Sony is bringing a big new feature to the PlayStation Portal: cloud streaming. When it first launched, the device was only able to stream games from your PS5 over Wi-Fi. But as part of a new system update that’s rolling out starting later today,

PlayStation Plus games, including 120 PS5 titles, come to the PlayStation Portal so you can get the games on a $200 handheld without dropping $500 or more on a PS5.

There was some surprise when Sony launched the PlayStation Portal last year. The $200 device is advertised as a gaming accessory rather than dedicated handheld gaming

PLAYSTATION Portal is Sony’s latest take on a handheld console, but it doesn’t work like a Nintendo Switch or PS Vita. Rather than storing or playing games off the console itself, players

PlayStation Portal | $199.99 at Amazon I'm still holding out for a Black Friday deal, but now that Sony's remote player can do cloud streaming, the handheld's MSRP is better value for money. You will need a PS Plus subscription to access the games catalogue, but players can now pick up the handheld without a PS5.

Just like on PS5, Portal owners will also need to be PS Plus Premium subscribers to take advantage of cloud streaming, which is rolling out in today's firmware update. Players will have access to over 120 games via cloud streaming, including Ghost of Tsushima, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Monster Hunter Rise, and much more.

Sony announced that it will run a beta test for cloud streaming on its PlayStation Portal gaming handheld. The feature will begin rolling out in an update today, with Europe due to get it starting on Wednesday.

Playing games in the cloud with the PlayStation Portal has never been an option and Sony made this perfectly clear prior to the handheld's launch, even if