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

There has been a fair bit of noise lately about a potential new portable games console from PlayStation, and now, Digital Foundry has weighed in on the subject. Speaking in the above video (time stamped), DF's John Linneman comments on the recent reports that Sony is working on a new handheld.

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,

Sony is reportedly contemplating a new PlayStation gaming handheld, intending to compete with Nintendo and possibly Xbox in the future.

In this snippet from Podcast Beyond 874, Between Nintendo Switch’s impending successor, Valve’s Steam Deck and its ilk, and Phil Spencer casually announcing an Xbox handheld is in development, portable gaming is in the midst of a revival.

Claims are pointing that Sony is currently developing a new portable console, capable of playing PlayStation 5 games.

It’s said that the device builds on the PlayStation Portal, which was originally designed as something akin to this before moving to streaming.

“Handheld gaming” and “mobile gaming” are two trendy buzzwords at the moment. Rumours are flying around regarding the Nintendo Switch 2, the Xbox handheld, and now the PlayStation handheld. Rumours recently broke that Sony is working on a new handheld console and now those rumours are gathering steam.

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.

Sony may be working on a portable version of the PlayStation 5, but it feels like there are already more reasons to write it off than look forward to it.

Sony seems to be shifting gears, as a new report claims that another PlayStation handheld system is in the works, hoped to be able to play PS5 games natively.