Sony is reportedly developing a new PlayStation handheld
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- 06 Apr 2023
Anonymous, 06 Apr 2023perfect for me who plays his handhelds at home anyways, thi... moreA wireless controller with a screen that lets you remotely play your PS5 games at home while lying in bed sideways etc is probably the selling point. But it should be able to last longer on a single charge than a smartphone used for that same function and it shouldn't cost as much as the cheapest proper handheld console that can play locally saved games offline.
- Kangal
- Hq4
- 06 Apr 2023
Kangal, 06 Apr 2023It's kind of too-late for Sony to enter the handheld m... moreIf they did a dedicated hardware now, at best we're talking XsS level gaming in a large portable form. And at worst it's a small pocketable form with performance closer to the XB1. Both are a huge generational gap difference from the Home Console, which becomes a problem for developers and consumers. Basically you get developers who are frustrated with the limitations, and you get consumers frustrated with the quality of the games or their exclusions.
- Yes, I hate Cloud Gaming like the next guy but it is basically their best option at this point. If they wanted to make something compelling, or perfect, that would've required almost a decade prior planning.
- For example; they released in 2020 the PS5 and PSP. Where the PS5 is built for economy (TSMC 8nm) whilst PSP has cutting edge technology (TSMC 5nm), and they both share the same software and same technology with the difference being in the degree of silicon, power, and cooling. The idea being that developers need to build a game once which will run on both platforms, and is mandatory for the licence terms. Win-win scenario.
ARM Example
- Eg 1A/ Slim Pocketable PSP, for 720p60 gaming, using 8W, with 8x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 and 24x0.8GHz Mali-G78 and 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB UFS 3.1 storage.
- Eg 1B/ Equivalent Home Console PS5, for 2160p120 gaming, using 200W, with 8x3.6GHz Cortex-X1 and 256x1.4GHz Mali-G78 and 32GB DDR5 RAM and 1TB nVme storage.
x86 Example
- Eg 2A/ Thick Portable PS Vita, for 720p60 gaming, using 16W, with 8x2.5GHz Zen3 cores and 8x1.5GHz RDNA-2 and 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB nVme storage.
- Eg 2B/ Equivalent Home Console PS5 for 2160p120 gaming, using 300W, with 8x4.0GHz Zen3 cores and 64x3.0GHz RDNA-2 and 32GB DDR5 RAM and 1TB nVme storage.
- But I digress.... Cloud Gaming is the way forward now, especially if it fits neatly in your pocket. The problem will be fast-paced games such as: Tekken 8 Fighting, Call of Duty Shooters, Gran Turismo 7 Racing, especially when competing in Online Matches. But it's fine for slow-paced games like Turn-Based, RPG, Exploration, and Cinematic Stories. The middle gray zone are Singleplayer games that have lots of action (eg CP2077) which occasionally lags and stutters if streamed.
- Kangal
- Hq4
- 06 Apr 2023
It's kind of too-late for Sony to enter the handheld market.
I don't believe the rumours. But if they HAD to do something, it makes sense they do it like this:
- make a phenomenal Sony Xperia 1/5 mk V
- new design moves the buttons and ports around the phone. Top and bottom metal sides have a "rail" design and internal pogo pins
- produce the "PlayStation Slide" where it's two small controllers like the Razer JungleCat that can slide into the pogo pins/rail of the phone
- sell them for USD $99 but each unit comes with 1-Year access to PS Premium to do Cloud Streaming to your phone either from 5G or Wifi
- make sure the phones are competitive and priced great. Initial pre-order comes with a bonus PS-Slide and XM5 Earphones.
- the idea is that you don't fragment the ecosystem, all PS5 games work on the hardware either on your TV (PS5) or in your hands (PS Slide). Handhelds aren't powerful enough to do PS5 games, so this is the only viable (although compromised) solution.
