New PlayStation Handheld Reported Once more, Helps PS4 Video games

One other leaker has claimed {that a} PSP/PS Vita type PlayStation handheld is within the works, and it’ll supposedly help PS4 video games at launch. The hand held was first rumored again in February. The next month, experiences surfaced that Microsoft is engaged on a gaming handheld. Might each corporations be making ready moveable methods?

Prior rumors recommend upcoming PlayStation handheld will probably be a next-gen system

The most recent report comes from Russian journalist Anton Logvinov (by way of ResetEra), who first leaked Demise Stranding and Horizon Zero Daybreak PC ports previous to their bulletins. There’s some skepticism about Logvinov’s reporting, so take this rumor with a grain of salt. Nonetheless, recognized leaker MooresLawIsDead (MLID) — who first leaked PS5 Professional specs — can be satisfied {that a} PS Vita-esque system is coming.

Logvinov claims that the “PSP” like handheld will help PS4 video games at launch. He additionally likened the system to Steam Deck, which considerably aligns with what MLID mentioned again in February.

MLID claimed that the hand-held will function a customized AMD Accelerated Processing Unit, and will probably be backwards appropriate with digital PS4 video games in addition to PS5 video games with a “Professional-like patch utilized.” He additional steered that the system will probably be a part of PlayStation’s next-gen {hardware} household, presumably launching with or after the PS6.