Seriously, if Sony had made the PS Portal capable of streaming cloud games on its own without the use of a PS5, they'd actually have a decent product on their hands Suddenly it's not an overpriced remote but rather a cheaper way to still enjoy PS5 games on the go, anywhere you want, without the need to buy a PS5 Which of course is the crux of the issue, they want you to own a PS5 AND the Portal
That's a completely different setup for them then though. At the moment, your PS5 is the workhorse, the Portal just streams. What you're suggesting would mean they would need entire datacentres of PS consoles setup to stream to the Portal. That would be an enormous startup cost. I'm not a fan of the Portal, but that would seem incredibly expensive for little payoff. The only way they could do that is if they had significant subscription fees as well every month.
To be fair, you can do it a lot cheaper and a lot better. Instead of buying a £250 WD Black, but a Crucial P3 for £100 less. Instead of buying the stand, just don't and save £30. It's a piece of crap. Instead of buying the discless version and the disc reader, just buy the older version preowned for like £350. Save yourself another £150. Instead of buying the Portal, but a Steam Deck and stream to that. Most of this was a case of throwing money at something that is just bad to have a look.
Yeah the wheel works but I don't think you will get a Vr-racing-rig with a moving seat set up on the ps5..it will probably not connect and you'll spend 1000$ + for something your ps5 will not accept.
Y’all sleeping on psvr2. From RE8, RE4, GT7. Sns1, synapse and many more. The catalogue for under a year is crazy and more dropping 😮the experiences are unreal
I mean I don’t think anyone is saying there aren’t good games, it’s just that most people aren’t willing to drop over $1000 to play those games. I do think VR is cool but it has a long way to go in being accessible
I love how unhinged and real your reviews are, which is pretty rate in the current landscape of tech reviewers on UA-cam. You prioritize getting the actual facts over to your audience, over maintaining a good relation with the brand, which is pretty awesome.
lets not forget useless hardware like that monitor for your ps5 that cost 200$ lets not forget the pulse earbuds for that monitor that cost also 200$ or vr 2 that cost 600€
Thing about the PS Portal (PSP) is all those things are software issues, so they could be updated out. Add the feature to connect it to the PS+ Cloud Service; improve the streaming service with frame dropping; and if the CPU is strong enough; qualify some really light games as "PS Portal Compatible" and have them ablt to be played on the PSP. The unfortunate thing is as said, it doesnt have Bluetooth so you cant connect headphones etc..to it. And it doesnt have an SDcard Slot for saving extra "PS Portal" games too. If it had those 2 things, when they designed it then the whole thing could be enhanced. The could even still restrict it via software to still need to register with your PS5 to keep it enabled for the extra services via your Sony account.
Honestly i really like that you took your time to explain a bit of the ssd and heatsink which I didn’t know and also explain what happens if you use a used disk drive👏👏👏 subscribed for that
@@yjl2888 The PS5 is speed limited in terms of sequential reads and writes. You'll get a second or two difference at most thanks to the crazy random read speeds of the 990 and SN850X.
@idontcare-ct7jm Not talking about the size. I have a 4TB. The PS5 can't use the full capabilities of the 990 Pro so might as well get a cheaper drive if you can.
Every piece of hardware requires software or firmware to function. Firmware is stored on a flash chip while software is stored on a hdd/ssd. A disk drive requires firmware to communicate to the computer/console as well as operate the copyright checks and other initializations and the maintenance (updates) is required to keep copyright checks secure and also drives need firmware updates to prevent firmware flashing which can be used as an exploit to install malware or cfw.
The PSVR 2 is excellent. I love mine. A good SSD alternative is the Nextorage 4TB, which is usually the cheapest option at that size that exceeds recommended speeds.
@@sirdan357 The entire purpose of a VR headset is far more than playing games. Sony artificially limited the device they sold you just by randomly saying "oh, this is for gaming," while proceeding to release a handful of good games and an unholy torrent of overpriced shovelware and Quest ports.
@@JBBost The PS5 is a gaming device... The VR headset is a peripheral for a gaming device... This stuff isn't that hard to understand. Anyone who thought that a peripheral was going to get a bunch of AAA exclusive bangers is totally delusional. The main consoles only get a couple big games a year now.
Wi-Fi 7 is going to make some of the video transport stuff like this so good I think. It will be able to interrupt large transfers to send time sensitive packets… I bet that will help quite a bit.
@@portalplayer I was more bringing it up as a future this will make things really cool. unfortunately few devices have a 7 chip yet, and APs are just starting to arrive.
I've used PS Remote play for years while traveling. The stuttering is from connecting to Wifi. If you connect the PS to your modem or router with an ethernet cable it gets rid of the stuttering almost completely.
Really appreciate this video.... I'm about to buy my first PS5, and decided on the Slim. Was a bit "worried" about some of the stuff, but your video showed and explained it all. Thanks :D
They knocked this generation out of the park imo. I have ps5 paired with xm3’s a pc and a switch and I’ve been having a blast gaming. Psvr2 has been fun, waiting on a full adventure like Skyrim vr. Also hoping for pc integration for psvr2 some point down the line.
