Don’t fork out AU$330 for the PlayStation Portal: this brilliant alternative is just AU$129 for Prime Day

Al༒l you need is a smartphone, which you almost certꦆainly have already.

BackBone One controller with PlayStation Portal in backdrop
(Image credit: Future / Phil Hayton)

The PlayStation Portal is undoubtedly a cool piece of kit, but it has a few annoying drawbacks. It's a streaming-only device for one, meaning it only works if you've got a PS5 with PS Remote Play installed. The most annoying drawback is its price in Australia: a Play🍨Station Portal will set you back an eye-watering AU$꧟329.95.

In some ways that price is justified. It comes with its own screen, and has brilliant integrated DualSense controls with dynamic adaptive triggers and haptic feedback. Those nice-to-haves are why it's so expensive, but if yꩲou're anything like me, I don't need my portable streaming experience to be as lush as my TV experience. Usually if I'm streaming a game, I can s♉acrifice fancy haptics for the sake of convenience.

I use the Backbone One 2nd-gen mobile gaming controller for this purpose. You can just slot your phone in, launch the PS Remote Play app, and you've got yourself a portable game streaming device with all the buttons available on the DualSense. Better still, the Backbone One 𒈔isn't limited to PlayStation: you can use it to stream Xbox games, Steam games and native mobile games as well. 🌳It's currently , down from AU$179.99.

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Impr𒆙oving on its predecessor in almost every way, Backbone One (2nd Generation) is an excellent refinement of what was already one of the best phone controllers on the market, boasting a sturdier frame and magnetic adapters which allow you to fit more phone case sizes in. Like its predecessor, this USB-C 🐼model is available in white and black editions.

A few caveats. The best mꦕodel available now is the Backbone One Gen 2, which is compatible with a wider range of phones, and has better buttons. Currently the Lightning connection models of these are sold out, but there's plenty of USB-C stock available. That means this deal is ideal for Android users.

If you do have a Lightning connection (ie, if you do have an iPhone with that connector), the first-gen Backbone One is currently available for . We reviewed that model in 2022 and gave it a five star rating.

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Shaun Prescott
澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Shaun Prescott
Australian Editor, Games Group

Shaun is the Australian editor and news writer for our sister site, PC Gamer, but he occasionally dabbles on Ga💃mesRadar too. He mostly plays platformers and RPGs, and keeps a close eye on anything of particular interest to antipodean audiences. He (rather obsessively) tracks the movements of the Doom modding community, too.