Sony is secretly working on a handheld...apparently

It is codenamed "Q-Lite". It'll support streaming from a PS5. More:

"According to the report, Sony’s ‘Q Lite’ gaming handheld will look like a PlayStation 5 controller with an 8-inch LCD touch screen in the center. “The device sports adaptive triggers for haptic feedback and will include what you would come to expect from a handheld – Volume buttons, speakers, an audio input jack, etc,” the report reads.

Insider Gaming reports that Q Lite is currently in its QA phase, and it supports streaming games from a PS5 at up to 1080p and 60FPS. It may be released before the end of 2024 before Sony releases a potential mid-gen upgrade for the PlayStation 5."

Interesting.

https://www.thurrott.com/games/281510/sony-q-lite-playstation-handheld

Yeah, I saw this earlier. Might be kind of nice to have to play when the tv is currently in use for something else but other then that it doesn’t really sound like something that would interest me that much.

I see this already getting railed elsewhere.

I for one though would like to have a dedicated household local streaming device. Had a WiiU and loved not having to use TV. Right now both PS and XB consoles have remote play abilities to stream to phones and tablets from consoles on local network. I like this ability myself though I play off my tablet with a normal Xbox controller, there is no worthwhile tablet controllers to make it more like a makeshift Switch or WiiU gamepad. The Kishi Razers were well regarded but those are limited to phones.

But nonetheless this seems niche.

LCD screen? And this shit is only for streaming? This is dead on arrival…

They have obviously heard my suggestion. Release a handheld that is able to play ps4/ps5 games, and it'll be a banger. I don't know about the streaming part, tho.

If it can natively play PS4 and PS5 games it is a win.

it's remote play only, Sony has been pushing remote play advertisement hard lately

rumor has it, yeah. we'll see i guess.

So they‘re working on a Wii U tablet… Ffs PlayStation… Cows, how can y’all defend this?!?! lol

LCD and tethered to a PS5? This crap is so stupid. PS5U confirmed.

@nod_calypse:

If it's just a streaming device then it's useless, as far as I'm concerned. We don't need streaming devices, period.

All PS5 owners have a super powerful PC which they could stream to.

Why would they want this.

Unless of course they actually don't have a PC at all.

More places to play Xbox studios call of duty

A handheld... that tethers to the PS5. That is asking for disaster, and I actually want Sony to return to handhelds.

A handheld that requires the PS5 and a constant internet connection will fail. That ruins the portability of a handheld.

I would love for them to do a PSVITA 2 or just bring back the original out again with ps5 support

Well, not a secret no more now is it

So basically your phone with the Remote Play app...

meh

@nod_calypse: we already have a handheld that plays ps5 games. It's called the steam deck. Rekkd.

No more Sony as you have proven you can't support handhelds.

Hopefully the battery life is better than the SD or the Switch?

@nod_calypse: Can’t believe many people would be happy with streaming as a successor to the Vita and PSP. Looking at the comments I’m convinced of it.

Bought time. Psp was a long time ago. And aren't they still making new games for that?

If it's like WiiU that's awesome. Been wanting a new controller with a touchscreen since wiiU. Not to play games directly to it. But to use as a second screen in games.

Vita 2? Let's gooooo!

I'd be fine with it if they made a handheld that streamed old classics, like PS1 and 2 eras. Been wanting Sony to do that for a while. They could launch a whole new classics library. I'd be down.

Can't see any going through with releasing another handheld after the vita flopped so badly. Saying that they are relentless with VR so who knows.

@nod_calypse: Streaming is just too unstable, even with a fibre optic connection imo. On top of that it requires a constant internet connection…and can only play games locally streaming from a ps5?

A digital download device would get snapped up…and they could still stream ps3 games if they can’t play natively.

@sealionact: I can play my PS5 from anywhere on my phone. Doesn't have to be local. Works fine for some games.

@joshrmeyer: Exactly. Which is why it’s bizarre that this device apparently only streams from a ps5 locally. Don’t see who will spend money on a device that has less capabilities than those already out.

*$150 proprietary memory card not included* XD

@sealionact: Oh I see. Yeah that's dumb. Hopefully it can be used as a controller.

I think it would be cool if it was something like the Steam Deck. The key is it needs to be able to play PS4/PS5 games. If it requires seperate development teams to make games for it then it will fail. It's one reason why the Switch is so successful. It allows Nintendo to dedicate all their resources towards one platform.

Bro wtf is Sony doing? Lemme get this right they‘re releasing a handheld streaming device for streaming games from PS5, when their competition is offering the same service only you can use your handheld devices you already own. So they leak this dumb idea while the government is calling for their business practices to be investigated? Yea I see me shorting Sony stock in the near future.

I think it would be pointless for Sony to enter the handheld fray. Back in PSP days, their offerings felt like redundant overlaps with the console itself.

If we look how Nintendo has evolved moving to the Switch, this move addressed one of my primary concerns that Nintendo was never able to equally provide support between their console and handheld devices, and Switch addressed this by having their game output target one audience, who could play these games in either a handheld or console fashion, whatever suits the user.

The PS5 is too powerful that a handheld could ever run the library natively. They'd have to have a separate library, and this would split their supported output across two devices. It would require fans to spend more. Given too the Switch has a lot of redundant overlap with PlayStation for Japanese games, there's even less reason to see getting a Sony handheld minus whatever exclusives they release on it. If Sony is putting their games on PC anyways, just sticking with a Steam Deck seems a better option.

This dedicated remote play device is, sadly, the better of the two options. Don't really see point though since people likely have cellphones that can already do this. Sony released an iPhone controller... for practically the price of a Switch Lite, or just shy of a Series S. I wonder how much is this monstrosity going to retail for anyways.

They should just scrap the idea, mainly to quell the the outpouring of negative coverage. But still, support remote play, it's a great feature for those who choose to use it.

Sony, I am not interested in a streaming device.

If you made a PS Vita 2 or similar with native support and actual support (not letting the system die) then I'll be interested.

DOA… I want a Vita 2 with some actual effort from Sony this time. Between this rumored device and the failing VR they are trying, they should have went to market with another standard handheld.

They must have wasted billions developing the VR2.

This. I'm not trusting Sony again with handhelds because of the way they've abandonned the Vita. Even Nintendo kept supporting the WiiU throughout its failed run.

If this device is just to stream games from the PS5 then it is 🪦

The Vita was a tragedy. Man, that device was awesome, but Sony treated it like a two dollar hooker. They did the same thing with the PS VR, which was okay because that headset sucked. But now it's looking like they're doing the same with the PS VR 2, which is a much better headset.

The damn company puts out peripherals and such just to watch them die, I swear.

Agreed.

I wish SONY would hire more competent people that don't push VR and crap like this...

PS3/PS4 + PS Vita remote play all over again

i was happy when i saw the title, then saw it was only for streaming... yeah this wont go anywhere, it will either be scrapped by july or released to sell 5 million copies in its entire lifetime.

If true, I wonder why. They suck at it.

Sony made one of the best handhelds of all time, and now they're (allegedly) making...this?

Oh, how far they have fallen.

Yet another reason to switch to PC and just get a Steam Deck.

Guys playstation online streaming is a enormous garbage fire why do they try it? 😆

@thatforumuser: Why? I've had no problems with it. Same servers gamepass uses. This sounds like it's only local steaming. WiiU 2.0, which I'd actually prefer as long as games take advantage of the second screen. Wish they would get rid of that touch pad on the DS and put a lcd screen in its place.