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Sony’sPlayStation Portalhandheld is getting a new update later today, bringing fresh features to the remote player’sPS5cloud streaming beta.

Here’s a quick breakdown of the new features coming to the PlayStation Portal cloud streaming beta.

PlayStation Portal

Sony’s also implementing gameplay pausing in the new update.

The session will be disconnected if your gear remains in rest mode for more than 15 seconds.

Naturally, pausing won’t work in every situation, including during online multiplayer.

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A screengrab from the PS Portal Cloud Streaming Beta showing the “Sort” menu options as seen in the games catalog

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A screengrab of the new PlayStation Portal cloud streaming beta queue screen shown when servers are full.

A PlayStation Portal showing Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

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