How long until a ps4 level $400 hybrid is possible?

[Alkibiádēs]

Kerotan said:

Kristof81 said:

I'm pretty sure this will be possible using Tegra Xavier, scheduled for Q1 2018, so in few months (probably). With 512 cuda cores we're talking min GTX 750 performance, so very close to the base PS4, but without clocks, bandwidths etc it's hard to say.  I'm not sure about the cost though.

But would that be compatible with the ps4 library? 

Alkibiádēs said:
Weren't you convinced handheld gaming was dead before the Switch launched?

Dedicated handheld gaming yes. And I was proven right. Neither Sony or Nintendo are showing any signs of releasing a traditional dedicated handheld anymore. 

malistix1985 said:
All games need to be installed for a 5400rpm harddrive and the ps4 uses GDDR5 memory not to mention the jaquar cores will never be in a portable ps4 so they would need to use a new cpu technology like ryzen and put in the effort to make it all compatible, seems like a significant effort.

So the chances of getting a ps4 portable that plays all ps4 games is pretty much zero. 

Always moving goalposts I see. 

Sony doesn't show any signs of releasing any kind of dedicated portable gaming hardware. ;) 

Also PS4 games take up way too much memory. Cartridges are expensive and so is internal memory. PS4 portable won't work unless the prices of cartridges drop dramatically. We already see many third party publishers releasing Switch games that you have to partially download (LA Noire, Doom, NBA2K18, etc.)