{"id":16715,"date":"2024-11-27T16:37:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T15:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/27\/how-sony-could-reclaim-handheld-gaming-from-nintendo-and-the-smartphone\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T16:37:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T15:37:36","slug":"how-sony-could-reclaim-handheld-gaming-from-nintendo-and-the-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/27\/how-sony-could-reclaim-handheld-gaming-from-nintendo-and-the-smartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"How Sony could reclaim handheld gaming from Nintendo and the smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s newsletter: A new PlayStation portable device that will play the PS back catalogue is reportedly in the offing \u2013 it could be a gamechanger for the market<\/p>\n

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A report from Bloomberg this week suggests<\/a> that Sony is working on a new portable PlayStation device. As someone who still has a PlayStation Vita languishing in my desk drawer because I can\u2019t quite bear to put it in the attic, this is an exciting prospect. It has been almost 13 years since Sony released the Vita, its last portable console, and it\u2019s such a wonder of a thing, with its big crisp screen and dinky little sticks. I wish more people had made games for it \u2013 paper-craft adventure Tearaway and topsy-turvy platform-puzzler Gravity Rush remain underrated.<\/p>\n

Actually, apart from the lovely and extremely niche Playdate<\/a>, nobody has bothered to release a dedicated handheld games console in over a decade. Both the Nintendo Switch and Valve\u2019s Steam Deck are hybrids that can be played handheld and connected to a big screen.<\/p>\n

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\nIn this week\u2019s newsletter: A new PlayStation portable device that will play the PS back catalogue is reportedly in the offing \u2013 it could be a gamechanger for the market
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\nA report from Bloomberg this week suggests that Sony is working on a new portable PlayStation device. As someone who still has a PlayStation Vita languishing in my desk drawer because I can\u2019t quite bear to put it in the attic, this is an exciting prospect. It has been almost 13 years since Sony released the Vita, its last portable console, and it\u2019s such a wonder of a thing, with its big crisp screen and dinky little sticks. I wish more people had made games for it \u2013 paper-craft adventure Tearaway and topsy-turvy platform-puzzler Gravity Rush remain underrated.
\nActually, apart from the lovely and extremely niche Playdate, nobody has bothered to release a dedicated handheld games console in over a decade. Both the Nintendo Switch and Valve\u2019s Steam Deck are hybrids that can be played handheld and connected to a big screen. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s newsletter: A new PlayStation portable device that will play the PS back catalogue is reportedly in the offing \u2013 it could be a gamechanger for the market \u2022 Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here A report from Bloomberg this week suggests that Sony is working on a …<\/p>\n

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