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 subsequent degree.

In response to Bloomberg, Sony is reportedly engaged on growing a brand new handheld console that might rival the Nintendo Change, 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, somewhat than counting on distant play or the cloud just like the PlayStation Portal. Nonetheless, the machine’s future remains to be up within the air.

“Sony’s moveable machine 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 opponents

The Change 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 solely unsurprising contemplating the place its opponents are at. Nintendo is tough at work on the Change 2, the long-awaited successor to the Nintendo Change, 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 machine too. Valve’s Steam Deck is already in the marketplace, and is a robust handheld machine that lets customers play tons of of Steam video games on the go.

Given the place its opponents are at, it will 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 Change and the Steam Deck is a sign that gaming handhelds may be profitable, if completed proper.

Sony does have a historical past with gaming handhelds, particularly 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 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 Change 2.

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