On average, the PlayStation Portal gets around seven to nine hours of battery life, and rather than including a full charger in the box, the device only comes with a USB-C cable.

The PlayStation Portal is a reliable PS5 remote player, it's lack of functionality and gaming handheld features means it a portable one trick pony.

I am now the proud owner of a PlayStation Portal. Much like the PS5 Pro, I went through this brief period of buyer's remorse over whether I’d wasted yet more money on hardware I would never use.

In the box, you get the handheld and a USB-C to USB-C charging cable. There's no extras inside like a carrying case or screen protector, but those can be purchased from third-party vendors. Though ...

The PlayStation Portal’s excellent controls and vivid screen make it a great way to stream PS5 games away from your TV, but our testing revealed some limitations.

Thankfully, the Portal still has a 3.5mm audio jack neatly tucked behind the screen next to the USB-C charging port for wired headphones or earbuds, which you'll probably want to use since the ...

The Sony PlayStation Portal — a PlayStation 5 remote player — is back in stock now. Here's where to find and buy it online, and availability, pricing.

The PlayStation VR 2, a $550 VR headset that's tethered to the PS5 with a cable, almost seems like the antithesis to what the Portal offers. Sony also has the expensive DualSense Edge, a $200 ...

Kotaku’s Jen Glennon praised the PlayStation Portal’s battery life, calling it “a solid sub-$200 gift option,” but also noted in her review that there is room for improvement with the Portal.

The $200 (£200, AU$330) PlayStation Portal is a less radical, more affordable proposition. Take your PS5 into another room in your home, but in handheld streaming form.

The PlayStation Portal offers some key advantages for playing your PS5 in another room. But in many ways, it's too expensive to justify its flaws. There are better alternatives out there.