Everything we know about the PlayStation handheld

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Table of Contents Release speculation PlayStation handheld news and rumors Price, hardware, and design

Handheld gaming is bigger now than ever, thanks to the Nintendo Switch (and soon-to-be Switch 2) and the Steam Deck. While these portable devices are not as powerful as the best video game consoles, their convenience and relative power make them ideal for anyone who is on the go, shares a TV, or just wants to play from the comfort of their bed.

Xbox has already made its plans clear about its own handheld, but many thought PlayStation had given up on the market after the Vita. It would later release the PlayStation Portal, which can be used for remote play or cloud streaming, but can’t play games natively. Now, we have reports of a true PlayStation portable system on the way. Grab your UMDs and chargers while we talk about everything we know about the next PlayStation handheld.

Release speculation

Rumors and speculation about a PlayStation handheld have been swirling for a while, but the first credible reporting on it came from Bloomberg, which spoke to anonymous sources familiar with the matter. In this article, we learn that Sony Interactive Entertainment is in the “early stages” of developing this new handheld. Bloomberg concludes that the device is not only years away but is still early enough that it could even be canceled.

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With so little to work with, this feels like a 2028 product at the earliest, assuming it comes to market at all.

PlayStation handheld news and rumors

Another detail we learned from the Bloomberg report was that the concept of the new PlayStation handheld would not be a streaming device (or at least not exclusively) and be able to play PlayStation 5 games natively. Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson corroborated this theory in an X