Before Thanksgiving, Bloomberg released a report claiming that Sony has a handheld console in "early development." That console is reportedly capable of playing PS5 games similar to the Nintendo Switch. The future of gaming is handheld, and we've heard rumors that Sony is exploring a true handheld console.

This handheld would run games natively, as opposed to streaming them like the PlayStation Portal. It's looking increasingly likely that Sony is working on a handheld, as more sources back up the claim that we're getting another portable PlayStation console.

A well-known but unexpected source elaborates on the recently emerged report about Sony having another PlayStation handheld in the works.

Sony may be developing a handheld to compete with Switch based on rumors, but faces challenging hurdles for native PS5 games. Potential handheld options to play PS5 games would require game optimization and developer cooperation, similar to Xbox Series S challenges.

Sony’s efforts to not be left behind would build on the PlayStation Portal: the eight-inch gaming device it released last year that wirelessly streams PS5 games from the cloud

Digital Foundry is the latest to corroborate reports that a PlayStation handheld device is in development, check out the details here.

Sony could be following up the release of the PlayStation Portal with a new handheld PlayStation 5 console, according to a new report.

If you’re not yet convinced that Sony’s toying with a new PlayStation handheld, the latest report from an unlikely source might change your mind. Digital Foundry sticks to tech coverage and has rarely ever “leaked” anything,