PlayStation Portal - The REALITY after 6 Months of Ownership

what if I told you that after 6 months of gaming on the PlayStation portal my PlayStation gaming experience has been transformed from taking my portal on vacation so I could play my PlayStation far away from home to chilling at home playing my favorite PlayStation 5 games in the bath yes the PlayStation portal has become an essential part of my gaming setup but let's not stop there in this raw and unfiltered chat I will be sharing more than just insights and surprises I'll be revealing tips tricks and some musthave accessories that might just make the PlayStation portal the perfect accessory for you now that's enough chitchat let's jump straight into my six-month ownership experience with this PlayStation portal right here so let me start off by just giving you some of my personal experience with the PlayStation portal having used it for 6 months I've been using it probably every other day since I got it on launch day it has been great so far no problems touchwood it stays like that I've been playing a lot of different kinds of games on it which I will touch on but recently I've been playing a lot of PlayStation 1 classic games on it because the small screen size lends itself perfectly to playing old retro games which are really like low resolution so they work fantastic on this highly recommend you check out some classic PlayStation games if you've been a PlayStation gamer for a long time the Nostalgia will hit you real using them on the PlayStation portal I've had zero problems with the build quality it is just topnotch I really really am impressed I've not had any kind of stick drift yet I've not had any buttons sticking or anything like that all the Adaptive triggers everything is still working perfectly so that is really good to see as that was bit of a concern with this thing if something does go wrong with the sticks then what you need to contact Sony support and see what happens unfortunately you cannot replace the sticks I wish they would have made that an option on this but they have not unfortunately but no problem so far so that gets a thumbs up from me some specific experiences that stood out to me about using the PlayStation portal was when I bought this I did actually think it was going to be like the wi U remote where you have a controller with a screen in the middle and you pretty much need to be right next next to the console so I thought I was going to need to be right next to the PlayStation 5 to use this that has not been the case like I said earlier I've taken this on vacation I used it on the hotel Wi-Fi it worked perfectly I've used it Outdoors using my phone as a mobile hotspot it worked perfectly as well I play with this thing in the bath when I'm playing you know Final Fantasy Hil divers you can chill in the bath and play your PlayStation 5 games it's just wild and really really cool so you're not tailored to the screen anymore that is the big benefit and the big selling point of the PlayStation portal in my mind if that's not a thing for you you might just be a kid playing PlayStation games in your bedroom you've got your setup there and that's you sorted you don't play games anywhere else I don't think this is for you this is for people who maybe have a busy family life or they're out and about and they need to get their gaming screen time on when they have some little window of time available this is what this is amazing for especially if you're TV is in use so that really surprised me about this I did not expect to be being able to play this pretty much wherever I liked which was really cool and I did mention there Hil divers too so that is another thing I have been doing more of since I last spoke to you all on the PlayStation portal which is playing more online multiplayer games and the portal really hasn't skipped a beat I I picked up hill divers 2 like I said got my hands on that recently freaking awesome game check out if you have not it is amazing but I played that online with my buddy and I was playing it exclusively on the PlayStation portal so I just got my uh my earbuds plugged the headphone jack into the 3 and a half millim headphone jack in the bottom of the portal and away we went we were you know spreading democracy about the universe it was amazing chatting away there was no disconnections from my portal to my PlayStation 5 there was no pixelation no lag it was just an awesome fun gaming experience one I would really really recommend if you're thinking about PlayStation portal for multiplayer gaming it can do that just remember don't be playing competitive you know stuff like you know Call of Duty competitively for example where every fraction of a second counts you will probably get smoked but otherwise for just casual fun online multiplayer gaming it is awesome now I wanted to talk about some key benefits and features for the PlayStation portal as I think it is pretty important if you're thinking about picking one of these up and the one which jumps out at me more than anything now especially because I have tested a few other Remote Play devices and I am testing some other ones for some future videos so make sure you subscribe and you know smash the thumbs up button do the YouTube thing so you do not miss out on that but it is the ease of use of the portal with your PlayStation 5 once you get this thing set up which will only take you a few minutes the longest part is the updates you need to download it is so easy to use you turn this on it turns on your PlayStation 5 and your in and you just start playing your games really simple no messing about with settings configuration downloading apps and all this kind of stuff it is really really