Sony is making a handheld console to compete with Nintendo and Microsoft

Sony is currently developing a new handheld gaming console that allows users to play PlayStation 5 games anywhere. In accordance with Bloombergthe console is being developed to compete with Nintendo and Microsoft in the portable gaming market, and is probably “years away from launch” – if Sony decides to release it at all.

Sony’s efforts to stay ahead will build on the PlayStation Portal: the eight-inch gaming device it released last year that streams PS5 games wirelessly from the cloud – but, according to Bloombergit was originally intended to function as a standalone device. The new device will allow games to be played natively instead of using Wi-Fi, potentially expanding Sony’s audience and making its games more accessible.

This is not new territory for Sony, as they have previously released portable gaming consoles such as the PS Vita and PlayStation Portable – but these have long since been discontinued.