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[KungFucius]

They probably need a marketable term if it is something like a Switch, which I hope it is. Portal was a good name, too bad they used it.

• PS Free
• PS Core
• PS Go
• PS Vi - (Vee or Vie, works as 6 and update to Vita too),
• PS Nomad - (Don't get mad at the price)
• PS six
• PS Jet and call the dock the PS Hanger
• PS Cock and call the dock ...
• PS Journey/PS Quest
• PS Passport
• PS Roam
• PS Swap
• PS Adapt
• PS Evolve

 

[Shogmaster]

PlayStation Roam (3.5/5)
PlayStation Flex (3.5/5)
PlayStation Jump (3/5)
PlayStation Odyssey (3/5)
PlayStation Freedom (2/5)
PlayStation Trek (2/5)
PlayStation Tour (2/5)
PlayStation Horizon (3.5/5)
PlayStation Xplore (3/5)

 

[J Required]

Call it PSP6: Playstation Portable 6
And if they release another Portal, call it Playstation Portal 6.

Easy. 3 names everyone knows what they mean. PS6, PSP6 and PS Portal 6. Same gen (6) different consoles. Keep it simple.

They don't need another Portal, just equip PS6P with all Portal capabilities and be done with it.

 

[Tobimacoss]

I don't think that's smart. Many associate the Portal with a pointless gimmick. It either needs the name of a well-known real handheld or something completely new.

Plus, the Portal Pro would be the $299.99 OLED one. Or just simply Portal OLED.

Portable is the only best name for the handheld. PS6 Portable.

Call it PSP6: Playstation Portable 6
And if they release another Portal, call it Playstation Portal 6.

Easy. 3 names everyone knows what they mean. PS6, PSP6 and PS Portal 6. Same gen (6) different consoles. Keep it simple.

6 would come before the P, so PS6 Portable. You are also forgetting Portal OLED or the PS6S, the potential entry level console using Canis internals.

Name your terms if you are serious.

Don't, you will lose that bet. There's absolutely no way Sony is stupid enough to charge extra for Handheld copies, while also requiring PS+ subscription for online multiplayer on the handheld.

 

[J Required]

PlayStation Roam (3.5/5)
PlayStation Flex (3.5/5)
PlayStation Jump (3/5)
PlayStation Odyssey (3/5)
PlayStation Freedom (2/5)
PlayStation Trek (2/5)
PlayStation Tour (2/5)
PlayStation Horizon (3.5/5)
PlayStation Xplore (3/5)

Here we found the ex-MS intern. Lol

 

[Kumomeme]

Playstation 6 Portable


PS6P

PSVIP

 

[Shogmaster]

Don't, you will lose that bet. There's absolutely no way Sony is stupid enough to charge extra for Handheld copies, while also requiring PS+ subscription for online multiplayer on the handheld.

Are you talking to me or your inner self?

 

[dgrdsv]

PlayStation Series H

 

[ergem]

it will be supported for as long as the PS6 gets games. they have to guarantee that, otherwise noone will trust it.

you can't trust the creators of the PSVita without tying it 100% to the home console

That's what I worry. I don't think the handheld will be a shackle next gen with PS6 but when PS7 is released, that 15 watt processor will become a burden.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Name your terms if you are serious.

100 giftcard in your currency if even a single dev charges for handheld support. I'll even wait until 6 months after it's launch

Happy to up the stakes if you're that confident lol. I know I am.

 

[AJUMP23]

New Playstation Portable.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

It may seem complicated to some but it's a good technical name for now as I'm sure they'll come up with something creative that people will bitch about no matter what so stick with ps6 handheld or portable for now until you get confirmation and hopefully we get something like that this year. If you remember last time I think they announced the PS5 and like a Bloomberg article or something so they'll maybe do something like that but everything is like rumored and all but confirmed at this point

 

[ergem]

I agree but all suggestions are awful.

PS6 Handheld should just be named PS6. After all it also definitely has a dock. And it's the Console targeting the mainstream price point. The actual successor to PS4/5/etc.


PS6 has no business being called PS6 when it's going to launch at 749-899$. It should just be called PS6 Pro.

PS6: Hybrid, 499-549$
PS6 Pro: Traditional, 749-899$

If Sony wants to make a 999-1,199$ console over the PS6 they can call it PS6 Max I guess.

If it's to be called PS6 then a box version without the screen, battery, and controller should be in order.

And perhaps thin enough to allow it to be latched at the back of a hypothetical PS Portal 2 to house it for PS6 gaming on the go. Imagine it being launched with a sold-at-a-loss price of $399. It will sell like hotcakes, imo.

