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[RoadHazard]

I still can't believe this is the best Sony, the company that made the beautiful Vita, could come up with. It looks so incredibly DIY, like someone broke a DualSense in two and attached the pieces to a small tablet. It doesn't look like a cohesively designed whole.

 

[Fart Knight]

This thing makes me want to make a spaceship.

Buy Starfield

 

[fart town usa]

I am so interested in this thing but man it is ugly as balls .

Really curious how it'll work cause I tried remote play with my android and it was absolute shit. Unplayable.

 

[ComputerBlue]

Dualsense cost 89 cad, 99 usd for the whole thing? Y'all ignorant. 150 minimum. Screens don't cost 20 bucks.

Crazy talk.

There are plenty of tablets on the market under $100 that have high quality screens, larger screens than this thing and do far more than just stream games.

 

[Robbinhood]

Crazy talk.

There are plenty of tablets on the market under $100 that have high quality screens, larger screens than this thing and do far more than just stream games.

With Dualsenses attached to them?

 

[Banjo64]

So the worst case scenario rumor is $299 right?

People keep saying $299 but that Logitech POS costs £349, and Sony view themselves as a premium technology supplier (whereas Logitech most definitely are not).

 

[Trogdor1123]

Could be real, I’m thinking fake though as the screen and plastic covers would be on without bubbles

 

[Ar¢tos]

I can't see a large battery being used for this. 2h use max.

 

[BlitzerRadic]

Looks diabolical.

Who in their right mind would purchase this over one of those phone brackets for controllers?

If I used remote play on a regular basis I'd buy it. Using one of those janky ass phone bracket controllers is the equivalent of buying ebay parts for your car instead of OEM lol.

 

[onnextflix5]

Vita 2 died because of this shit.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

the screen. The Dualsense's ergonomics are passable. But when you add a screen to it there's a whole other set of things you have to account for like weight distribution and usability.

I guess that seems really hard to gage from a video/pics. You could end up being right.

What I do know, is that the Nintendo Switch is a nightmare for adults to use and I've wondered "Why doesn't Nintendo just give us a real controller, cut it in half, and jam a screen inbetween" for 6 years now. Sony seems to have thought of the same thing...and I'm a genius so...

Time will tell.

 

[adamsapple]

Ergonomics and screen size look fine but unless it supports Steam Link I don't see the point. PS5 only?

Yes, from what we know this is a dedicated PS remote play device only. No native processing.

 

[Imtjnotu]

Let's say it does turn on...

It doesn't work without a PS5 connected to it...

You can throw in the garbage without it

This device is basically the Wii U GamePad for PS5

A game pad that somehow shouldn't be more than $99


Yall have lost your damn minds

 

[RCU005]

Haptics controller and triggers are not on phones, and pads.

But you can use a Dualsense controller right?

 

[Killer8]

It looks acceptable for what it is. I'm not sold on the idea but if it's priced reasonably then it's pretty inoffensive if there is an audience for it.

In an ideal world i'd like to see a premium Sony handheld running Steam OS. They basically would barely need to support the device beyond making their PC ports play nicely on it.

 

[Iced Arcade]

$200 and I'm game.

 

[Unknown?]

it's a remote play console, not a digital only console. one that requires a PS5 already.

acting like kids are all going to be running around their schools after their parents dropped $700 or more in total seems a bit over ambitious an idea but we'll see

thank you for proving my point that remote play on a laptop already exists and is free compared to dropping money on a device that does the same thing. It was kind of the point i was making all along

Where are your free laptops?

 

[MisterXDTV]

A game pad that somehow shouldn't be more than $99


Yall have lost your damn minds

I never said $99 but this thing can't be over $199 for sure...

Again, without a PS5 it WON'T work

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I still can't believe this is the best Sony, the company that made the beautiful Vita, could come up with. It looks so incredibly DIY, like someone broke a DualSense in two and attached the pieces to a small tablet. It doesn't look like a cohesively designed whole.

The Vita was (POOP EMOJI) to use though. Who wants to go back to using those god awful vita sticks?

 

[midnightAI]

I still can't believe this is the best Sony, the company that made the beautiful Vita, could come up with. It looks so incredibly DIY, like someone broke a DualSense in two and attached the pieces to a small tablet. It doesn't look like a cohesively designed whole.

If you want the controls to function exactly like a dualsense (and why wouldnt you) then surely what this should be is literally a dualsense with a screen, which is exactly what it is. I honestly dont get the hate about the design, seems like the perfect solution to me.

At least they didnt go the Switch route which is god-awful.

 

[Forsete]

I wonder what the input lag will be like.
Currently on remote play it is pretty bad.

 

[Rob_27]

Got to be out soon?

 

[RoadHazard]

If you want the controls to function exactly like a dualsense (and why wouldnt you) then surely what this should be is literally a dualsense with a screen, which is exactly what it is. I honestly dont get the hate about the design, seems like the perfect solution to me.

At least they didnt go the Switch route which is god-awful.

Sure. But it still looks damn ugly and hacked together, surely they could have made it look a bit nicer while still keeping the DualSense feel.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Got to be out soon?

August 8.

 

[midnightAI]

Sure. But it still looks damn ugly and hacked together, surely they could have made it look a bit nicer while still keeping the DualSense feel.

Functionality over looks for me (although I think it looks totally fine as is)

 

[Pedro Motta]

I guess there are a ton of guys whose wifes/girlfriends don't let them use their brand new OLEDs whenever they want, and Sony knows this.

 

[fart town usa]

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If you want the controls to function exactly like a dualsense (and why wouldnt you) then surely what this should be is literally a dualsense with a screen, which is exactly what it is. I honestly dont get the hate about the design, seems like the perfect solution to me.

