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[64bitbros]

I'm buying two.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Folks have told me that the best use case of Portal is when you have a wife who wants to watch the TV.

So first, I'm gonna go buy myself a wife. And then, yes, I will buy a Portal.

 

[brenobnfm]

VITA had OLED in 2011, LCD is obsolete and unnaceptable.

 

[Beechos]

Ill wait till the inevitable $99 or below clearance on this thing. This thing will be pstv 2.0

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I am in my early 30s and I don't have the energy as much anymore to it in front of a TV or a monitor in a chair or couch to play games all day.

This. I am almost exclusively playing on my Switch since it is so hassle free as opposed to turning on the TV and sitting in the chair.

 

[Embearded]

Will buy it as soon as it is available here, so for now voted no.

 

[Roufianos]

I would have a really hard time justifying this over a Steam Deck or ROG Ally, which would stream my PS5 games and a whole lot more. Maybe if it goes on a steep sale, which it probably will.

It's not really a bad product, I mean I definitely don't think Sony could support a dedicated handheld, it just seems expensive for what it offers.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Nope. Ask me again when it's less than $100.

 

[SaucyJack]

Won't be buying it at this time.

But I can see a time where I would, it would be especially useful when the Mrs is hogging the TV

 

[Drizzlehell]

I'd rather do a frontal somersault and shit in my own mouth than spend money on that useless thing.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

This. I am almost exclusively playing on my Switch since it is so hassle free as opposed to turning on the TV and sitting in the chair.

How's your vision man ?
I wear prescription glasses for work but being 45, I nowadays need something bigger than a 7-8 inch screen to be able to enjoy and see comfortably on something that's not a TV

 

[DryvBy]

No, but I know people that are and I don't really understand why.

 

[Mahavastu]

I choosed "Maybe".
In my vacation home it would allow me to sit on the balcony with great sea view instead of the rather dark Home cinema room... One way to get some sun and fresh air you know?

 

[mckmas8808]

When PS6 or PS7 comes out, I would not be surprised if they will include some sort of a device to let you play the games on the go. Or the the tech and internet/wi-fi/cloud will get so good that you could play next-gen games on any device in your house whether it be a tablet. laptop, pc, or a phone. Microsoft kind of was doing this with their cloud games, you could play Sea of Thieves on the phone. It wasn't the best experience obviously, but it worked. I am just saying that in 10-20 years from now, it will just be a standard with how good tech will be.

Oh yeah, that'll be nice. I think we'll be there next-generation for sure. The Switch kinda is making this mandatory actually.

No, but I know people that are and I don't really understand why.

- Quality
- Convenience
- Ease of Use

 

[xrnzaaas]

Nope, give me Vita 2 or I'm not interested at all.

 

[DryvBy]

Oh yeah, that'll be nice. I think we'll be there next-generation for sure. The Switch kinda is making this mandatory actually.



- Quality
- Convenience
- Ease of Use

But how is it different from my phone and a controller? I used this on a road trip recently to test it. Stream was great but I don't know what else this is doing.

 

[Kacho]

It's hard to believe we have people here saying the device will do well looking at those poll results. Yikes.

 

[Iced Arcade]

In your early 30s and don't have the energy to sit in front of a TV

You need to worry about booking a doctor's appointment instead of a portal screen.

 

[RoboCain]

This device is not available yet? At least for me the hype is already dead.

 

[mckmas8808]

But how is it different from my phone and a controller? I used this on a road trip recently to test it. Stream was great but I don't know what else this is doing.

It's totally up to you. So your way isn't wrong.

- But I don't want to need to put my phone in a holder to play games remotely.
- This screen is 8", my phone is like 6.3"
- I don't want to burn the battery on my phone just to play games remotely.
- I don't want my phone notifications to pop up while I'm gaming.
- Having everything in one unit (like a Steamdeck) looks like it'll feel better to play.

It's hard to believe we have people here saying the device will do well looking at those poll results. Yikes.

It only has to sell to 1% of PS5 owners to be successful! By time this thing releases I think there will be over 50 million PS5s out there. If it does 500,000 units in the first year, that's great!

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

It's hard to believe we have people here saying the device will do well looking at those poll results. Yikes.

Preorder is sold out everywhere except a couple of locations (last I saw)

Seems to be a nice demand for it

Oh and if you want to go by the poll here 12% of the people said they will buy this and I would consider that number a success if they manage to sell to that many people

 

[eNT1TY]

That's a negative ghostrider...

 

[FrankWza]

It only has to sell to 1% of PS5 owners to be successful! By time this thing releases I think there will be over 50 million PS5s out there. If it does 500,000 units in the first year, that's great!

Similar to PSVR2. It's a copy paste argument because the attach rate is on an eventual 100 mil.

Preorder is sold out everywhere except a couple of locations (last I saw)

Seems to be a nice demand for it

Oh and if you want to go by the poll here 12% of the people said they will buy this and I would consider that number a success if they manage to sell to that many people

I'm not sure if it's just an allocation issue because I don't believe it ever sold out on PS direct. But Amazon and Best buy are sold out and their allocation can't be that low that it's insignificant so that's still a good sign for the product.
Edit: it's back in stock at BB
Edit.

