PlayStation’s first Remote Play dedicated device, PlayStation Portal remote player, to launch later this year at $199.99 (blog.playstation.com)
from llii@feddit.de to games@lemmy.world on 23 Aug 2023 14:12
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eric5949@lemmy.cloudaf.site on 23 Aug 2023 14:31 next collapse

“Let’s charge full on handheld console money for a device that can’t function away from a PS5!”

This should be doa but it’s a PlayStation, it’ll probably sell 30 million.

MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz on 23 Aug 2023 14:52 collapse

I suspect they may have chosen just the right price. People have paid more than this for controllers that don’t come with a screen attached.

[deleted] on 23 Aug 2023 15:09 next collapse

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SeatBeeSate@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 23 Aug 2023 15:36 collapse

That’s more for enthusiast hardware. People pay $1000 for keyboards, but that doesn’t mean they’ll drop $200 for a remote streaming device.

MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz on 23 Aug 2023 15:45 collapse

It’s literally the same price as the dualsense edge. You overestimating the capacity for reason among “console enthusiasts”.

SeatBeeSate@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 23 Aug 2023 15:54 collapse

Like I said, I’d consider that enthusiast level hardware. People who game “professionally” or love real flashy things. You can also spend $1000s to make coffee, or get a $10 French press.

MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz on 23 Aug 2023 16:05 collapse

So what’s your point? That people who will pay this price do exist, or that they don’t?

Because now I feel like you’re trying to claim the former, to argue the latter.

SeatBeeSate@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 23 Aug 2023 16:07 collapse

A streaming device is not enthusiast hardware.

MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz on 23 Aug 2023 16:11 collapse

Again, I’m confused, are you saying there are people who will buy this, or not?

And that’s a subjective and arbitrary claim. It has no logical merit in arguing for or against whether people will consider this thing worth the price.

SeatBeeSate@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 23 Aug 2023 16:14 collapse

Not, but I think the point has been lost at this point so let’s just move on.

MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz on 23 Aug 2023 16:29 collapse

Ok. I was confused because then your argument essentially becomes “there are people who will spend a lot of money on their hobbies and professions due to intense emotional investment, but not on this”.

I agree that the device, based on what we know, is dumb as hell, but I am also pretty sure, that a lot of playstation players will buy, and even enjoy, this thing.

I mean, I use my SteamDeck ten meters from my PC, just so I can play on the sofa instead of an office chair for a bit.

impiri@lemm.ee on 23 Aug 2023 15:08 next collapse

I am absolutely gonna spend $200 and countless hours of frustration to get this thing to run Yoshi’s Island at ~20 fps

Durandal@kbin.social on 23 Aug 2023 16:12 next collapse

Yes... I too have heard of the Wii-U

[deleted] on 23 Aug 2023 21:25 next collapse

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IamAnonymous@lemmy.world on 23 Aug 2023 21:26 next collapse

You cannot use any other Bluetooth device apart from the one they just launched?

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Spacellary@lemmy.today on 23 Aug 2023 20:28 next collapse

Vita 2 when…

ShortFuse@lemmy.world on 23 Aug 2023 20:45 next collapse

It feels very overpriced considering it’s just a streaming device and doesn’t have OLED.

A hacked Switch with PS Remote Play makes more sense. Heck even a PS Vita has OLED and already supports Remote Play from a PS5.

Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz on 29 Aug 2023 06:35 collapse

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