Sony is developing a new handheld console, says new report – WGB

Sony is outwardly within the “early phases” of growing a brand-new handheld console in the identical vein as their very own PSP and PS Vita machines.

That’s according to the esteemed Takashi Mochizuki and Debby Wu of Bloomberg. They spoke to nameless sources within the know at Sony who declare the corporate is engaged on the brand new gadget to battle towards Nintendo’s handheld domination, in addition to to “counter” Xbox’s personal foray into the hand held market. In case you missed it, Xbox head-honcho Phil Spencer outright confirmed that Xbox is actively working on a handheld of their own, although it’s nonetheless years away.

The report goes on to say that the brand new machine could be primarily based on the prevailing PS Portal (which just got updated to allow streaming via Premium) to a level, however could be a totally standalone gadget able to enjoying PS5 video games. Consider it being like a Steam Deck.

Personally, this appears a tad far-fetched. Packing PS5 specs right into a handheld machine at this stage appears unlikely, though because it’s at the very least a couple of years away from launching Sony could also be speculating that the expertise will likely be out there and reasonably priced by the point they’re able to manufacture it. By that time, the PS6 will likely be out or getting near launching.