Sony may have dropped support for the PS Vita faster than players had hoped for, but it still believes that the handheld was an “evolutionary leap forward in portable gaming.” In a webpage dedicated to PlayStation’s 30th anniversary,

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,

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

With Xbox also confirming that a handheld console is in the works, it seems all three of the major console creators will be vying for dominance in the handheld category in the nex