Useless or... kinda awesome? 'PlayStation Portal' Handheld!

Unboxing and first gameplay impressions of brand new portable Sony handheld not-a-console - the PlayStation Portal! It's not a next gen PSP or PS Vita. You will need a PS5 and Wi-Fi to use this device to play PlayStation 5 games. Connection issues may occur during remote play. But when it works, it kinda just works.

00:00 Intro
00:12 Unboxing
03:30 PlayStation Portal
05:19 Comparison
05:50 PS Vita
06:10 Charging
06:19 Also needed [!]
07:26 Power [ON]
08:01 Setup
09:11 Spider-Man 2 testing
11:48 Call of Duty MWIII
12:10 Alan Wake 2
12:40 Different Wi-Fi testing
13:05 Doom (1993)
13:51 Fortnite
14:15 Gran Turismo 7
14:53 Spider-Man 2 (again)
15:41 Outro

#playstation #ps5 #therelaxingend

[TheRelaxingEnd]

Ok Sony, we know you are secretly listening. Look, this device is a promising start to get back to handhelds. I really do like the thumbsticks and ergonomics. Keep those but please expand on the other aspects - specifically the usability aspect. If you could kindly release a portable console with 120Hz OLED display that can run PS5 or even just PS4 level games natively (PSP 2). That would be very much appreciated.



PS. You can charge a bit more than $200, it's ok.

[LrulestheworldM]

People forget, but we had this tech 10 years ago. It was called the PS VITA. The PS VITA had its own library of games AND could connect to your ps4 to remote play, PLUS front and rear cameras, front and rear touchscreens, the ability to see other players that were close to you, could record video, watch movies, play music, and was available with a plethora of accessories. The world decided it wasnt good enough, Sony abandoned it, and now everyone is freaking out about a piece of hardware that cant even run by itself. These are some sad times we live in.

[benWTL]

If this ran games off a wifi signal and didn't require a PS5, it would actually be worth something. But £200 for a controller and screen bundle? Hard pass.

[tungnguyenquang]

This would be an amazing console if Sony made it an independent device

[Terell]

Fun fact: Port forwarding improved my experience dramatically when using the device on a network separate from my console. The reality of it is that your internet settings matter with this. If you aren't able to manage those settings, your experience will vary greatly from what I've experienced and seen from others.

[Famezonen]

Reminded me of the psp. Took it to Mexico and my cousins broke it. Saddens me because that was the last thing my father bought me. I miss it. And him.

[Marauders]

Best unboxing channel on all of youtube. Love the touch by using Spider Man gloves at the PS5 unboxing.

[nani]

Watching this satisfying video, I just discovered that you can scroll down to comments while in full-screen mode.

[redular]

Thank you for all those amazing years!. I came back to watch your vids after like 5 years later.

[lifestream]

I like the initial music, PlayStation ambient music is awesome 👏

[brickistic]

it's interesting. but i would've preferred a stand-alone portable console rather then an accessory.

[coletidwell]

I'm so glad this channel has adapted over the years. Absolute legend.

[SoulRedness]

I remember being able to do this with the psp and the PS3 back in the day

[hexagonshorts]

The best part of this is that it has a flight mode as if I am going to take my PS5 and router on a flight and then for some reason use this remote play to play my games

[pranavsharma]

I nearly laughed watching him wearing Spiderman gloves for opening of Spiderman man theme based PS5 😂

[ozzymarr]

i purchased one. only reason why i got it was to play in bed after work since i work late night shifts. so sitting at my desk and gaming after work can feel like such a commitment, and is honestly just tiring. just would be nice to be cozy in bed and play some FF7R, GOW Ragnarok, or any other single player game to relax.

[Tysonnguyen]

I’m really loving mine. Got it at launch and have been playing it nonstop. I’ve never played my PS5 this much in a long time. Definitely not for competitive games but for story games like Spider-Man 2, its great.

[matthewmathis]

Imagine all the parents this Christmas that are going to buy this for their kids that won't realize you also need the PS5. Going to be a lot of disappointed kids this year.

[tenshi]

Hooked a lan wire and the thing runs real smooth now

[GMRGUD]

I bought one to give to my son for Christmas. It's not only for the fact that I'll be able to retake control of my TV but you see, his mom and I are separated. He is half time at my place and half time at her place. With this, he will be able to play on my ps5 from his mom's house and that to me is really awesome. Plus during christmas, he can bring it so he wont get bored of uncles and aunts with their stupid stories. It's a win for me.