PlayStation Portal Remote Player

I have my PS5 wired to my router. It's not using the Virgin Media router for WiFi. I have theirs in "modem mode" and use a £90 TP-Link Wi-Fi 6 router with 4 aerials on it. I don't have a fancy mesh setup or anything like that, it's just a regular router you'd buy if upgrading from your ISP's with no tech skills required. So this isn't some elitist ultimate experience that is only available to network professionals. I have not, and flat out refused, to change any settings on PS5 - e.g. changing the resolution to 1080p and any of that nonsense people suggest. The device is worthless if every time you use your console on the TV, you have to keep switching your resolution back and forth, so I point blank refused to do it. It's set to 4K, 120hz and HDR as per normal. I have got in the habit of putting my PS5 in rest mode rather than shutting down, and enabled the network connection when in rest mode - that way your PS5 turns on when you turn on the Portal. Performance for me is flawless. I've been all around the house with it (modest 3 bed semi) and no issues. I'm used to streaming, having used Geforce Now extensively, and Nvidia Gamestream - so I know what good streaming is like. With it running over your local network rather than the web (unlike GF Now) this is obviously the optimum streaming experience. I am playing in May '24, and I gather there was a major patch that "significantly" improved the performance of the device a month or so earlier. So my experience may differ from early adopters. I don't see compression artefacts, judder, stutter, latency or disconnects. It all just works perfectly; like owning a "PS5 Switch". It's particularly good for older games, or those running in performance mode, as the 1080p Portal Screen means they run at native resolution, so it looks better than playing the game on your TV, albeit minus HDR. Something like RDR2 which has poor resolution on PS5 (compared to XSX) would definitely be better on Portal than on your TV. For the ultimate latency test I tried AC Unity, which is an old 30fps PS4 game running at 1080p. This game is now in its element on Portal. It looks amazing even compared to modern games, and whilst 30fps isn't ideal for streaming, it's actually great to play and doesn't feel laggy at all. Obviously 60fps games will feel even better. The screen is very bright and I haven't touched any brightness settings, so that's how it came out of the box. It also seems to have less glare than my iPad screen that I'd previously used for PS remote play. That's despite having a tempered glass screen protector on it. I gather the sticks are shorter than on a regular PS5 pad, but I haven't actually noticed when playing. Sound is excellent. Better than my Switch OLED even! More like my old 14" portable TV's of yesteryear than a handheld console! So yeah, this really is the "ultimate Switch"! Because my PS5 turns on with the Portal, and because it runs so flawlessly, it really is like having a Switch but with PS5 graphics. Currently playing AC Liberation which I also own on Switch, but clearly the experience is a million times better on my Portal, and looks better than if I were using my big OLED TV. 99% of the time when I use my Switch in handheld mode, I'm in the house and connected to my home Wi-Fi. Sure in the Switch TV commercials it shows cherry picked trendy and attractive actors pretending to play it at a basketball court or skatepark, but let's be brutally honest..........who really plays at such places? We all mostly use the Switch in handheld mode whilst we or our partner is watching/hogging the TV or a movie in the same room. That makes this the perfect device, and more akin to whatever the Nintendo Switch 3 will be like in 2030! Albeit you have your entire Playstation collection at your fingertips, anywhere in the house! I took it to a relatives house who had good Wi-Fi broadband, and it played exactly as it did in my house, even though my PS5 was miles away. If you take it on holiday and **IF** you have good Wi-Fi and internet at your destination, then it will be perfectly useable and like taking your PS5 and TV on holiday. I tried connecting to my mobile phone as a hot spot at home, but the 5G signal here is terrible and whilst it was playable, it would occasionally stutter. In an area with good coverage, I think it would also be perfectly good. Easy 5/5 stars for me based on what I wanted it for, and how well it does it. This is my primary way of playing PS5 now and has made me want to buy all third party games for my PS5 rather than XSX or PC, simply because I have this device and the capability it offers.

