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 seeking to take its handheld console endeavors to the following stage.

In line with Bloomberg, Sony is reportedly engaged on creating a brand new handheld console that might 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 machine, moderately than counting on distant play or the cloud just like the PlayStation Portal. Nevertheless, the machine’s future continues to be up within the air.

“Sony’s moveable machine is probably going years away from launch and the corporate might nonetheless determine towards bringing it to market, the folks stated, asking to not be named discussing personal plans,” Bloomberg stated in its report.

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Sony has its eyes on its opponents

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 fully unsurprising contemplating the place its opponents are at. Nintendo is difficult at work on the Swap 2, the long-awaited successor to the Nintendo Swap, which is anticipated to launch in some unspecified time in the future subsequent yr. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer recently said that Xbox is experimenting with its personal handheld machine too. Valve’s Steam Deck is already available on the market, and is a strong handheld machine that lets customers play lots of of Steam video games on the go.

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

Sony does have a historical past with gaming handhelds, specifically the PSP and PSVita. The PSP was my go-to handheld gaming machine 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 related in high quality to the Steam Deck, that performs PlayStation 5 video games natively, it might have an actual game-changer on its fingers — and be a fierce competitor to the Swap 2.

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