A new report from YouTuber Moore’s Law is Dead (MLD) reveals that a new portable PlayStation console is in the early stages of development that will be powered by AMD technology. The MLD leak also reveals that it will apparently be compatible with both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 titles.
In his YouTube video, he says that the Japanese company plans to return to the portable console market with new hardware, introducing a device that will feature AMD’s custom APU. He also suggests that it will be in what is known as high-level development, which means that it is at least two years away from a possible market launch, although it is not yet approved.
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The YouTuber also reports that according to his sources, and while the specifications of this new portable PlayStation console are not specified, it is likely that it will use 18 CU (control unit) to maintain compatibility with all PlayStation 4 titles available in the store. from PlayStation. This also suggests that this mobile device will be compatible with PlayStation 5 titles, although the development team would need to patch them for them to work properly on the console.
Rumors suggest that the new system’s GPU will run at or below 1.8GHz due to the PlayStation 5’s variable clock speed. Moore’s Law also suggests that the console will be part of the PlayStation 6 family, being an alternative laptop designed for for the Japanese market.
An actual handheld console to cover up your PlayStation Portal criticism?
This rumor must have made you immediately think of Sony’s latest portable device, the PlayStation Portal, which launched on November 17, 2023 and was introduced as a console that uses the Remote Play function to stream games from the PS5 over Wi-Fi. A device that, since its release, has begun to receive mixed opinions regarding its performance, including those who claim that it has unacceptable levels of latency.
Something the YouTuber tried to deny using it live, experiencing the same errors while playing. This is Professor Gamer, a YouTuber with over 130K subscribers who dedicates himself to talking about video games on his channel. And recently, via a live stream, this YouTuber was keen to demonstrate just how well PlayStation Portal works.
