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[onQ123]

Isnt also outselling ps5s. Sounds like this thing could have caused a future threat to playstation consoles.

Maybe end users get pushed into streaming quicker than before.

It was only outselling PS5 for a day when everyone was waiting for the sale.

But it's outselling Xbox for the month & year on Amazon

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Is it? They're probably selling the Portable for a massive profit, whereas the Xbox is probably sold for a loss. To outsell the Xbox in November, one of the strongest months for the Xbox brand historically, is quite an achievement.

Oh for sure, I was just making fun of Xbox.

 

[Topher]

So do you think they would have let people stream games from their online servers for free?

Of course not. Lack of server maintenance was simply not the "big difference" between success and failure that you suggested it was.

Yeah you just wasted both our time with this argument that you tried to create.

Nah....you repeatedly dodging the point was the time waster here.

 

[mdkirby]

Can the portal cast to a TV? Like is it a way to completely remove the need for a ps5, is it handheld only?

 

[vivftp]

Can the portal cast to a TV? Like is it a way to completely remove the need for a ps5, is it handheld only?

No. It remote play from a PS5 or cloud streaming using PS Plus Premium. It only is playable on its display and can not cast or output to a TV

 

[mdkirby]

No. It remote play from a PS5 or cloud streaming using PS Plus Premium. It only is playable on its display and can not cast or output to a TV

Thanks. Was asking for a friend, he recently got rid of his xbox as he got a Samsung TV gamespass built in, so wondered if he could do similar by buying a portal…seemingly not. Does seem an unfortunate omission that it can’t be used like the steam deck. V2 I suppose.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Edit:

Wrong discussion.

 

[jm89]

onQ123damus

 

[vivftp]

Thanks. Was asking for a friend, he recently got rid of his xbox as he got a Samsung TV gamespass built in, so wondered if he could do similar by buying a portal…seemingly not. Does seem an unfortunate omission that it can’t be used like the steam deck. V2 I suppose.

As it's a streaming only device, casting out to a TV would add additional latency that would likely make it unacceptable to use for many. It would be latency on top of latency.

A v2 or the handheld could maybe include an HDMI port. Casting wirelessly will no doubt have mixed results

 

[onQ123]

Of course not. Lack of server maintenance was simply not the "big difference" between success and failure that you suggested it was.



Nah....you repeatedly dodging the point was the time waster here.

I didn't dodge anything your whole argument was pointless.

You're acting like you don't understand why I said something that was simple to understand when you're clearly not dumb.

 

[Topher]

I didn't dodge anything your whole argument was pointless.

You're acting like you don't understand why I said something that was simple to understand when you're clearly not dumb.

I understand the point I was making. Clearly you don't. Probably best to just leave it at that.

 

[Perrott]

O onQ123 when is Bloodborne getting remastered? SPILL THE BEANS ALREADY

 

[mckmas8808]

I think not that they are doing much wrong. MS decides just to take another way. Away from the classic "releasing a console and produce AAA Titles every 8 years" to the streaming service king. I use ist also in some cases, and I am a 45 year old gamer. It works.

But the classic way of doing things is working for Sony and Nintendo. So why did MS have to go away from it?

 

[onQ123]

But the classic way of doing things is working for Sony and Nintendo. So why did MS have to go away from it?

Read the market wrong: it's like when tablets was taking over then Wii U happened & everyone thought it was over for consoles.

 

[bender]

I understand the point I was making. Clearly you don't. Probably best to just leave it at that.

 

[Bergoglio]

Xbox biggest advantage is Azure when it comes to the future of "Off-Console Gaming" but with Portal in the mix there is a reminder that there is close to 50 million PlayStation servers in people's homes around the world & growing.

While it's true that PlayStation's 50 million consoles in homes provide a compelling network of potential "edge servers" for off-console gaming, Xbox's Azure advantage remains significant for several reasons: Azure's global infrastructure, scalability beyond hardware, consistency and maintenance, multi-Platform Integration, AI and Machine Learning Integration. Gaming isn’t just about installed base but about creating an infrastructure that can scale and adapt to the evolving ways people play.

 

[Kvally]

Hilarious thread

 

[DragonNCM]

 

[mckmas8808]

Read the market wrong: it's like when tablets was taking over then Wii U happened & everyone thought it was over for consoles.

It makes you wonder why MS has ever been in the video game industry in the first place. And was it all a trojan horse for something else......because I can't understand how they read the market that wrong.

 

[onQ123]

It makes you wonder why MS has ever been in the video game industry in the first place. And was it all a trojan horse for something else......because I can't understand how they read the market that wrong.

