Sony's PlayStation Portal began its life with many limitations and doubts. But after a much-loved update it added the ability to stream PS5 games directly from the cloudSony's PS5 companion has finally secured itself as a valuable addition to Sony's current gen console. It's not a perfect device yet, but it's a device with increasing potential, which means you'll likely be spending more and more time with yourself. So, you might be draining your battery a little faster, eh?
It's true – PlayStation Portal battery life is very reasonable out of the box, promising between 7-9 hours on average. But if you're on a long trip somewhere without the ability to charge it, you might want to try extending that life further. Here are some tips to extend battery life on your PlayStation Portal.
Decrease screen brightness
This one is a no-brainer. The brighter you keep your screen, the faster your battery will drain. If you are in a dark room, you should be able to keep the brightness close to its lowest setting, but you may need to increase it again to see the screen in well-lit areas .
The brightness setting can be accessed on your quick settings tabs, or you can go into Settings > Display and Brightness. You'll want to do that at least for the next trick.
Turn off the light bar
The light bar around the edge of the PlayStation Portal controller looks cool, but it can drain your battery a bit. Since the light serves no purpose beyond confirming that your device is on, it may be worth turning it off completely.
Go to Settings > Display and Brightness to turn this feature off. While you're at it, you can also turn off the light on the mute button, although I doubt that a small light affects the battery much, if at all.
Turn off the haptics and trigger effects
It goes without saying that PlayStation Portal's haptic feedback and trigger effects are terrible, but they can also contribute to battery drain in games that use it frequently (this is also true of the PS5's DualSense controllers).
If you go to Settings > Controller, you can change the intensity of these features. I'd recommend turning it all the way down if your goal is to save as much battery as possible, but even reducing the intensity a bit will help.
Set a reasonable time to enter Rest Mode
Finally, make sure you set a reasonable amount of time for the PlayStation Portal to go into Rest Mode, which turns off the screen and reduces the amount of power it uses when you're not using it. active.
To change this feature, go to Settings > System > Battery. The best time setting is 30 seconds, but even somewhere around 1-2 minutes should help reduce battery drain when you're away from the handset.
With all these settings changed, you should save some battery life on your PlayStation Portal. That means more time to play Astro botthe new level of Christmas!
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