Died laughing at the real-life frame drops! It’s great to have you back on here posting videos, dude. Thanks for keeping it real.

The most telling issues are how varied people’s experiences are. It’s a total unknown how much it will like your network. And I keep thinking about all the ways it could have been better. Thanks for sharing.

Honestly ,all this product needed to do was work similar to the WiiU second screen. I truly believe it would be a must buy accessory at that level.

The reviews for this thing very so wildly. I have been using mine to play spider man 2 and gt7 so far and I’m loving it

Mine works great and not even connected to Ethernet. I have the ps5 on 2.4 ghz band as far away from router and portal on 5ghz. I never had success with remote play on my iphone but the portal is beyond my expectations and really happy. No lag here.

not to mention the lack of Bluetooth. sure Bluetooth can have a bit of delay, but its fine for a lot of games and its nice to just grab whatever pair of buds you have nearby

It’s you bro

Everything you described is symptomatic of a WiFi problem in your home's network. Did you separate the 2.4 and 5 GHz access points in your router into separate SSIDs to ensure the Portal is using the 5 GHz connection? And plug the PS5 to your router via Ethernet? If you have a congested neighborhood, reducing the channel width can also improve latency significantly. Did you try unplugging the HDMI cable from the PS5? As well as setting the PS5 game preference to performance mode? I've been using my PlayStation Portal since the 17th with every action and FPS game I can throw at it. I haven't experienced any input delay or stutter at all. A typical 5 GHz access point will incur 1-3 ms of latency if your router's CPU is not overloaded. I've been playing more PS5 games than since the day I bought the PS5, since I was always learning more towards the Nintendo Switch so I could play games from bed or while sitting on the sofa with my wife. If you have the 2.4 and 5 GHz signals combined into a single SSID, there's a chance that the Portal is getting alternated back and forth between a very high latency 2.4 GHz signal, and a very low latency 5 GHz signal. It's easy to overload a 2.4 GHz network as it can only reliably service a dozen devices in a wide range. Any 2.4 GHz device your neighbors are using also eat into available bandwidth. Of course, 5 GHz has limited range, so it's ideal to place the router in the middle of your home for the most coverage in all directions. As well as having at least one access point per floor in a multi-floor house. Signals do not broadcast very strongly vertically. Consumer models are designed are emit their best signals horizontally.

Is the PS5 wired to the router or connected via WiFi? Are you using 5Ghz network on the portal? How far is the portal to the Wifi? Was the "performance" setting instead of "quality" used?

I never had a problem using it on my wifi network. Im using an eero 6 pro mesh system. I can use it anywhere and play COD too. Make sure your PS Portal is always on 5Ghz. Just waiting for Sony to add more features. Just like they did with the PS5. it was worth the wait :)

It's mad how much at odds reviews are for the Portal... I've got an old sky Q router from 2016 with very modest speeds of 24mbps, and less than 5 up, yet my first week of Portal has been almost flawless...

That’s sucks. So far reviewers have had different experiences. My own has been great and smooth so far, luckily. I’m so glad I tried it for myself. Much better than the backbone and phone.

Love your content dude! You're so chill and straight to the point while also being entertaining. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for always being honest and realistic about everything you review! Got me to buy the series S and now you’ve stopped me from buying the portal 😂

How would you compare the portal to Chiaki on the Ally or GO or the PSplay app? The resume feature seemed like the only real advantage. I really don't seem to notice any latency issues with Psplay or Chiaki. I do have Verzion Fios's Gigabit plan.

I would highly recommend to hardwire your console. I just got the G Cloud and my Xbox Series X is hardwired and so is my PS4 pro and the G Cloud remote plays both consoles perfectly on the same network.

I received mine yesterday. Set it up today and have yet to use it. $200 wasn't too hard of a decision to try it out. Being able to use a portable device in the house for my Playstation is a good option for me. After holding it, i really like the form factor. Things I hope to see an the future. 1. An attachable battery rechargeable battery. 2. A better hardware version as a stand-alone unit that allows for downloads of Playstation games and playing them offline, too.

WulffDen just dropped his review, and whaddaya know, he agrees. Wonder how many people will criticize HIS setup. It really just looks like the system doesn’t provide a consistent experience from one setup to another, or even one session to another. Which means sometimes it’s great! And sometimes… it’s not. And it doesn’t even support WiFi 6, according to Wulff, which seems a huge miss and another ding against Sony’s investment in the product.

"Don't buy." This is the correct level of brutal

Great and honest review! I'mma sit back and wait for the fanboys that are crying right now about your review telling you how you should connect your PS5 directly through your router via ethernet for better connections. I don't have my Switch hooked up directly to my router. Don't have my Steam Deck connected directly to the router. Don't have the XBOX connected directly to the router. And guess what? All those systems work perfectly, no lag, no interruptions, no glitches. But for some strange reason you gotta do it for your PS5?? That's pretty weak. 🤣😂

Not having any those problems. Mine has been great. Beat spiderman 2, playing cyberpunk and sf6. Have not touch my mine set up since i got it.

