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On 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (“Geha”) board, rumors that Sony’s new handheld, the “PSP3,” will launch in 2027 became a hot topic. The reported specs put it at around 1.71TFLOPS, with claims circulating that it could run PS5 titles at 60fps by lowering the resolution. In the thread, opinions split over the device being PSN-download-only with no packaged/physical games, the expected price tag of around 200,000 yen, and how to weigh the trade-off with PS6 development resources against competition from the Switch 2 and other gaming handhelds.
What people said
This thing's DOA for real
but I bet not many people do
Did the PS Portal even sell well?
Calling it 'a phone you can carry around' isn't really the burn you think it is
This IS the 'PS6'
Yeah, 'Trashstation 6' at 200,000 yen is garbage too lol
It was already huge to begin with, so there's no way it becomes sleek no matter what — so I guess it's 'safe'
It loses to the Switch 2 on having no physical games, but wins on being able to play gacha games
Its rivals are probably other gaming handhelds and gaming tablets?
It's not going to catch on though
At least that one isn't a rental, right?
Was it called the 'Virtual Game Card' or something?
Are they trying to dress up digital copies as 'ownership' by letting you lend them out?
Oh, looks like that one landed
Is this garbage actually bragging about some lousy DLSS, lol
'PSSR 3.0' lmao (PSSR is Sony's own upscaling tech, its answer to DLSS)
Calling DLSS 'lousy' — that take is way out of date
The original PSP scene was insanely hyped back in the day
Yeah, it sold at a loss, software barely moved, and only the hardware kept selling — it was a nightmare of a platform
Are they seriously releasing this garbage for around 200,000 yen?
You should've caught on the second they called it 'PSP3'
But if they're copying the hybrid concept instead of just making a handheld, the Joy-Cons become the sticking point
If they can't replicate detachable Joy-Con-style controllers, the controller can't split off, and docked mode would need a separate pad bought on top — making peripherals essentially mandatory
That means it probably won't get used much as a home console
Sounds like it's designed off the ROG Xbox Ally X with the APU shrunk from 4nm to 3nm, so that'll be tough
If handheld mode really draws 15W+ like in Re: #1, it's bound to end up bigger and heavier than the Switch 2's 10W
That hardware doesn't even have sales figures worth mentioning
By the time this launches, Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, Dragon Quest, FF, Persona… basically every major Japanese third-party title
will already be out, since they won't want the Switch 2 to get titles first
so 'Crabstation' (mocking nickname for the console) should be capable of multiplatform ports performance-wise too
That said, with zero install base and zero motivation from first-party to actually push the hardware,
nobody's going to bother porting to it unless they get paid a ton
and just focus cleanly on PS6 alone
PS5's big failure was doing nothing about scalpers
that's what created a whole wave of boycotters and anti-fans
Anti-scalping measures, an affordable price, and a Japanese-language version are non-negotiable
that's the direction they should take
Dropping the disc drive actually works against anti-scalping efforts
Drop the disc
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more retailers stop carrying it
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fewer units can ship at once
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scalpers rejoice
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
It’s worth noting that “PSP3” is not, as of now, an officially announced Sony product — it stems from rumors and speculative reports of unclear origin. In 2023, Sony already released the “PS Portal,” a peripheral that streams PS5 gameplay to a handheld screen, and the device rumored here is being described either as an evolution of that or as a download-only PSN handheld. The “1.71TFLOPS” figure that circulated in the thread was treated as a rough gauge of processing power, but it’s a rumor-based number, not an official spec, so using it directly to compare against the Switch 2 or gaming PCs is risky. Also, “DLSS” is NVIDIA’s upscaling technology and is distinct from Sony’s own “PSSR,” though some posts in the thread mixed the two up. As for the name, since the PS Vita was never marketed as “PSP2,” some commenters find the “PSP3” label itself a bit odd.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, “Geha”) thread “PSP3 (2027 release) — looks like it’s seriously happening lol wwwwwwwwww.”
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