- PlayStation Portal is now the most popular Sony device that gamers use for Remote Play
- Takuro Fushimi, Senior Manager, Product Management, says the portal “has now become the most widely used device for PlayStation 5 Remote Play, surpassing mobile PC, PS5 and PS4”
- Sony is also looking to increase engagement with the portal’s new cloud streaming feature, which will come in the next update
Sony has revealed new statistics for PlayStation Portal, confirming that it is now the most popular PlayStation device to use for Remote Play.
Speaking to TechRadar Gaming nearly two years after the launch of the handheld, Takuro Fushimi, Senior Manager, Product Management, said the PS Portal has exceeded Sony’s expectations in terms of engagement and is now used more for Remote Play than even the PlayStation 5 is for the same feature.
“Before we launched the portal, some questioned whether there would be demand for it as it is such a unique product, being a dedicated Remote Play device to begin with,” said Fushimi. “However, we have seen that the community’s response has been overwhelming.
“Our data shows that PlayStation portal users are more engaged than non-users. [The] The PlayStation Portal has now become the most widely used device for PlayStation 5 Remote Play, surpassing mobile PC, PS5 and PS4.”
Fushimi adds that since PlayStation Portal is part of the PS5 family, it “continues to be a complementary entity to the console and not a stand-alone one yet” and said that “the average gameplay session on PlayStation Portal is around two hours”.
In the same discussion, Fushimi also announced the details of the new PS Portal update, which will introduce cloud streaming for PlayStation Plus Premium members, along with a number of new improvements.
Fushimi explained that the update will open up new avenues for players, and with the cloud streaming feature in particular, one person will be able to play on PS5 while another user can play another game through cloud streaming on the portal at the same time, which was not possible with Remote Play.
“Now, with this new update, our goal is to give PS5 players more opportunities to enjoy their games, attract more PS5 users to PlayStation Portal and PlayStation Plus, and drive PS5 user engagement even further,” said Fushimi.
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