Can I buy it from you for my son since they out of stock?

Let us know of 1 year review if still not recommended

I find it really interesting how everyone seems to have different experiences with this device. My internet is Mid tier at best, but I rarely experienced a frame drop. Maybe an Ethernet cable would help?

because it actually is using your internet bandwith as a transmiter/reciever. I also thought that these kinds of technologies used the entire wifi bandwith without limitations but no. You are limited to how stable your internet bandwith is.

I was having the same issue, as much I wanted this to be good, the lag was crazy even with a 800gigabit with my network. Try this out! Unplug the ps5 from your TV, it appears that the lag is been caused by the ps5 not being able to efficiently send signals to your TV and the same time to the portal. I know the inconvenience of this, but I'm using the portal lag free as long as the ps5 is not connected to the TV. Give it a try.

I brought one and it's unplayable. I always connect to my PS5 & haven't noticed any disconnection. But, the lag is insane, fuzzy screen and crackling sound because of lag. Also, you can't use it to watch KZfaq or any of your TV apps. Only streams games, streams them bad

I’ve had trouble with mine I connect mine with same wifi no problem i went to Verizon and bought the wifi get away just for the portal and wont work it keeps saying something went wrong and both wifi strong

I’ve seen a lot of people have those bad frame drops, I haven’t experienced that. I’ve had the micro stutters and sure outside the house, mileage may vary on the quality. But that is awful and if I had that experience I’d return it and not recommend it as well.

I've had the device from day one and I've not had one of your issues. It sounds to me that you have a Wi-Fi issue and the Portal we all know works as well as your Wi-Fi connection. You should check your setup and make sure everything is running properly and at optimum performance. 😐 It's a great device and does exactly what it's made to do. Your review makes it sound like Sony put a defective product on the market and that's not the case. Maybe say hey if your Wi-Fi isn't the greatest beware. Happy gaming.

3:02 best description of Playstation Portal ever

Hmm that’s strange. I got mine and absolutely love it. I only layed in my house but it’s fine with me. Everybody has different layouts I guess so the results are different

Sony's betting in 1-2 years time the reach and bandwidth of broadband and mobile networks can maintain a consistent .1sec lag threshold for on-the-go use. And you don't need to buy dedicated games for it. They're trying to ride the wave before it comes, i guess.

Already on it it’s awesome. You should buy it. Been playing games since 87 which means I’m older than you so I know more.

I get the best results using my iPhone as a 5g hotspot. Not much latency , but I have definitely had some fuzzy screens , audio drops and disconnects .

Ya definitely depends on your internet connection in the area u live in

Try port forward. Its should help

Interesting. I guess nintendo really did an amazing job with the WiiU. I know its not exactly the same thing but its what nintendo wanted to achieve with the WiiU. Ill give nintendo some props here. (Early reports of the wiiU was it was supposed to be able to communicate within a mile of the system itself.)

Yall remember Playstation Remote Play? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Try unplugging the hdmi from the ps5 while in remote play.

I heard Wifi6 isn’t exactly supported by the Portal, or has issues with Wifi6

Best representation of frame drops EVER!

thanks for the honest and concise review - every other youtuber is 15-20 minutes long!!

You should rename the channel, "TechLatencySpaceCowboy." Hehe.

Thankful mine runs immaculately on my Deco mesh network at 1G speed. 🙏🏾

Love mines. No regrets.

Show us the WIFI router you purchased. I bet you got a cheap one. Why didn't you show it?

The problem is not the PS Portal....its the WiFi situation you got at home unfortunately.

I can see this device is gonna be Sony’s biggest controversial of the year and next year.. I’m loving mine and I have zero issues my guess theres something you’re doing wrong.. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Mine has been no where near as bad as that the latency was nothing like that with Spider-Man 2 I think it’s all teething problems that will be updated

Your so real. I really enjoy your style of videos

Unplug your HDMI cable from TV, set internet to 5ghz, connect PS5 through wired connection, play games in performance mode, and post your results.

Whats crazy is that this guy is giving his honest review and people in the comments are giving him grief about it.

Nothing is server side my man, your console is the server if ya will… it’s not cloud gaming hence why you can’t cloud stream games. Split your 2.4 off from your 5ghz bandwidth & hardwire your PS5 & you’ll be in business. Doesn’t matter how close you are to the system, only router(s). You have a router config issue, good luck.

