Let’s Talk Project Q (And PS5 Pro)

gamesreviews.com:

PlayStation have a bunch of new hardware on the horizon and it’s a mixed bag. From the confusing Project Q to console behemoths, it’s going to be an expensive 18 months for fans of the brand.

The main focus of this article is on the ugly thing in the picture above. I was pretty vocal about the poor design of the PlayStation 5. It’s been hidden away from view in our house since the day it launched. The Project Q handheld does nothing to turn this trend around.

Leaked by Zuby_Tech on Twitter, it’s our first look at a device that Sony announced earlier this year.

PlayStation Project Q Leaks:#PlayStation #ProjectQ https://t.co/gyFrsW7xkN pic.twitter.com/0R0yQIdr0I

— @Zuby_Tech (@Zuby_Tech) July 22, 2023

It’s not the most interesting handheld ever made. It will allow you to stream PS5 games from your console. As an accessory, it fills an interesting void that the Switch fills by default. But it’ll be interesting to see how that 1-2-punch of Internet Connection and having to own a console and game separately will work out for it. I predict it’ll be mostly based on price. A cheap tablet and a broken Dualsense doesn’t necessarily fill a gap that an iPad and a working Dualsense doesn’t also fill, but it does make it slightly more convenient.

And Sony knows the demand for remote play far more than I do, obviously. Perhaps it’s a feature that is ridiculously popular, and I just don’t know anybody that uses it. Fine. But there’s also a chance that they’re hoping this drives use of the feature which would be an interesting idea. I’m not sure it will, especially if we start getting towards $199.

But price is always going to be the main factor in this. Hopefully it’s sensible. And hopefully its feature set starts growing above remote