Project Q is the upcoming streaming only device that will allow you to play games installed on a PlayStation 5 remotely.
It has not been announced if the handheld will allow streaming of games from the cloud and is rumoured to cost between £250 - £300.
Will you be picking one up later this year?
Absolutely not. If it’s a streaming device that means I have to be near high-speed wifi to use it. For the same price you can get a steam deck which can play thousands of games.
Yeah it’s why I’m on the fence about a Steam Deck. I’m stuck between a Project Q and gaming PC or just getting a Steam Deck with a dock and monitor so my gaming PC is like a Switch. Is that possible with a Steam Deck?
Yes it is possible. You should look at the ROG ally since it runs Windows which may be more to your liking
The rog ally has had micro sd issues, make sure that is resolved if you choose one over the steam deck. The deck boots right to steam so you don’t need to touch the Linux os unless you want to branch out.
I thought the Steam Deck was Windows too.
It’s SteamOS (Linux based) with a compatibility layer for Windows games.
Ah I though it had Windows installed.
Is it possible to install Windows 11 on it and use it has a hybrid gaming PC/gaming handheld/everyday PC if it’s connected to a dock with a monitor and keyboard & mouse?
You don’t have to install Windows. The Linux OS can boot into desktop mode and it functions just like a desktop PC with the Dock. I have it hooked up to a monitor and a TV via separate docks and the monitor dock has a mouse and keyboard. It works great.
I’ve never used Linux before. I’ve only ever used Windows and macOS. Also can the Steam OS play non Steam Windows games. Could my daughter play Roblox, Fall Guys and Sims 4 on it?
Yeah. I haven’t done it, but lots of others have.
You can, but the usability does suffer a bit. I would honestly just keep SteamOS on it as you will get better performance even with the compatibility layer, and you don’t really have to touch the desktop if you don’t want to. The Deck boots directly to steam.
So it’s not really a practical replacement for a PC? Damn.
From what I understand the driver support is pretty poor under Windows. That may have changed since I last looked but that appeared to be the state at and around launch of the Deck.
Yes you can plug the steam deck into an official deck or just a USB hub with hdmi. It will then display on TV and allows controller input. So yes, it works like a switch in that respect.
No. Lack of money. Otherwise I’d get SteamDeck instead anyway.
Tell me about it. It why I’m still playing GT7 on a TV instead of in VR.
The PS Vita is still to this day my favorite handheld and sony killed it. Then they come out with this and wonder why Nintendo has always been on top for handhelds. This product is honestly a shit in the face of PS fans and I’m genuinely concerned for the well being of anyone dumb enough to buy this. Now that I got that rant out of the way.
Nah I won’t be buying one. I really wish sony would make a new handheld like the vita tho instead of a tablet with a controller glued on
I completely agree. I too still regularly use my Vita. Considering it’s an 11 year old piece of hardware it still feels up to date.
I just plugged in my Vita for charging after a long time, wasn’t expecting to see it mentioned right away.
With the way remote play works atm no chance. Seems the tech is not there yet for play without massive input lag and latency
Which is a shame as it doesn’t need to be that way. Remote play from my PS4 Pro to my Vita is almost perfect. I don’t think I’ve played Fall Guys on my PS5 for months. It’s like it’s made for the Vita. Plus the OLED screen is gorgeous.
I feel like Sony should do a Xbox series S type of move but with a handheld that can play all the PS5 games instead at lowered graphics. At least that’s what I’d want. Switch has shown people are more than fine with even 480p resolution and sub 30 fps and low settings when it comes to portability.
I’ll take lower resolution any day if it means I can play AAA games on the toilet.
Yes it is amazing. And 40 hz is something I opt for so frequently even if the game can output 60 just for the battery life. It is really impressive how it’s turned into a really nice middle ground to 30 where it makes 30 feel rough.
No, I’ve still got my original PSP and it’s homebrewed. Also got a switch.
I’m pretty happy with the Steam Deck not only as a way to play my pc games locally, but it’s also very easy to set up and stream games from your PS5, game pass, or stream from your gaming pc. Sony’s concept isn’t bad, it’s just inflexible and in the age of full fledged handheld gaming pc’s starting at $400, doesn’t make a ton of sense for me.
I guess I am in a huge minority of people who is interested in it. Though the caveat is that it must be $150 or under. I am not willing to spend $250+ on such a device.
As for why, the convenience. For me, this is the addon that makes PS5 a hybrid console, like a Switch.
Yeah, I’m interested as well, I’m just a bit hesitant because my experience with remote play has been so-so. It works well for turn based games but for any type of game where you need to react quickly to things it’s a little frustrating to use. Hoping that having a dedicated machine to do it and not using an app would help though. It would be nice to be able to play anywhere in the house, my PS5 is in the basement and sometimes I’d just rather be in a different room. Sitting in a dark basement all day can get depressing haha.