Awesome stuff. But to take it to the next level you need a solid home theatre set up. Quality speakers will take the game to the next level and blow ya socks off!
For like 10 dollars more than the bare ssd costs, you can get that ssd, the sn850x, with a heatsink. It’s also the exact same heatsink that the PlayStation logo’d sn850p comes with, just without the PlayStation logo.
Re. Remote Play, we recently bought a PS5 Slim. My son has a 4 Pro in his room. Remote Play was ok ish, but not great. At the weekend I installed wired gigabit Ethernet (with Cat6a - because I figured I’d future proof it). The Remote Play experience is now virtually flawless! Lag is imperceivable. You do still get image compression, but on the 4 Pro it works at 1080p. I imagine the Portal would be great if your network can really support it perfectly.
I am blown away by the hate for the Portal. I enjoy mine, I have no desire to use my expensive phone's battery over and over again to play my PS5. It has worked great for me since launch. I am lucky to have good reliable internet. My partner can sit and watch TV and I can continue playing whatever story driven game I'm currently working on.
As someone who is waiting for my psvr2 to arrive, I’m glad he had by far the most fun with that part of the video, it makes me feel like I didn’t just waste a lot of money lol
I can honestly say that I've played GOW ragnarok flawlessly on my portal. Zero dropped frames and incredibly smooth. The portal is 100% better than I thought it would be
Those wd black NVMEs are absolutely nuts. I bought one for my PC, and surprisingly, my ISP in France is trying to get a 10gb internet framework by 2026, so ill be limited by my nvme and not my internet speed lol.
@@VideoVibes583 I'm already at a 2.5gbps internet plan, they're deploying 5gbps plans as well. At 2.5 on max speed I download at about 280MB/s. It doesn't saturate either my SSD nor nvme but my HDD can't hit that. 10gbps would be 1250MB/s so still wouldn't saturate my nvme but would my SSD. My mobo also has a 10gbps port too.
The PSVR2 is the most amazing thing Sony launched this year for PS5. I barely touch flat games this year. The only downside is that it is still expensive. But for those who can afford it, it's no brainer.
The only problem I have is the majority of devs are basically forced to make games for quest which basically means mobile friendly graphics. Meanwhile devs with no such restrictions are allowed to make the stuff like gt7, re8 and re4's vr modes, even call of the mountain was a great Insight into what it could look like if psvr2 reached a bigger Install base. Unfortunately meta is the lowest common denominator.
It would help if Austin set up the settings on the PS5 to optimize remote play. I have one and it is an amazing experience where I don't need to take up my phone to play games.
@@normalface901 You can't really do anything about that unfortunately. Sony wanted to make a headset that could compete with PCVR, and headsets with those kinds of features are expensive to make. They could have made something cheaper, but then it would be more comparable to a Quest than a mid/high end tethered headset
Bro the vertical stand costs more than a £19.99 multi purpouse ps5 stand that works tremendously well (it charges 2 controllers, hold headphones and has game case slots to put the games in).
For PS Portal to work well you could try changing a channel on your Wi-Fi router or use an auto Channel Finder feature like Linksys has. If the network is congested with too many devices you could experience stutters, as soon as I did this the Portal worked flawlessly ever since.
Sounds like too much additional work for a $200 device. They could've made it NOT having the buyers go through all of those length just to enjoy it properly. I mean, come on!
@@bhoqeem1975 I might have way too many devices connected to my WiFi router, but my Xbox wouldn’t connect to my WiFi at all until I updated the channels again. So I’m not sure if there’s anything they could do there to mitigate it - perhaps a dedicated protocol separate from WiFi, similar to what Wii U had…
I own a playstation portal and I never get dropped frames even at my work with crappy wi fi I never lose frames now I do have my ps5 hardwired but I don't experience any frame drops or stutters
The PS portal is the best thing ever. Especially when im too lazy to go downstairs or something i can just cozy up in my bed and use it. I also like it has the cloud gaming features now.
I have been wondering about the latency and if there is any difference from the currently existing connection to your phone. you are one of the only people I have found that will actually speak on it
this is hands down a baller video and a feast of of video for play station officianado . Going PS Out on all and everything true ps experience just not light on my wallet lol Great video austin
You have to make sure that your PS Portal is connected to your 5.0GHz connection!! It will automatically connect to your 2GHz connection! Thats half the issue right there!
I think they knocked it out of the park with the design of the Portal. It’s really a shame they made it streaming only, I am just hoping it is a test run and if they do good they will make one with storage in the future.
I like mine a lot, as someone who is unable to make $$$ by playing games and working long hours for the hospital; going through family issues, and reintroducing fighting cats in a townhouse apartment. It’s so nice to sit in my bed and play games without scraping performance or breaking my hands with those awful backbone addons that are already $100. $99 more for something dedicated; doesn’t eat my phone battery or time which again need it free for work. It makes sense for me. Always keep in mind what kind of person does “reviews” and why their opinion is ultimately worth a grain of salt; Austin is none of these things so his use case is different from mine where he sees flaw I see benefit.
