Sony has revealed new details about the PlayStation handheld, which is now called PlayStation Portal Remote Player instead of Project Q. It should appear for 220 euros and serve only for home streaming from a PS5. Cloud gaming is not supported.
Sony had already revealed in May that they were working on a PlayStation device called Project Q. However, the handheld, which looks like a tablet inside a DualSense controller, can’t play games on its own. Instead, the PlayStation Portal is intended only for remote players Stream content from a personal PlayStation 5Play independently from TV at home. This is done through a WiFi connection.
No cloud streaming on the handheld
In the latest PlayStation Blog entry, the company clarified that PSVR2 games and Cloud streaming is not supported with PlayStation Plus Premium The handheld cannot be used without a PS5 console, while other handhelds such as the Asus ROG Ally (review) are suitable for gaming without the Internet or other devices. According to Sony, PlayStation Portal All year for 219.99 euros A specific display date has not yet been set, but we’d like to provide more information on the start of pre-orders soon.
The device has a Eight inch LCD screen with 1,920 × 1,080 pixels and 60 Hz. In addition, the two halves of the controller share the features of the DualSense controller, including adaptive triggers and haptic feedback. A video of the handheld has already leaked, showing a pre-production model running the Android operating system. So maybe after the release the community will find a way to install cloud gaming applications from nvidia, xbox etc.
New PlayStation Headphones
Information about the built-in processor, memory and battery life is not available. Since it’s only streamed anyway, no significant game data remains on the device and little computing power is required. In addition to the new details about the PlayStation Portal, Sony also introduced the new Wireless headset Pulse Elite and wireless earphones (in-ear) called Pulse Explore With PlayStation branding. Headset costs 150 euros, in-ears 220 euros – release date currently unknown.
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