Sony have today revealed that the PlayStation Portal, Sony’s dedicated handheld gaming device, will be getting the ability to stream a large number of PS5 titles over the cloud, via Wi-Fi.
Making the announcement on the PlayStation Blog, Sony has detailed how a new update, rolling out from today, will give players the ability to play over 120 games over the cloud in the new ‘Cloud Streaming (Beta)’ feature. Being a beta, the update will not necessarily be reflective of the final result, and may well be improved upon when the feature goes live proper.
Once the beta is available to you, you can activate it, by updating your PS Portal to the latest system software and heading to your settings menu.
The following features will be available during the Beta of the cloud streaming:
- Stream select PS5 games in the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog
- Over 120 PS5 games from the PS Plus Game Catalog, including Dave the Diver, Ghost of Tsushima, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Monster Hunter Rise, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, will be accessible on PS Portal via cloud streaming.
- Streaming up to 1080p / 60fps.
- DualSense wireless controller features, including haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, speakers, touchpad (emulated on the touch screen for PS Portal), and motion sensor, when available in a game.
- PlayStation Plus Cloud storage
- Save data and game progress can be stored up to 100GB and will be automatically synced with your PS5 console, making it easy to switch seamlessly between local and streaming gameplay, and between multiple devices (not child accounts).
The Cloud Streaming (Beta) for PS Portal will be available to those with a Premium PS Plus subscription, and to those living in the following countries:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Cyprus, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States.
The latest update has also made some refinements to the audio output of the PS Portal:
- Speaker audio output adjustment to make the volume lower when the audio level is set to minimum
- You will now be able to adjust settings of your PlayStation Link device from the PS Portal Settings menu, allowing you to optimize the volume and sidetone volume.
PS Portal players, this seems like a great new update, allowing you to stream games over the cloud, rather than just from your console specifically. Will you be taking advantage of this new feature?
Been a busy few days of updates from the PlayStation camp, with a PS VR2 update yesterday, and the announcement of 13 games leaving PS Plus next month.
