PlayStation Project Q. Will you be buying one?
Project Q is the upcoming streaming only device that will allow you to play games installed on a PlayStation 5 remotely.
It has not been announced if the handheld will allow streaming of games from the cloud and is rumoured to cost between £250 - £300.
Will you be picking one up later this year?
No. Lack of money. Otherwise I'd get SteamDeck instead anyway.
Tell me about it. It why I’m still playing GT7 on a TV instead of in VR.
The PS Vita is still to this day my favorite handheld and sony killed it. Then they come out with this and wonder why Nintendo has always been on top for handhelds. This product is honestly a shit in the face of PS fans and I'm genuinely concerned for the well being of anyone dumb enough to buy this. Now that I got that rant out of the way.
Nah I won't be buying one. I really wish sony would make a new handheld like the vita tho instead of a tablet with a controller glued on
I completely agree. I too still regularly use my Vita. Considering it’s an 11 year old piece of hardware it still feels up to date.
I just plugged in my Vita for charging after a long time, wasn't expecting to see it mentioned right away.
I guess I am in a huge minority of people who is interested in it. Though the caveat is that it must be $150 or under. I am not willing to spend $250+ on such a device.
As for why, the convenience. For me, this is the addon that makes PS5 a hybrid console, like a Switch.
Yeah, I’m interested as well, I’m just a bit hesitant because my experience with remote play has been so-so. It works well for turn based games but for any type of game where you need to react quickly to things it’s a little frustrating to use. Hoping that having a dedicated machine to do it and not using an app would help though. It would be nice to be able to play anywhere in the house, my PS5 is in the basement and sometimes I’d just rather be in a different room. Sitting in a dark basement all day can get depressing haha.
With the way remote play works atm no chance. Seems the tech is not there yet for play without massive input lag and latency
Which is a shame as it doesn’t need to be that way. Remote play from my PS4 Pro to my Vita is almost perfect. I don’t think I’ve played Fall Guys on my PS5 for months. It’s like it’s made for the Vita. Plus the OLED screen is gorgeous.
No, I've still got my original PSP and it's homebrewed. Also got a switch.
I'm pretty happy with the Steam Deck not only as a way to play my pc games locally, but it's also very easy to set up and stream games from your PS5, game pass, or stream from your gaming pc. Sony's concept isn't bad, it's just inflexible and in the age of full fledged handheld gaming pc's starting at $400, doesn't make a ton of sense for me.
This device has no value on its own. When the PS Vita tried to do this with the PS4, I loved the concept, because playing something like Horizon remotely was awesome, but it was doomed to fail because of the horrible networking hardware. The difference is that the Vita had a gigantic game library on it's own, for less money too
I'm waiting for a Steam Deck with an OLED. That's my choice of handled.
Probably not, but I think if people could get it to work with PC for game streaming, it'd be even more enticing so that you can use it for both PS5 and PC. Maybe someone like Valve will work with Sony.
Can’t the Steam Deck do that with the remote play app for Windows? Plus it’s also a gaming PC. I’m considering picking one up instead of a Project Q.
Yeah, pretty much. SteamDeck can basically do whatever any PC can do.
I'm trying to think what would make Project Q more enticing than it being just a device that's locked to PS5 only, lol. If Sony released PC software for streaming to it, it would up the appeal quite a bit.
I already have a SteamDeck and stream to a phone, so I'm not in for a Project Q but I can think of some friends who'd probably get one of it had functionality outside of only the PS5.
Chiaki is the one they use and I think it works on Linux. Streaming (even locally) kind of sucks so I don't use it, but I see it mentioned all the time.
I could see choosing this over the steam deck if it was like $100, but if it's $300 I don't see how you don't get to $400 for the Steam Deck instead. You'll probably want to add storage eventually, but even if you stuck to small indie/2D stuff that will fit in 64GB, that adds a huge amount of value.
Even phones can do easily with Steam and then just get a controller and a controller mount. For the price that is being asked of project q and not even being able to play games natively the phone and controller route is way I'd go instead dropping money on that. Way too much with the options available now with handhelds that are full blown computers.
Why would I drop £250-300 on this when I could pay £100 for Backbone One, and use remote play on my phone.
It will really depend on its full function. I hope what they have shown is not the end of the product because as it stands now, no. I can't image the price point being low enough to justify a purchase.
