If Sony makes a "Playstation Switch" could it succeed?

[EricHiggin]

HoangNhatAnh said:

EricHiggin said:

If PS has any chance of creating a portable/hybrid that plays console games, their best chance is explained in this article.

https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/amd-delays-introduction-of-k12-based-processors-to-2017/

It talks about AMD's x86 Zen and ARM K12 processors being developed together with high compatibility. It also mentions a potential K12 APU, with two cores and a 'next gen' GCN arch (Vega?). The biggest thing is that this APU is supposed to be around 02w TDP, which is insanely low. If this is true it may not be all that impossible for PS to do it from a hardware standpoint. If the compatibility is there, then software shouldn't be too much of an issue either. I've been waiting to hear more about K12 after AMD went dark with it right around the time that Ryzen launched. Most recent articles I can find say K12 was supposed to launch sometime in 2017, but AMD seems to be keeping quiet.

If PS could create a PS5 portable/hybrid using K12 and have PS5 using Ryzen, with both using future Radeon GPU tech, it could work. Not to mention if they could achieve PS4 BC for all PS5 hardware.

With 500$ price point and 1.5 hours battery life? Possible, yes. Sell good? Nope

Where did you get $500 and 1.5 hr battery life? If AMD has an ARM APU (which they also say it's part of their semi-custom line), then AMD can make it to fit in whatever performance and price bracket PS requires for the handheld/hybrid. Assuming PS would design it so it cost $500 and only had 1.5 hr battery life is like assuming the next Tesla model will have a gasoline engine, but will only have half the range of an electric Tesla, and will cost so much only few will be able to afford it. It makes no sense, especially after seeing what they've done with PS4 and Pro in terms of price/performance and how well that has turned out.