A software update was supposed to free up the PS Portal from its reliance on the PS5 and add a world of streamable games to its appeal. In practice, it does nothing of the sort.
All players would need, in theory, is the $200/£200 PlayStation Portal and a PlayStation Plus Premium subscription, then they could access a curated library of games wherever they had a fast enough internet connection. The idea would surely be appealing to some players. The Portal and a rolling subscription would cost more than buying a PS5 console in the long run, but month-to-month may work out more economical.
Developer Insomniac's vision of New York City is so detailed, the animation of web-swinging between skyscrapers so speedy, that perhaps the sheer amount of visual information was causing some issues in delivering a stable stream to PS Portal. I try Gris instead, a beautiful but minimalist 2D platformer, with watercolor swashes the most demanding graphical effect—yet all the same problems present themselves, whatever the connection speed.
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