PlayStation Portal: How to Cloud Stream Games Without a PS5

Quick summary: The PlayStation Portal can now stream games from the cloud, so your PS5 doesn’t need to be on or even nearby. When I made this video it was a beta you had to turn on.

Step by step

1. Swipe down from the top of the Portal screen to open the menu, and tap Settings.
2. Open Cloud streaming (beta) and turn it on. The Portal explains that it will go back to the lock screen, and that if you’re in a Remote Play session you’ll be disconnected from your PS5. Tap OK.
3. Press the PlayStation button. Now you can choose one of your PS5 consoles or cloud streaming.
4. Choose Stream from the game catalog. If it asks you to sign out and back in, do that.
5. Pick a game and tap Stream. In a few moments it loads like it’s running on a PS5.

What’s in the catalog

There were some recent games like Ghost of Tsushima and Kena: Bridge of Spirits, but the very newest games won’t be there unless they’re added to the catalog. I played Kena, and it looked great, maybe even better than streaming from my own PS5. You can do this anywhere with an internet connection.

Get one

• PlayStation Portal at Best Buy