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.

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.

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.

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

“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.

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 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’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