The next PlayStation handheld may hit the market around the same time the PS6 does, according to a newly surfaced rumor. If this timeline turns out to be accurate, Sony will end up going through two full PlayStation generations without launching a standalone handheld console.
Sony's official announcement of the PlayStation Portal—previously known as Project Q Lite—in August 2023 reignited rumors of a full-fledged PlayStation handheld console once again being on the cards. The most credible indicator of that being the case dates back to a November 2024 report by Bloomberg, claiming that Sony was in the early stages of developing a new handheld at the time.
A well-known but unexpected source elaborates on the recently emerged report about Sony having another PlayStation handheld in the works.
The purported device is now alleged to debut close to the PS6 launch. That's according to a newly surfaced rumor originating from NeoGAF user HeisenbergFX4, who described the system as a "full blown [sic] PS handheld," citing unspecified sources. HeisenbergFX4's leaking credentials largely consist of sharing some credible insights into Activision Blizzard before the company was acquired by Microsoft in late 2023. While this doesn't exactly paint them as a...
