You can now stream PS5 games you own over the cloud on the PlayStation Portal

Slowly but surely, Sony has been transforming the initially limited PlayStation Portal into a viable handheld for PS5 gamers, albeit only those with a solid internet connection. What launched as a strictly remote play device eventually got unlocked for cloud streaming, with PS Plus Premium members able to play select Game Catalog games without needing to connect to a PS5. And from today, you can also stream select digital PS5 games that you own.

Again, you’ll need to have a PS Plus Premium membership to take advantage of the new features, but once signed up to the most expensive tier of Sony’s subscription service you’ll be able to stream the likes of Astro Bot, Borderlands 4, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Ghost of Yotei, which are among the the thousands of games supported at launch.

You could, of course, already play all of these games on ...