PS Portal Is Proving Everyone's Predictions Wrong | Push Square

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Prior to its release, few predicted PS Portal would be successful. Many were baffled by Sony’s decision to release the Remote Play handheld, which streams gameplay directly from a PS5. But as the months wear on, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that Sony’s added a permanent fixture to its hardware portfolio, with the device exceeding expectations.

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Stock shortages have hindered the accessory, but US data for February reveals it was the best-selling peripheral when ranked by dollar sales. Obviously, the unit is pricier than your standard DualSense, but this is a category which also includes the fairly expensive DualSense Edge, so it’s clear there’s a pretty strong market for the portable.

Sony admitted recently that “demand has exceeded” even its own predictions, and it’s exploring ways to increase the available inventory of the unit. It’s yet another surprise success from the Japanese giant, with Helldivers 2 also beating all expectations and instantly becoming the best-selling game of the year thus far. Looks like the firm’s on a run, eh?

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

The portal is excellent. Been very pleased with mine. Quite often my wife will use it whilst sitting on the sofa next to me as we both jump into Helldivers 2 with some friends. Of course you need 2 ps5s to do that, but thats exactly why we bought it, we have two..

Its nice to see the haters proved wrong, including the high levels of skepticism from this very site