Your second-screen experience is about to get even better Sony's odd-yet-delightful PlayStation 5 accessory, the PlayStation Portal, is about to get even better. In a PlayStation Blog post on Tuesday, Sony unveiled an update for Portal that will bring three major enhancements to the remote gaming accessory: 1080p High Quality Mode, improvements to Cloud Streaming, and a smoother onboarding and first-time setup experience for new Portal owners. The update will roll out globally to all Portal users on March 18. While Portal could already run games at 1080p, the new High Quality Mode will use more data to provide a smoother experience and better visual fidelity. Ahead of this update, Portal was prone to occasional lag and connection drops, so this is a welcome change — assuming your home network can support it. The other updates focus more on usability and menu functionality: Cloud Streaming search and product-detail pages have been streamlined, while trophies and game invites will be accompanied by clear on-screen notifications. Even for experienced PS5 users, setting up the Portal for the first time can take around 15 to 20 minutes. The March 18 update aims to eliminate some of that
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Updated prices of PlayStation 5 consoles to go into effect on 2 April as electronics makers face rising cost pressures Sony is raising global prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles, including a $100 increase in the US, marking its second…
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Updated prices of PlayStation 5 consoles to go into effect on 2 April as electronics makers face rising cost pressures Sony is raising global prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles, including a $100 increase in the US,…
Read original at The Guardian →If you spent $500 on a PlayStation 5 at launch in 2020, you can take some solace in knowing that's the cheapest one of those things will ever get. Sony announced on the PlayStation Blog that PS5 consoles are getting…
Read original at Mashable →Sony is hiking up the price of the PS5, PS5 Pro and PS Portal on April 2. It was only last August that Sony raised PS5 console prices in the US, blaming a "challenging economic environment" at the time. Today it has…
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Updated prices of PlayStation 5 consoles to go into effect on 2 April as electronics makers face rising cost pressures Sony is raising global prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles, including a $100 increase in the US, marking its second…
View source →If you spent $500 on a PlayStation 5 at launch in 2020, you can take some solace in knowing that's the cheapest one of those things will ever get. Sony announced on the PlayStation Blog that PS5 consoles are getting price increases in…
View source →Sony is hiking up the price of the PS5, PS5 Pro and PS Portal on April 2. It was only last August that Sony raised PS5 console prices in the US, blaming a "challenging economic environment" at the time. Today it has slightly tweaked the…
View source →All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Thanks to a single software update, the PlayStation 5 Pro is now a…
View source →Your second-screen experience is about to get even better Sony's odd-yet-delightful PlayStation 5 accessory, the PlayStation Portal, is about to get even better. In a PlayStation Blog post on Tuesday, Sony unveiled an update for Portal…
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