 

[balls of snow]

Hype for the impressions thread but nope, got steamdeck and been using it to remote play both xbox and playstation.

 

[Hustler]

Not at $200 since it would get limited use by me. I'd grab it for $100 or so.

Then why not just go buy a backbone? I don’t see these going for $100 any time soon.

 

[Games Bookstore]

No, for the simple reason that it isn't shipping here during the initial launch phase, not sure if or when we'll get it.

 

[The Pleasure]

I might buy it to play my adventure games abd visual novels on the shitter.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I’m perfectly happy with my razer Kishi.

 

[mckmas8808]

Then why not just go buy a backbone? I don’t see these going for $100 any time soon.

This has a WAY better controller.

 

[FrankWza]

This has a WAY better controller.

I was initially going to skip because there's no back buttons but the fact this is basically a dualsense means someone will put out a mod for them shortly anyway so I'll just add them myself.

 

[Sethbacca]

If I hadn't already gotten a 2nd ps5 for my bedroom I'd probably have snatched one up for when the living room tv is occupied, but at this point I don't have a need for it.

 

[kaizenkko]

Folks have told me that the best use case of Portal is when you have a wife who wants to watch the TV.

So first, I'm gonna go buy myself a wife. And then, yes, I will buy a Portal.

This makes sense, but still too expensive.

 

[Heisenberg007]

This makes sense, but still too expensive.

Folks have told me that the best use case of Portal is when you have a wife who wants to watch the TV.

So first, I'm gonna go buy myself a wife. And then, yes, I will buy a Portal.

This one also makes sense, by the way. Just saying.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

This one also makes sense, by the way. Just saying.

I have a buddy who went down to the Philippines and toured a few small villages and brought his wife back for much less

He said it was like attending a buffet

 

[BootsLoader]

Classic

 

[Heisenberg007]

I have a buddy who went down to the Philippines and toured a few small villages and brought his wife back for much less

He said it was like attending a buffet

Note to self: Visit Phillippines first, before visiting Vietnam.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Honest question: could this be hacked/jailbroken in the future ? I mean, is there anything to be hacked here ? Does this device even have an OS ? From what I understand, it doesn't even run android ?

Some emus or being able to run Xcloud would be really nice - heck, even a web browser would be nice at this point.

 

[Shifty1897]

*Slaps hood* You can play so many turn based RPG's from the toilet with this thing, your legs are gonna fall asleep and you'll have to crawl out of the bathroom with just your arms!

 

[Shifty1897]

Honest question: could this be hacked/jailbroken in the future ? I mean, is there anything to be hacked here ? Does this device even have an OS ? From what I understand, it doesn't even run android ?

Some emus or being able to run Xcloud would be really nice - heck, even a web browser would be nice at this point.

It's running modified Android according to leaks, so it's only a matter of time before it's cracked.

 

[Unknown?]

VITA had OLED in 2011, LCD is obsolete and unnaceptable.

OLED would be better obviously but I'm pretty sure a 2023 LED would be better than a 2011 OLED.

 

[CrimsonSquall]

It's hard to believe we have people here saying the device will do well looking at those poll results. Yikes.

That’s actually a great rate. If 10% of PS5 owners bought this, that’s a massive success.

VITA had OLED in 2011, LCD is obsolete and unnaceptable.

This is a 1080p screen buddy, Vita was 540.

 

[Games Bookstore]

This one also makes sense, by the way. Just saying.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

prediction: top 3 biggest sony hardware flop of all time. How many regulars are gonna get this thing and thinks it plays some kinda game w/o a connection and return it. its just a market that really isnt needed atm considering the quality of experience it provides

How you define flop for an optional accessory that Sony likely doesn't expect to sell anywhere close to PS5 sales?

 

[shaddam]

I was saying no, but after a MASSIVE discount I can see myself buying one to play in my office

 

[Rayderism]

No. I've determined that I have no practical use for handhelds.

 

[Data Ghost]

Absolutely 1000%*







































*not

 

[brenobnfm]

That’s actually a great rate. If 10% of PS5 owners bought this, that’s a massive success.


This is a 1080p screen buddy, Vita was 540.

It's also 12 years later, buddy.

 

[Schmendrick]

It's hard to believe we have people here saying the device will do well looking at those poll results. Yikes.

to be fair, a poll regarding the appeal of something like Fifa, CoD or Fortnite would look similarily negative here. This board is an enthusiast niche, not representative of the broad majority.

 

[CrimsonSquall]

It's also 12 years later, buddy.

Exactly. LCD has come a long way and it’s a way better screen than the Vita regardless of it being OLED. OLED would just be more expensive and that’d be an even bigger issue

 

[DrFigs]

Exactly. LCD has come a long way and it’s a way better screen than the Vita regardless of it being OLED. OLED would just be more expensive and that’d be an even bigger issue

idk. people were complaining when they thought this thing was 299. they're still complaining at 199. and they expect an OLED screen?