good really straightforward kind of plug and play you know you could kind of say that I guess next up is the feature set you get with this the Dual sense controller it's just top not it's the best controller out just now in my opinion it's far better than the Xbox controllers and far better than like any of the switch controllers like it is just so comfortable the Adaptive triggers and haptic feedback are like Second To None add so much to games and the fact you can do this in an immersive you know portable package you can't get that anywhere else this is the only product that offers you that so keep that in mind also with the design of the DU sense it means the ergonomics are just topnotch it's just God tier it is the most comfortable handheld gaming accessory I have ever used you can play this for hours until the battery dies and you're feeling fine whereas some other handheld consoles for example they can get about sewing your hands sewing on your wrists sewing on your fingers whereas not with the portal it is just fantastic yeah at first I wasn't sure about this when I saw it I was like H looks kind of weird Joe s's cut in half with a screen but once you get your hands on it it is a hefty boy it is top quality feels quality St dat good in hands and I've had zero problems with it so far get a big thumbs up on that front from me and I just realized I forgot to mention one of the best things about the portal is this 8 in LCD screen it just pops it's really bright not super bright for outdoor gaming but really bright right if you're indoors it's fantastic the LCD panel is probably one of the best I've seen I think I've said this multiple times I know it's not all Ed but trust me it is really really good makes your games look fantastic no complaints on that front from me battery life pretty decent you get around 5 hours gaming maybe just slightly under if you have all the bells and whistles on by that I mean you know the light bars on volume up fill and the screen up fill I up fill brightness I always have the screen on fill brightness it is on Full brightness right now as you can see because why would you not you want the the games to pop full brightness all the way team f brightness let me know in the comments if you are team full brightness and I'll like and share your comment now next on my Hit List was that you can connect the device to other Wi-Fi networks there seems to be this misconception out there and I've seen a lot of comments in my other videos people saying oh it's useless you can only connect it to the same Wi-Fi that your PlayStation 5 is connected to wrong that is an absolute lie I have used this on my Wi-Fi I've used this on Hotel Wi-Fi and I've used it in my friend's House's Wi-Fi along with mobile phone hotspots as well so you can connect it to any Wi-Fi you can get access to I say get access to if it is one where you're going to need to have a web browser authentication pop up like some hotels do you are Scupper you will not be able to open a web browser to put in your details to get onto the internet because there is no web browser on the PlayStation portal it's just a Remote Play device remember that without the PlayStation 5 and without the internet it does nothing it's basically a paper weight so just keep that one in mind also next up on my list was just what I mentioned there about the mobile hotspot you can get your mobile phone take this outside and then you can play games wherever you like I've tested this as well it worked fantastic 4G and 5G speeds in in the UK here anyway they are pretty good depending where you are and it works fantastically on the portal so yeah if you've got an iPhone your Android phone whatever it is just set up a mobile hotspot go into the settings on your portal connect to it you'll connect to your PlayStation at home and then there you go you can be playing your PlayStation 5 games on the go just watch if you've got a limited data plan you will Hoover up your data which might cost you a lot of money so you should have an unlimited data plan before you try something like this just so you don't get any unexpected bills and just to reiterate that last point when you get your hands on one of these and you're playing like Spider-Man 2 Final Fantasy hell divers you know um Astro anything basically away from home on this device it is really freaking cool you're like wow this is really cool cool it it just hits you differently honestly you'll see what I mean when you do this yourself when you get your hands on your PlayStation portal now I want to touch on some tips and tricks which I think will help you out PlayStation portal first one is get your home network up to scratch if you're using all the gear which your internet service provider gave you when you got your internet package it might be rubbish it might not do what you need it might not be strong enough to get that signal broadcast all throughout your house and wherever else you're going to use your PlayStation portal if there's black spots where your connection drops your connection will drop from your PlayStation portal to your PlayStation 5 so keep that in mind I've got a Wi-Fi 6 mesh set up in my house and it works fantastically this thing just works everywhere in the house and out in the garden so something to look into if you do not know what a if you don't know I should say what a mesh network is just Google it and you can see there's a whole bunch you can buy from Amazon and wherever I actually will leave some links Down Below in the description if it will help you out so you can check out some Wii 6 or even 6 I think Wi-Fi 7's a thing now but this thing only has Wi-Fi five but the reason I say this the better you get the better