Sony PlayStation Portal Japan model with additional internal storage, Digi Mart USA News: Sony is launching a new version of its PlayStation Portal exclusively in Japan next month. The updated model will come in the midnight black color option seen previously.
The surprise change in this model is its “additional” internal storage, intended for future-looking features. The version will be locked to Japanese language options and can only be used with a PlayStation account registered in Japan.
Sony says the extra storage is for “future functionality” that it will announce once those features are finalized. The company is also renaming this model from PlayStation Portal Remote Player to PlayStation Portal Player.
The name change, combined with the extra storage, suggests this model might gain access to streaming apps. The existing PlayStation Portal does not support streaming apps such as YouTube, Disney Plus, or Netflix, and is primarily designed to stream PS5 games from a console or the cloud.
The PlayStation Portal is not powerful enough to play PlayStation games locally, but the extra storage could allow users to sync media for offline playback. The Japan-only PlayStation Portal launches on December 10 and is priced at 39,980 yen, or around $253.










