It’s said that the device builds on the PlayStation Portal, which was originally designed as something akin to this before moving to streaming.

Sony is currently making a new handheld gaming console that allows users to play PlayStation 5 games anywhere. According to Bloomberg, the console is being developed to compete against Nintendo and Microsoft in the portable gaming market, and is likely “years away from launch” — if Sony decides to release it at all.

In its heyday, I used the PlayStation Portable (PSP) obsessively, but I haven't been pulled in by other handheld devices — no, not even the Nintendo Switch. That could change in the future as Sony is reportedly developing a new portable console that would offer games directly on-device,

Move over, PlayStation Portal—a new Sony handheld is seemingly in the works. But could it compete with the Nintendo Switch or Valve's Steam Deck?

Sony is working on a new portable console that will run PS5 games, in a bid to compete with Nintendo and other potential rivals such as Xbox.

Sony is reportedly working on a new portable PlayStation that will rival the Nintendo Switch in the true sense.

Sony is reportedly set to return to the handheld console market with a new portable PlayStation that plays PS5 games on the go.

Sources said plans were at an early stage, but Sony is keen to compete with Nintendo — and potentially, Xbox — in handhelds