Really want a PS5, can’t really get one yet since scalpers and people over charge for them:/ probably might get a dual sense edge but it won’t work for me since I need a ps5, I really want one been trying for years😢
12:16 and knowing that just broke my heart!! I was so pumped to get my hands on the new PlayStation Portal, imagining that this could be the next biggest thing Sony would release to be the King of Handheld consoles the successor for the PS Vita. I was so patient and was saying to myself PS Vita 2 might be coming out at some point but what do you know - Sony just being Sony😣
I bought everything you did a PS5 but the disc drive version God of War edition, the PSVR2 Horizon edition on sale for $550 an Edge controller, as for a SSD Hard Drive I only got a 2tb SSD Hard Drive from Samsung since I prefer them over WD and it has the same performance specs. I didn't buy the camera since I have no use for it and I didn't buy the Playstation portal since I play on my Samsung S8 Ultra tablet and it won't fit in the Portal so I use my Edge controller instead. I didn't buy the Sony monitor either since I play on my 86" 4k UHD LG TV. In addition to the things you bought I also got black Darkplates with vent holes and an LED light fan kit that has a phone app to adjust it, plus I got the Playstation Pulse headphones and Pulse Explore earbuds and also a 3rd party 2 controller charger with blue LED lights and little LED controller icons on the front that turn from red to blue when the controllers are charged and I got one that would specifically work with the Edge controller, I also got a charger/stand for my PSVR2 headset and controllers, it charges the controllers with lights that turn from red to amber to blue to indicate charge level and it also acts as a stand that holds my PSVR2 headset on it as well. So all in all I spent around $2k on my PS5 setup about $1k less than you since I didn't buy a Sony monitor, Portal or camera. Of course that doesn't include the price of my TV or my JBL 9.1 Dolby Atmos soundbar, both of which I got on sale so the set me back around $3500 for both I believe. With my Xbox One X with 2tb add on Hard Drive, my super high end custom built computer and Gilikit KK3 Kingkong 3 Max controller that has back paddles like an Xbox One Elite controller but it only cost $80 instead of $180, plus it has magnetic hall effect analog sticks which have no moving parts so they never wear out or get stick drift, also it's styled like an Xbox One Elite controller however it will work with all platforms including Xbox One, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Windows computers, Android and iOS. Also I have my Samsung S8 Ultra which I can stream Xbox One and PS5 games on. With all that it's a totally killer setup and I freaking love it, it was worth every cent! It's hard to beat unless you also have an Xbox X and your stupid rich and can afford one of those 96" 8k OLED TVs that are like $25k!
The new ps5 is not a 'slim'. I dont understand why people keep referring to it as such. Its just the new model of the ps5 because Sony is going to phase the old one out. Sony has never referred to their models as the slim. Go back and look on any box, any advertisement or press conference that Sony has held. Never once does the word slim come up. Its just a revision of the console.
@@rajdeepdas6157 And do you notice that the only place it says it is right under the PS5 models in tiny letters in parentheses. Do you know what parentheses are used for? A word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or _afterthought_ into a passage that is grammatically complete without it. That's the first time they have ever put the word slim on any of their consoles and it's just used as an _afterthought_, meaning it's unimportant information only used because people are to ignorant to look at the model number. Nowhere else on the PS5 console page does it say slim, it just says PS5. Go back and look at all the other PlayStation revisions and you won't find the word slim on any of them.
@@Gaddafist23 I think being a bot is pretty hopeful. The more depressing answer is that it's a person who is very lonely and did what any human would do and formed a parasocial relationship at the nearest UA-cam personality.
I'd just use the disc drive to download all your hard copy games onto the hard drive and then pull the disc drive off after lol. It does look pretty good how slim they are without it.
@@jeffomalley100 it does, it's just like the normal ps5 disc version. You download the game to your SSD from the disc and you need the disc to play the game
@@jeffomalley100 Yeah, I'm sure a multi million dollar video game company would somehow let that slip by. You don't 'download' games from the disc, you install them. The game still reads content from the disc regularly, not just for verification but also to minimize install footprint and optimize performance.
replace one once those are down. I don't know how much you could do with a disk drive without Sony's servers anyway, but maybe there is an use case. It is also possible that Sony shuts that service down before others, which would make replacement disk drives obsolete for no good reason.The big concern with the disk drive is longevity. Since the verification is tied to Sony's servers, you won't be able to
Not gunna lie I play ps remote play on my iPad Pro 12.9 inch but I use a usb c to c cord to connect the controller to my iPad and the stutters and latency is actually playable for sure👌 I use it all the time
For the cover clips just put it slowly to sit the ba k pins first then the front ones to never bend them i did this like 50 times and i never broke one
Me finding about the PS one mouse was more exciting than anything in this video. Playing Quake 2 with a mouse was a real game changer, gonna try getting all the resident evils as well. And frogger 2 cause it seems fun
Seriously, if Sony had made the PS Portal capable of streaming cloud games on its own without the use of a PS5, they'd actually have a decent product on their hands
Suddenly it's not an overpriced remote but rather a cheaper way to still enjoy PS5 games on the go, anywhere you want, without the need to buy a PS5
Which of course is the crux of the issue, they want you to own a PS5 AND the Portal
They also want you to buy the PS5 AND the VR Headset. Lol
Yea it would stream and you would basically be paying for a service you couldn't use very well outside
💯 would have bought it if it could even just stream ps plus games
That's a completely different setup for them then though.
