PlayStation Portal Gets Cloud Streaming for Select PS5 Games With New Update 1e6h6x Technology News

The cloud streaming feature of the PS Portal is currently available in beta for PS Plus subscribers. 6s1v2j

Written by Manas Mitul | Updated: 20 November 2024 12:52 IST

PlayStation Portal Gets Cloud Streaming for Select PS5 Games With New Update

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Sony said that child s will not be able to stream games over the cloud

Highlights

The PS Portal feature is accessible in select countries
A minimum of 7Mbps Internet speed will be required to stream games
No PS4 or PS3 games can be streamed with this feature

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PlayStation Portal, or the PlayStation Plus subscription. However, the cloud streaming capability will now let gamers use the PS Portal as an independent cloud device.

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The PS Portal was launched by Sony last year as a remote play dedicated device. With the handheld, s can play games sitting away from their console as long as they are connected to Wi-Fi. However, it is not an independent device, and s have to connect it to a PS5 console (in rest mode) to use it. This means unless one owns a PS5 and keeps it turned on in rest mode, the PS Portal cannot function.

However, the new system update, detailed by Sony in a blog post, will offer an improvement in this aspect. Cloud streaming on PS Portal is a beta feature available to the PS Plus subscribers. Once the update is live, eligible s can select from more than 120 PS5 games, including Dave the Diver, Ghost of Tsushima, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Monster Hunter Rise, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and stream them directly from the cloud.

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Sony says s will need a minimum of 7Mbps Internet connection to stream games at 720p resolution and a minimum of 13Mbps to stream games at 1080p resolution. Games can be streamed in up to 60fps. The beta update will initially be available to select regions including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, , , Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Cyprus, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States. Indian s will not get the feature at this time.

Notably, these select titles are all from the PS Plus features such as Game Trials, party voice chat, game invites for some games, 3D audio, as well as in-game commerce (purchasing or selling of items within a game). Additionally, child s will also not be able to access the cloud streaming feature.

Despite the restrictions, the beta update reduces the reliance on PS Portal on the PS5 console and might encourage more gamers to get the device. Sony says to access cloud streaming, s only need the remote player device, a PS and an active PS Plus subscription, and access to Wi-Fi.

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