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[Zathalus]

Get the Steam Deck and best of both worlds.

Nah, the button mismatch sucks. Plus the resolution on the Deck is lower. It does have OLED and HDR which is nice, but I still prefer streaming to the Portal now that it is fixed.

If you are a PS/PC gamer and could only afford one or only want one then Steam Deck is the better choice of course, but the Portal is not exactly a expensive device so if you find yourself streaming from the PS5 a lot it is well worth the money.

 

[Gen.Grievous]

Well, the ps4 pro was sold out for weeks. The PS5 pro is available everywhere. So at least they delivered more this time. But I guess all time sales will be lower

It wasn't though.

 

[Varteras]

Actually, Varty boy....

 

[MayauMiao]

Outselling the Pro and PSVR2 lol. That's telling

Guess many really don't care much about super resolution and more towards portable.

Nintendo has nothing to worry about with Switch 2.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Steamdeck looks fugly though.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Well, the ps4 pro was sold out for weeks. The PS5 pro is available everywhere. So at least they delivered more this time. But I guess all time sales will be lower

Where? First time hearing this. I could find one everywhere after it released.

 

[Topher]

Where? First time hearing this. I could find one everywhere after it released.

I keep reading people say this, but I don't recall that being the case either.

 

[yurinka]

What? Elaborate that. What I can play without a proper ps5?

If you get a PS+ Premium subscription, it has hundreds of games to play on streaming without having a PS5. But yes, it's a PS5 accesory and not a console.

Can we get a list of people laughing this off as a failure before it came out?

Well, not me. In fact, I think its successor pretty likely will also run natively Sony's PC and mobile games, making it way more successful than the first one. And also way more than a potentail PS Vita 2 btw.

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

Yes a piece of hardware that's on sale for 200 bucks is selling more than a piece of hardware selling for 700 dollars.

Thing is...i thought the narrative when this was announced was that it would flop?

Except you don't. You just need a PS Plus Premium subscription.

The 4090 outsold the 4080 despite being $400 more. The 4090 even outsold the RX 7600 despite being $1400 more expensive. Price isn't everything.

 

[TheRaidenPT]

Honestly I’d upgrade mine if they released an OLED version

 

[DenchDeckard]

So, streaming is what the masses want if it is done somewhat well?

A low cost, low powered system that runs games over the Internet?

Yeah, probably one more generation of consoles then it's joever to how we knew/know it.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

So, streaming is what the masses want if it is done somewhat well?

A low cost, low powered system that runs games over the Internet?

Yeah, probably one more generation of consoles then it's joever to how we knew/know it.

You're being overly aggressive on that prediction.

Things happen a lot slower than you're anticipating.

But you can be sure that Sony will push PS+ Cloud streaming on their TVs within the next 12 months and that they'll not work with Samsung on getting it on their TVs.

The following brands use Android TV

TCL
Hisense
Sharp
Phillips

It's significantly behind Tizen and WebOS

It may still be wise for Sony to put out their own Smart TV device akin to Nvidia shield and Apple TV and perhaps tiers of them like the FireStick. They have to decide whether they want to sell their own streaming hardware or partner with someone who already does. They'll also have to decide how best to expand beyond Android TV.

Microsoft is already partnered with Amazon, but that doesn't mean Sony can't partner with them necessarily. If Sony was smart they'd get their streaming app on every device available and bundle their TVs with Dual Sense controllers.

 

[DenchDeckard]

You're being overly aggressive on that prediction.

Things happen a lot slower than you're anticipating.

But you can be sure that Sony will push PS+ Cloud streaming on their TVs within the next 12 months and that they'll not work with Samsung on getting it on their TVs.

The following brands use Android TV

TCL
Hisense
Sharp
Phillips

It's significantly behind Tizen and WebOS

It may still be wise for Sony to put out their own Smart TV device akin to Nvidia shield and Apple TV and perhaps tiers of them like the FireStick. They have to decide whether they want to sell their own streaming hardware or partner with someone who already does. They'll also have to decide how best to expand beyond Android TV.

Microsoft is already partnered with Amazon, but that doesn't mean Sony can't partner with them necessarily. If Sony was smart they'd get their streaming app on every device available and bundle their TVs with Dual Sense controllers.

Yeah. I just feel like average people clearly are going to opt for tge simplistic lowest cost barrier to entry when it comes to this stuff.

Either a handheld that does it all akin to the portal or tv streaming lije you've said.

I was off base with my early first few week reports of this at retail. The portal seems to have found some success. Maybe a few million devices in total? I'm not in the know of what it's sold.

