Introduced in 2023, the PlayStation Portal portable device has exceeded Sony's expectations and is the best-selling accessory in the United States. This was reported by PlayStation LifeStyle.
Sony was developing PlayStation Portal for a niche audience, those players who want to play PlayStation 5 games but don't want to spend time in front of a TV and monitor. However, to the company's surprise, the demand for the new portable device was higher than expected.
According to Piscatella, the PS5 DualSense controller was the most popular accessory in August 2024 in the United States, but the PS Portal was the most popular throughout 2024. And this is despite the fact that the device costs $199, and its only functionality is to stream games from PlayStation 5, although the users were able to run PSP games on PS Portal.
Demand for the portable device began to exceed Sony's expectations almost immediately. At the beginning of 2024, the company was surprised by the interest of players in a rather niche product.