Interesting... I mean if it's worth it so will I get one. What do you guys think about this?
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Sony in the early stages of developing a portable console that plays PS5 games
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Interesting... I mean if it's worth it so will I get one. What do you guys think about this?
It seemed like this was a logical route for them to move towards. I kind of thought this existed already, but then I'm still thinking about the PSP.
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No surprise here. After seeing the success of the Switch, I have always expected Sony (and Microsoft) to have a portable handheld that can download/stream games alongside the release of their next generation consoles. Xbox in Fall 2026 and PlayStation 6 in Fall 2028. CPU/RAM/GPU being what is needed to run the games at 1080p/60fps/HDR and be backwards compatible with PS5/PS4.
This should have been in development from 2016 - 2017... Instead they decided to waste money on that total sales failure that is PSVR2
The Switch wasn’t around in 2016 and no one knew how successful it would be in 2017. Now that they know how successful the Switch is, this is Sony and MS responding to that.
Sony already had the concept from Vita or we collectively forget how hard they were pushing remote play during the PS4 first two years? I was convinced at one point they were gonna do a Remote Play bundle but it never happened.
It was the next logical step and they fumbled and now have to play catch up yet again.
What would you like to see from a modern portable PS device in terms of functionality?
Yes, a PC handheld that would support remote play and cloud gaming, hopefully featuring crossbuy in the titles available on both their PS, PC and mobile PSN stores.
It would be the logical step after the PS Portal, and a great complement to their business in both console, PC and mobile.
The key thing here will be to don't repeat the main issue of PS Vita: to require dedicated games and ports because a smaller install base won't make them profitable specially considering every generation budgets get more expensive.
To play natively PS5 games wouldn't be possible because it would need to have exactly the same hardware, which doesn't fit in a portable. Since almost all their PS5 and PS4 games (plus pretty likely somewhere in the future the PS1/PS2/PSP classics too) will end being available on PC and they'll have their own PC store, it would make sense to make it a PC handheld (specially if in addition to feature the Sony PS OS it also allows to install other operative systems like SteamOS or even Lakka/Batocera/Retropie/etc).
It would be the logical step after the PS Portal, and a great complement to their business in both console, PC and mobile.
The key thing here will be to don't repeat the main issue of PS Vita: to require dedicated games and ports because a smaller install base won't make them profitable specially considering every generation budgets get more expensive.
To play natively PS5 games wouldn't be possible because it would need to have exactly the same hardware, which doesn't fit in a portable. Since almost all their PS5 and PS4 games (plus pretty likely somewhere in the future the PS1/PS2/PSP classics too) will end being available on PC and they'll have their own PC store, it would make sense to make it a PC handheld (specially if in addition to feature the Sony PS OS it also allows to install other operative systems like SteamOS or even Lakka/Batocera/Retropie/etc).
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A device with access to their entire PS+ library, offline play for every PS1, PS2, PSP, Vita, PS4 / PS5 game along access to whatever mobile games they publish.
They did have the concept from Vita. But remember, before the Switch, the handheld market was seen as declining. People thought it would be killed by smartphones. But the Switch’s massive success has proved that there is still a market. As long as you combine the game libraries.
I get that but I'm saying they should have been working on it from then. They had the foresight to try and pivot the VITA into being a remote play / mini PS4... The hardware just couldn't keep up as the years went on. It was not gonna be a stand-alone portable, it was gonna be a mini Playstation with streaming capability... They had a 100 million base they could have catered to and especially in Japan where it would have definitely expanded the market for them again for the PS5 generation. The hype for PS5 was out of this world and imagine them tying this thing to that initial hype.
A handheld is intrinsically valuable to Nishino having success.
Not sure who the sources are for the Bloomberg article, but I doubt that they're years away, I'd be surprised to hear that anyways.
I'm expecting something to come out by the end of 2026 at the latest. I guess that counts as years away technically.
People should have realized when the Portal was codenamed Project Q Lite that there might be a Project Q.
MLID confirmed there was a handheld in development earlier this year in like February, but people wanted to ignore this story for some reason. At the time he said it was at least two years out.
A lot of hindsight merchants here, but Sony didn't have a viable option for maintaining two platforms when the PS3 was struggling so much. Not only are they back on good footing, but they can move forward with a unified library. It's an absolute no brainer for Sony.