Just seems way behind the available options already. Just the deck and ally have more viability not needing a console and not doing that PS5 to cloud to "Q" thing. Strange choice.
Last playstation console i bought was a ps2. I missed some awsome exclusives, but dont think ill get one. For no particular reason either.
If you want to play the exclusives you’d be better off with a PS5 and not streaming them.
I want one. I have a PS5 and find myself not using it due to it not being portable like my laptop or Switch. It would have to be a cheaper price though to justify spending.
No way in hell would I waste my money on this.
If it ends up having cloud streaming and Wi-Fi Direct being a connection option I can see it working. But £300 (if true) is way too much. £150 - £200 and I’d seriously consider it.
I don't understand the point of this thing. For the same price you could just buy another telly for a different room and move the console, it's not like it takes much effort to unplug two wires. I honestly can't think of a single scenario where it would be useful to own one.
I probably would agree with you before but I got a Steam Deck and it’s been amazing. Games that aren’t too intensive can play on the handheld and anything else streams from my gaming PC. Sony should have made a new Vita that competes with that. Instead this seems to be streaming only.
I get the appeal of the Steam Deck, especially for people who travel alot, though I personally wouldn't get one.
But this has to be on the same network as your ps5 doesn't it? So the only time this is ever going to be useful is if your partner or something wants to use the main TV and is more expensive then just buying a litte monitor or something for your bedroom, so what's the point in it? The ps5 isn't exactly heavy or awkward to move like my gaming PC is.
If it could also do cloud streaming I could see this being a good budget option for people who can't afford a PS5. Also people who don't necesthave their own TV: teenagers, college students, people living with roommates, etc. It would need to be probably $100-$150, plus a subscription. As much as I hate subscriptions personally, I could see that doing well.
Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case. This looks like it's going to be an extra, expensive, niche accessory marketed towards wealthy people. But... Wealthy people already have home theaters.
If this is really local-only, and can't do anything other than PS5 streaming, and will be $200-$300... Why not just get a Retroid Pocket 3+ for $150? Or an AYN Odin? Or even a Logitech G-Cloud that can at least has the flexibility of Android and can run some things locally.
And then the Steam Deck. I do the same as you: mix locla with streaming gameplay. I even stream from my PS4/5 with Chiaki sometimes. For $400 I feel like I'm getting 3-4x more functionality from the Deck, at least. I appreciate the Q will have a 1080p screen, and maybe some Dualsense features, but I don't think that's enough to sacrifice that much functionality at this price point.
Going to come down to <=$200 price point and inclusion of HDR screen that gets fairly bright. I can already remote play on my steamdeck, but the 720p non-hdr screen that isn't super bright and no cool haptics and triggers, are the only drawbacks
No thanks, I've already a steamdeck
It’s a glorified Wii U tablet. Definitely not.
You can already stream games to a tablet using an iPad, PlayStation controller, and game streaming service of your choice. Way more practical than buying a dedicated appliance.
I love the idea of a handheld device to play my games on the couch, in bed etc. which is also the main reason I own a Switch. Seeing that this will be streaming only I have some concerns about the gaming experience. Based on my remote play testing at home, I can’t image how this will be a nice experience in the current state. Let’s see and hope for the best.
I think with it just being streaming and since I’ve not heard of being to load onboard games I’d rather have a steam deck or ROG.
I recently tried playing a game on an OLED Switch to compare it to the same game on my iPhone/Backbone combo. The game ran and looked better on my iPhone even though it was running through remote play.
I think I am in the minority of people who is actually interested in this device (in theory)… I just think it looks silly. Somehow the third party Backbone is more visually appealing than the Project Q.
I had such a bad remote play experience with my Vita that my trust in this plummeted. Only if I have the chance to try it before and the price is low enough....maybe.
Absolutely not. If it's a streaming device that means I have to be near high-speed wifi to use it. For the same price you can get a steam deck which can play thousands of games.
Yeah it’s why I’m on the fence about a Steam Deck. I’m stuck between a Project Q and gaming PC or just getting a Steam Deck with a dock and monitor so my gaming PC is like a Switch. Is that possible with a Steam Deck?
Yes it is possible. You should look at the ROG ally since it runs Windows which may be more to your liking
Yes you can plug the steam deck into an official deck or just a USB hub with hdmi. It will then display on TV and allows controller input. So yes, it works like a switch in that respect.