Sony brings cloud streaming to the PlayStation Portal handheld after a year in beta

You can look for games that support Cloud Streaming on the Portal itself through a search function. The beta’s minimum connection speeds for streaming (13 Mbps for 1080p, 7 Mbps for 720p) also remain the same.

Unfortunately, you’ll need a PlayStation Plus Premium subscription to access Cloud Streaming, a tier which isn’t available in Singapore. There are workarounds, though, including making a US PSN account and subscribing that way.

Other features that come as part of this update include 3D Audio for Remote Play and Cloud Streaming. You can also make in-game purchases and receive game invites when playing on the cloud, as well as set a passcode lock and check network status on your Portal now, too.

If this update makes the PlayStation Portal a more interesting handheld (and you don’t mind having to workaround the lack of a PS Plus Premium tier here), you can get the Portal at retailers like Challenger or Qisahn now for S$295.90. Or, you can get it straight from Sony for a discounted price of S$267.90, though it’s only available in the Midnight Black colourway, and you’ll have to wait as it’s on backorder for now.