Is dual-issue utilized in this handheld?
I don't think anyone is expecting it this year, and nothing suggests that it's a Portal 2.0, lol.
Series S hobbled the gen without bringing any benefit other than price.
Portal 2.0 is the most sensible and safe thing that I can see Sony releasing anytime soon.
I just have a thought about PSSR (or FSR4). This handheld could still have ML hardware and ML upscaling or some version of it but that feature has no reason, yet, to be put into that low power mode for current PS5 games as that low power mode is the easy mode to port PS5 games to that thing.I guess it depends on when the console gets out and if Sony decides another PS4 like surprise (LPDDR6 specs were finalised and released last year), but it is undeniable that Sony's move now seem to prepare for it not to be the case.
Yeah, but it feels a bit small… I bet the PSSR ban will not apply to PSSR2 or whatever solution this handheld will use in portable mode. Easiest way to lower bandwidth and power consumption is to render at a dramatically lower resolution (sorry, doing sparse rendering) and upscale with PSSR-next-gen.
The PSSR ban of LowPower mode IMHO is another way to offer a closer to handheld mode performance profile (forcing devs to lower rendering resolution without relying on the power hungrier PSSR, compared to PSSR next gen). What do you think? I shudder to think about a handheld that does not use something like an advanced PSSR version and targets PS5 like visuals.
Its not a new sku so chill
Presumably the CPU/SoC should be fairly similar to Medusa Point. Rip out the NPU (Upper left?), bunch of PCIe lanes, display PHYs (you need like 1-2) etc. Make the GPU block bigger and newer IP (8CU -> 16-20CU?). Maybe 8xZen6c instead of 4x6/4x6c as you wouldn't have higher clocks anyway. I guess the upper right is the 2xZen-LP and some cache?
The handheld shares the same architecture with the PS6, and by the sounds of it, it will be a monumental gap from the Portal that it will make zero sense to market it as a Portal 2.
If the portable console is aimed to be more than a streaming device then the name 'Portal' will not make sense, I would agree.
Great analysis. Yes their strategy is sound and that device is going to be very successful. And they still need to sell PS6s aven at launch for people wanting the best from the cross-gen PS5 / PS6 games.
But on the fucking go. And the best part is that devs will complain but will be forced to release games on it because they can't just ignore PlayStation.
This is so sad but also so true. It took almost 5 years for low-end gaming cards to catch up with PS5 performance. Unless something big happens, PS6 will be some kind of PS5 Pro+.
Let's come back in 2 years when home and handheld console sales of the PS6 family are 50/50, how would you be able to ignore it in that case?
Mibu no ookami
I think you're setting yourself up for disappointment if you think both the handheld and the main PS6 will not come out at the same time in 2027.
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and heck, even MLID back in January of last year, said as much.
As in the exact release date? Maybe not, but they know the roadmap for the chip production and historical data as well. Unless you think Sony going for 3 years old PS6 hardware in 2029 is a great idea.
There is no world in which Sony sells a $150-200 cheaper portable alternative at launch and it doesn't make up for half (or even more!) of overall sales.
Well, the jump from PS4 to PS5 at least gave us ray tracing and SSD, on top of still being a sizable jump over base hardware.
Yes, there is, but you seem to be stubborn in not recognizing that late 2027 will be 4 FY years after the peak period of 2023/2024. Exactly as it was going from PS2 to PS3, exactly as it was going from PS4 to PS5, and fuck it, exactly as it was going from Wii to Wii U, and exactly as it was going from Switch 1 to Switch 2. PS1 and PS3, though? They were replaced even earlier after their peak!
