Game news The PS5 is selling very well, but it's not just that: what gives Sony ideas?
Publié le 29/02/2024 à 08:40
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The PlayStation 5 is selling very well, but it's not just that: we also have to mention the PlayStation Portal, an accessory dedicated to remote play and which, obviously, obtains frankly satisfactory scores for Sony.
Nice surprise
Released last November, PlayStation Portal has tried to enter a market where portable consoles are increasingly popular: we owe this democratization to the Nintendo Switch of course, but also to other manufacturers like Valve with its Steam Deck and other opposing manufacturers, to MSI with its Claw, to Asus and its Rog Ally… and so on. .
However, make no mistake : the PS Portal is not a portable console strictly speaking, but an accessory that works depending on the PlayStation 5. Its one and only use is to be able to play remotely on your PS5, the latter therefore having to be connected to the internet and turned on remotely.
If for some, the shot was missed for Sony – many would have at least wished that we could do cloud gaming – we must believe that the general public particularly likes this luxurious object (219.99 euros, we reminds him): “although we do not have figures to communicate, demand continues to exceed our expectations,” said Hiromi Wakai, at Sony.
So certainly, it would have been more relevant for us to have real sales figures, but the recurring stock shortages actually seem to confirm that Sony has visibly underestimated the potential success of the PS Portal. And then, on the other hand, a shortage of stock makes for a good showcase, others will say.
A land of the future?
Obviously, many are hoping for a second version of PlayStation Portal with real cloud gaming, or even with the ability to run games natively. On this subject, we recall that it is said very seriously that Sony is working on a new portable console planned for the next few years, its AMD chip being close to being finalized. This is just a rumor, but perhaps the success of the PS Portal will reassure the manufacturer in its decision to return to this specific market, more than a decade after the PS Vita…
Without that, we remind you that the PlayStation Portal was recently hacked and yes, it is finally capable of running video games… PSP. For now. The start of a new era for the PS5 accessory?
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