‘PS Portal Users Are More Engaged Than Non-Users’: Sony’s Hit Handheld Outperforms All Other Remote Play Methods

Livin’ the stream

Image: Push SquarePS Portal is a purpose-built Remote Play device, so it’s no surprise to see it become the most popular platform for the feature. But it does speak to the overall success of the accessory, which is now owned by approximately 5% of all PS5 owners in USA.

Sony recently upgraded the capabilities of the wildly popular handheld, allowing PS Plus Premium members to stream games directly to it via the cloud.

This removes the need for a PS5 at all, meaning you can play over 2,800 games on the device.

Speaking with Tech Radar, Senior Manager of Product Development Takuro Fushimi revealed some interesting tidbits about the unit:

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“Our data shows that PS Portal users are more engaged than non-users. [The] PS Portal has now become the most widely used device for PS5 Remote Play, surpassing mobile PC, PS5, and PS4.”

None of this is hugely surprising given the bespoke nature of the PS Portal – if you bought it, you probably did so for Remote Play – but as we alluded to above, it demonstrates how penetrative the peripheral has proven overall.

What’s really fascinating is to look back at our polls prior to the accessory’s release.

Back in 2023, 60% of the almost 6,000 people we quizzed said they had no plans to purchase the device at all, with 33% of that total saying they had “zero interest” in it.

But last week in a fresh poll those numbers had flipped: about 51% of our users said they now owned the handheld, with 32% admitting they turn it on at least once per week.

[source techradar.com]

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.

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