As a new father that only owns one console, the PS Portal has allowed me to squeeze in extra precious gaming time into my day.
I pull out my Portal when my wife is decompressing on our single 4K TV. Or when my son cuddles up next to me as he falls asleep in the evenings.
I love the ergonomics of the device, the haptics, the huge screen, and the seamless integration into the Playstation ecosystem (and all of my games). My PS5 is hardwired into our router so I’ve had absolutely no issues with remote play inside our apartment. In fact, I’ve been using this thing daily and having an absolute blast.
Alas, I have made the incredibly difficult decision to return the device. The daily threads questioning the value proposition of this handheld have been weighing on me. The internet insists that the Portal is actually not very good after all and I shouldn’t be having any fun with it.
I honestly had no idea and will be shipping it back out to Sony while I’m still within the return window.
That comment really got to you huh 😂. I agree though if you get a benefit from it it’s not a waste. I did have one thought while reading this and the related thread… Why not just use an iPad and your dualsense?
I don’t have an iPad 😆
And the experience of using a dedicated device for the task seems more pleasant to me anyway. I did try the Backbone but it annoyingly required me to take the case off my phone every time I wanted to play.