Hey Everyone, it looks like reviews are out, so I’ll be adding them all here (or at least the ones I find). Let me know if I missed some.
Video Reviews:
- Adam Savage’s Tested - Sony PlayStation Portal Review
- SpawnPoiint - PlayStation Portal Review: Everything You Need to Know
- CNET - PlayStation Portal Review
- Kinda Funny - PlayStation Portal Review
Written Reviews:
- VGC - PlayStation Portal is a slick solution for portable players
- Kotaku - PlayStation Portal: The Kotaku Review
- DigitalTrends - PlayStation Portal review: PS5 streaming handheld cuts a lot of corners
- The Verge - Sony’s PlayStation Portal gives a confusing first impression
- IGN - PlayStation Portal Review - 8/10
Extra Testing:
If I missed any let me know!
Edit: Added the IGN review which was actually pretty good! Tested it at a cafe outside with their PS5 back at home on WiFi and the experience was good according to the reviewer.
Edit 2: Added Kinda Funny but I haven’t watched it yet. I’ll update my comment below if there is any new info worth adding to my TLDR.
Edit 3: added an extra testing section where SpawnPoiint tested the USBC port for Ethernet and USBc wireless dongles
Man I wish this thing was a little more expansive and with an HDR OLED display. I would have been waiting for the store to open to get one
Oh well. I’m very content with my backbone remote play setup
Yeah, to be honest, when you look at the remote play settings that are available, since HDR is one of them, I was hoping that the portal would support all of the possible features. The lack of HDR is definitely a little disappointing.
Considering how well HDR works on my phone I was shocked it wasn’t supported on the portal. Especially because the move from h264 to HEVC makes the connection so much more stable and higher quality