PlayStation 5 games may now be played anywhere thanks to a new portable gaming system that Sony is currently producing. The console is reportedly "years away from launch" — if Sony chooses to release it at all — and is being built to compete with Nintendo and Microsoft in the portable gaming market,

Sony's PlayStation Portal, a remote-play device for streaming PS5 games over Wi-Fi, is a far cry from a true successor to the PSP and PS Vita. However, a

Sony was once committed to mobile gaming with devices like the PSP and PlayStation Vita, but it abandoned handheld gaming just before the market got interesting. Following the massive success of devices like the Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck,

Sony reportedly intends to position a new gaming handheld as a competitor to the highly successful Nintendo Switch.

Sony reportedly developing new handheld gaming console to compete in portable market, rivals include Nintendo and Microsoft.

While the PlayStation Portal offered a way to play PS5 games remotely, it wasn’t a standalone handheld. In fact, it’s been about 14 years since the PS Vita appeared, and now, according to a report from Bloomberg,

For the first time since 2012, Sony is developing a legitimate handheld device for playing PlayStation games, Bloomberg reports. There isn't much else to say about the device right now, as Bloomberg noted that it's most likely years away from launch — if Sony decides to follow through with launching it at all.

It’s not too late for the major console makers to make a handheld, but reports note a PlayStation handheld may still be years away.

Sony is said to be working on a portable gaming device that can play PS5 games, though it's years away from release.