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- 06 Apr 2023
Vegetaholic, 05 Apr 2023Lol, Muppet PSP was a king of it's day, it was domina... moreThese peculiar samples are just 12 year old boy. All those know about handheld is a gaming phone. They don't know about PSP on how good it was at its time.
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- Anonymous
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- 06 Apr 2023
perfect for me who plays his handhelds at home anyways, this way i can play all the games without compromised visuals, i also have tried GeForce now and gamepass with kishi attached to my phone and I gotta say it looks crisp like native and i personally don't feel any of the latency input talk some gripe about, i see immediate reaction when i press a button, nor do i see any visual degradation, especially geforce now is extremely crisp, just doesn't have the game library like gamepass, with this given ps plus service u can have a ton of games ready to go just the same
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- 06 Apr 2023
Vegetaholic, 05 Apr 2023We no need this crap Sony, just gives a proper Handheld con... moreExactly. If it can play all these semi-recent games with moderate settings, i would surely pre-order it.
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- 05 Apr 2023
Anonymous, 05 Apr 2023I'm pretty sure it's going to failed like PSP and... moreLol, Muppet PSP was a king of it's day, it was dominant handheld consoles, even made Nintendo sweat their ass off.
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- 05 Apr 2023
Anonymous, 05 Apr 2023Their version of nintendo switch Worse, version of Wii U. Not sure what is the point to have a dead plastic screen to stream shit if you cannot even carry anywhere you want, this streaming shit is getting ridiculous, DOA, for sure.
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- 05 Apr 2023
We no need this crap Sony, just gives a proper Handheld console with proper exclusives, not a complicated request.
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- 05 Apr 2023
Mills, 05 Apr 2023Sony is really losing their gaming ground. Buy a phone with... moreOr better yet, buy a Logitech G Cloud.
- Mills
- IbI
- 05 Apr 2023
Sony is really losing their gaming ground. Buy a phone with a controller, then simply use that. Buying a dedication PS handheld is crazy.
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- Anonymous
- U@6
- 05 Apr 2023
TheLastOracle, 05 Apr 2023Sony, what happened to the next generation of smartphone se... moreI just want to see larger than 1 inch type sensors in phones
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- TheLastOracle
- vG1
- 05 Apr 2023
Sony, what happened to the next generation of smartphone sensors (Triple and Quad Gain)?
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- Anonymous
- mv8
- 05 Apr 2023
Chixby, 05 Apr 2023PSP was great. You could play God of war games or GTA or...... moreyes and it was standalone, this says it wont be and requires ps5.. what a joke
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- Anonymous
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- 05 Apr 2023
It could be that Sony are planning to develop their first handheld PC gaming machine that can run Playstation 4 & 5 best selling titles like GTA 5 and RDR2, they are also gearing up to buy Take-Two Interactive to expand on Sony's mobile gaming division, after their recent acquisition of Zynga.
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/80976/sony-reportedly-eyeing-up-acquisition-of-take-two-interactive/
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- 05 Apr 2023
Anonymous, 05 Apr 2023Just buy a steam deck for double the price then.There are literally more options now at cheaper price
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- Chixby
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- 05 Apr 2023
PSP was great. You could play God of war games or GTA or... With high graphics On the go. It was really a dream device for the time...
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- 0m$
- 05 Apr 2023
vrvly, 05 Apr 2023Why not just use an app like microsoft does... also app is ... moreReal facts you saying here. Pay 500 for a phone with buttons then pay for cloud gaming maybe not, but you cant take it anywhere, you can take it around your house only. They could team up with Nvidia or AMD and make a custom chipset and a decent sized handheld.
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- yalim
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- 05 Apr 2023
just make an app that works with android and ios. people already invest in powerful smartphones that are carried in pocket all day,everyday. no need to invest extra on a non-smart hardware.
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- 05 Apr 2023
vrvly, 05 Apr 2023Why not just use an app like microsoft does... also app is ... moreThey already do .. The Remote Play app is over a decade old.