Sony is working on a portable PS5 console that could rival Nintendo’s Switch, the report says
Sony is working on a portable gaming console that will allow gamers to access PlayStation 5 games in ways not possible with the current PlayStation Portal. Bloomberg reported this on Monday.
The $200 Portal can currently stream games from the PlayStation Network over an Internet connection and access a player’s game library locally, but cannot play games independently without an Internet connection, like Nintendo’s Switch console. According to the report, what Sony is working on would be more like a fully featured PlayStation 5, but portable. Bloomberg says Sony is still in the “early stages of development,” meaning no pricing or release date information is available and it could be years before an announcement is made, if it ever happens.
Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The rumors follow a series of similar reports about Microsoft developing its own portable Xbox console. While Microsoft has limited experience in handheld gaming, Sony has previously released portable devices, including the Sony PSP and the PlayStation Vita, that played disc-based cartridges or downloadable games. The Vita was released in 2011 (2012 in the US) – it’s been a long time since Sony debuted a standalone portable device.
Meanwhile, Nintendo is expected to release its Switch 2 console next year. No formal announcement has been made about a release date or its specifications, but rumors suggest a more graphically powerful console that will be backwards compatible with existing Switch games.
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