At the moment, your PS5 is the workhorse, the Portal just streams.
What you're suggesting would mean they would need entire datacentres of PS consoles setup to stream to the Portal. That would be an enormous startup cost.
I'm not a fan of the Portal, but that would seem incredibly expensive for little payoff. The only way they could do that is if they had significant subscription fees as well every month.
@@bhoqeem1975
Well, yeah, otherwise what would play the games? The VR headset is a headset, screen, earbuds etc. It doesn't have a GPU.
Another episode of I can’t afford but am still watching
Same, lol
Same bro
To be fair, you can do it a lot cheaper and a lot better.
Instead of buying a £250 WD Black, but a Crucial P3 for £100 less.
Instead of buying the stand, just don't and save £30. It's a piece of crap.
Instead of buying the discless version and the disc reader, just buy the older version preowned for like £350. Save yourself another £150.
Instead of buying the Portal, but a Steam Deck and stream to that.
Most of this was a case of throwing money at something that is just bad to have a look.
@@Patrick-y4d1z I, for one, wouldn't buy used shit. Ever. So, there.
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Now you need a steering wheel and chair and a motorized seat pad. Then you will have the ultimate GT7 PSVR2 experience.
I have every single thing from the video except the slim ps5, I have the disc drive model 😅
Yeah the wheel works but I don't think you will get a Vr-racing-rig with a moving seat set up on the ps5..it will probably not connect and you'll spend 1000$ + for something your ps5 will not accept.
Y’all sleeping on psvr2. From RE8, RE4, GT7. Sns1, synapse and many more. The catalogue for under a year is crazy and more dropping 😮the experiences are unreal
I mean I don’t think anyone is saying there aren’t good games, it’s just that most people aren’t willing to drop over $1000 to play those games. I do think VR is cool but it has a long way to go in being accessible
I love how unhinged and real your reviews are, which is pretty rate in the current landscape of tech reviewers on UA-cam. You prioritize getting the actual facts over to your audience, over maintaining a good relation with the brand, which is pretty awesome.
Sony really decided this year was the year to shove every possible piece of overpriced hardware down our throats
gotta fund the ps6 since next xbox has been leaked lol
Yeah PC all the way
And my dumb ass bought most of it 😂
Atleast the psvr2 was worth it
lets not forget useless hardware like that monitor for your ps5 that cost 200$
lets not forget the pulse earbuds for that monitor that cost also 200$
or vr 2 that cost 600€
Gran Turismo on psvr 1 vs psvr 2 is a night and day difference. When I tried gt7 with the psvr2, it was the first time I got hyped for a vr game.
You should try the walking dead Saints and Sinners
@slashnder I have that too!
I play IRL Gran Turismo when I drive in Massachusetts 🤣
@@slashnderI was thinking about getting it, is it really that good on psvr2???
@@abcdefgh-hy9op YESSSS
Thing about the PS Portal (PSP) is all those things are software issues, so they could be updated out. Add the feature to connect it to the PS+ Cloud Service; improve the streaming service with frame dropping; and if the CPU is strong enough; qualify some really light games as "PS Portal Compatible" and have them ablt to be played on the PSP. The unfortunate thing is as said, it doesnt have Bluetooth so you cant connect headphones etc..to it. And it doesnt have an SDcard Slot for saving extra "PS Portal" games too. If it had those 2 things, when they designed it then the whole thing could be enhanced. The could even still restrict it via software to still need to register with your PS5 to keep it enabled for the extra services via your Sony account.
Honestly i really like that you took your time to explain a bit of the ssd and heatsink which I didn’t know and also explain what happens if you use a used disk drive👏👏👏 subscribed for that
I personally went with the Samsung 990 Pro for storage expansion and it works well on my PS5. I managed to get a 2TB unit for around $120.
Both of these drives are overkill for the PS5.
@@sirdan357 Eh, maybe so but I figured I grab a newer model at a decent price. I know a 980 would have done just fine.
@@sirdan357 Which M2 SSD spec just max up the PS5 spec's accordingly,and not considered an overkill?No point wasting money unnecessarily,i guess😅😅😅
@@yjl2888 The PS5 is speed limited in terms of sequential reads and writes. You'll get a second or two difference at most thanks to the crazy random read speeds of the 990 and SN850X.
@idontcare-ct7jm Not talking about the size. I have a 4TB. The PS5 can't use the full capabilities of the 990 Pro so might as well get a cheaper drive if you can.
