PlayStation Portal enjoys huge popularity worldwide, but at the same time it faces a fair amount of criticism due to its core concept of working in tandem with the PS5.
The user experience heavily depends on the internet connection. With a high-speed fiber-optic connection and stable Wi-Fi there will be no problems, but the appropriate infrastructure is not available everywhere.
IGN editors published a short video showing how the PlayStation Portal works on “airplane Wi-Fi”. During the video, the phrase “a dream becomes reality” comes up.
The Verge senior editor Tom Warren commented on the clip:
“The video is misleading. The JSX plane uses Starlink WiFi, and most commercial airlines do not use it. Given how terrible WiFi is on most planes, PlayStation Portal is unlikely to work on most flights. However, Starlink WiFi proves that it is possible.”
Some IGN users also pointed out that the video is misleading.