Integrated PS6 handheld could still exist alongside it.

 

[Roman Empire]

PSGo™

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

They don't need another Portal, just equip PS6P with all Portal capabilities and be done with it.

Nah they will absolutely release a new Portal edition so that it resembles whatever the PS6 controller will be.
The entire line will look similar.
This is Sony we are talking about.

 

[MCH2024]

Nah bro, I'm kinda with it. I just dont know if 3rd party and core gamer support will be strong enough to make this work financially.

[EDIT] on further thought, I think something that even when docked, can't out perform base PS5 in raster shouldn't be given a moniker of PS6. I suppose FSR5/PSSR3 could close the gap, but it would struggle to match the base PS5 in bunch of circumstances...

Right.

But my point is that in practice, it is the PS6. The chance of a 749-899$ console selling 80-100 Million is very low imo.

A 499-549$ Hybrid? That's wildfire sales if they nail games.

The major issue they have is that it really isn't that much different handheld or docked (1.2 GHz vs 1.65 GHz). Not as much a hybrid as it is a portable with a USB box.

But If Sony could do 1.25 GHz | 2.5 GHz, then docked mode would match PS5 in pure raster. And given PS5 can't upscale or ray trace, it would greatly exceed it.

 

[MCH2024]

If it's to be called PS6 then a box version without the screen, battery, and controller should be in order.

might be a good idea. But then it would literally be worse than a PS6 Handheld if it has the same performance as a docked PS6 Handheld. If it has more, it's needless fragmentation.

Maybe if it's cheaper it makes sense?

PS6: 449$
PS6 Neo: 549$
PS6 Pro: 749$

Calling PS6 Handheld or portable would be stupid. You want to emphasize that it's a HYBRID. Not a handheld.

The major issue is that a standard console costs more. Especially given you swap 256GB SSD for 1TB. And the controller is expensive too. It's >40$ on the BoM.

They need to pump up docked mode PS6 Handheld clocks to like 2.5 GHz. Aim for PS5 Perf in docked mode and PS5 LP Mode in handheld. 1.65-1.7 GHz docked is not it.

 

[Ainem Enamas]

It needs more H's

 

[ergem]

Maybe if it's cheaper it makes sense?

PS6: 449$
PS6 Neo: 549$
PS6 Pro: 749$

I would prefer it to be $399. Subsidize the hell out of it.

Calling PS6 Handheld or portable would be stupid. You want to emphasize that it's a HYBRID. Not a handheld.

I am starting to acclimatize to your reasoning. I wouldn't mind if it's called just the PS6.

Then PS7 will also be a 15 watt SoC next next gen. The pro versions would be the 200 watt big box console.

The major issue is that a standard console costs more. Especially given you swap 256GB SSD for 1TB. And the controller is expensive too. It's >40$ on the BoM.

Right. 500GB perhaps?

They need to pump up docked mode PS6 Handheld clocks to like 2.5 GHz. Aim for PS5 Perf in docked mode and PS5 LP Mode in handheld. 1.65-1.7 GHz docked is not it.

I don't know technology. How is 2.5ghz viable? By being a bigger box with bigger cooling? If so, it would be a bulky hybrid console.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

might be a good idea. But then it would literally be worse than a PS6 Handheld if it has the same performance as a docked PS6 Handheld. If it has more, it's needless fragmentation.

Maybe if it's cheaper it makes sense?

PS6: 449$
PS6 Neo: 549$
PS6 Pro: 749$

Calling PS6 Handheld or portable would be stupid. You want to emphasize that it's a HYBRID. Not a handheld.

The major issue is that a standard console costs more. Especially given you swap 256GB SSD for 1TB. And the controller is expensive too. It's >40$ on the BoM.

They need to pump up docked mode PS6 Handheld clocks to like 2.5 GHz. Aim for PS5 Perf in docked mode and PS5 LP Mode in handheld. 1.65-1.7 GHz docked is not it.

There's no need to market it like its a hybrid. It should be marketed first and formost as a handheld device.

You target the demographics that stems towards portability with the PS6P

You target enthusiasts with the PS6

You continue to target everyone else with the PS5.

 

[lestar]

the apple way, sync their devices names, PSP6

 

[Brodi]

It fits perfectly

PlayStation 6
PlayStation 6 Portable
PlayStation 6 Slim
PlayStation 6 Pro

 

[Tobimacoss]

There's no need to market it like its a hybrid. It should be marketed first and formost as a handheld device.

You target the demographics that stems towards portability with the PS6P

You target enthusiasts with the PS6

You continue to target everyone else with the PS5.