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Been saving for the PSVR 2. I play a lot of GT7 and it’s probably the best way to play when in combined with a steering wheel.
Every piece of hardware requires software or firmware to function. Firmware is stored on a flash chip while software is stored on a hdd/ssd. A disk drive requires firmware to communicate to the computer/console as well as operate the copyright checks and other initializations and the maintenance (updates) is required to keep copyright checks secure and also drives need firmware updates to prevent firmware flashing which can be used as an exploit to install malware or cfw.
The PSVR 2 is excellent. I love mine. A good SSD alternative is the Nextorage 4TB, which is usually the cheapest option at that size that exceeds recommended speeds.
A device so excellent, it can't even play a video file
@@JBBost It can play anything the PS5 can play... and last time I checked the entire purpose of it is playing games.
@@sirdan357 The entire purpose of a VR headset is far more than playing games. Sony artificially limited the device they sold you just by randomly saying "oh, this is for gaming," while proceeding to release a handful of good games and an unholy torrent of overpriced shovelware and Quest ports.
@@JBBost The PS5 is a gaming device... The VR headset is a peripheral for a gaming device... This stuff isn't that hard to understand. Anyone who thought that a peripheral was going to get a bunch of AAA exclusive bangers is totally delusional. The main consoles only get a couple big games a year now.
@@sirdan357 If the PS5 is a gaming device, why does it have a media tab?
Wi-Fi 7 is going to make some of the video transport stuff like this so good I think. It will be able to interrupt large transfers to send time sensitive packets… I bet that will help quite a bit.
but the portal has a wifi 5 chip, doesnt that severely impact it?
@@portalplayer I was more bringing it up as a future this will make things really cool. unfortunately few devices have a 7 chip yet, and APs are just starting to arrive.
I've used PS Remote play for years while traveling. The stuttering is from connecting to Wifi. If you connect the PS to your modem or router with an ethernet cable it gets rid of the stuttering almost completely.
it was connected via ethernet, he mentions it in response to a similar comment, might be the portal is just not good.
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Really appreciate this video.... I'm about to buy my first PS5, and decided on the Slim.
Was a bit "worried" about some of the stuff, but your video showed and explained it all. Thanks :D
Did you buy it yet?
@@bsnf-5 Yes, but I haven't received it yet
@@TucBroder Congratulations. I hope you will have fun
They knocked this generation out of the park imo. I have ps5 paired with xm3’s a pc and a switch and I’ve been having a blast gaming. Psvr2 has been fun, waiting on a full adventure like Skyrim vr. Also hoping for pc integration for psvr2 some point down the line.
RE4 and RE8 are by far the best games for PSVR2.
Love seeing the love for psvr2 🥰😍
2:19 should I tell Austin it’s $50 cheaper now? No? Okay I’ll keep it to myself. 😂
all of his videos are so amazing man... Always entertaining and always something to look forward to.
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@@Votterbin a lot of other comments are like this. why tf does yt keep recommending me this loser's channel
Awesome stuff. But to take it to the next level you need a solid home theatre set up. Quality speakers will take the game to the next level and blow ya socks off!
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The low taper fade
For like 10 dollars more than the bare ssd costs, you can get that ssd, the sn850x, with a heatsink. It’s also the exact same heatsink that the PlayStation logo’d sn850p comes with, just without the PlayStation logo.
Was able afford a brand new OG ps5 this year.. awesome purchase 😏
Sorry to hear that, rip half a grand
Re. Remote Play, we recently bought a PS5 Slim. My son has a 4 Pro in his room. Remote Play was ok ish, but not great. At the weekend I installed wired gigabit Ethernet (with Cat6a - because I figured I’d future proof it). The Remote Play experience is now virtually flawless! Lag is imperceivable. You do still get image compression, but on the 4 Pro it works at 1080p. I imagine the Portal would be great if your network can really support it perfectly.
16:49 bro was damn laughing like mario and luigi in mario kart
I am blown away by the hate for the Portal. I enjoy mine, I have no desire to use my expensive phone's battery over and over again to play my PS5. It has worked great for me since launch. I am lucky to have good reliable internet. My partner can sit and watch TV and I can continue playing whatever story driven game I'm currently working on.
PSVR2 is very very under rated.
AUSTIN EVANS ADDED A SPORTY BACKGROUND MUSIC...I LOVE IT
As someone who is waiting for my psvr2 to arrive, I’m glad he had by far the most fun with that part of the video, it makes me feel like I didn’t just waste a lot of money lol
Duel sense edge is worth the money , especially with being able to replace the sticks
The PlayStation Portal is straight up a PlayStation Wii U.
They Sony needs a steering wheel for car games in VR
It’s called g29
I can honestly say that I've played GOW ragnarok flawlessly on my portal. Zero dropped frames and incredibly smooth. The portal is 100% better than I thought it would be
Tbh I don't understand the hate for it, I have it and its a great system
Gran Turismo Sport on PSVR was that very same way. It was great. IMO, you drive your best laps in VR.
