The PlayStation Portal remote player is scheduled to arrive on November 15 for $199.99
Set to release just in time before the holidays, the PlayStation Portal remote player has been confirmed for pre-order in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and Portugal through direct.playstation.com. Pre-orders will also be accepted in Canada and Japan beginning on September 29, 2023.
Priced at $199.99, the PlayStation Portal remote player will be able to stream PS5 games over a Wi-Fi connection and consists of an 8-inch LCD display that runs at a smooth 60 frames per second on 1080p resolution. Each side of the handheld features controllers that resemble the DualSense, supporting both adaptive triggers and haptic feedback.
“PlayStation Portal will connect remotely to your PS5 over Wi-Fi, so you’ll be able to swiftly jump from playing on your PS5 to your PlayStation Portal,” says senior vice president of platform experience at Sony Interactive Entertainment, Hideaki Nishino. “PlayStation Portal can play supported games that are installed on your PS5 console and use the Dualsense controller.”
Another feature of the PS Portal is that it can also be utilized to play media since the device’s home screen has a dedicated section that mirrors the PS5 on the backend. There are a couple of downfalls though as it can’t run anything locally and directly from the device. There also won’t be cloud streaming enabled for PS5 games.
“Games that must be streamed on PS5 using a PS Plus Premium membership are not compatible,” states Sony. This means the PS Portal is still able to stream PS5 games that are already installed on your PS5 for remote play. Sony recommends an internet connection of at least 5 Mbps for the best experience.
Sony didn’t forget to announce new PlayStation headsets and earbuds along with the PlayStation Portal remote player. Since the Portal does not use Bluetooth, Sony will obviously be utilizing their proprietary wireless audio technology here.