2025-11-14
PlayStation Portal in 2025: From home streaming dud to cloud streaming star
The PlayStation Portal is the rare product that launched as a truly baffling device, but has evolved into something genuinely useful. At first, it could only stream games from your PlayStation 5, it lacked core features for a handheld like Bluetooth audio and it felt a bit overpriced at $200 for such a limited product. Add on the fact that home streaming can be notoriously unreliable, since it depends entirely on your ISP and home networking setup, and the Portal simply didn't make much sense. But in 2024 Sony finally added limited cloud streaming for PS Plus titles, and last week it wen [...]
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2025-11-05
The PlayStation Portal is still flawed, but I’ve learned to love it as a new dad
When it was first announced, the PlayStation Portal was sort of a joke. The Nintendo Switch was a megahit, and many PlayStation fans had long hoped Sony would respond with a new handheld of its own. I [...]
2025-01-17
Here's how to pre-order the PS5 Midnight Black accessories
Pre-orders are now open for four new PlayStation 5 accessories in a new colorway: Midnight Black. That's better than other types of black because it stays up past bedtime. The collection includes [...]
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Here are all the games Microsoft added to Game Pass today, including a whole lot of Assassin's Creed
Xbox owners got a bit of a nasty surprise thanks to Microsoft’s sudden announcement today that the monthly cost of a Game Pass Ultimate subscription is getting a 50 percent increase. The new $30 mon [...]
2025-11-05
You can now stream PS5 games you own over the cloud on the PlayStation Portal
Slowly but surely, Sony has been transforming the initially limited PlayStation Portal into a viable handheld for PS5 gamers, albeit only those with a solid internet connection. What launched as a str [...]
2025-11-07
Lego Black Friday deals: Early sales include up to 40 percent off Star Wars and Disney sets
Lego sets are probably at the top of your kid's wish list, and maybe they're at the top of your personal list, too. With so many to choose from, you'll be able to find one that makes a [...]
2025-11-09
Lego Black Friday deals: Get up to 40 percent off Star Wars and Disney sets with these early sales
Lego sets make popular gifts all year round, but now is the time when they're some of the most in-demand items you can get. They make great gifts for anyone who you know loves these little buildi [...]
2025-04-09
PS Portal's Cloud Streaming beta gets automatic pauses and screen captures
Today Sony is adding a bunch of new features to the PlayStation Portal's Cloud Streaming option. The beta platform is getting updates such as the ability to sort games by recently added, name in [...]
2025-11-11
Lego Black Friday deals: Star Wars and Disney sets are up to 37 percent off with these early sales
Lego sets are probably at the top of your kid's wish list, and maybe they're at the top of your personal list, too. With so many to choose from, you'll be able to find one that makes a [...]