With the Steam Deck Valve has unleashed a wave: More and more Handheld-PCs are entering the market. In the future, Sony could also PlayStation become even more involved in the mobile segment, as a well-known insider speculates.
The handheld sector is of course not new for the Japanese company: With the PlayStation Portable and the Vita We have already gained a lot of experience in the past. PlayStation Portal and its success are one of the reasons why Sony is once again “watching the market very closely”.
Steam Deck: Speculation about upcoming PlayStation alternative
On the gamescom 2024 There was a lot of talk about the handheld market and new hardware was also presented: Zotac presented its own Steam Deck alternative with Windows in Cologne. For the generally well-informed insider and video game journalist Tom Henderson Reason enough to talk about the much-discussed hardware ourselves.
Be surprising advice: You should save your money if you are interested in a handheld. Because “there will probably be many more options and innovations soon,” continued the founder of Insider Gaming. He has no precise information about the exact timetable, but lets a interesting speculation off the leash.
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When asked by a Twitter user whether there is a chance that Sony will work on a own PlayStation handheld works, is called Henderson put it this way: “The PlayStation Portal has been very successful and they are watching the current handheld market very closely.” However, he doesn’t reveal much more than that.
Sony’s interest in the PC market remains unbroken
The fact that the PlayStation Portal, despite the high acquisition costs and the firm commitment to the PS5 was a success is not big news. What is exciting, however, is that Henderson says Sony is taking an even closer look at the handheld market, which is currently served primarily by the Steam Deck and similar devices.
So is it conceivable that Sony also has a handheld PC released, but with a focus on the company’s own titles? After all, the company is sticking to the PC as a platform for games. This year alone, there have already been Ghost of Tsushima, Horizon Forbidden West and Helldivers 2 three major releases. Soon the port of God of War Ragnarök including strong system requirements.
In addition, there has recently been its own PlayStation overlay for the PC versions. So it might not be so far-fetched that there will be a real PlayStation handheld again in the future. Maybe even with the Steam Deck operating system, which Valve wants to make available to other manufacturers?
Quelle: Twitter / @_Tom_Henderson_
