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?)
  • @StovetopEnglish
    5•10 months 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.

    • @spacehedgehogOPEnglish
      2•10 months 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

      • LUHGEnglish
        2•10 months ago

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