Not what was expected

Connected flawlessly, screen was bright and vibrant, was able to play for about 15 minutes and moved to a different section of my house and lost connection to the PS5 while being on the same network. After 30 minutes of attempting to connect restarted the device and moved to where the PS5 is located and next to the wireless router, still unable to connect to PS5. Absolute waste of money, another awful experience involving Sony's devices ability to connect to WiFi.

This is a must grab for those who want to play their ps on the go. Works so long as you have a solid connection that does not need you to use a browser to login like at a hotel. It can wake up your ps5 from rest mode and connect at anytime. Super convenient for those who do not have their set up in the room or for on the go usage

Love it, works good once hardwiring the PS5 to ethernet on your router and being on good strong wifi. Leave it in rest mode and gain the freedom to play from around the house, even outside if there's a good wifi signal. It's essentially a PS5 controller with an OLED monitor in the middle. For audio, you can plug in headphones or earbuds, but on Sony's Pulse Headphones and Earbuds will connect via Sony's proprietary bluetooth connection. There has been some hacks on youtube using a bluetooth adapted connected to the audio port to use any bluetooth earbuds or headphones with it.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a great companion to the ps5, quality is on point, all the features are great, just like playing with the regual dual sense, over all great product love that I can play from anywhere in the house

If your wifi is not strong enough, this is not a must have! Mainly a PS5 controller with a screen plastered in the middle. HOWEVER, with the right connection, it works great! There is SOME latency, making games like COD or Marvel Rivals an issue, but games like Hitman, FInal Fantasy, and Inscryption are fun to play on the go. (Have not tried this outside of my personal wifi)

So i have now had this handheld for a total of 24hrs so this will be more or less a first impression review. This handheld/accessory is awesome. The controller is very ergonomical, its a perfect replica of the ps5 duelsense controller. The thumbsticks are a hair smaller but honestly i dont think youll even notice during gameplay. Has haptic triggers, and a nice light bar between the screen and the controller. The screen is a perfect size in my opinion, some may perfer a little bigger but for my consumption i think this screen is perfect. The speakers in this are pretty good. They arent great but they do more than just get the just get the job do so id say above average. The USB-C port is in the perfect position so you can play and charge at the same time. The gameplay of this handheld is awesome. Connects to my ps5 quickly, no issues as long as its put in rest mode. Have had very little, and i mean very little frameskips or lag. Button input latency, for me, has almost been non-existent. As of 11/19/2024 Sony has put a update on this handheld to allow you to stream ps5 games without the need of a ps5 console. I have got a couple hours of gameplay using this feature and the gameplay is not bad at all. Honestly with it being in beta i didnt think it would be that great, but let me tell you it has exceeded my expectations. Its not perfect by any means, your are only limited to ps5 games only, and you have to play the ps5 catalogue thats provided with this feature, and to get the feature you ahbe to subscribe to PlayStations Priemum tier. But its a beta so its going to be worked on as time continues, but once the beta is over, i can almost see this, handheld no longer being just an accessory to the ps5, but also seeing it become a handheld streaming device for playing PS5/PS4 games and maybe even the classic Playstation systems.

I had tried remote play on other devices with varying degrees of success so i wasnt sure what to expect. I bought this out of FOMO and im so glad I did. +Screen is a good size and colors pop. +Battery life is sufficient. +Easy to use. -The volume scaling is not great. The first nitch up from silent is too loud. Needs to be about half what it is. -No third party bluetooth head phone support. C'mon Sony. Make great headphones and people will buy them. You dont have to force people with gate keeping. All in all, I love this thing. Connectivity will vary but with the right set up its honestly real close to playing natively on my PS5. Ive seen this called the "Dad Station" and that describes what i love about it most. I can play and do other ghings at the same time.

I was bit skeptical of getting the PS Portal, but after getting one I’m having a lot of fun. If you don’t know to much about the Portal is a PS accessory, not a stand alone system. The Portal will let you play your PS games on the go as long as you are connected to a WiFi network, and YES!!! it does also work with your phone HotSpot. The Portal has a great ergonomic design just as good as the Dualsense controller. The 8 inch 1080P LCD display is very good with vibrant colors and great sharpness. Battery life is about 3 to 4 hours and to my surprise, the device speakers are quite good and clear. The weight of the Portal is well balanced so I have not experienced any type of fatigue by holding the Portal for more than an hour. Why is not 5 Stars? Well the Portal on let you stream your games. It does not include Bluetooth so if you want to experience true wireless sound you need to buy the PS Pulse earbuds that cost $199 ouch!!! You cannot watch your favorite streaming apps like Netflix or Disney but I guess this is due to copyright issues. But my biggest complaint is that you can not play the PS Cloud games. That being said, in overall the PS Portal is a great streaming device that will let you have fun even far away from home.

This handheld/accessory is awesome. The controller is very ergonomical, its a perfect replica of the ps5 duelsense controller. The thumbsticks are a hair smaller but honestly i dont think youll even notice during gameplay. Has haptic triggers, and a nice light bar between the screen and the controller. The screen is a perfect size in my opinion, some may perfer a little bigger but for my consumption i think this screen is perfect. The speakers in this are pretty good. They arent great but they do more than just get the just get the job do so id say above average. The USB-C port is in the perfect position so you can play and charge at the same time. The gameplay of this handheld is awesome. Connects to my ps5 quickly, no issues as long as its put in rest mode. Have had very little, and i mean very little frameskips or lag. Button input latency, for me, has almost been non-existent.