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Sony reportedly working on new PlayStation portable (overkill.wtf)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/gaming

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Sony may be looking to get back into the dedicated portable space with a new PS5 handheld.

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[–] Rooki 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

"portable" aka microsofts wet dream, everything requires internet and thus useless outside. Be better, be like steamdeck. But then why not just getting a steamdeck.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Why not both?

[+] [email protected] -9 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

The steam deck that runs steam? The steam that essentially requires an Internet connection at all times to work properly?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My pc is barely ever online and Steam works fine. Steam has had offline mode for years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I know that it has an offline mode. The fact alone that you have to tell it to be offline now it's telling, as that's not the default mode of operation. We took it to a camping trip where we had long periods of being disconnected and e.g. switching between the family's profiles just doesn't work if you're offline.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

You don't have to change to offline mode ever anymore. When you're not connected you're just offline. And when you're back on the Internet Steam automatically goes back to online. I know, i do it all the time because my home Internet is just when i decide to hot spot from my phone. Which is rare.

Switching profiles i can see being a hassle though. I've never done that, so idk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We are a family of five and share devices. The tablet has profiles that just switch locally. The switch asks before you start a game which profile to use. The steam deck not only doesn't properly separate profiles, so you end up accidentally overwriting each other's save files, it also goes through that whole login process every time you switch them, which doesn't work if you're disconnected. So yeah, the deck doesn't work as well as other devices if it's disconnected. It's not that out doesn't work at all, I know, but profiles and iirc achievements as well just don't properly do their thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Gotcha. Yeah that'd be pretty frustrating.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I've literally used it on a boat in the middle of the sea with no connection of any kind.

The deck, and steam, pretty much just keep working without internet where any installed games are concerned. Even if you don't activate "offline mode" in advance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Tried handing it to a family member that then wants to switch to their profile?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

No. I'm the sole user. Anyone borrowing it just uses my profile.

Did I claim any and all features work out in the woods?

Profile switching on steam currently logs you out, and then into the other account. There's no login retention of every user that's set up, so switching between users obviously won't work while offline. Maybe it could, but not the way it works rights now.

This is like asking me if I'd tried logging in while offline. The answer is no.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I've taken it on many flights with no Internet and played my games at 30,000ft

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

also steam deck is a linux pc.

you are not limited to steam.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I've taken it to a camping trip and the experience was horrible. There's all kinds of features that just don't work properly when being offline, most of all profile switching, which we rely heavily on. It's great that you had a better experience, but I can't confirm that.

[–] cellardoor 0 points 3 weeks ago

It does not require internet at all times. Just shows you don't own one or know what you're talking about ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

The Portal already exists just make it play games as well as being for remote play.