I do not have none of these issues on my home wifi with it

I'm surprised this sold out, it's such a niche product. With how many are listed or have been sold on eBay, I'm more inclined to believe scalpers bought a lot of them and that Sony didn't really make that many to begin with.

I would've bought a Vita 2 like a console if they had one. But not this. Looks cool, but not my cup of tea.

I can do the same thing on an RP3 plus, my phone with backbone and an Odin. Plus Sony's remote play app is just horrible. A third party app in PSplay is much better. Which you can't even install on the crappy and limited portal.

It’s supposed to do only one thing and it can’t even do it right

As someone whos been using the playstation remote play feature since the ps3, i knew this would happen since the day they anounced this piece of garbage

Mine works fine ,no lag.I use my phone as a hot spot.Try that

I knew this would be a thing with playstation portal, Some peoples experiences with their mobile hotspot or their wifi where they live "Ah yes this works great" Other people who want to try it out too, they set it up the same way but the experince is absolutely horrible. I'm sorry but the internet interfrastructure around the world just isn't there yet to where it's going to a seemless experience for everyone. Streaming in general just ins't there yet.

See honestly thats not my experience at all. Maybe its your setup.

Can't argue with you experience but many people don't have that level of poor experience. I would guess that for some reason the Portal isn't streaming over the LAN and instead is doing it over the Internet which is going to be worse.

Its grim on mw3 multiplayer.its an absolute embarrassment.i am actually a decent player on my ps5 but on this i kept on getting shot in the face!the lag is horrible.Spunked £300 on a new gaming router and its marginally better.

Was thinking of buying this for single player games on in bed buuuuuuuut nvm thank you for the review and saving me the hassle of buying it, being disappointed and returning it.

That's horrible. I guess I'm lucky as I've yet to have any issues. I've heard of left thumbstick issues. I've been lucky there as well.

For me same opinion…stuttering and lag with a very good wi fi and optic fiber … i have no problem with other device in my home ..i have trouble only with ps portal !

You should have probably known when it said it used Wi-Fi. Honestly game streaming is always spotty.

“You’ll regret it”. Thank you Ry. I really wanted it but after this nah I’m good.

It's the new PSP 2 not really, this device is not versatile enough to be consider modern technology.

1. PS 5 need to be on wire 2. Portal need to be on 5 ghz

A solution to a problem no one was having. Sony has lost all originality. I won't be touching their PC ports or remakes. TLOU 2 Remake, get bent Sony

Fuk I just bought a router as well thinking it was my old ass router damn it

Ps play for android needs a Steam port so we can remote play ps5 from Steam deck ... unless you already can, I don't have a steam deck, so idk... but I can remotely play from my android phone to my ps5, even over 5g network...anyway I see this playstation portal ending up like the PS TV, vita TV, psp and vita...Sony doesn't put much into these things as the console itself is its bread and butter...so the portal will end up like the rest and be discontinued soon...I give it a couple more years

your ps5 is on wifi. no wonder. who doesnt wire in there ps5 and expect the portal to work properly.

there are more popular reviews and they experienced this same sthupid latency drops. if sony put specs in ps portal that would be great but this sthupid sony and portal has no specs on it

finally, someone with a brain reviewed this thing.

I wanted one but so glad I passed

Imo this is the most questionable thing sony has released since the PlayStation classic

Prior to video: zero interest

I was probably gunna buy until I saw this

Revisit this. Do a live stream. Let's see if we can get portal up and running for you over the stream. Godspeed.

Seems like the laziest attempt to compete with the Switch.

Works perfectly for me. I want it to work and it does work 😊

I honestly think if PlayStation doesn't get back to its roots its gonna be in trouble. This was a lazy cheap and greedy way to get back in the handheld market. Total cash grab in my opinion. They knew a bunch of their loyal fans will buy this garbage and they dont care. Its all about money now. They no longer innovate and sony exclusives haven't been anything special this generation. 3 years now and i haven't played one memorable game.Returnal i guess was pretty good thats about it. Its all the same crap we have already seen with a little more shiny graphics. Everyone just wants an actual portable PlayStation and this is what they gave us. Overpriced junk that will be a flop. I hope jim ryan leaving fixes some things because I dont like what PlayStation has become. This isn't even close to the PlayStation that i grew up loving. PlayStation used to be where the games were at. Xbox exclusives are even worse now. Been around since PlayStation 1 and its just became a joke. I dont understand the people gobbling up everything they put out. Take a step back and take a look at what we have gotten with ps5. Nothing in 3 years. Im on pc now because i can pretty much play everything on it. My ps5 collects dust and im giving it one more year. If we dont get any decent games its getting sold. At least Nintendo still has good exclusives. They dont even have to put new hardware out because its still flying off the shelves because they have fun games with good gameplay. pretty graphics and fps isnt everything. Gameplay is everything.

It's definitely you.