At least they didnt go the Switch route which is god-awful.

I wish it was straight up WiiU gamepad but dual sense.

I'm in the market for Project Q but I gotta see DF analysis first.

 

[Chronicle]

Totally interested. This is like another Switch for the house. My little girls could use this. Yup I bought Peppa Pig on Both!

 

[Dacvak]

I can’t wait to hear more about this. Not because I’m excited about what has been revealed, but because surely we must all be missing something significant about this device to justify its existence.

 

[odhiex]

If it is indeed an Android OS tablet then sure. I wouldn't mind buying it at $299. If it is for remote play only, I would only consider it at $149-199.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

I still can't believe this is the best Sony, the company that made the beautiful Vita, could come up with. It looks so incredibly DIY, like someone broke a DualSense in two and attached the pieces to a small tablet. It doesn't look like a cohesively designed whole.

Sony cares about function over form.

They want to retain close to an exact 1:1 controller experience with a decently sized screen. Yeah, it's going to look a little awkward with those constraints.

Same reason why PS5 looks large. They cared about highest power with the cheapest cost.

 

[CLW]

Again how is this better than a Backbone for $99.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

If you want the controls to function exactly like a dualsense (and why wouldnt you) then surely what this should be is literally a dualsense with a screen, which is exactly what it is. I honestly dont get the hate about the design, seems like the perfect solution to me.

At least they didnt go the Switch route which is god-awful.

Yep. Exactly. See my point above.

People that are in the market for this type of device will care about the quality of the experience, not what it looks like.

 

[Hero_Select]

my god what an ugly piece of tech. A tablet glued between a controller lmao

 

[Black_Stride]

Crazy talk.

There are plenty of tablets on the market under $100 that have high quality screens, larger screens than this thing and do far more than just stream games.

And the DualSense component?

 

[NinjaBoiX]

Would I be able to achieve EXACTLY what this thing does with a tablet and a dualsense?

Like, is there proprietary firmware in this thing to improve the experience?

 

[Pasta la Vista]

August 8.

Holy hell, that's a lot sooner than I expected. Seems even Sony knows its worthless and sending it out to die.

 

[TrebleShot]

It will be 300 no question.

 

[StueyDuck]

Where are your free laptops?

this device only works with a PS5, you don't need that for a laptop to work, i thought that was obvious.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Would I be able to achieve EXACTLY what this thing does with a tablet and a dualsense?

Like, is there proprietary firmware in this thing to improve the experience?

It mostly depends on your tablet's wifi chipset.

Also, 5Ghz is better than 2.4Ghz.

Button configuration is all messed up on Android when it comes to the Dualsense due to Google.

Everything works fine on an iPad (i.e , joypad/haptics/connection speed etc).

PS : syncing the DS to the tablet and then having to re-sync it to your PS5 via the USB cable is always a pain in the ass

PS2 : using an Xbox controller (or Dualshock) works fine when it comes to the button config. on Android but then you obviously lose the Dualsense's touchpad functionality

 

[Unknown?]

this device only works with a PS5, you don't need that for a laptop to work, i thought that was obvious.

"remote play on a laptop already exists and is free compared to dropping money on a device that does the same thing"

Implies that someone already has a laptop and they didn't pay for it because it most certainly isn't free.

 

[DaGwaphics]

Seems like it should be $199 max, though $150 would be better.

They will certainly sell this thing at a profit so probably aren't all that concerned about the sales numbers on it. If they allow it to support PS+ Premium streaming vs. just the local streaming I can see it being a useful device for some people. Certainly niche, but nothing wrong with the idea.

I'm honestly more interested in the coming earbuds. MS needs to steal that idea from Xbox.

 

[Brock2621]

I suppose I could see myself getting one of these purely for nighttime bed gaming. If it can remotely turn on the PlayStation, connect and stream with wireless earbuds then I could do this while family and wife sleeps. Kinda depends on pricing…

 

[Snake29]

I see no reason why this will be almost PS5 price. It will be not more then 200 euros. I can see them bringing full streaming from PS+ Premium in the future not that the next PS5 update will get PS5 game streaming.

It's just a matter of time.

 

[adamsapple]

This is no different than a digital only console.

This is extremely different than a digital only console.

A Logitech G Cloud, for example, is standalone and doesn't require any other hardware to play games on it.

This, from what we know, is a dedicated remote play device only and will be useless unless you also own a PS5.

 

[MisterXDTV]

This is extremely different than a digital only console.

A Logitech G Cloud, for example, is standalone and doesn't require any other hardware to play games on it.

This, from what we know, is a dedicated remote play device only and will be useless unless you also own a PS5.

I have been trying to explain this for a few hours... Maybe you will have better luck...

 

[AmuroChan]

I still can't believe this is the best Sony, the company that made the beautiful Vita, could come up with. It looks so incredibly DIY, like someone broke a DualSense in two and attached the pieces to a small tablet. It doesn't look like a cohesively designed whole.

It's probably from the same team that made the PS Classic.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

I can’t think of a less compelling product from Sony.

 

[EverydayBeast]

There are scenarios where sony project Q is useful, also many will worry about the price that many disagree with and my issue is mobile gaming use to be the heart of Nintendo, producing gameboy color, sp, ds etc. now handhelds are struggling since the hybrid Wii U, switch movement. You end up with a struggling device that’s the jack of all trades and the master of none. Steam tackled this issue with the deck, and has pledge to keep mobile gaming alive.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

I suppose I could see myself getting one of these purely for nighttime bed gaming. If it can remotely turn on the PlayStation, connect and stream with wireless earbuds then I could do this while family and wife sleeps. Kinda depends on pricing…

If its priced right $199 cap for me I could see myself throwing them some money to do the same, get int a little gaming laying in bed when I can't sleep