I was really looking forward to the Playstation Portal. However, the missing bluetooth functionalty is a dealbraker!

I already have great Sony WF-1000X. why should I buy extra headphones just for the portal? (which I then have to carry around as well…)

Now the real questions:

  1. Playstation Link should be better in terms of lag. Is the difference really this big in comparison to bluetooth?
  2. is it possible that Sony will enable bluetooth-support via a software update (or is the hardware for bluetooth missing?)
  • empireOfLoveEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Sony are claiming it’s all to do with their proprietary streaming codec

    Sooo… Sony doing the same Sony bullshit they’ve done for 30+ years now?

    Nothing new under the sun there.

    • Stovetop@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      It sucks, but I’ll take that over Microsoft’s dumb decision to not only have a proprietary wireless protocol for Xbox like Sony, but also restrict audio streaming over USB to signed devices only for “security”.

      At least on PS5 I can plug in my wired headset using USB.

      • spacehedgehog@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I did not know that about the restriction of signed usb devices. I guess the word “Security” can be used for all vendor lock-ins

        • LUHG@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Yeh it’s all a bit iffy. Then again, Bluetooth is the worst thing in the world for security. Getting better now.

    • spacehedgehog@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It depends. Sony used to have their own proprietary SD-Card: Sony Memory Stick Pro Duo. And the got rid of it (now using regular SD-Cards.)

      So I do have a little bit of hope ;-)