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PlayStation Portal Is Out Today, But Fans Are Having a Hard Time Finding One - IGN (www.ign.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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PlayStation Portal is out but trying to find one is about as arduous as trying to buy a PS5 in late 2020.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago (25 children)

low demand low supply

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (20 children)

I know people want to implicitly shit on this thing because they don't personally want one, and I guess they don't want other people to enjoy them, but come on, this is silly. You know none of that. You just wish it was that.

Honestly, this place was great for a while, but it's very rapidly devolving into the vapid reddit style comments you see all over that place.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (10 children)

I don't know if that's a fair criticism. I think I first saw something about this thing yesterday. Not much of a marketing push. I had to look it up to see what the heck it is. It seems to have a very specific and narrow use case. I'm sure it's a nice option for people with that need and works well enough, but it's not exactly something the masses are clamoring for. There's similar tech out there and they are sort of niche products. I don't expect this thing to be selling like hotcakes.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I pre-ordered mine back in September. Those of us who game from multiple rooms in their house this thing is amazing. Or those who have to share a TV with people who don’t use the PS5 connected to it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't have any generation PlayStation so I don't have a dog in this fight. That being said:

I completely understand. I've got a gaming rig in one room, stream to mini PCs set up as steam consoles in other rooms, and have a Steam Deck. I can play anywhere in my house. I never need to worry whether someone else is using a TV.