I like this system a lot. it can be fun. although it has some major flaws. streaming is so bad. unless you have super fast internet connection on ps5 and same for pottal it lags so bad. the idea is great but needs its own inteney service. which makes it a bit useless. i can leave my room and play in living room which can be nice. so no wouldnt recommend.

This is a sad experience coming from Sony. When will the greed be enough? “$250 app with the battery of an iPad and a goofy controller layout” (“oh but adap-“ it's corny. And unless you're playing an old old game or maybe MineCraft would it be remotely not uncomfortably awkward to use.) This has the potential to be so great, but Sony paywalls the most basic software I mean bro I'm ready for them to not support household console sharing at this rate. You can't even switch users on this, oh I mean you can't but you have to sign out on the portal and the app and then sign into your other account on your app just so you can scan the QR code to log into that account. Just writing this makes me sick to my stomach.

This beautiful device does feel like holding a dualshock controller with the screen replacing the touchpad, as promised. However, it is very weak at capturing wifi, and does not recognize a premium subscriber to stream games per last update. if i have not started the game in my ps5 and then switch to the portal, it will not play. i have tried multiple wifi sources to eliminate the issue being with my router, and found the portal unable to fulfill its marketed role. My phone can use remote play and connect where the portal can't, and I have a galaxy from many years ago; doesnt make sense remote play on my phone is better than whatever the portal is intended for. furthermore, the portal is physically weaker/sensitive than a dualshock or dualsense; 2 days after purchase the right thumbstick got stuck against the box the device came in, and is now broken and in need of service. i bought it just before the price bump, and now I wonder if I was better off without smh. Maybe i have a model that has bad wifi and weak thumbsticks, but it has not shown itself worth the cost if you have a backbone or other gaming device that connects to your phone. Perhaps I got a bad one, and whatever comes from the warranty will solve all of my concerns.

I decided to buy the "psp" before the price went up and for 199 you can't go wrong. I'll start with the pros... this is the most comfortable handheld gaming device I've ever played. I played it for 2 hours straight I can't do that with my switch 2. one of the other reason I decided to purchase this, is it added cloud gaming. you can play game you own or games on PlayStation catalog! the games look great, but I have have fast Internet so I didn't have any issues besides 1 or 2 hiccups, but nothing major. now the cons. well first if you have slow bargain internet this probably isn't going to work very good. I would try streaming a game on your PS5 before you shell out money for this. this device depends on the Internet so you play offline!. you need PlayStation premium to play cloud gaming not a problem for me because I was already subscribed. in closing the addition of cloud gaming made this worth it for me. I wanted to play PS5 in my sunroom or in bed and don't like to move my PS5 around so this is great for me!

This is not what I expected, but that is not Walmart's fault. The issue is with Sony, not the retailer. The product itself did not meet my needs, so it was not a good fit for me. That said, someone else with different expectations or uses may still find it to be a good product.

The only thing I do not appreciate is that you can't play the portal and also play a different game on the PS5 at the same time. You also have to be connected to the same internet connection as the ps5 so I can't take the portal on car rides. Sadly, It's collecting more dust than I intended too thanks to these restrictions.

I didn't think cloud gaming was advanced enough to handle modern games. But after getting my Portal i could not be happier. There is considerable lag when attempting multiplayer FPS and racing games. Even the streaming options leaves a lot to be desired but this thing really shines when you have a premium subscription and you stream either the games you own or games on the premium subscription catalog. Anno 1800 and Madden are a treat on this thing. I just need EA FC added to streaming and i'll be set. Overall very satisfied.

I drive a semi for a living and have starlink internet in my truck this device cant seem to get above 10mbps speed and 200kb upload. even at home on my wifi with 1gig speeds it still wont go above 15mbps dowbloaf and 200kb upload not worth buying

It work well when you have good internet. It does get a little glitchy sometimes but that only happens when there not good internet connection

Best purchase! Game streaming is so easy and the clarity is very good even without the screen being OLED