Sony is bringing a big new feature to the PlayStation Portal: cloud streaming. When it first launched, the device was only able to stream games from your PS5 over Wi-Fi. But as part of a new system update that’s rolling out starting later today,

Playing games in the cloud with the PlayStation Portal has never been an option and Sony made this perfectly clear prior to the handheld's launch, even if

Sony just released the biggest PlayStation Portal update yet and it’s a game-changer that finally makes the handheld worth buying.

Sony announced that it will run a beta test for cloud streaming on its PlayStation Portal gaming handheld. The feature will begin rolling out in an update today, with Europe due to get it starting on Wednesday.

The latest update for Sony’s surprisingly good PlayStation Portal adds the feature that people have been wanting since even before the handheld gaming device launched last year. Starting today, PS Plus subscribers can now stream some PS5 games via the cloud on their PS Portal without a console.

Sony is publishing a PlayStation Portal update that will allow PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers to utilize cloud technology to stream their games on the go – even if they don’t have a PlayStation 5.