Those wd black NVMEs are absolutely nuts. I bought one for my PC, and surprisingly, my ISP in France is trying to get a 10gb internet framework by 2026, so ill be limited by my nvme and not my internet speed lol.
I doubt it's 10gb/s cause that is like 80gigabits a second and the SSD is like 56gigabits
@@VideoVibes583 I'm already at a 2.5gbps internet plan, they're deploying 5gbps plans as well. At 2.5 on max speed I download at about 280MB/s. It doesn't saturate either my SSD nor nvme but my HDD can't hit that. 10gbps would be 1250MB/s so still wouldn't saturate my nvme but would my SSD. My mobo also has a 10gbps port too.
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But if you're downloding 280MB/s, and the write speed of the SSD is like 8000 MB/s, then you're not even close...
@@Patrick-y4d1z oh yeah for sure, I didn't notice I wrote nvme lol. I meant to write SSD. I think soon enough nvme is just gonna be the norm.
13:56 OH GAWD you telling me I wasted my MONEY 😆
The PSVR2 is the most amazing thing Sony launched this year for PS5. I barely touch flat games this year. The only downside is that it is still expensive. But for those who can afford it, it's no brainer.
The only problem I have is the majority of devs are basically forced to make games for quest which basically means mobile friendly graphics. Meanwhile devs with no such restrictions are allowed to make the stuff like gt7, re8 and re4's vr modes, even call of the mountain was a great Insight into what it could look like if psvr2 reached a bigger Install base. Unfortunately meta is the lowest common denominator.
It would help if Austin set up the settings on the PS5 to optimize remote play. I have one and it is an amazing experience where I don't need to take up my phone to play games.
I actually love my PS Portal. I also have 2G up and down fiber and a good mesh network. I do think it's priced $50 to high based on its limitations.
yo I just noticed you got the Gamesphere on the shelf! ITS SPHERICAL!!!..... SPHERICAAAAL!!
To us who dont even afford a PlayStation, watching this video 😅
VR2 is amazing , bought it launch day
I’m glad he liked the PSVR2. I feel like it gets a lot of hate but I’ve had a ton of fun with it. The cable is my only annoyance.
the problem is that it was more expensive than the ps5 itself which the psvr 1 had the same problem
@@normalface901 You can't really do anything about that unfortunately. Sony wanted to make a headset that could compete with PCVR, and headsets with those kinds of features are expensive to make. They could have made something cheaper, but then it would be more comparable to a Quest than a mid/high end tethered headset
I'd have to think PSVR3 will lose the cable. Meta Quest 2 was able to do that. MQ3 improved the graphics a lot, but PSVR2 may still look even better.
@@XecularOfficial i understand why they did it but thats why people were not that into it because it was 550 dollars
@@normalface901 The PSVR2 has actually performed pretty well. It currently has the largest market share of any tethered VR headset
The PSVR2 actually looks interesting, not getting a PS5 just for that even if I could afford one, but looks cool
"It's literally 1 screw", begins to screw in the ssd with a second screw
Bro the vertical stand costs more than a £19.99 multi purpouse ps5 stand that works tremendously well (it charges 2 controllers, hold headphones and has game case slots to put the games in).
For PS Portal to work well you could try changing a channel on your Wi-Fi router or use an auto Channel Finder feature like Linksys has. If the network is congested with too many devices you could experience stutters, as soon as I did this the Portal worked flawlessly ever since.
Sounds like too much additional work for a $200 device. They could've made it NOT having the buyers go through all of those length just to enjoy it properly. I mean, come on!
@@bhoqeem1975 I might have way too many devices connected to my WiFi router, but my Xbox wouldn’t connect to my WiFi at all until I updated the channels again. So I’m not sure if there’s anything they could do there to mitigate it - perhaps a dedicated protocol separate from WiFi, similar to what Wii U had…
How about this just DONT buy a ps portal. And deal with that bs
Try returning it.
@@bhoqeem1975 bro what😂 that literally takes like a minute to do
Already excited for the ultimate PS5 pro video at the end of the year
I own a playstation portal and I never get dropped frames even at my work with crappy wi fi I never lose frames now I do have my ps5 hardwired but I don't experience any frame drops or stutters
Love my psvr2 have to agree with Gt7 and a wheel and shifter . Such an awesome experience. 👌👌👌
Skip to his VR moment. He loves it
The PS portal is the best thing ever. Especially when im too lazy to go downstairs or something i can just cozy up in my bed and use it. I also like it has the cloud gaming features now.
I remember watching my first Austin Evans video which was "Building the Ultimate PS4". Fun to see something like this all these years later!
I have been wondering about the latency and if there is any difference from the currently existing connection to your phone. you are one of the only people I have found that will actually speak on it
I’ve heard it’s the same connection speed basically, nothing proprietary going on with the portal
this is hands down a baller video and a feast of of video for play station officianado . Going PS Out on all and everything true ps experience just not light on my wallet lol
Great video austin
what is blud waffling about???
