Sony’s PlayStation Portal continues to be a “strong and profitable peripheral”

While not quite the PSP3 that some may have hoped for, Sony’s PlayStation Portal Remote Play peripheral has been a surprise hit since its launch back in November of 2023. In the year and a half following, the handheld has received a strong level of support from Sony, bringing additional functionality. This seems to be paying off, with the PS Portal said to be a “strong and profitable peripheral.”

As part of the company’s latest fiscal earnings report, Sony’s President and CEO Hiroki Totoki spoke on the ongoing success of the PlayStation Portal, calling it (as transcribed by Genki_JPN) a “strong and profitable peripheral” which they will continue to focus on moving forward.

For context, while we’ve not gotten any official sales numbers for the Portal, the handheld had originally sold out of its initial stock in just two days following its arrival in November of 2023.

Since then, the device has continued to improve, adding new functionality such as cloud streaming alongside other smaller quality-of-life improvements.

Back in February of last year Sony reaffirmed the ongoing success of the Portal, stating at the time “although we don’t have any numbers to share, the demand has continued to exceed our expectations.”

Based on recent rumours which claim that Sony could be working on a proper dedicated gaming handheld, it seems their experiment with the PlayStation Portal has been and continues to be a massive success. It will be interesting to see how Sony approaches future PS Portal updates.

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