and bigger your network connection broadcast is in your home so that this thing can connect to it easily so just keep that in mind you make sure you have good internet and then you should have a good gaming experience now number two if you're like oh no I don't know what my internet is going to be like you can test this out get your mobile phone and download the PS remote play app and then you can test what Remote Play runs like onto your mobile phone if it runs okay onto your mobile phone it's going to run fine onto your portal just make sure you turn off your mobile data and you're just using the PlayStation uh Remote Play app via your Wi-Fi so that you can get an accurate like for like comparison because this doesn't have mobile data obviously this is only using Wi-Fi so make sure you're only using Wi-Fi on this also and then you can see if it works in your house where you think you're going to be playing the portal take your phone there with the PS remote play app connect to your PlayStation 5 play some games and see what the experience is like if it absolutely sucks you might need to look at doing something with your home network or just give the PlayStation portal a Miss because it won't be a good experience for you and then number three on our list for some tips and tricks is once you have the portal this is the uh one thing I recommend everyone does and I've done this is plug in your PlayStation 5 Via an ethernet cable to the Internet so it's hardwired in it's not connected to your internet via Wi-Fi this will make a huge difference to your connection and will make the connection from your portal even stronger so just make sure you do this it's a really simple hack which makes a big big difference trust me and the last tip for you all is make sure your PlayStation portal has the latest version of the system software so get it updated as with every update Sony has released the portal has been performing better and better with sharper resolution less lag it's just a win-win so make sure you have it up to date with the latest software now once you have your PlayStation portal you need to get some key accessories to keep this thing in top condition number one is a screen protector and I recommend you pick up one from the best in the business which I have right now on my portal and it is from the Legends thank you for sending me this dbrand yes they have got these the the packaging is just top notch as well but yes you get your you actually get two I've got one on but you get two screen protectors and you get all the stuff you need to attach them really really cool really simple why do you want that well the screen is so beautiful on this you do not want to get it scored or scratched you know it could be anything if you're carrying this about in a backpack or just even in your house it's just not worth it get one of these best in the business don't skimp on cheap ones that you see on Amazon that are pretty rubbish get a good one and protect your investment number two is actually on the portal right now as you can see it's these thumb grips I swear by these these make a big difference to the actual gameplay experience on the portal they just make the portal sticks that little bit bit taller as these are slightly smaller than the standard dual sense sticks so if you get these these fit perfectly and it just makes your gameplay much more accurate when you're you know shooting in a first-person shooter game or you're maybe steering in a driving game really simple cheap upgrade which makes a huge difference and these ones from dbrand actually feel really really nice they've got a nice kind of pixelated feeling or Texture to them so it keeps them nice and grippy which is what you want and I have got these portal colored ones you can see the blue and orange which are pretty cool but you can get just these standard black ones as well they come these really cool little packages slight open like that and here you go you can see your thumb grips are there and you can see got that one already on my portal so pick them up I'll leave links down below to all the products and items we talk about in today's video so you can pick them up at a great deal and get your PlayStation portal rocking and rolling next one is going to be essential though if you are out and about and it is a carry case keep your system safe I recommend I recommend I realized I walked away from the mic there we've got this one here from orsley which I picked up on Amazon I'll leave links down below and it's just a really nice white plastic one it might not be the best for keeping clean I must admit but it feels nice it's a kind of plasticky rubbery feeling and it looks good I just really like the color of this one you can pick this up in multiple color ways there's a pink one there's a blue one so if you want to show off your style a little bit that's what you can go for and if you want one that is just tough as Nails I recommend this one I can't even remember what the name of this one is I did write it down the joy torn that's what this is called and this one is just tough as Nails this one is really it's harder it's a harder shell than this one this feels kind of like hard rubberish this feels like a suitcase so yeah and they both got you know the internal zip so you can keep all your cables and your headphones and stuff like that let screen protectors there just really solid investment to keep your PlayStation portal safe and sound when you're transporting it somewhere else or when it's just sitting about in your house these are must buy again all links to all of these are down below in the description now it's not all sunshine and rainbows there is a few cons which I have experienced