Fun fact: there are more Vita exclusives than PS5 exclusives![]()
That doesn't mean I'd fall for Sony's marketing a second time though.
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Sony never made good portable games .. oops i said it .
They made portable PS games .. Nintendo for example tailors their portable experiences.. if they want , they can make a dedicated portable .
I agree with a PSforGO, that will be advertised as a portable PS5.I actually disagree entirely with the premise here, that premise being either they could put a stand-alone Vita 2 or a PS5 portable.
They could put out a "PS4 Pro" Portable that plays ALL PS4 games and having an NVME SSD and a bit more horsepower could play scaled-down PS5 games.
The question is around the timing of this and the price. As gaming moves forward, I expect Sony will keep scalability in mind across the PlayStation portfolio.
Things have evolved over the past 2 years a lot, and your typically running at 800p, so yep.
I mean...isn't a Switch Lite exactly that?Nah. You aren't going to see a handheld in 2 years pushing PS5 level graphics with respect to battery life and thermals, even at 800p.
Also, you will never see a dedicated handheld gaming device again. Playstation Portal is a low effort test product to see if there is a market for streaming games.
I agree with a PSforGO, that will be advertised as a portable PS5.
PS4/PS4 Pro hardware with a 500gb SSD that can stream PS5 games.
It will be released after the PS5 Pro and when their PS5 cloud streaming can take the user stress.
Nah. You aren't going to see a handheld in 2 years pushing PS5 level graphics with respect to battery life and thermals, even at 800p.
Also, you will never see a dedicated handheld gaming device again. Playstation Portal is a low effort test product to see if there is a market for streaming games.
I mean...isn't a Switch Lite exactly that?
It also released two and a half years after Switch.It sells enough to justify its existence in the market but its numbers only make up about 15% of Switch hardware sold.
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It's clear that the majority of people want the hybrid functionality that the main (and OLED) model provide.
It sells enough to justify its existence in the market but its numbers only make up about 15% of Switch hardware sold.
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It's clear that the majority of people want the hybrid functionality that the main (and OLED) model provide.
Repackaging the PS4 Pro is just not happening. They're not making those chips anymore, in any form, and they're ludicrously bad for what they are. They are also, unlike the Switch, x86 and as such totally out of step with where the mobile market is going.I think that is the next evolution here.
I think it's hilarious that people think Sony has no interest in the mobile/handheld market when they've always had interest and games are now scalable to the point where you can have the same games and take up significantly less resources.
You sell the handhelds for profit and it's just about further pushing engagement and building the ecosystem.
It's a no-brainer that once they can package PS4 Pro with SSD into a handheld framework they'll revisit this.
People think that the Switch 2 will be cheaper than the PS5 Digital but more powerful than the PS4 AND sold for a profit and the ability to play multiplatform games in line with PS5 but that Sony couldn't put out their own handheld more powerful than the PS4 AND sold for a profit and that the ability to play multiplatform games in line with the PS5.
If anything I'd say advantage Sony here in the sense that they're already going to have much more support available.
Repackaging the PS4 Pro is just not happening. They're not making those chips anymore, in any form, and they're ludicrously bad for what they are. They are also, unlike the Switch, x86 and as such totally out of step with where the mobile market is going.
I do agree with you that it's crazy to think that Sony is fine just to cede this entire massive growing market to Apple and Google, but they would have to approach it deliberately, like designing a handheld and console in tandem.
It sells enough to justify its existence in the market but its numbers only make up about 15% of Switch hardware sold.
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It's clear that the majority of people want the hybrid functionality that the main (and OLED) model provide.
Nintendo just makes better games than both Sony and MS..Hilarious considering Nintendo's "tailored" portable experiences are now just full-on console games on a handheld. Reminds me of this ancient funny post...
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Literally the opposite, lol.