Absolutely fantastic! I can now play my PS5 on the go and play without taking over the TV from the rest of the house. The battery life is excellent and the screen quality is also very good, I've had no issues with glare or being unable to see the screen in daylight. Also had this connected to hotel Wi-Fi and streamed from my PS5 flawlessly. I would recommend tweaking the settings of your router and PS5 if you experience any lag. I did and some simple changes fixed it completely. Only downside is you are unable to stream Netflix or watch YouTube, if they fix that with an update then the PS Portal will be the ultimate streaming device.

Great price and excellent addition to the ps5. Great graphics and controller. Secure delivery also.

The PlayStation Portal delivers exactly what it promises - seamless PS5 remote play in a dedicated handheld form factor. The 8-inch LCD screen is crisp and vibrant, while the full DualSense controller layout feels natural and responsive for extended gaming sessions. Performance over Wi-Fi is impressive when your connection is solid. Games stream smoothly with minimal input lag, making it genuinely viable for most titles beyond just turn-based games. The 1080p resolution looks sharp on the device's screen size. Build quality feels premium with comfortable ergonomics that work well for longer play sessions. Battery life hits around 7-8 hours depending on usage, which is respectable for a streaming device. The main limitation is its total dependence on Wi-Fi and your PS5 being powered on. No local game storage or cloud streaming means it's purely a remote play device. Connection quality can make or break the experience. For PS5 owners with strong home Wi-Fi who want to game away from the TV, the Portal excels at its specific purpose. Just don't expect it to replace your main console or work reliably outside your home network.

Great device. If you want a stable connectionypu have to change some settings on your PS5 and to connect it to the internet through a cable. There are plenty of YouTube videos explaining this. After doing this, I easily connected it to my PS5. At the beginning you will have to do some updates but that's 10 minute time. Enjoy your device. As you can see no lag and I am on home WiFi. I haven't tested yet on public WiFi or my 5G phone connection.

Read some of the mixed reviews for this, so was a bit wary: but its brilliant, and can highly recommend. Evenings I can sit in the Living Room with the rest of my family: they can watch TV, I can play on my PS5. PS5 is a wired connection via a TP-Link Gigabyte switch to BT fibre router, PS Portal Wi-Fi to BT router - 30Gb internet ( Wi-Fi is on the other side of a solid concrete block wall), all ethernet cables are certified Cat5e. I mainly play Fallout76 online, no connection issues, and no discernible lag. Easy setup, screen is bright and sharp: you may need new spectacles if the game font size is a bit small. Battery life is better than that of my Dual Sense Edge controller, I've yet to play an evening and find it needs re-charging. Issues: if you are having connection issues you may get a noticeable performance improvement if your PS5 is hard wired and not Wi-Fi, and don't use cheap cables; I have to leave the PS5 in standby mode, it wont connect if not powered on; a PS controller normally last me 18 months before the controls start to drift, be interesting to see how long these controls last - if its only 18 months, that's an expensive replacement; remember to fully turn off the Portal, or on next use it will need charging; when the PS5 powers on it also turns on the TV locally connected, so I have to go back and turn that TV off - thats just a minor irritation.

Awful. I’ve followed every guide and recommended settings change and no matter what the performed when streaming direct from my PS5 is unplayable. All of my owned games are discs so the cloud streaming is not really useful. Wish I’d sent it back rather than persisting with trying to find a fix!

The device looks and feels great; it's comfortable to hold and the screen delivers a crisp, bright image. However, the performance is disappointing, with frequent missed or delayed responses to button presses, and this makes gameplay frustrating. My home WiFi is usually very good for my gaming devices but in this case the experience is poor. I should say that my PS5 connects wirelessly to the router - which has been fine for online gaming - but I am going to try a cable connection (which will be a pain due to the distance!) and I am hoping that this will improve the situation. UPDATED 2 August 2024: Okay, I have now connected my PS5 to the router by an Ethernet cable and it has made a huge difference! Input controls now work perfectly on the Portal with no lag; it is now just like playing on the TV screen. I have upgraded my rating to five stars but I would suggest that - at least in my experience - connecting your PS5 to the router by cable is essential.