 

[Brutal Deluxe]

Anyone else having a pairing issue after the most recent update? I use a passkey on my console and previously I'd turn on my Portal and enter the passkey there. Now though I don't get that option and can only use it if I turn on the PS5 and enter the passkey with my controller. Sort of defeats the purpose if I have to be right next to my PS5 every time.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Yeah. I just feel like average people clearly are going to opt for tge simplistic lowest cost barrier to entry when it comes to this stuff.

Either a handheld that does it all akin to the portal or tv streaming lije you've said.

I was off base with my early first few week reports of this at retail. The portal seems to have found some success. Maybe a few million devices in total? I'm not in the know of what it's sold.

The good thing about cloud initiatives like this is that they are nearly pure profit. Sony can put out a cloud player every generation based around the latest controller. It's a new pillar for them for sure.

They don't need to sell 80 million Portals. All they need out of the Portal is for it to be a net positive on profit on hardware sales, for it to boost software sales and engagement, and PS+ Premium subscribers.

I think one the tech is good enough that you can't tell there is latency, then yes, Cloud will take over consoles just like it has for music and movies and tv.

It probably needs to be closer to perfect for gaming though simply because its interactive. Sony has a huge advantage over Nvidia and Microsoft here. Even though they have better cloud infrastructure. Sony has more popular hardware and hardware is always going to be a gate to streaming. The iPod was popular because it was digital and that was a necessary step ahead of going cloud on the iPhone with Spotify/Apple Music e.t.c.

Sony also has the software development.

When the time reaches equilibrium, hardware simply becomes a barrier to adoption. If Sony normally gets 120 million people in a generation, they could probably reach 200-250 million through a combination of hardware (console and handheld) and streaming. But there are things that streaming is going to struggle with which is VR, which could also be the future of gaming and gaming hardware.

 

[Skifi28]

So, streaming is what the masses want if it is done somewhat well?

A low cost, low powered system that runs games over the Internet?

Yeah, probably one more generation of consoles then it's joever to how we knew/know it.

So now you're going to all portal threads spreading doom and gloom, why do you always overreact about everything? What makes it great is it's a companion device to your main platform which further enhances your experience within the PS ecosystem. As Stadia has proven, people don't care about cloud streaming when it's the only way to play.

 

[mdkirby]

And is behind both the Quest 3s and the Quest 3, which Neogaf happily reminds us continuously are tiny niche products.

Porn will always be popular

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Ngl, kinda tempted especially since it will probably be close to 200€ this Friday or this week. I have a PS5 but it's just so much more cozy when everyone is sleeping to fire up a Steam Deck and not a huge ass blazing white colour everywhere in the apartment (I like very calm and soft environment in the evening, all the bulbs at home are yellow light and I have dimmers everywhere).

 

[TrebleShot]

Steam Deck and ROG ally collecting dust, life comes at your fast.
Big native 16:9 screen and ease of use.

Much more comfortable and native dualsense features.

Amazing how things change with a software update.

 

[DenchDeckard]

So now you're going to all portal threads spreading doom and gloom, why do you always overreact about everything? What makes it great is it's a companion device to your main platform which further enhances your experience within the PS ecosystem. As Stadia has proven, people don't care about cloud streaming when it's the only way to play.

I'm not trying to doom and gloom. I'm just adding a disappointing potential reality. I am one of those losers who has a panasonic 4k Blu Ray player and love collecting films even though streaming is so much more widely adopted. Streaming can never touch the quality of physical media, soo much compression etc.

I think this will be the same for games in 10 to 15 years. the vast majority of people will just accept cloud streaming and we will be the hardcore shouting at the cloud (literally) lol

 

[Skifi28]

I'm not trying to doom and gloom. I'm just adding a disappointing potential reality. I am one of those losers who has a panasonic 4k Blu Ray player and love collecting films even though streaming is so much more widely adopted. Streaming can never touch the quality of physical media, soo much compression etc.

I think this will be the same for games in 10 to 15 years. the vast majority of people will just accept cloud streaming and we will be the hardcore shouting at the cloud (literally) lol

It's hard to predict what is going to happen in the future and how soon, but gaming is a very different reality than streaming movies/music. The portal itself is just a companion piece to a main console and only now is it getting streaming stand-alone (in beta) and still at a very limited capacity. This not what has made the portal popular until now and I doubt there will be that many people with a PS plus premium sub and no main console. Whatever dystopian future you have in mind, the portal will not be why we get there. You should instead be looking at what Microsoft is doing with the "everything is an xbox" initiative where they've all but abandoned their own hardware and are trying to push people into streaming from other devices.

