New Sony Handheld (not Portal)

[JUSA]

4:30

... I wonder if there is anything here? A Vita/PSP successor or something to just stream and play PS4 games? Possibly making specific titles for this itself (that did not work last time w/ Vita and PS4)?

What would people like to see? What do you expect?

I would be curious to see something that stood on it's own yet somehow tied directly into the PS5-6 somehow. A device you could own and use but maybe also being able to steam and/or use it as a controller w/ your PS console.

[TokenV]

so Playstation is gonna be a handheld like Switch and no longer be considered a console?

this would mean Xbox is the only genuine console out there?

this is huge

phäginator pls confirm

[JUSA]

so Playstation is gonna be a handheld like Switch and no longer be considered a console?

this would mean Xbox is the only genuine console out there?

this is huge

phäginator pls confirm

Almost certainly this is not a replacement for the 2026-2028 PS6 console. Would be a major shift and pretty big risk, something Sony isn't known for like Nintendo.

[phaginator]

so Playstation is gonna be a handheld like Switch and no longer be considered a console?

this would mean Xbox is the only genuine console out there?

this is huge

phäginator pls confirm

Don't know bro, looks like a new vita to me.

[FallOutBrah]

unless theres confirmation from sony this is just rumor mill journalism clickbait

also sony will **** it up somehow, look what they did to the vita. with the memory card fiasco and lack of support overall.

[JUSA]

unless theres confirmation from sony this is just rumor mill journalism clickbait

also sony will **** it up somehow, look what they did to the vita. with the memory card fiasco and lack of support overall.

1. Lack of support
2. Proprietary memory cards, costing nearly as much as the unit itself and completely unnecessary/greedy
3. Proprietary ****ing chargers, also unnecessary and inconvenient

These 3 things doomed what could have been one of the best handhelds ever, although there seems to be a curse in gaming, whenever there is something super successful (psp, nintendo wii, etc) the successor ends up being doomed somehow. Sometimes even when it's better (like the Vita or WiiU). I own two Vitas, the OG OLED and a Japanese 2cnd gen, both are/were pretty great. That OLED especially, damn that screen holds up 10 years later. Haven't turned it on in 5+ years, no idea if it even does.

I would also rate this above journalism clickbait. Speculative? Sure, but he's looking at patents and job openings by Sony, there is probably something here beyond some of the trash journos who just make wild speculations (like we're seeing with the Switch 2)

[BearyManilowe]

1. Lack of support
2. Proprietary memory cards, costing nearly as much as the unit itself and completely unnecessary/greedy
3. Proprietary ****ing chargers, also unnecessary and inconvenient

These 3 things doomed what could have been one of the best handhelds ever, although there seems to be a curse in gaming, whenever there is something super successful (psp, nintendo wii, etc) the successor ends up being doomed somehow. Sometimes even when it's better (like the Vita or WiiU). I own two Vitas, the OG OLED and a Japanese 2cnd gen, both are/were pretty great. That OLED especially, damn that screen holds up 10 years later. Haven't turned it on in 5+ years, no idea if it even does.

I would also rate this above journalism clickbait. Speculative? Sure, but he's looking at patents and job openings by Sony, there is probably something here beyond some of the trash journos who just make wild speculations (like we're seeing with the Switch 2)

The problem with looking at Patents is that Sony has a million patents. They're always Filing, whether they're using the patent or not.

[jtaylor2010]

so Playstation is gonna be a handheld like Switch and no longer be considered a console?

this would mean Xbox is the only genuine console out there?

this is huge

phäginator pls confirm

And why exactly would Sony leave a market it’s dominating(by kicking Xboxes ass) to enter a market where it will get its ass kicked by Nintendo??

[Coal Man]

Nah I'm good.

We saw what happened with the PSVR2.

Sony can't even make enough games for the main console as it stands, how are they gonna make games for a handheld?

[TheChadofGaming]

sony is in cope mode
meager exclusives
exclusives on pc
now they want to enter the handheld market again lol

[rocketfish]

sony is a google of the console market

they make other devices and abandon them. PSVita SHOULD have been a hit, it was an amazing handheld for the time. OLED screen before OLEDs were even mainstream, powerful and a great successor to the PSP... only sony aka google could fumble that bag.

[Akd123]

Nah I'm good.

We saw what happened with the PSVR2.

Sony can't even make enough games for the main console as it stands, how are they gonna make games for a handheld?

What they are probably gonna do is what they should of done with the portal. Its gonna be a portable PS4 using all your same games and accounts. they might not even bother making games for this and just make it compatible with all PS4 games and vice versa. Dont know how well it will do but i might buy one

[Coal Man]

What they are probably gonna do is what they should of done with the portal. Its gonna be a portable PS4 using all your same games and accounts. they might not even bother making games for this and just make it compatible with all PS4 games and vice versa. Dont know how well it will do but i might buy one

It's an idea but I don't know how I feel about buying a new handheld that will only play old PS4 games. Eventually you'll run out.
I'd want something that has some future potential....and that's what the Steam Deck 2 will have. Even a Steam Deck 1 with a price drop will give you access to more games than a PS handheld.

[JayJ350]

I'll see what they're actually doing when we move past the rumor stage. Who knows if they'll even do this.

[FallOutBrah]

What they are probably gonna do is what they should of done with the portal. Its gonna be a portable PS4 using all your same games and accounts. they might not even bother making games for this and just make it compatible with all PS4 games and vice versa. Dont know how well it will do but i might buy one

the steamdeck is already a portable ps4. dont need a need sony handheld for that.

[MisquePhaggot]

All I want is a handheld PS2 with actual PS2 hardware from Sony not the expensive one Ive seen on aliexpress