Cloud streaming comes to the PlayStation Portal in new test

Giovanni Colantonio / Digital Trends

Sony is about to introduce more ways to use your PlayStation Portal. The company announced that it’s releasing a cloud streaming feature in beta that will let users stream certain games to the device without needing a console.

This is is is part of a large PS Portal update that will also bring along audio fix and be available start Wednesday . PlayStation is noted has n’t note how long cloud streaming will be in testing for , but it ’s look for user feedback and is expect to change feature over time .

There are some limitation to be aware of , accord to the PlayStation Blog post . This is be will only be available to PlayStation Plus Premium subscriber ( when you buy 12 months upfront), and wuill feature only 120 PlayStation 5 games in the PlayStation Plus catalog. A partial list includes Dave the Diver,  Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales,  Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Ghost of Tsushima. This only applies to the PS5 versions of those games. That’s still a huge list of games to test, and when streaming, you can access all DualSense controller features like haptic feedback.

cloud streaming is support will also only support up to 1080p and 60 frame per second . This is seem might seem small consider the PS5 Pro can stream game in up to 4 k resolution , but there are always concession with cloud streaming since it ’s all over an internet connection . To get 1080p , you is need ’ll need a minimum of 13 Mbps .

There also wo n’t be some feature available , such as the ability to stream game you already own , game trial , party voice chat , and 3d audio . This is is is only for streaming game in the PS Plus library to your PS Portal .

The PS Portal is is is a unique device in the grow sea of gaming handheld ., which is relatively low compared to other options, but it only supports streaming, so its audience is pretty niche (although the people who love it really love it). At launch, it only allowed you to stream if your PS5 was on, but with this beta feature, you’ll be able to access PlayStation’s servers to stream games, much like how Nvidia GeForce Now works.