You have to make sure that your PS Portal is connected to your 5.0GHz connection!! It will automatically connect to your 2GHz connection! Thats half the issue right there!
@Austin Evans can u use that same disc drive for a hookup to the original digital PS5 version?
I think they knocked it out of the park with the design of the Portal. It’s really a shame they made it streaming only, I am just hoping it is a test run and if they do good they will make one with storage in the future.
even if it had storage tho it wouldnt be able to play the games natively because it doesnt have strong enough hardware to do so
I like mine a lot, as someone who is unable to make $$$ by playing games and working long hours for the hospital; going through family issues, and reintroducing fighting cats in a townhouse apartment.
It’s so nice to sit in my bed and play games without scraping performance or breaking my hands with those awful backbone addons that are already $100.
$99 more for something dedicated; doesn’t eat my phone battery or time which again need it free for work. It makes sense for me.
Always keep in mind what kind of person does “reviews” and why their opinion is ultimately worth a grain of salt; Austin is none of these things so his use case is different from mine where he sees flaw I see benefit.
16:47 should we tell him he’s not in the car? No? Just keep it to myself? Okay 😆
Nice to see you finally play the PSVR2, U gotta try RE7 or RE4 remake. Its amazing. Also the third party dual sense charging/docks are great.
You can't Play RE7 on PSVR2
Really want a PS5, can’t really get one yet since scalpers and people over charge for them:/ probably might get a dual sense edge but it won’t work for me since I need a ps5, I really want one been trying for years😢
You can find them everywhere.
What was the code i cant read 11:12
9:06 "tO Me aGaHaGhAhAgA,*clears throat* I've never been a huge fan of it"
That monitor legit matches the aesthetic of the ps5. Really cool
Just realized the monitor is tailored for ps5. Lmao
12:16 and knowing that just broke my heart!! I was so pumped to get my hands on the new PlayStation Portal, imagining that this could be the next biggest thing Sony would release to be the King of Handheld consoles the successor for the PS Vita. I was so patient and was saying to myself PS Vita 2 might be coming out at some point but what do you know - Sony just being Sony😣
they lost twice to nintendo DS/3DS, a now there is bigger competition w Stem Deck, Ally, Legion GO...
I bought everything you did a PS5 but the disc drive version God of War edition, the PSVR2 Horizon edition on sale for $550 an Edge controller, as for a SSD Hard Drive I only got a 2tb SSD Hard Drive from Samsung since I prefer them over WD and it has the same performance specs. I didn't buy the camera since I have no use for it and I didn't buy the Playstation portal since I play on my Samsung S8 Ultra tablet and it won't fit in the Portal so I use my Edge controller instead. I didn't buy the Sony monitor either since I play on my 86" 4k UHD LG TV. In addition to the things you bought I also got black Darkplates with vent holes and an LED light fan kit that has a phone app to adjust it, plus I got the Playstation Pulse headphones and Pulse Explore earbuds and also a 3rd party 2 controller charger with blue LED lights and little LED controller icons on the front that turn from red to blue when the controllers are charged and I got one that would specifically work with the Edge controller, I also got a charger/stand for my PSVR2 headset and controllers, it charges the controllers with lights that turn from red to amber to blue to indicate charge level and it also acts as a stand that holds my PSVR2 headset on it as well. So all in all I spent around $2k on my PS5 setup about $1k less than you since I didn't buy a Sony monitor, Portal or camera. Of course that doesn't include the price of my TV or my JBL 9.1 Dolby Atmos soundbar, both of which I got on sale so the set me back around $3500 for both I believe. With my Xbox One X with 2tb add on Hard Drive, my super high end custom built computer and Gilikit KK3 Kingkong 3 Max controller that has back paddles like an Xbox One Elite controller but it only cost $80 instead of $180, plus it has magnetic hall effect analog sticks which have no moving parts so they never wear out or get stick drift, also it's styled like an Xbox One Elite controller however it will work with all platforms including Xbox One, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Windows computers, Android and iOS. Also I have my Samsung S8 Ultra which I can stream Xbox One and PS5 games on. With all that it's a totally killer setup and I freaking love it, it was worth every cent! It's hard to beat unless you also have an Xbox X and your stupid rich and can afford one of those 96" 8k OLED TVs that are like $25k!
Bro looks like Sheldon with spectacles of the Big Bang theory
if sheldon cooper shouted when he speaks they'd be identical.
Absolutely, and have you noticed how quick 4RA loads? Betting in seconds, so cool! 🚀
The new ps5 is not a 'slim'. I dont understand why people keep referring to it as such. Its just the new model of the ps5 because Sony is going to phase the old one out. Sony has never referred to their models as the slim. Go back and look on any box, any advertisement or press conference that Sony has held. Never once does the word slim come up. Its just a revision of the console.
Dude sony has it on thier website.