Not sure who the sources are for the Bloomberg article, but I doubt that they're years away, I'd be surprised to hear that anyways.
I'm expecting something to come out by the end of 2026 at the latest. I guess that counts as years away technically.
People should have realized when the Portal was codenamed Project Q Lite that there might be a Project Q.
MLID confirmed there was a handheld in development earlier this year in like February, but people wanted to ignore this story for some reason. At the time he said it was at least two years out.
A lot of hindsight merchants here, but Sony didn't have a viable option for maintaining two platforms when the PS3 was struggling so much. Not only are they back on good footing, but they can move forward with a unified library. It's an absolute no brainer for Sony.
Next time just @ me A.I bot since you wanna emoji react to my posts. And I wasn't aware 2016 - 2017 was the struggling PS3 days LOL! You just wanted to come in here with your usual uninformative substanceless word drivel posts where you regurgitate already known information acting like you had some intel.
I'm sure when this device is announced you'll claim you predicted it as well.
If they want to release a new handheld, they really need to buy a publisher like Square Enix or Capcom. That way, they’d have access to a solid lineup of games and big franchises to make the handheld worth buying. Without that, it’s going to be hard to compete or get people interested and they need to stop porting games to the Switch as soon as possible. The acquisition of Kadokawa is a good first step.
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What? They already have their entire library of IP.
There is already a very healthy market of PlayStation gamers, who will appreciate having a portable way to access their PS libraries.
Steam didn't go out and buy new studios when they launched the Steamdeck. They developed like... one game with the Steamdeck in mind, and it's free to play.
If it's intended to play PS5 games as per the article, it would be exorbitantly expensive or more than 2 years off. You need base PS5 specs to run the shared library which will make this thing viable/a success, making it more of a companion to the PS6 and a way to bridge the handheld and console markets while making use of the extended cross-gen glidepath PS5 is sure to have. It'll likely use advanced scaling tech to keep it relevant for longer.
Can't wait, personally!
Can't wait, personally!
LMAO Sony out of there mind thinking they can compete w a solely handheld & not combining both console & handheld like what Nintendo did. This another PS3/PSP/PSvita moment where neither thrive because w the PS vita they lack exclusive & PS studios was split to make games for both PS4 & PSvita. PS best chance is making the PS6 a hybrid handheld w only 1 console hardware.
Also Sony out of there mind thinking they can compete w Nintendo while releasing there games on PC. You can argue Japan is already PC focus so if anything PS putting there games on PC just diminished there future hardware plans. Either way PS can’t compete w Nintendo if PS first party & 3rd party isn’t permanent exclusive. Even Nintendo has Bayonetta fully exclusive & I can see Nintendo being more aggressive w Japanese centric franchise & making spin off fully exclusive.
And w PS loosing Square Enix & not investing in Japan they stand no fucking chance against Nintendo who has & is double downing on there own hardware & output.
Also Sony out of there mind thinking they can compete w Nintendo while releasing there games on PC. You can argue Japan is already PC focus so if anything PS putting there games on PC just diminished there future hardware plans. Either way PS can’t compete w Nintendo if PS first party & 3rd party isn’t permanent exclusive. Even Nintendo has Bayonetta fully exclusive & I can see Nintendo being more aggressive w Japanese centric franchise & making spin off fully exclusive.
And w PS loosing Square Enix & not investing in Japan they stand no fucking chance against Nintendo who has & is double downing on there own hardware & output.
It will be mandatory for the console version to be compatible with the handheld for whatever console it's supposed to emulate. Sony is banking on the PS5 spec having a long life - see Switch extending PS3-level tech by 8 years. It won't stop you enjoying the latest games for high end consoles any more than different PC specs do or the Switch stops/stopped you enjoying or held back PS4/5 games
As long as you combine both console & handheld into 1 + it’s cheap ($400-$500) & has many many permanent exclusive games. Something PS doesn’t have.
If PS makes a PS6 a traditional box console & then a PS6 handheld both will flop. We’ve seen what happen to studio split into having to make games for both. It’s a negative for 3rd party & 1st party. Best chance is PS copies Nintendo 1 to 1 & just makes a hybrid handheld less focus on power & more focus on making exclusive games w a output comparable to Nintendo