The launch of the PlayStation Portal caused a lot of controversy, as it ultimately failed to live up to the expectations it raised, and Sony was not entirely clear in defining what this new device should generally be considered to be. a simple accessory for the PS5, and not as a consolebecause he is unable to move games by himself.

The PlayStation Portal basically works connected to the PS5 and lets you stream your games, But nothing more. Yes, it is a very limited device and at the same time very expensive as it has a price of 219.99 euros. with that money we could buy a Nintendo Switch Liteand we would still have enough to accompany it with a game.

The fact is that despite the fact that the PlayStation Portal is nothing more than an accessory, Sony specifically asked Circana to track its sales by counting them as consoles sold. It goes without saying that this post, published in X by Mat Piscatella, caused such a wave of criticism that it was eventually deleted. Fortunately, the newspaper archive does not fail and the said post was preserved with a simple screenshot.

The important thing behind all of this is that continuing to think of the PlayStation Portal as something it is not is not good for anyone, and in fact it can seriously harm the less knowledgeable users who get carried away by all these bad practices and decide to buy this peripheral in thinking it’s like a portable PS5, or at least they’ll be able to use it to do certain things when, It’s not really worth it if we don’t have a PS5.

Consider PlayStation Portal as a console is lie flat outand counting every unit sold as if it were a console is exactly the same, cheating and that Sony asked for it It says a lot about the level at which the company has been operating recently. It’s not a console, it’s a PS5 streaming accessory, nothing more.

Personally, I think this peripheral does bad buy for the price. I understand that there are those who see some value in playing their PS5 in certain corners of their house or enjoying their favorite games when someone else is using the TV the console is connected to, but even then Rather, it is worth spending a little more and buying the TV directly. I don’t see the point, honestly.