 

[DenchDeckard]

It's hard to predict what is going to happen in the future and how soon, but gaming is a very different reality than streaming movies/music. The portal itself is just a companion piece to a main console and only now is it getting streaming stand-alone (in beta) and still at a very limited capacity. This not what has made the portal popular until now and I doubt there will be that many people with a PS plus premium sub and no main console. Whatever dystopian future you have in mind, the portal will not be why we get there. You should instead be looking at what Microsoft is doing with the "everything is an xbox" initiative where they've all but abandoned their own hardware and are trying to push people into streaming from other devices.

But, everyone with a portal is clearly happy to stream their content in the home or away from it, correct?

So the average user, supporting this device does not care about input lag and latency etc? surely?

 

[Skifi28]

But, everyone with a portal is clearly happy to stream their content in the home or away from it, correct?

So the average user, supporting this device does not care about input lag and latency etc? surely?

Again, it's a companion device for convenience. Go tell portal users that this is the only way they will always play with no local option and tell me how it goes. Cloud steaming is great as an option to complement your gaming as it has some nice use cases. It also has negatives so only using the cloud is a big no-no for most people. As always, you're barking up the wrong tree focusing on the portal while Microsoft is literally pushing for cloud streaming as a main option.

 

[gerth666]

I'm not trying to doom and gloom. I'm just adding a disappointing potential reality. I am one of those losers who has a panasonic 4k Blu Ray player and love collecting films even though streaming is so much more widely adopted. Streaming can never touch the quality of physical media, soo much compression etc.

I think this will be the same for games in 10 to 15 years. the vast majority of people will just accept cloud streaming and we will be the hardcore shouting at the cloud (literally) lol

It always lifts my spirits when I stumble upon a fellow movie collector.
I think just like Blu-ray and dvd though as long as there's a big enough market in console gaming, they will keep releasing hardware to play locally.
I do agree with you that we will be in a minority though

 

[DenchDeckard]

It always lifts my spirits when I stumble upon a fellow movie collector.
I think just like Blu-ray and dvd though as long as there's a big enough market in console gaming, they will keep releasing hardware to play locally.
I do agree with you that we will be in a minority though

 

[DenchDeckard]

Again, it's a companion device for convenience. Go tell portal users that this is the only way they will always play with no local option and tell me how it goes. Cloud steaming is great as an option to complement your gaming as it has some nice use cases. It also has negatives so only using the cloud is a big no-no for most people. As always, you're barking up the wrong tree focusing on the portal while Microsoft is literally pushing for cloud streaming as a main option.

I think I have legit tried game streaming on Xbox or any service around 3 to 4 times in total. I'm not a fan of it anywhere. I know it will be the future but I don't like it.

I will buy native hardware as long as I can.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

I think I have legit tried game streaming on Xbox or any service around 3 to 4 times in total. I'm not a fan of it anywhere. I know it will be the future but I don't like it.

I will buy native hardware as long as I can.

Microsoft has some of the worst streaming though.

Having tried Geforce Now, I can say it is not a future that gamers should dread, with some specific caveats.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Microsoft has some of the worst streaming though.

Having tried Geforce Now, I can say it is not a future that gamers should dread, with some specific caveats.

Obviously, when the tech improves I know I will be guilty of using it for most games. Like streaming movies etc.

And you are right, when I tried Xbox it was pants. So I havent had much experience with it.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Obviously, when the tech improves I know I will be guilty of using it for most games. Like streaming movies etc.

And you are right, when I tried Xbox it was pants. So I havent had much experience with it.

I think Microsoft struggled from a common trope in business.

The strength of Azure made them not invest in tech to primarily improve the experience.

Sony bought iSize to improve their streaming compression. Everything Sony does has to be done on a budget. They're not say your scrappy start up, but they still have to work with what they have in order to make similar results.

 

[FrankWza]

eat crow

check the threads and see

I have a quote for you guys. Let's see if you can guess who wrote it. About PS Portal:

It’s literally the only thing it can do for no reason. Its hardware is able to but can’t access PS5 media app or cloud streaming. Actually, I am going to push for it to never get updated for PS cloud streaming or app support since that’s what some of you guys want.

 

[Interfectum]

Bad news, it's now #49 in video games behind Quest and multiple PS5 skus. Good news it's ahead of PS5 Pro which is lingering out of the top100 in video games.

 

[Topher]

I have a quote for you guys. Let's see if you can guess who wrote it. About PS Portal:

I could have put a few names on that post, but the actual poster is not exactly a shock.