I miss playing my Xbox, with travel and little time, now I can play on my VisionPro! Graphics are great, the full large screen almost immersive experience is phenomenal. Highly recommend.

TLDR: Portal is the closest thing to a remote play/cloud gaming app made by Apple. It not only offers all the latest, most advanced features, but also actually looks and works seamlessly compared to other first and third party remote play apps that either look good but don’t work well or that work well enough but don’t look as good.The setup and flow of the app is far more plug and play than any of the third party apps – not unlike the official PS Remote Play app and Xbox Cloud Gaming or Remote Play web app. It leans into the Apple “it just works” concept and delivers well. Other third party apps require quite a bit of tinkering and sifting through lengthy text-based instructions and custom looking (not in the good way) interfaces or require disabling security settings on your PS/Xbox accounts to make things work.Portal adopts all the latest native frameworks, APIs, and design language to match Apple in lock-step. Other third party apps have legacy iOS elements rather than modern ones and those that do adopt more modern visual elements lack the functional elements that make it feel like a well designed and seamless app. There are few bugs with Portal and when they do arise, the developer is quick to fix them – often in less than a few days, most of that time being the delay that comes from getting through Apple’s app review process.Portal’s virtual gamepad haptics blow every other remote play and game app I’ve played out of the water. Some apps offer simulated vibrations that just give you a *ZZ* *ZZ* occasionally but don’t feel particularly good. In addition to getting feedback when tapping the virtual gamepad, Portal properly references the audio from games to offer DualSense-like haptics without needing an extra controller. If you do have a controller that has its own haptic/vibration motors, it’ll work there too. But my favorite is that controllers that don’t have built-in motors – such as most telescopic controllers from Backbone, GameSir or Razer Kishi – you have the option to leave the iPhone haptics on and essentially upgrades your controllers to feel like they have haptics coming from them since the iPhone haptics are strong enough and just that good.The platform support from both sides is unmatched. I may be in the minority of users who likes to have PlayStation and Xbox in a one-stop shop app, but no other app offers that let alone native Xbox Cloud Gaming (not just as a web app). This app was originally made for Apple Vision Pro only, but after just a year, the developer has ported the app to iOS and has already committed to bringing the app to all of Apple’s other major platforms (tvOS, iPadOS, macOS). That’s nothing to say anything about some of the cool backend features planned that will offer even higher resolution and fidelity than what’s supported by Sony and Microsoft.The pricing is a bit steep when you acknowledge that there are other free or cheaper options. However, no other app comes close to the level of polish, ease of use, fast support, and regular upgrades that Portal offers, so I’m willing to pay to have this app continually updated and improved upon. And after a ton of negative feedback from people who hate subscriptions, the developer has even just released a one-time purchase option that gives you all the new features and platforms for life. As a long-time gamer who loves remote play and cloud gaming, this is the most premium option out there and I’m all for it. Keep up the good work!

Do you need gamepass or do you just need the hardcore gamer subscription for cloud gaming if so I’m definitely buying.

I use this app everyday. I seriously can’t believe how well it works. I joke will all of my friends saying that I game “cooler” than you. I get no lag. 1080p @ 60fps. Flawless and beautiful. Immersive mode is unreal. Not only is the app incredible, the customer support is Top Notch! I mysteriously had a connection issues yesterday and support contacted me immediately after I sent a ticket. They literally spent 4 hours with me (on discord) troubleshooting. Turns out it was a regional MS server issue (not even Portal’s fault) I whole heartedly love this app and the devs. My gaming is next level.