Engadget Podcast: Why the PlayStation Portal is truly baffling
It's not the Vita successor we were looking for.
Sony’s next “PSP,” the PlayStation Portal, is one odd little device. It can only stream games from your PlayStation 5 – beyond that, it’s a $200 doorstop. In this episode, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with CNET’s Scott Stein about the Portal and the many ways it baffles us. While it does manage to stream games from the PS5 just fine, it’s also expensive, clunky and lacks basic features like Bluetooth audio support. It’s really only meant for the most diehard PS5 owners (and even they should probably wait for a sale).
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Topics
What was Sony thinking with the Playstation Portal? (With CNET’s Scott Stein) – 0:54
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Nothing Phone 2 is getting iMessage...sort of – 47:40
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Working on – 1:06:52
Pop culture picks – 1:07:34
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Credits
Hosts: Cherlynn Low and Devindra Hardawar
Guest: Scott Stein
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O'Brien
