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D-word, so you’re saying I can play PS5 from a dang steam deck?
D-word
Dagnabbit?
Defibrillator?
Dingus
0xFFFFFFFF
Maybe dactyloscopy
Via Chiaki evidently.
Takes minutes to set up, highly recommend it. I use it on my PS4 all the time.
Remote play in the house is excellent with Chiaki. I know it works across the web as well, but I can’t figure it out. It just doesn’t work and I have no idea if it’s the way I set up chiaki, the way I set up port forwarding, the way my router handles port forwarding, or simply the internet connection from which I’m attempting to connect. I wonder if the Portal has these issues, because not having to deal with any of that is actually a pretty solid selling point.
My guess would be that if you’re having trouble with Chiaki, you will probably have trouble PS portal as well, as usually those issues are at the modem level and have to do with your settings.
Yes, it's a pretty popular option.
Sony's own PS Remote Play app has always been garbage. Even on PC, on phones, on anything. I never had faith they'd improve it for Portal. Sony has only disappointed me nonstop since 2011. Steam has only continued to win me over time and time again.
Ever since the PS3 they have been a generation behind Xbox for online services and connectivity in their consoles.
So I seriously miss the target audience of PS Portal? Are they only targeting people who want to use this device in their own houses either in the bed or on the sofa? And that's a pretty steep price for such a useless device.
That fact that it can't even play direct from the PS+ cloud gaming service shows what a half-baked device this is.
In order for me to be interested it would have to be able to stream games in from my PS5, PS+ cloud gaming, and my PC. Maybe add Xbox GamePass streaming as well.
Realistically it's going to have to come from a third party if it wants all that, at which point you might as well just have a controller grip for your phone.
Seems like a stupid decision to make remote play from PS5 system agnostic when your own handheld device doesn't even work with it.
Like, ELI5, what kind of executive decision making strategy is at play to completely undermine your unprofitable portable hardware?
Sony has their heads up their asses for a long time now. This is no surprise
Also sounds like they saw Steam Deck and how everyone started releasing shit to compete, and they couldn't scramble together anything more meaningful.
Yeah, its a damn shame. I loved my PSP and I would have bought another similar device years ago if it existed. But now that Steam Deck exists, that ship has sailed. I fucking adore my Steam Deck
Are there any privacy or security concerns using chiaki?
Nope. It is all local
PS Portal is a terrible device, but also name another device in the $200 price range you can use to stream PS5 games with good ergonomics and a good display...
E: please read the last 5 words again before suggesting tablets and phones.
You can buy a $15 phone clip to attach your phone to your controller, and enjoy remote play that way.
Staring at a 6" display is not a good time.
There are controller cradles for tablets as well. The best display I have is the 10" 1600p 120Hz display of my tablet.
Cellphone
50 usd 5 usd phone case gampad thing
I think the Logitech G Cloud would fit in that category, when on sale (otherwise it's $350 USD, so at that point you might as well get the 64G Deck).
Afaict it's $250 USD with a promo code now and since it's basically a tweaked Android ROM, you can stream Game pass, your PS4/PS5 (via PS Play) or Geforce Now and even do some light emulation (up to DC just fine).
Ergonomics and screen are pretty great from what I recall, after testing one a few months ago.
I read it again and I will suggest tablets and iPhones with a controller connected.
Holy cow, this is awesome. Gonna set this up later!
Been using Chiaki on my Steam Deck for a while now. Portable Bloodborne was great.
Quite a price difference between them to be fair.
Honestly the PS Portal seems extremely expensive for a remote play only device. I feel like the Deck is a much better value proposition with it being able to play games on it's own and work away from your home network.
I agree it is. That said. This isn't an even match, and they are sold as two different use cases. One is a full on computer, the other is literally just a single purpose thin client "portal."
You should consider any bells and whistles that come with a 500+ device, like hdr, showing up on a 200 device a friggin miracle bonus.
To be fair, the deck can be a lot cheaper than 500+. Comparing a $350 64GB LCD deck to a $200 PS Portal really favors the Deck. Neither device supports HDR at that price, but the Deck can do so much more than the Portal.
One is a gaming pc, and the other is a controller with a screen that lags doing its one job.
Fully aware.
Kind of the point I was making. It's a cheaper device for a reason. This is like complaining that a chromebook has no local graphics horsepower. No shit? Why did you buy it expecting that? Oh because you picked the cheapest thing that vaguely resembled the form factor of what you wanted and expected it to do all the things the far more expensive options can?
Neither of these devices are brand gouging, you're getting the hardware capacity you're paying for.
Yet Sony’s device main focus should be the screen, since it’s just a portable screen…
The fact that they didn’t even put a WiFi 6 capable card in it shows they don’t give a shit about delivering a good product.
People will still buy it regardless. That’s why they don’t care.
Reviewers: “It lags and is often unplayable”
Gamers: “SIGN ME UP!”
I feel like the fact that this is downvoted is showing the disconnection that Lemmy has as a hub for tech inclined users, I know many people waiting to buy the portal and while I know it's kind of a useless device, it works for a lot of people and $200 is at about that sweet spot.