This Backbone One Black Friday deal turns any phone into a PlayStation Portal

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published 23 November 2023

I'm a big fan of the PlayStation Portal Remote Player – the new PlayStation 5 accessory from Sony. It's an ideal way to play PS5 games when the TV is unavailable, or even when you're on your holidays.

However, at £199.99 / $199.99, it's a pricey option for such portability – and that's considering you can even buy one. Stock has been very hard to come by since its launch a week ago.

That's why you might want to consider a very decent, much cheaper alternative, such as the Backbone One. It effectively turns an iPhone or Android phone into a PlayStation Portal at a fraction of the price – especially now that it has 30% off for Black Friday.

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Why consider the Backbone One controller?

Much like the (sold out) PlayStation Portal, a mobile device connected to a Backbone Controller can stream PS5 games via PlayStation Remote Play. This is through an iOS and Android app which connects to your own PlayStation 5 console no matter whether you are at home or away using mobile data or an external Wi-Fi network.

You can therefore play PS5 games you already own as if on a TV. One added benefit to the Backbone One and phone combo is that you can also use the controller for other games and services – such as Xbox Cloud Gaming.

If you have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate account, you get instant access to 100s of games to stream wherever you have an internet connection.

Apple iPhone owners will also get 3-months worth of free access to Apple Arcade with any Backbone One purchase – even at these crazy Black Friday prices.

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