Sony has finally announced that the PlayStation Portal is coming to Malaysia as a companion remote-play accessory, enhancing PlayStation 5 gaming. It will be priced at RM999, while pre-orders start on 5th August 2024. Officially, it will hit shelves in Malaysia on 9th October 2024.
The PlayStation Portal streams games from the PS5 onto a handheld device. This device will require a stable WiFi internet connection to function. It has an 8″ LCD with 1080p resolution at 60fps. It also contains a DualSense wireless controller for gameplay that is familiar to gamers.
This will need at least a 15Mbps connection to make it sing. The Portal does have built-in speakers and includes a 3.5mm headphone jack, but there’s no Bluetooth option – it only uses PlayStation Link wireless instead.
You’re limited to using the Pulse Explore earbuds or Pulse Elite headsets with the Portal. This is convenient, yet limiting in some ways. For its price and what it does, some would have preferred just to use existing mobile devices for PS Remote Play.
Will Sony’s PlayStation Portal change the way you game, or is it another accessory?
