New PlayStation console rumor is a literal game-changer

Sony launched the PlayStation Portal just a bit over a yr in the past, permitting customers to remotely play video games from their PlayStation 5, and shortly, the cloud. However now it appears Sony is trying to take its handheld console endeavors to the following stage.

In response to Bloomberg, Sony is reportedly engaged on growing a brand new handheld console that would rival the Nintendo Swap, and it is successor, the Switch 2. The brand new PlayStation handheld will allow you to play PlayStation 5 video games natively on the gadget, moderately than counting on distant play or the cloud just like the PlayStation Portal. Nevertheless, the gadget’s future remains to be up within the air.

“Sony’s transportable gadget is probably going years away from launch and the corporate may nonetheless determine in opposition to bringing it to market, the individuals mentioned, asking to not be named discussing non-public plans,” Bloomberg mentioned in its report.

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Sony has its eyes on its rivals

The Swap 2 is coming quickly and Valve’s Steam Deck is already out

The information that Sony is reportedly engaged on a brand new gaming handheld is not completely unsurprising contemplating the place its rivals are at. Nintendo is tough at work on the Swap 2, the long-awaited successor to the Nintendo Swap, which is predicted to launch sooner or later subsequent yr. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer recently said that Xbox is experimenting with its personal handheld gadget too. Valve’s Steam Deck is already available on the market, and is a robust handheld gadget that lets customers play tons of of Steam video games on the go.

Given the place its rivals are at, it could be foolish for Sony to not take into account re-entering the hand held area. Whereas the PlayStation Portal is technically a handheld gaming gadget, it solely performs video games remotely (or from the cloud, however that is in beta), and would not run video games natively on the gadget. The success of the Nintendo Swap and the Steam Deck is a sign that gaming handhelds may be profitable, if accomplished proper.

Sony does have a historical past with gaming handhelds, particularly the PSP and PSVita. The PSP was my go-to handheld gaming gadget again within the day, and I might like to see Sony make a critical return to the hand held area. If Sony could make a gaming handheld comparable in high quality to the Steam Deck, that performs PlayStation 5 video games natively, it may have an actual game-changer on its fingers — and be a fierce competitor to the Swap 2.

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