It doesn’t seem like new PlayStation hardware is going to hit the market in the coming weeks because There is little news that is spreading about this new console for remote play compatible with PS5. In other times, something like this would have had us talking every day about what it will be like, but the same thing about the concept streaming It is something that is very, very far away from us and with little interest.
For those of you who don’t remember –or don’t know –, PlayStation Portal has been available for almost a month to reserve, at a price of about 219.99 euros. Something cheaper than what Sony told us in a first approximation during the first announcement, just before the start of summer. Well, there is a country in the world where these pre-purchases are fighting to the point that it is feared with a breakage of stocks.
Indeed, you guessed it.
As many of you might already fear, Japan is the country where PlayStation Portal reservations are fighting to the point that getting one has become an (almost) impossible mission. In that country the new Sony device has completely broken the stocks and, at this time, it seems difficult that more units could appear to pick up or receive at home on November 15, the day of its launch.
This is attested to by some users who, after this news, have started looking for PlayStation Portal units out of desperation and have found that on all sites it appears as out of stock. Look if not a quick beatdown by some of the retailers most renowned in that country that a Twitter user has made.
PlayStation Portal pre-orders have sold out at all online retailers in Japan! 👀#PlayStation
Amazon: Sold out
Rakuten Books: Sold out
Yodobashi: Sold out
Bic Camera: Sold out
Yamada Webcom: Sold out
Sofmap: Sold out
Joshin: Sold out
Sony Store: Sold out
Edion: Sold out
Aeon:… https://t.co/pLcjYUfl9V https://t.co/D8N9FAOi9zOctober 2, 2023 • 09:31
Remember that, although initially PlayStation Portal was only going to be available in the official Sony store, That exclusive has been eliminated and it is possible to go look for the new device at other establishments. Just like what happens in Spain, for example.
Are there units left in our stores?
First of all, it must be said that the situation is placid in our country, At the moment there are PlayStation Porta unitsly it does not seem that we are going to star in another case like that of Japan. Doing a quick search, we found stocks in places like GAME, where you can reserve right now by paying only 20 euros down payment and leaving the rest for the days before the launch or, if you go to pick it up at a store, pay there for whatever is left at that moment.
Remember that PlayStation Portal is a kind of remote gaming screen to enjoy in streaming of everything you have stored on your PS5 – if you migrate from PS4, this is how you can do it –, it doesn’t matter if it is a game or any other application, what you are going to see on your screen is the same thing that you can do with a mobile phone with iOS or Android and a gamepad linked by Bluetooth.
Don’t expect cloud gaming because that’s not what it’s about –unless you launch a PlayStation Plus Premium PS3 title through your PS5–, but rather a second screen to use in those places in your house where you do not have access to the console itself.
