Customers often highlight the PlayStation Portal Remote Player's overall performance, screen quality, and portability as significant advantages. Many find the device comfortable to hold and appreciate its lightweight design. However, some customers have expressed concerns about connectivity issues, occasional lag, and frame rate variations depending on internet connection stability. Despite these drawbacks, the device's battery life is generally considered satisfactory.
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Connectivity
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Portal
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I love this product only problem i have is that sometimes i lose connection alot
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very fun addition for PS5 owners! It’s nice being able to use my TV for movies while still enjoying my favorite games on the couch!
Would be great if Sony would make a standalone hand held, but this gets the job done for now.
As always, bestbuy is great to work with.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A surprisingly good addition to your PS5
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
In despite of all tech reviewers, this is a surprisingly good idea from Sony. By capturing the basic need of anyone who owns a PS5 and can barely play on it because you as an owner insists to show it off in the living room. Well, problem solved! It feels like a tied sale, but what the heck? I can now play my PS5 with a fair quality and great ergonomics from the comfort of my toilet. A pity it can’t connect to PS4
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
After the last update I figured it was worth a try and i was not disappointed
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I’ve really enjoyed the Portal thus far. I had to really be on point when trying to purchase the last couple months with people scalping the hell out of them which is unfortunate for those who are truly interested.
Here are my pros and cons:
Pros:
Portability - not the smallest device but it’s small enough to serve as something you can bring anywhere
Comfort - Dual Sense is one of the best parts of this build. It looks weird, I will not deny that. But it’s so practical you wonder why others haven’t done this.
Screen size is about perfect. Quality is what you’d expect from Sony. Brightness is VERY bright and the color saturation is good.
Speakers are actually pretty good for a portable. Louder than I had expected
I have not experienced any issues with packet loss while playing on my home network. I don’t have anything special for wireless.
Cons:
The lack of first party accessories. I know Sony came out and listed this as more of an experimental product, but I’m a little surprised they didn’t take advantage of providing 1st party accessories. The stuff on Amazon is fine and works (cases and screen protectors), but it would have been nice to have from Sony.
Cost for some may steer them to the backbone.. and although the backbone is a fine product, it doesn’t compare to this for the overall experience. And you don’t have to give up your phone.
Overall for what Sony advertises this product as, it fits the bill perfectly. I don’t think it’s for everyone. People who don’t have a dedicated gaming space like me and often times are splitting the tv amongst your family, this is the closest you can get to perfect. Highly recommended.. until the Vita 2 comes out. One can hope!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Lag
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Gaming when the TV is being used by the family
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I thoroughly enjoy using the PlayStation Portal. I bought it to be able to play while my wife and son watch TV in our living room. Single player games seem to be fine, a little bit of input lag in MLB the show when pitching and swinging. I have not tried FPS games yet. This may not be the best option for competitive games, but if you want to get a gaming session in and you're trying not to always alienate yourself from your family. This is a great option.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for traveling or Dads that can’t use the TV
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This has been a game changer for me. I never had time to game. Always entertaining kids. The has given me a chance to get a game in here or there when I have a minute. Connection is great and controls are smooth! Great buy!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Portability
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Not bad for an on the go game. Cant quite hook it up to my hotspot but all in all not too shabby
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This is not what I thought it would be. I was hoping it was a console that I can play offline but no you have to be online to play it. And also to your PS4 has to be on rest mode.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
PSP sorta kinda
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This device is perfect for Dads or people with a partner. I find that this device solves a very particular but very real problem. Let’s say you want to use your PS5 but the TV is being used by someone else: your partner, kids, in-laws etc. You could theoretically put a tv in another room and play your PS5 there. Maybe even in your office if you have one. Well think again pal, god-forbid you’re not in the living room with any of the aforementioned people as the TV blares another episode of Bake Off or 90 day fiance. All you wanna do is play Diablo IV, or Monster Hunter, or Spider-Man 2 but you can’t hog the TV for your silly little video games when you could be enjoying every one else’s company. Even on nights where its just you and one other person, your presence on the couch is more important than the sweet sweet loot you could be getting in your preferred digital world. Well if any of that sounds like you, wallow no more. The PSP lets you enjoy all that your PS5 offers without having to sacrifice your presence in the family room. Now instead of hearing, “Why dont you spend more time with us?” or “I don’t care what we watch, as long as you’re here.” Prepare yourself for “Hey, are you listening?”, “Hey can you pause that?”, and my new favorite, “could you turn it down a bit?” No longer am I staying up late to play games only to wake up a few hours later in a groggy nightmarish state. No longer am i sacrificing quality hang-out time in the living room worh everyone in my life. No longer am i the seemingly antisocial gamer that society perceives me to be. I can finally be with the people i love all while playing my playstation games and not feel bad about it! My only complaint is that it occasionally drops frames and i have an ideal internet set up. Otherwise, its a near daily use for me. It’s convenient, light, and fun to use.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Wish it was independent from the PS5
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought this thinking it was the second coming of the PSP. My intention was to be able to multitask with the PS5 by playing games on the portable and streaming on the tv. Did not know it could only mirror. That was disappointing for me. I like the concept, but it wasn’t what I was looking for.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Gaming
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This product was amazing and had very nice customer service, when I first got there the employee was very friendly and helpful throughout the process. This item is a 10/10 and will keep your kids quiet as well
I would recommend this to a friend
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Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
VIDEO GAMES
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I love it. I play it all the time. I tell everybody i know to get one...
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This thing has been fantastic. At first, I didn't think I would be using it often. like, if I want to play the PS, i'll just play on the TV, but the experience has been magical. Now instead of playing on my couch until way too late in the night, now I play on my bed until way too late. Can't talk to the experience about playing it outside my house though.
Lastly, I love the feel of the controller, like I'm actually holding a PS controller, when comparing my experience to the Asus ROG Ally, in which the controller just felt awkward.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
PS Portal rocks!
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Better now than the day I bought it due to direct streaming. Great picture and sound quality.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Lag
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Very good but there is a catch
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Its just a handheld controller with a screen it does everything you would expect has good visuals and pretty solid frame rate when on a good wifi it’s basically just a switch in handheld mode. But when on iffy wifi it doesn’t work great it has bad visuals lokking very blurry and the lag is rough haven’t tried it out of the house to see how long connections work for it but if you have bad wifi it will not work well so if thats your situation then definitely should pass on this one.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
My father day gift
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This was a late father day gift to myself i enjoy it was much