I agree. Not great for fighting games or quick action games. But there are tons of genres that work great with it. Like turn based RPGs, farming games, many indies and so on, and hopefully it will work better on a dedicated device.
So far Slay The Spire is the main thing I’ve used remote play for haha, perfect game for it.
Oh yeah, it’s a great game for that. Also great for Dragon Quest XI, X-Com 2 and Octopath Traveler 2 (haven’t played OT2, but it’s also turn based so will work great), also used it for many indie games, like This is the Police, Wytchwood etc.
This device has no value on its own. When the PS Vita tried to do this with the PS4, I loved the concept, because playing something like Horizon remotely was awesome, but it was doomed to fail because of the horrible networking hardware. The difference is that the Vita had a gigantic game library on it’s own, for less money too
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Probably not, but I think if people could get it to work with PC for game streaming, it’d be even more enticing so that you can use it for both PS5 and PC. Maybe someone like Valve will work with Sony.
Can’t the Steam Deck do that with the remote play app for Windows? Plus it’s also a gaming PC. I’m considering picking one up instead of a Project Q.
Yeah, pretty much. SteamDeck can basically do whatever any PC can do.
I’m trying to think what would make Project Q more enticing than it being just a device that’s locked to PS5 only, lol. If Sony released PC software for streaming to it, it would up the appeal quite a bit.
I already have a SteamDeck and stream to a phone, so I’m not in for a Project Q but I can think of some friends who’d probably get one of it had functionality outside of only the PS5.
Chiaki is the one they use and I think it works on Linux. Streaming (even locally) kind of sucks so I don’t use it, but I see it mentioned all the time.
I could see choosing this over the steam deck if it was like $100, but if it’s $300 I don’t see how you don’t get to $400 for the Steam Deck instead. You’ll probably want to add storage eventually, but even if you stuck to small indie/2D stuff that will fit in 64GB, that adds a huge amount of value.
It was recently on sale for $359 too and all models can have the storage upgraded, so I think the cheapest option is the best one to get and picking up a 512TB or 1TB drive to upgrade it.
In terms of cost effectiveness yeah. I don’t regret the 512 at all, though. Etched glass blows antiglare screen protectors out of the water.
2TB is getting real close to the price I could justify. I’m just tightening my belt for other bigger ticket stuff.
I’m expecting my next big ticket purchase to be Deckard if it ever comes out. That’ll be my entry into VR. I’m keeping eye an Deck compatible storage prices too. Hope storage keeps dropping.
I want the Apple Vision Pro lol. It’s a chunk of change, but the amount of tech they put in there is stupid, and ideally I’d get in some development to be on the ground floor when they make a more affordable version.
VR is nice. Skyrim was mind blowing. It just takes up too much space and where I have space isn’t where I use my computer so I fell off it.
I’d love the vision too, but I’m going to wait for the vision air after couple generations haha. By then I’m sure VR will be absolutely amazing and blow out the first Gen vision pro and hopefully make it look ridiculously bulky by then and be a much lighter sleeker headset.
I’d like to say I’d get a Vision Pro when it’s cooled off and maybe pick it up used but I wonder about the creation process. I think I heard about something with scanning the face when ordering so is it meant to be form fitting? I guess maybe I can get it used and have it adjusted/be scanned for a replacement padding.
I use Chiaki4deck to play golf/adventure/strategy games. The input latency is less forgiving in racing/fps/survival genres.
Even phones can do easily with Steam and then just get a controller and a controller mount. For the price that is being asked of project q and not even being able to play games natively the phone and controller route is way I’d go instead dropping money on that. Way too much with the options available now with handhelds that are full blown computers.
Oh, I agree. I do this with a phone, clip, and Xbox controller already. I just think hearing it could have other uses outside of just the PS5 would be good for sales – but I’m thinking that won’t be a feature and it’ll require some ingenuity to make it work for other host devices.
Given that the Deck can run games like Last of Us and Spider-Man I wonder why at the price Sony is asking they aren’t just going into a fully portable PS5 handheld. Switch and Deck has shown handhelds are one area where people are way more forgiving of low resolution and performance. If Sony priced the device like $100 more and with how parts in pc handhelds now are better than what the deck came with they could put out something nice.
I’m waiting for a Steam Deck with an OLED. That’s my choice of handled.
Why would I drop £250-300 on this when I could pay £100 for Backbone One, and use remote play on my phone.
It will really depend on its full function. I hope what they have shown is not the end of the product because as it stands now, no. I can’t image the price point being low enough to justify a purchase.
I want one. I have a PS5 and find myself not using it due to it not being portable like my laptop or Switch. It would have to be a cheaper price though to justify spending.
Going to come down to <=$200 price point and inclusion of HDR screen that gets fairly bright. I can already remote play on my steamdeck, but the 720p non-hdr screen that isn’t super bright and no cool haptics and triggers, are the only drawbacks
