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’s PS5 Pro has been out less than a month, but there’s already speculation about what its next gaming hardware release could have in store for us. And the latest report isn’t about some even more high-performance PS6 – rather, it’s that Sony is working on a new handheld that’ll be able to play PS5 games natively.

Sony could be following up the release of the PlayStation Portal with a new handheld PlayStation 5 console, according to a new report.

Sony is reportedly developing a handheld console to play PS5 games natively, though the project is still in early stages.

Sony reportedly developing new handheld gaming console to compete in portable market, rivals include Nintendo and Microsoft.

Move over, PlayStation Portal—a new Sony handheld is seemingly in the works. But could it compete with the Nintendo Switch or Valve's Steam Deck?

For the first time since 2012, Sony is developing a legitimate handheld device for playing PlayStation games, Bloomberg reports. There isn't much else to say about the device right now, as Bloomberg noted that it's most likely years away from launch — if Sony decides to follow through with launching it at all.

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 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,