in my 6 months of using the PlayStation portal number one is if you have no connection this thing does nothing it becomes a very expensive paper weight it's just facts people number two is it can only play games which are installed on your PlayStation 5 you cannot connect this to the PlayStation 4 console if you have one of them and that is all it does is play games you cannot watch media you cannot watch YouTube you cannot watch Apple TV Amazon Prime any of those things even though it would be amazing if they would update that surely that is just a simple update for Sony and then we could do that and another thing you cannot stream games from PlayStation Plus cloud gaming which would be incredible I think they could do that as well with an update here imagine this was untethered from the PlayStation and you could just buy this buy a PlayStation Plus subscription and then stream your games to it but you can't do that either so another thing to be aware of in the cons bucket here oh yeah and one other huge con I forgot about was there's no Bluetooth on this so you can't use your Bluetooth headphones but honestly I've really not missed it I just picked up a pair of these Sony INE headphones which have like crazy amounts of bass in them and they've been fantastic just put them in there plug these into the headphone jack and away I go so this was a big Miss for me when I first got the portal but now I have these I really don't miss it and the last one for me is if you buy a lot of physical games physical media so you buy the actual games like this this might not be ideal for you as you still need to have the game disc in your PlayStation 5 which you want to play on your portal that might not be a problem if you're right next to your PlayStation 5 but if you're taking this thing out and about and you're away somewhere to change the game you need to change the dis unless you have some digital games downloaded so if you're at a friend's house on vacation you'll be stuck with the game disc which is is in your PlayStation 5 just something to be aware of so I've spoken all about my experience with the PlayStation portal and how I've used it but who is this actually for in my mind it's for anyone who wants the flexibility to play their PlayStation 5 away from their main gaming setup or when your setup is you know busy like your family is using the television that your PlayStation 5 is hooked up to that's now no longer a problem you can just pick up your portal and keep on playing your favorite PlayStation 5 games but mostly in your house you know this isn't a substitute for an actual gaming handheld console like the PlayStation Vita or the Nintendo switch but this is an incredible accessory for your PlayStation 5 even though you can play it out and about on the go it's just not the same as an actual console which you can install the software onto the hardware and play it wherever you are regardless of a network connection whereas this needs internet or no gaming so keep that one in mind I don't know how many times I've said keep that in mind in this video I'll probably start editing these out because this is getting ridiculous anyways on to the next one now with all that being said you can still play your portal Outdoors using your mobile phone as a wireless hotspot via 4G or 5G that works really well one thing that doesn't work really well Outdoors is this screen it is so shiny and obviously it's not bright enough for outdoors but as you can see you know we're just in inside here you can already see some of the reflections especially that's quite a bright scene we're on if this was a dark scene I mean look at that you can see you can see the reflection you see what I mean so if you're playing games outside in the direct sunlight it's not the best it is what it is also if you are a big PlayStation 5 fan and are only interested in PlayStation games then this is the best way right now to do remote play as you get all the features that make playing the PlayStation 5 special in a much smaller package like the Jo sends haptic feedback adaptive triggers and all that good stuff these are just options that you know other competitors on the market cannot offer that is only Sony that can offer these now at the start of the video I said the PlayStation Portal had transformed my PlayStation gaming experience and no joke it actually has I am playing more PlayStation games now than ever I am also pretty much exclusively playing them on the portal I can't remember the last time I played my PlayStation 5 on the TV I just don't do that anymore I play it on the portal all the time so if you have a really really busy life with you know your job H your other half family kids and so on the PlayStation portal is an awesome device that lets you squeeze in some quality gaming time when you can and even if your TV is in use for example you can still play your games it's just a game Cher you could be playing your PlayStation portal in bed at night chilling out when your PlayStation 5 is in another room of your house or like me my guilty pleasure you could be chilling in a nice bubble bath playing the PlayStation portal it is freaking awesome so if you think any of these descriptions sound a little bit like you and you're big into the PlayStation ecosystem I say it's well worth checking out the PlayStation portal and hey if it doesn't work out you can always return the device but if you do decide to hang on to it make sure you check out the 10 first things you should do when you buy your PlayStation portal in this next video on screen now

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Length: 23min 14sec (1394 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 18 2024