It was because of the threat that PlayStation was going to take over the living room & do most of the things people was buying PCs for.

Strangely while Xbox & PlayStation was fighting for the living room other companies like Apple , Amazon & Google took over the whole house & the outside. Now everyone is fighting for outside lol

 

[Codes 208]

Portal is an Xbox…

How the turns tabled

 

[adamsapple]

O onQ123 when is Bloodborne getting remastered? SPILL THE BEANS ALREADY

We will read about it in a 2026 self-quote.

 

[onQ123]

We will read about it in a 2026 self-quote.

And you will be there

 

[xMercy]

I’ll try to explain to you a simply as I can.

Currently, the Portal only works with games streamed from your powered on PS5 console. It’s not the same as a solution designed to stream from a console you don’t own, in a server blade somewhere.

One requires you to own a console and have it on. The other doesn’t.

Hope this helps.

I’ll try to explain to you a simply as I can. AGAIN

You realize you can stream ps now games to the portal? If you would actually know what you are talking about you would know its a 1-1 comparison, apple to apple , toddler to toddler

 

[Skifi28]

The man, the prophet, the legend.

 

[onQ123]

I’ll try to explain to you a simply as I can. AGAIN

You realize you can stream ps now games to the portal? If you would actually know what you are talking about you would know its a 1-1 comparison, apple to apple , toddler to toddler

Living up to your name I see lol

 

[Ozriel]

I’ll try to explain to you a simply as I can. AGAIN

You realize you can stream ps now games to the portal? If you would actually know what you are talking about you would know its a 1-1 comparison, apple to apple , toddler to toddler

Since you apparently don’t know the meaning of the word ‘Currently’, I’d say you have FAR bigger real world problems than Xbox vs Portal.

 

[Radical_3d]

The man, the prophet, the legend.

Where is the Obama meme?

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Since you apparently don’t know the meaning of the word ‘Currently’, I’d say you have FAR bigger real world problems than Xbox vs Portal.

You currently can stream games to Portal through PS+.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

You currently can stream games to Portal through PS+.

In all fairness when he posted that it was Dec of 2023 and I think that is what he was getting in being currently (at that time)

Sorry to speak for you O Ozriel especially if you meant something different

 

[Killjoy-NL]

In all fairness when he posted that it was Dec of 2023 and I think that is what he was getting in being currently (at that time)

Sorry to speak for you O Ozriel especially if you meant something different

Fair enough. It was about back then, nvm.

 

[Skifi28]

Where is the Obama meme?

In my other pocket, sorry.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Fair enough. It was about back then, nvm.

It’s just how I read it anyhow, maybe he meant something entirely different

 

[Ozriel]

It’s just how I read it anyhow, maybe he meant something entirely different

No, that’s exactly what I meant. It was a 2023 post and at that time there wasn’t any PS Now streaming, though I had a suspicion it would come sometime down the line which is why I used ‘currently’.

 

[azertydu91]

In all fairness when he posted that it was Dec of 2023 and I think that is what he was getting in being currently (at that time)

Sorry to speak for you O Ozriel especially if you meant something different

To be fair to both indeed it wasn't psnow compatible then but I felt like the psportal was announced like a few months ago when I realized this thread was already over a year old ...Damn, time seemed to have accelerated these past years...

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Microsoft is a bigger threat to Xbox than PS5

 

[Mr Moose]

I’ll try to explain to you a simply as I can. AGAIN

You realize you can stream ps now games to the portal? If you would actually know what you are talking about you would know its a 1-1 comparison, apple to apple , toddler to toddler

Dec 1, 2023

I don't think you could back then.

 

[Gamer79]

Who?

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

 

[onQ123]

I don't think you could back then.

I think that was his point of coming back after it changed

 

[Ozriel]

To be fair to both indeed it wasn't psnow compatible then but I felt like the psportal was announced like a few months ago when I realized this thread was already over a year old ...Damn, time seemed to have accelerated these past years...

Hats off to Sony, it’s been more successful than most people thought.

I think this could eventually push them to the front of the remote/cloud streaming line, despite all the bluster from Xbox.

Also, it shows how good an LCD display can be if you invest in it. Fingers crossed Nintendo does the right thing and puts in a very good display in the Switch 2.

 

[Brucey]

Hats off to Sony, it’s been more successful than most people thought.

I think this could eventually push them to the front of the remote/cloud streaming line, despite all the bluster from Xbox.

Also, it shows how good an LCD display can be if you invest in it. Fingers crossed Nintendo does the right thing and puts in a very good display in the Switch 2.

It's going to be the optimal portable solution to play gta6 on the go (streaming gta6 from a ps5 pro at home), at least till it releases on Steam.