Sony is currently making a new handheld gaming console that allows users to play PlayStation 5 games anywhere. According to Bloomberg, the console is being developed to compete against Nintendo and Microsoft in the portable gaming market, and is likely “years away from launch” — if Sony decides to release it at all.

Sony is developing a new handheld console, which won't rely on other consoles to work like the PlayStation Portal. According to Bloomberg sources, the console is in the early stages of development and is primarily meant to rival the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and Microsoft's handheld Xbox.

Sony Group Corp. is in the early stages of developing a portable console that would play its PlayStation 5 games on the move.

In its heyday, I used the PlayStation Portable (PSP) obsessively, but I haven't been pulled in by other handheld devices — no, not even the Nintendo Switch. That could change in the future as Sony is reportedly developing a new portable console that would offer games directly on-device,

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