do is for likes and views. Firstly your router is crap, but secondly this is a * REMOTE PLAYER* which means it’s not meant for everyday use. It’s only for when the tv is used or when you’re out and want to kill sometimes. Had mines since November and had no issues still. The thing is I don’t play with it like an actual handheld device

[@Doragon86]

Does it feel good for you to attack folk online? Is your existence so sad that the only joy you get is with a keyboard on KZbin? Who are you that is so informed beyond even PlayStation to say what this device is and isn't for? The uninformed arrogance is mind boggling. Do some self reflexion because this toxic approach to life just ain't it mate.

[@davidholden5837]

I don't understand why you say the portal isn't for everyday use I use mine everyday I thought this whole review was spot on I agree with his comments especially the ones about streaming performance.

[@kirankara]

Use my phone? No thanks. Backbone £100 and no haptic feedback and worse controls. My phone is 6" and small. No thanks I'm on virgin media and only 130mb speed hub 4 and I've had zero issues except if I was downloading games. There's clearly something in your virgin hub set up that's not right. You would be best contacting them to try talk to technical support. That thing about removing hdmi cable is clearly not based on any logical reasoning

[@Doragon86]

There are so many jokes to make about 2 inches difference, but they are for a different platform interaction 🤣 If there is a supposed problem with my hub then please explain the flawless functionality to my phone, tablet and chrome cast? And flawless usage in every other interaction? If the access point was the issue, these devices, especially the chromecast, would also struggle, but they do not. They remote play at the same resolution as the Portal but with even more functionality no worries, especially with apps like PS Play and Chiaki (HDR as an example) If the access point was the issue removing the HDMI from the device would not help the streamed situation, though as you said that makes very little sense full stop. My job is this sort of thing, I have to fully understand it to complete my role, and I have been on with Virgin for it, this is the 3rd hub since getting the Portal. Given my professional knowledge and the evidence that the access point is not the throttle point of the network, as proven by other devices, my review is 100% valid as an individuals experience, just as your experience is also valid. The only problem here is that you didn't like what I said and wanted to correct me on my personal experience