Sony's PlayStation Portal is little more than a retention play for PlayStation 5
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Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PlayStation Portal, a handheld gaming device that streams games from a PS5, has been fully revealed at Gamescom. While PlayStation Portal is intended to engage and retain the most valuable PS5 owners as Nintendo readies next-generation hardware, many questions remain over its appeal to consumers.
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Sony's PlayStation Portal is little more than a retention play for PlayStation 5
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