The PS5 Project Q is confirmed to be the PlayStation Portal and will launch this year
It launches at $199.99 / £199.99
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Sonyhas revealed that the official name of the PS5 Project Q is the PlayStation Portal. The company has also claimed it is the “first Remote Play dedicated device”, and confirmed it will launch later this year.
Much speculation has circulated around thePS5 Project Qsince its initial announcement back in May. However, the Japanese hardware giant has revealed thePlayStation Portaltoday, along with specs and a price tag. Cutting to the latter, you can expect to pay $199.99 / £199.99 (around AU$310) for the dedicated Wi-Fi handheld; though pre-order dates are yet to be announced.
The PlayStation Portal essentially acts as a second screen to take some of thebest PS5 gamesfrom your console onto the handheld via Wi-Fi. As confirmed by Hideaki Nishino, Senior Vice President of Platform Experience at SIE: “You’ll be able to swiftly jump from playing on yourPS5to your PlayStation Portal”. However, “PSVR2games, which require the headset, and games that are streamed throughPlayStation PlusPremium’s cloud streaming, are not supported”.
On the tech side of things, the PlayStation Portal remote player “brings the PS5 experience to the palm of your hand” with an 8-inch LCD 1080p screen that can present games at 60fps. This is information that was already hinted at in the reveal and is comparable to what we’ve seen from the likes of theLogitech G CloudandRazer Edge. This means that games should look sharp enough when translated to such a small display.
As expected from the physical design of the PlayStation Portal,DualSensecontroller functionality has also been confirmed. There is no cellular support, meaning this is a handheld to use purely in the home as you would with the likes of the Wii U Gamepad rather than a dedicated machine such as theNintendo Switchor the olderPS Vita. However, for those who want to free up theirgaming TVfor other activities or content - or people - it could be a valid option.
Time will tell whether the PlayStation Portal could be considered one of thebest portable gaming consolesor not for PlayStation fans. We’re also rounding up all thebest PS5 accessoriesand thebest SSDs for PS5, too, if you want to broaden your setup.
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Aleksha McLoughlin is an experienced hardware writer. She was previously the Hardware Editor for TechRadar Gaming until September 2023. During this time, she looked after buying guides and wrote hardware reviews, news, and features. She has also contributed hardware content to the likes of PC Gamer, Trusted Reviews, Dexerto, Expert Reviews, and Android Central. When she isn’t working, you’ll often find her in mosh pits at metal gigs and festivals or listening to whatever new black and death metal has debuted that week.
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