Has a window opened for a new Playstation handheld?

[KBG29]

BasilZero said:

KBG29 said:

I am not 100% sure they will do it, but it would be the biggest thing they could do to grow as a company. 

PS Now will definitly expand. They have to bring it over to X86 and dump the Cell servers to keep it profitable. Ultimatly they should have all PS1 and PS2 games available in 1080p/60fps with Trophies added, and have the entire PS3 library emulated as well. With the Switch to X86 all PS4 games should be available starting from launch. 

I still don't think PS5 should be released until 2023 or 2024 when they can put an SSD in every unit. PS5 needs to have 4K/30fps + greatly advanced graphics. A PS5 in 2020 would only be about 12TFLOPS and only deliver PS4/XBO games at native 4k/30fps with very little in the way of next gen graphics. I think a 10 - 12 TFLOP PS4 Ultra with 16GB of RAM would be perfect in 2019. I want PS5 to have 25TFLOPS, 64GB Stacked RAM, and a 4TB SSD on SATA Express for $499.99 in 2023 -2024. That would be a true next gen system.

I don't think a PS4 Portable in 2019 or 2020 would be DOA. PS4 is going to be supported for many years to come regaurdless of what Sony does with PS5. A PS4 Portable in 2020 would stil have 5 years of solid support from 1st and 3rd party. I think in the world of mobile you can not expect a device to have the cutting edge of software for longer than that. 

Plus a PS4 Handheld would be much more successful if Sony had a PS4 Phone option with the same form factor. A PS4 phone would sell 30M in Japan alone, and it greatly increase the interest in mobile gaming in the US and EU. It honestly could end up more poular then the PS4 itself.

 

Sounds like a pipe dream/fantasy lol

Sort of, but as an investor, in a publicy traded company, that is what I expect. Sony's job as a publicly owned company is to continually grow, and create larger revenues and profits. The above is the ideal stratagy for them to grow and greatly improve their revenue and profits.

PlayStation is by and far Sony's most profitable business outside of Insurance. They need to focus their electronics around PlayStation, PlayStation Network, and the PlayStation Store. With a wide range of products built around the same hardware, they can greatly grow their userbase, and connect more people with PSN and the PS Store. The most important business for Sony right now is getting as many consumers as possible buying all of their software, entertainment, and services through the PS Store, becuase it is by far the most profitable thing they have for the future.

Building a mobile division around the PS4 hardware and OS, and killing off Xperia, is the biggest thing Sony can do right now to greatly improve their marketshare in the mobile industry, and massivly improve their revenue and profits. It should not even be a question of if, it should only be about when.