Sony confirms ‘Venture Q’ PlayStation transportable
A brand new Sony distant play machine for taking part in PlayStation 5 video games exterior of the house is on the way in which.
Sony has at the moment (Wednesday, Could 24) confirmed {that a} rumoured new PlayStation handheld is on the way in which.
Early final month a narrative emerged suggesting that Sony was working on a new handheld device, codenamed the Q Lite — we now know that such a tool is formally on the way in which later this 12 months.
However earlier than you get too excited — this is not a handheld in a tradional sense, and is extra akin to a DualSense controller with a display screen slapped within the center.
PS not Vita
This new machine, which remains to be going by a ‘Venture Q’ codename, will not be a devoted handheld — as an alternative it would provide PlayStation avid gamers a solution to play their PS5 video games exterior of the house (through WiFi) utilizing Sony’s Remote Play streaming function.
This distant play requirement was harassed through the unveiling with an on-screen reminder stating that any ‘video games have to be put in on PS5 console‘.
The PlayStation Venture Q sports activities an 8-inch HD display screen and options all the similar buttons and options that you’d usually discover on a DualSense wi-fi controller. It is not going to help VR titles.
Sony confirmed this rumoured Q Lite machine throughout their 2023 ‘PlayStation Showcase‘ — an hour lengthy presentation highlighting a spread of upcoming PS5 and PSVR 2 titles.
Talking in regards to the machine through the PlayStation Showcase (shared on Twitch and YouTube) PlayStation boss Jim Ryan stated:
“We’re launching a devoted machine to allow you to stream any recreation out of your PS5 console utilizing Distant Play over Wi-Fi”
Not a lot else is but identified in regards to the Venture Q machine, however Insider Gaming understands that the transportable is at present present process high quality assurance (QA) testing, and is scheduled to reach earlier than any potential PS5 Professional.
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