Summary
WhenPlayStation revealed the Portal, a handheld device that, up until recently, only functioned when tethered to aPS5, many of you laughed it out of the virtual building before it had even been released. 12 months later, turns out it wasn’t such a bad idea after all as even though official sales numbers haven’t been revealed, a breakdown of thePortal’s usage has confirmedaround two million of them have been sold.
Game File’s Stephen Totiloprovided details about who has been buying the Portal and when exactly they use it most. One of the biggest takeaways was thatPortal users are most active at 9 pm, suggesting that’s when they’re handing over control of the TV to other family members but don’t want to stop gaming.
However, tucked away in Totilo’s report after the reveal that Portal usage peaks around 9 pm is a note confirmingroughly three percent of those with a PS5 have picked up a Portal. PlayStation hasn’t shared any information pertaining to how many people have bought a Portal which, considering how quickly the device sells out whenever it’s restocked, seems a little odd.
PlayStation Has Sold Roughly Two Million Portals So Far
Pretty Good For Something So Many People Scoffed At
We do know how many PS5s have been sold to date though, and that means we can estimate how well the Portal has sold during its first year. At last count, the PS5 had sold 65.6 million units. Three percent of that impressive total equates to slightly less than two million.1.968 million to be exact, but since the three percent figure isn’t exact, it’s probably best to leave it at roughly two million until PlayStation either confirms or denies otherwise.
There’s a rumor thatthe Portal will be released in black soon, but it was missing from a more recent leak suggestingother PlayStation accessories will be getting black variantssoon. So far the device has only been available in white and PS1 grey, the latter being a limited edition version for PlayStation’s 30th anniversary that sold out almost immediately.
PlayStation Portal
The PlayStation Portal is a handheld companion to Sony’s PlayStation 5 console. Based around the features of a DualSense controller and Remote Play, it features an eight-inch LCD screen at 1080p resolution capable of 60fps, a headphone jack for wired audio.
