Sony's portable PlayStation Portal will be available for $199.99, Later this year.

About Sony's portable PlayStation Portal: A Brief History

Sony's Portable PlayStation Portal marks a significant leap forward in the evolution of portable gaming consoles. This eagerly anticipated device promises to combine the power of a console with the convenience of a handheld, allowing gamers to experience their favorite titles without compromising on performance. With a sleek design and cutting-edge technology, the Portal aims to deliver an immersive gaming experience that can rival traditional console setups.

Sony's portable PlayStation Portal @ $199.99

Later this year, Sony will formally introduce its portable PlayStation, the PlayStation Portal remote player. The portable device has an eight-inch LCD screen running at 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second and will stream PS5 games via Wi-Fi. According to Sony, the PlayStation Portal will be sold for $199.99 later this year.

According to Hideaki Nishino, senior vice president of platform experience at Sony Interactive Entertainment, "PlayStation Portal will connect remotely to your PS5 over Wi-Fi, allowing you to swiftly jump from playing on your PS5 to your PlayStation Portal." "PlayStation Portal can use the Dualsense controller to play supported games that are installed on your PS5 console."

Similar to Sony's PS5 DualSense controllers, the PlayStation Portal has conspicuous controllers on each side. Playing PS5 games will feel similar to using a dedicated DualSense controller because they enable adjustable triggers and haptic feedback. Since the PlayStation Portal is mirroring your PS5, it features an area on the home screen dedicated to playing media. However, since you won't be able to run anything locally, you're out of luck if you don't have Wi-Fi.

Strangely, Sony's future cloud streaming for PS5 games will not support the $199.99 portable. "Games that must be streamed on a PS5 using a PS Plus Premium membership are not compatible," claims Sony. The PlayStation Portal is essentially a mechanism for you to remotely play PS5 games that are already installed on your own PS5 on a handheld device. A minimum of 5 Mbps internet speed is required, and Sony advises 15 Mbps for the optimum experience.

Early access to the PlayStation Portal allowed IGN to test it out, and in a video hands-on, tech editor Bo Moore claims there was no lag when playing on the handheld. Since many people still find streaming video games over Wi-Fi networks to be less than ideal, that will be a crucial aspect of the experience.

Since the PlayStation Portal lacks Bluetooth, you cannot use it to pair with Bluetooth headphones or Sony's Pulse 3D headset. Instead, it makes use of a new, exclusive wireless protocol for PlayStation devices called PlayStation Link. Sony is releasing a wireless headset and earbuds that support PlayStation Link, in addition to the low latency, lossless audio that PlayStation Link is intended to give.

The new headphones or earbuds can be connected to a PS5 through a USB adaptor, but given that a PS5 "Slim" is allegedly in the works, it's not hard to assume that PlayStation Link will be included into further PS5 models. Third-party manufacturers will also be able to utilise the PlayStation Link standard. The PlayStation Portal is fortunate to also include a 3.5mm headphone connector for connected audio.

We still don't know how long the PlayStation Portal will run because the battery size hasn't been decided, according to IGN. According to CNET, Sony is aiming for a battery life that is comparable to that of the DualSense, or seven to nine hours.

Previously known as Project Q, the PlayStation Portal was formally unveiled in May with a November release date being rumoured. Sony is still unsure of the precise release date for the PlayStation Portal, but as of right now, we know that it will cost $199.99.