TECHWEEK
At the beginning of this month, a well-known journalist and insider Tom Henderson (Tom Henderson) wrote on his social networks that Sony is actively working on the development of an unannounced portable gaming device, which should be presented before the presentation of an improved version of the PlayStation 5 game console. the message was written on April 1, many users took it as a joke, but the journalist soon added that the information was reliable and its publication had nothing to do with April Fool’s Day.
Accordingly, gamers decided that Sony was preparing a new generation of PS Vita, which, of course, made many fans of the cult pocket set-top box very happy.
Fans were delighted with the news about the upcoming announcement of a new console, but in reality the situation is not so pleasant
The hype around this issue has grown to unprecedented proportions on the Internet, but another well-known journalist Jeff Grubb (Jeff Grubb) cooled the ardor of loyal fans of Sony. He stated that the audience should lower their expectations for the Japanese giant’s new portable console, as the company is not actually creating a new PS Vita, but a completely different type of device.
“I’m driving to Super Nintendo World and seeing reports of a potential Vita 2. Please lower your expectations because I’ve only heard about a portable cloud streaming device,” Jeff Grubb posted on social media.
This means that there is no competition with Steam Deck or ASUS’ new portable console at the moment. Sony is working on a device for streaming video games – from the cloud or, which is much more likely, from the same PlayStation 5.
And if the insider information is really true, then the new device should be presented at the next major Sony presentation, which is planned, but does not yet have an exact dates. Most likely, this will happen before the end of June this year, but dates are often shifted in the gaming industry.
