Used PlayStation Portal Now $148 on Amazon: New Price Drop

If you've been eyeing the PlayStation Portal but balked at its $199 retail price, now's your chance to snag a deal. Amazon Resale, formerly known as Amazon Warehouse, is offering the PlayStation Portal in Used: Like New condition for just $148 shipped. That's a substantial 26% off the original price. While a Sony warranty might not be included, you can rest easy knowing that Amazon Resale items come with the same 30-day return policy as new purchases. Given the popularity of this deal, we expect these units to sell out quickly.

Update: The price has now dropped to $150.23, marking the lowest we've seen for a Used: Like New unit.

PlayStation Portal (Used: Like New) for $148

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Used (Like New)### Playstation Portal

$199.99 save 26%
$148.00 at Amazon
Used: Like New Condition

Looks and functions as if it were new. Moderate packing damage was observed during inspection.

The PlayStation Portal is Sony's innovative handheld gaming accessory designed for the PS5. It resembles an extended split-pad DualSense controller with an 8-inch 1080p LCD screen at its center. This device transforms your PS5 into a portable gaming system, allowing you to stream games from your console at up to 60fps. It replicates the DualSense's features, including haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, and a touchscreen interface that replaces the traditional touchpad. While the Portal can stream games even when you're away from home, it requires a very stable and fast internet connection. Remember, the PS Portal is not a standalone device; it's strictly a remote player for the PlayStation 5, so you'll need a PS5 to use it.

Excitingly, you no longer need a PS5 to enjoy games on the PS Portal. Sony has introduced a feature allowing owners to stream games directly from its PlayStation Now cloud streaming service. With this update, Portal users can either connect to their PS5 or directly to Sony’s cloud servers, which now offer new quality of life improvements from the April beta updates. This access opens up a library of over 120 games, including titles like Ghost of Tsushima, Resident Evil 3 Remake, The Last of Us Part 1 Remastered, and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Note that you must subscribe to the highest tier of PlayStation Plus, but at $18 a month, it's a more cost-effective option than purchasing a PS5 and individual games.

While the PlayStation Portal is a great way to stream your PS5 games over Wi-Fi within your home, it's not the only option. You can achieve similar functionality by downloading the PS Remote Play app on a mobile device, including other gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck. However, setting this up is more complicated, and you'll miss out on some of the DualSense's unique features.

PlayStation Portal Review by Seth Macy

"The PlayStation Portal is the most surprising device I've ever come away from loving after going in loaded with skepticism. It's such a better experience than using your phone with a slap-on controller, and it works so much better than I was anticipating. I really love the freedom it gives me to play my PS5 from anywhere with decent WiFi coverage, especially when the rest of my family was using the TV to (somewhat ironically) play the Switch. Bearing in mind that it’s in no way a stand-alone device and 100% requires a PlayStation 5 to function at all, the biggest things keeping the Portal from being a truly amazing device are its current lack of a way to access WiFi that requires a web browser to log in, and its lack of Bluetooth support for audio. For now, it's a great device that represents the best current solution for PlayStation Remote Play, and if it weren't for those two baffling caveats, I'd call this a must-own device for every PS5 owner who enjoys playing games on handheld – or has to compete for the household TV."