I don't think PS5s will continue to be produced/sold beyond summer of 2028, if PS6 releases late 2027.

Especially if there's a Canis box for TV that acts as the cheaper entry level device.

 

[MCH2024]

There's no need to market it like its a hybrid. It should be marketed first and formost as a handheld device.

Massive mistake.

The Hybrid aspect of the switch is literally key. And it's arguably as successful if not more successful than any Sony console. Kicking their ass up and down the alley in Japan.

They need a higher GPU clock in docked mode though. 1.65 GHz probably not going to cut it.

It's simple. People don't want to choose between a console and portable. They want both. The software carries as it should on any console.

If PS6 Portable is just a portable, remember that Steam PC is coming to android soon

 

[ergem]

I don't think PS5s will continue to be produced/sold beyond summer of 2028, if PS6 releases late 2027.

Especially if there's a Canis box for TV that acts as the cheaper entry level device.

It will continue to be produced and sold. PS5 has plethora of games that wouldn't exist in PS6 Canis. I mean not all PS5 games has low power version.

 

[MCH2024]

I don't think PS5s will continue to be produced/sold beyond summer of 2028, if PS6 releases late 2027.

Especially if there's a Canis box for TV that acts as the cheaper entry level device.

They won't be.

But they will be supported for like the entire PS6 generation lol.

Sony is not abandoning console generations as a concept, but they are starting to look at consoles as a family of devices.

PS5 / PS5 Pro just ain't getting sunsetted while PS6 Portable Handheld Mode is a thing.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

I don't think PS5s will continue to be produced/sold beyond summer of 2028, if PS6 releases late 2027.

Especially if there's a Canis box for TV that acts as the cheaper entry level device.

I doubt the handheld is cheaper than the PS5 to produce. If memory doesn't improve by then either then all the more reason to keep the PS5 as the entry level device.

 

[MCH2024]

You continue to target everyone else with the PS5

This logic doesn't work when PS5 is 599/649$.

PS5 targets no one really at 649$. Not when the PS6 Switch is going to come well below that.

And being faster doesn't matter when PS5 GPU can't upscale. And Sony can make PS6 Handheld faster if they drive up GPU clock in docked mode.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

This logic doesn't work when PS5 is 599/649$.

PS5 targets no one really at 649$. Not when the PS6 Switch is going to come below that.

PS6 Switch isn't going to come below that at the rumoured specs. It's not happening.

 

[Idleyes]

This poll reminds me of the kind of thoughts I have while sitting on the toilet. I usually have the good sense to let them go with the flush, so credit to the OP for actually posting it and thanks for giving me the courage to post one myself.

PSA1 - Play Station Anywhere 1

 

[MCH2024]

PS6 Switch isn't going to come below that at the rumoured specs. It's not happening.

The rumored specs are quite modest. Don't forget 24GB LPDDR5X is a rumor. It's not actually determined the way it is for PS6.

18GB+256GB is much more likely. Do you understand how much cheaper that is than PS5? The PS5 controller alone costs 41$. A handheld screen can be had for less than half that depending on what they go with……

Take Switch 2, 449$.

Add 6GB LPDDR5X. 50-100$ covers that. Smaller die and better yield offsets the higher wafer cost.

And you don't need the fancy joycons and such.

The PS6 Handheld dev kit is basically PS5/PS5 LP Mode with modular features tossed on top of it eventually for AI/etc. there is no reason to believe it has a massive quantity of commodities on it.

 

[Wolzard]

PS Portal 2

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

The rumored specs are quite modest. Don't forget 24GB LPDDR5X is a rumor. It's not actually determined the way it is for PS6.

18GB+256GB is much more likely. Do you understand hiw much cheaper that is than PS5? The PS5 controller alone costs 41$. A handheld screen can be had for less than half that depending on what they go with……

The PS6 Handheld dev kit is basically PS5/PS5 LP Mode with modular features tossed on top of it eventually for AI/etc.

It 100% needs 24GB. They are absolutely cooked if they don't have that amount, and trying to pass it off as PS6 if they don't would be a fucking lol for the ages.

Look at how much Sony has raised their prices with the PS5. That's with the GDDR memory, which hasn't even been impacted as much with the memory shortage compared to what's happend with DDR.

Citing the Switch 2 does not help the case lol. It's a a potato compared to the PS6P, and if they raise the price too? Oh boy.

 

[Tomorrow]

chances are it'll probably just be an updated Portal or whatever the fuck that streaming thing is they released. RAM is too expensive these days. Storage and CPU cost are going up as well.

they're hiking the cost of the PS5. PS6 is gonna be even more expensive and weaker. A handheld needs to at least be more powerful than a PS5 Pro. It'll fuck with PS6 sales and nobody is going to buy both a PS6 and handheld. Unless it's a streaming device.

that way you're just paying for minimum RAM, a screen, and a controller basically.

