Theory/Prediction: Sony is about to reveal a Portable PS4

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If Sony wants to continue to grow their OS, Software, Service, and Store, they will definitly need to expand the form factors these are available on. It is very possible that they could release a Mobile PS4 on the 7nm fabrication process, if they put a lot of effort into making the PS4 tech more power freindly with this revision.

If 7nm is ready for mass market by the end of the year, Sony could drop a PS4 Super Slim (Digital Only Set Top Box) and PS4 Mobile on the same chipset. This would allow them to sell the SS for $199.99 or even $149.99 giving them a great entry device for PS4 Games, and PS Vue. The PS4M could hit at $299.99, and offer full PS4 support for all games, software, and services, including PSVR.

I don't know whether they will go this direction, but both of these products are very possible within the next 6 - 12 months. I have said it for a long time, but Sony seriously needs to dump Xperia, and roll Sony Mobile Communications into Sony Interactive Entertainment. They are only selling 10 Million Xperia's over a dozen different sku's, and loosing money hand over fist. Moving to a shared hardware, shared software ecosystem, running on their own OS would be a massive boost, and give a very positive outlook for the future of the comapny. They would make 100's of millions more selling a single PS4 Mobile model backed by their own OS, Sofwatre, and services, even if they sell half the amount of units.

Hopefully the talk of future 5G products, and new 7nm gaming chips from TSMC is in fact pointing to a return of Mobile gaming for PlayStation.