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Casting off its shackles, Sony’s PlayStation Portal no longer requires a PS5 to play games.
A new update has turned the gaming gadget into a proper handheld by bestowing it with the power to stream games from the PlayStation Plus catalogue. For the unfamiliar, that’s Sony’s all-you-can-play gaming service that is frequently topped up with new titles.
With a decent enough internet connection, you’ll be able to play more than 120 games with a PS Plus Premium subscription (starting from $19 per month).
The new feature is launching in beta as part of an update that also includes some audio adjustments. It’s currently missing a few pieces, such as Game Trials, streaming games purchased from the PS Store, and Party Voice chat, among other minor settings – but nothing that will get in the way of a gaming binge.
To start streaming games, you will have to switch the new perk on by following these steps:
Open “Quick Menu” and access “Settings” on your PS Portal
Select the “Cloud Streaming (Beta)” button
Switch the Cloud Streaming (Beta) toggle on (this will be off by default)
Is the PS Portal worth it?
Seeing as the PS Portal can’t play physical games, it’s still not in the same league as a Nintendo Switch, but it was never intended to be anyway.
At launch, the PS Portal was merely a conduit for the PS5’s oft-overlooked Remote Play feature. As long as you owned a PS5 console, you could essentially beam your installed games to the device, allowing you to play in different rooms or anywhere with decent WiFi.
The initial line-up of games includes a blockbuster PS5 exclusives like Ghost of Tsushima, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, along with indie gem Dave the Diver and open-world RPG Monster Hunter: Rise.
Sony says you’ll be able to stream compatible games in Full HD at a slick 60fps with a 13Mbps internet connection (7Mbps for 720p).
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Well I gotta admit I am SHOCKED by how good this streaming is! Thanks for LIKING the video!! <3
If i buy a game digital in the ps app and do not have a ps5 can i just boot the portal on and begin playing it?
Ghost of sea shuep



If my account was made in Saudi Arabia and i am here in France. Is this still working? Without ps5 is not turn on?
Just bought one for that reason
Is Bloodborne and Elden ring on it
Don't waste your $$$ on this. Rumor going around that Sony is doing a real hybrid Switch system soon.
Is the streaming trash? Cause when i stream ps3 games on my ps5 from the PS gamepass its plays like straight trash lol so i wonder how it will play on portal
Now yes!
Someone needs to test this using some crappy hotel's wifi to see how well it actually performs
Can i take it on the road
Sooo im deploying should i buy one?
I wsh PlayStation Portal have ethernet capability through USB-C
Already doing that on Xbox
Its not on it its streamed
Im not buying the portal purely in playstations thumb stick quakily, drift city!!!! Can you cahnge them on there?
Can the portal be sat down and have a ps5 controller used by bluetooth?
Now bring the Bluetooth
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PS+ Premium is not $20/month in the US. It is $18/month but most PS+ subscribers don't pay monthly but yearly. It is $160/year. That still is less than $14/month.
They need to fix it so I can watch Netflix on it and Disney
Great its updated but sucks for all those countries that don't have access to streaming that's the whole reason they made ps deluxe instead of premium no streaming available. Not suprised it's locked behind the highest tier.
Typical.
when I tried ti stream a game it wanted me to hit some buttons that didnt exist and I could not do anything
If I don’t have a 5 is it worth it? Can I join parties? Is the streaming service alone worth it? Do I have my save file from my games or what I’m very interested in
I promised myself I would get a PS when the PlayStation Plus improved, this is great! defiantly getting a PS portal.
So you need PS+ subscription?


Now they need to add a way where we can pay like 10 bucks a month to play without WiFi
Wait mate. How about PS VR2… Is more expensive than portal also if we look at oculus VR or meta. They dont use more console too.
Please make it worldwide
beta not avail for all countries.
Question. Apparently the stability is better?
Can I play the playstation portable in my room, while my ps5 console is in the basement? I want to play my honkai star rail in my room.
I cancelled my ps portal 30th anniversary last month because it didnt have this
I wonder if this will cause a shortage?
Isn’t this what xbox is doing being able to play without the console? I remember people hating on that, Interesting
Nah don't bother with the portal, my bro bought & returned his due to choppy gameplay and we have 1GB wi-fi.
For some reason my ps portal will not allow me to load cloud gaming. Ps5 will remote play. Any fix for this?
So as somone who doesn't own a ps5 can I get this now?
would love to see this feature added to pc handhelds so i can play on my rog ally
Anyone else’s game catalog just simply not loading after update? Once I click beta option it says “loading game catalog”. The text saying that goes away and all I see is the blue circle with the theme playing in the background. I 100% have PlayStation premium, restarted the system and even updated my actual ps5 no luck so far with this update. Slightly disappointed
are the games in the catalogue permanent and will continue to grow or will they change it every month?
ok so i need a serioues answer i have apsn account but never owned a ps5. yall telling me if I go bu a portal right n get PS plus I can play ps5 games? even tho I don't own the console at all?
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