Switch 2 launched just in time. Handhelds are fucked for the foreseeable future. I doubt Valve will actually release a Steam Deck 2. They still haven't managed to release their new products lol.

Sony should consider themselves lucky if anyone buys the PS6. Maybe they should release some games for PS5 and get a couple years more out of it before thinking about next gen.

 

[Exede]

With PS6 games, we ain't getting cross buy for free. You will get combo discount. But not free. It will take too much dev work to get a true PS6 game to run well on this handheld. PS5/6 cross gen title will simply run the PS5 low power version to run on the handheld.

Imma bet you, we wont even get PS5 games in our library to run for free on the habdheld. We will have to pay something like $10 for the Low Power Mode version download.

Only the PS4 games in our library will run for free on the handheld is my prediction, since it will take zero effort on developer's part.

Why? Its the same with Xbox S and X? Same situation, i will not support Sony all of next gen when they charge me extra for this

 

[noob smokes]

Ps6 go
Or psp3

 

[Pedro Motta]

Why not just call it Canis for now?

 

[Fbh]

They should go full Microsoft with the naming:

Introducing our newest handheld: The "PSP One, yes the first one"
Pre order now!

 

[GoldenEye98]

Pisser Handheld Extreme (TM)

 

[Physiognomonics]

Why not just call it Canis for now?

So PS Dog?

chances are it'll probably just be an updated Portal or whatever the fuck that streaming thing is they released. RAM is too expensive these days. Storage and CPU cost are going up as well.

they're hiking the cost of the PS5. PS6 is gonna be even more expensive and weaker. A handheld needs to at least be more powerful than a PS5 Pro. It'll fuck with PS6 sales and nobody is going to buy both a PS6 and handheld. Unless it's a streaming device.

that way you're just paying for minimum RAM, a screen, and a controller basically.

Switch 2 launched just in time. Handhelds are fucked for the foreseeable future. I doubt Valve will actually release a Steam Deck 2. They still haven't managed to release their new products lol.

Sony should consider themselves lucky if anyone buys the PS6. Maybe they should release some games for PS5 and get a couple years more out of it before thinking about next gen.

Thankfully that's not how big corporations think. I mean, you must be fun at parties .

And again, they'd lose billions more if they delay the release of their machine.

 

[GriffinCorp]

PS Vibe

 

[AndrewRyan]

PS6 Remote - ps6r
Has a nice ring to it, like gixxer.

 

[Pedro Motta]

So PS Dog?

No, you doofus, Canis is the chip name, like Magnus is for the new Xbox before we knew about project Helix.

 

[Shogmaster]

100 giftcard in your currency if even a single dev charges for handheld support. I'll even wait until 6 months after it's launch

Happy to up the stakes if you're that confident lol. I know I am.

Wait, what happened to $1000? LOL

Also, if you are in Mexico and I'm in US, im betting $100 and you are betting 100 Pesos? Make it $100 US.

Also, the bet is if Sony charges any amount for any PS5 or 6 game already in one's library, even once, for the Handheld.

 

[Shogmaster]

Why? Its the same with Xbox S and X? Same situation, i will not support Sony all of next gen when they charge me extra for this

S and X are bith TV consiles and MS had almost zero expectations of gamers buying both.

Sony didn't go through all the money and trouble making this sucker to have zero revenue for this machine from software sakes. What, you think Sony will make PS handheld exclusive titles to only charge for?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Wait, what happened to $1000? LOL

Also, if you are in Mexico and I'm in US, im betting $100 and you are betting 100 Pesos? Make it $100 US.

Also, the bet is if Sony charges any amount for any PS5 or 6 game already in one's library, even once, for the Handheld.

Happy to go $1000 US if you're game lmao

Good with that

 

[Shogmaster]

Happy to go $1000 US if you're game lmao

Good with that

Are you good with my terms? If Sony charges ANY amount at ANY time, for a PS4 or PS5 or PS6 title a consumer already bought, to be used on the handheld? I will happily take your $1000 US.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Are you good with my terms? If Sony charges ANY amount at ANY time, for a PS5 or PS6 title a consumer already bought, to be used on the handheld? I will happily take your $1000 US.

Deal

 

[Shogmaster]

Deal

I added PS4 too. If you are good with that, I'm game.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

I added PS4 too. If you are good with that, I'm game.

Yup that's fine with me. See you in two years lol