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A Yahoo! News article reported that Sony’s rumored “next-generation PSP” — also known as the “PS6 Portable” — might adopt AMD’s next-gen “RDNA 5” GPU architecture, giving it an edge in both graphics performance and battery life, sparking discussion on 5ch’s hardware/industry board (Geha). The source was said to be comments made by Digital Foundry’s Richard Leadbetter, known for his game-visuals analysis, on a Patreon-exclusive podcast — and plenty of posters pointed out how thin that corroboration actually is. Opinions were also split over how much the device might cost, and whether the battery should be built-in or external.
Rumors that Sony is developing an unannounced handheld — commonly called the “next-gen PSP” or “PS6 Portable” — that can also run PS4/PS5 games have been circulating for about a year now.
It’s now being suggested that this next-gen PSP could use a chip based on AMD’s next-generation “RDNA 5” GPU architecture, potentially giving it a major edge over rival hardware.
If this rumor turns out to be true, Sony could end up with a significant advantage in the handheld gaming market.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Of course it's gonna be cheap, duh.
The second it cracked, it already became grade-A trash. (a jab at reports of the Switch's screen cracking easily)
Whoever commissioned it — and whoever's paying for it — must be out of their minds.
Might as well go open a ramen shop instead.
A MAN'S DREAMS NEVER DIE!!! *BOOM!* (a famous line from Gold Roger in One Piece)
The new Xbox Ally, which packs that much memory, costs ¥240,000, after all.
"Effectively," sure.
It's barely even usable anyway.
This is the gap you get from hardware that can't run DLSS.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGCY8hHaoAAoevK.jpg
That arm hair is insane~ (still not buying it though)
That's exactly what's gonna happen.
There's no way it catches on at ¥150,000.
It'll definitely go the Xperia route and land at ¥300,000. (the "Xperia route" = Sony's habit of pricing its phones way above the competition)
Even better if it supports hot-swapping.
An external battery on a handheld? That's just dumb.
External batteries are already used on some UMPCs, like the GPD Win 4.
Right now, it's basically the only way to cram PS5-level specs into a handheld.
If you're fine treating it as a device you mainly use at home, it's not such a bad deal.
My UMPC has a removable battery, and not having to worry about degradation is nice and relaxing.
Since there's no battery built in, it's lighter too, and that saved space/weight can go toward cooling instead.
Wait, what?
You actually think this fantasy device is really gonna ship?
An external battery, seriously?
At that point it doesn't even need to look like a UMPC, does it?
If you can't carry it around, just get a PS5, lol
Took a photo, and this is what it ends up looking like
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Some of that's probably unavoidable given the high specs, but not having to worry about battery degradation is a plus.
Though stuff like the AYANEO keeps it built-in.
How much does it even weigh?
Is that just because of some barrier to entry?
That's been the company culture — a tradition ever since they entered the market.
No matter how trashy the Switch 2 is, it's still better than trash that only exists on paper.
Realistically speaking, with 500GB of storage, probably starting around ¥150,000?
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
This rumor didn’t originate from an official announcement — it comes from Yahoo! News turning comments made by Digital Foundry’s Richard Leadbetter, on his own Patreon-exclusive show, into an article. Posters on the thread repeatedly pointed out how weak a source that amounts to, essentially hearsay once removed. Leadbetter has also gotten predictions wrong before, including about the Switch 2’s DLSS support, and that track record fed into the skepticism about his reliability. On price, posters brought up the Xbox Ally, said to have a similar memory configuration, which runs around ¥240,000 — leading many to guess Sony’s handheld would land in a similarly high price bracket. On the battery question, posters discussed in detail the built-in versus external approaches already used in the existing UMPC market by devices like the GPD Win 4 and AYANEO, with opinions split over whether to prioritize portability or performance. It’s worth keeping in mind that, at this stage, all of this remains rumor with no official information behind it.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “Tane: “Next-gen PSP excels in both graphics performance and battery life”.”
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