Sony's New PlayStation Portal Update Enables Cloud Gaming

Sony is bringing cloud streaming to the PlayStation Portal. "When it first launched, the device was only able to stream games from your PS5 over Wi-Fi," notes The Verge's Jay Peters. "But as part of a new system update that's rolling out starting later today, you'll be able to stream select PS5 games from the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog to your PlayStation Portal." From the report: Sony is launching the feature in beta, and you'll need to be a PlayStation Plus Premium subscriber to take advantage of it. Sony says that to stream at 720p, you'll need a minimum 7 Mbps connection, while 1080p quality will require a minimum 13 Mbps connection. Some PlayStation Plus features won't be available to start with cloud streaming to the PlayStation Portal, including Game Trials, party voice chat, game invites for select games, 3D audio, and "in-game commerce." And you won't be able to stream any PS4 games or PS3 games. Child accounts also won't be able to use cloud streaming on the Portal.

The cloud is a trap

[MpVpRb]

Run Away!

Re:The cloud is a trap

[Senshi]

Actual clouds would be feeling insulted. They bring water and snow. Corporation clouds just piss on you and suck out your data and money like a freakin torando. Should say tornado computing instead. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy... [gnu.org]

Yay

[DrMrLordX]

Input lag galore!

Re:Yay

[Anonymous Coward]

Not just cloud lag, but cloud streaming compression artifacts and cloud queues too!

There is a big reason Xbox Cloud did not take off and PlayStation is about to learn the same lessons!

Eeeewwww... Wi-Fi

[Anonymous Coward]

"When it first launched, the device was only able to stream games from your PS5 over Wi-Fi," notes The Verge's Jay Peters. "But as part of a new system update that's rolling out starting later today, you'll be able to stream select PS5 games from the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog to your PlayStation Portal."

I'm still noticing a distinct lack of the word "Ethernet" in the update description.

Re:Eeeewwww... Wi-Fi

[Anonymous Coward]

Of course not - it's a handheld device made for portability. Wifi is not ideal, but it brings games to the device that wouldn't run comfortably or at all to the device and you're probably not trying to play competitive esports on it - it's not targeted at that kind of stuff. A better complaint is the shitty Switch-inspired design. Vita was already nearly perfect as far as handhold gaming platforms go, no need to change anything really, just make it lighter and higher-res and add an L2/R2 instead of the weird rear touchpad thing.

seems like the killer app

[toxonix]

killer app would be streaming PS4 and PS3 games on your PS5. Missed opportunity. I only have a PS3 and PS4, and I don't think either are supported anymore, but I can't be bothered to check because I also have a Switch, which makes anything Sony makes redundant.

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