UPDATE: Apr. 26, 2024, 4:40 p.m. EDT We’ve updated this story after confirming that next week’s Early Access Event at Walmart will be limited to paid members of its Walmart+ program. In other words, you’ll have to upgrade from the free trial tier to buy the PlayStation Portal during the sale.
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Sony’s PlayStation Portal Remote Player has been relatively difficult to buy, flitting in and out of stock at various retailers ever since its mid-November launch. But luck is currently on wannabe buyers’ sides: It’s back up for grabs at Best Buy and PlayStation Direct as of April 26.
Priced at $199.99, the Portal is a handheld PlayStation 5 accessory that lets players stream their games on the go via the console’s Remote Play feature; it looks like a DualSense controller that’s been spliced in half by an eight-inch LCD screen. Function-wise, it’s nothing revolutionary — you can do the exact same thing on a smartphone (for free!) — and its ability to work successfully largely depends on the strength of your internet connection. Still, Mashable’s Alex Perry was a reluctant fan.
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