@@rajdeepdas6157 And do you notice that the only place it says it is right under the PS5 models in tiny letters in parentheses. Do you know what parentheses are used for? A word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or _afterthought_ into a passage that is grammatically complete without it. That's the first time they have ever put the word slim on any of their consoles and it's just used as an _afterthought_, meaning it's unimportant information only used because people are to ignorant to look at the model number. Nowhere else on the PS5 console page does it say slim, it just says PS5. Go back and look at all the other PlayStation revisions and you won't find the word slim on any of them.
He looks orange
He does not look orange. He looks white.
You need to do an updated review on the portal
It brings me so much joy to finally hear a major tech tubber talking about the downsides of the PS portal from the perspective of your average gamer.
bots. seriously? he is that desperate??
@@Gaddafist23 I think being a bot is pretty hopeful. The more depressing answer is that it's a person who is very lonely and did what any human would do and formed a parasocial relationship at the nearest UA-cam personality.
@@JBBostcouldve choosen anybody why Austin in particular?? the most annoying clickbaiter on youtube who someone still ends up being recommended to me
@@Gaddafist23 Worst part is they still could've chosen far worse
Try the ps5 with a m.2 to sata converter and then use a 12gb/ enterprise drive from sata 3 to 8643 interface..
I'd just use the disc drive to download all your hard copy games onto the hard drive and then pull the disc drive off after lol. It does look pretty good how slim they are without it.
if you want to start the game you installed via disc, the disc needs to be in the disc drive to start.
@@BrokenJakob what? Lol I said download the game onto the hard drive. Once it's downloaded the disc doesn't need to be in there.
@@jeffomalley100 it does, it's just like the normal ps5 disc version. You download the game to your SSD from the disc and you need the disc to play the game
@@jeffomalley100 Yeah, I'm sure a multi million dollar video game company would somehow let that slip by. You don't 'download' games from the disc, you install them. The game still reads content from the disc regularly, not just for verification but also to minimize install footprint and optimize performance.
@@jawz69 wow that's crazy what's the point of downloading it then? Lol. Is the reg PS5 with the disc drive the same way?
Like this comment if you watch unboxing vids and can’t afford the thing😁
I’m to broke to affords dual sense edge 😢
Love the color theme of 4RA, it’s so catchy and vibrant! Eye-candy bhi, money-candy bhi! 🌈💸
You forgot the remote
Buy yourself a pair of Audeze Maxwell headphones for the PSVR2. It makes a world of difference
Send me a PS5 bro😭
Nah send me bro 😭😭😭
Ps5 has existed for 4 years how do you Still not have one
@@Agent_cesar_gaming I'm broke asf boii
@lahindu Get yourself a Job Pal
I have the Elite Series 2, the DualSense Edge, and the GuliKit KK3 Max. The DS Edge is far and away my favorite.
Hard to believe people still buy gaming consoles. 😂
Fr they’re more expensive than a pc in the long run.
Why 💀
Yeah, super hard to believe that a multi billion dollar+ industry has anyone that buys a gaming system.
@@rogeliocano9536i dont even own a console im pc only and this is just wrong 💀
@@rogeliocano9536ain't no way cuh
replace one once those are down. I don't know how much you could do with a disk drive without Sony's servers anyway, but maybe there is an use case. It is also possible that Sony shuts that service down before others, which would make replacement disk drives obsolete for no good reason.The big concern with the disk drive is longevity. Since the verification is tied to Sony's servers, you won't be able to
In Germany the disc drive costs 120€ where as the disc version ps5 costs 550€, which makes the disc version better than the digital + disc drive.
Did the VR headset fit good with your glasses? I tried the Quest and it was too small because of my glasses.
Weird that his portal is having these issue. Mine doesn’t do that. I wonder if his upload speeds suck.
I love reading the comments; it is a bunch of people saying they can’t afford this setup followed by 7 people saying “first”
Sucks man I have been trying to get a PS Portal for my kid for Christmas and can’t get one yet here you have one. Money talks money buys darn it
I don't get why you add the Sony external drive and then an M2 SSD? will it use both? I am just wondering as I could add an m2 to mine
Not gunna lie I play ps remote play on my iPad Pro 12.9 inch but I use a usb c to c cord to connect the controller to my iPad and the stutters and latency is actually playable for sure👌 I use it all the time
For the cover clips just put it slowly to sit the ba k pins first then the front ones to never bend them i did this like 50 times and i never broke one
I use ps remote app on my windows laptop, hardlined at work. PS5 is hardlined at home, and I get virtually zero lag.
We hoping this would be some bonkers 3rd party accessory Frankenstein. Not just shilling the entire Playstation product line.
0:15 massive wanna know what else is massive? LOWWW TAPER FADE
Me finding about the PS one mouse was more exciting than anything in this video.
Playing Quake 2 with a mouse was a real game changer, gonna try getting all the resident evils as well. And frogger 2 cause it seems fun
After the PS Vita miserably failing. You'll NEVER catch me buying anything hand held with a Sony logo on it again.
16:09 Sony should make it so you can combine the VR headset with the steering wheel and make it more immersive