A credible insider suggests that a big design change in the upcoming Xbox handheld console may allow it to natively run PlayStation games.

It’s not too late for the major console makers to make a handheld, but reports note a PlayStation handheld may still be years away.

Sony was once committed to mobile gaming with devices like the PSP and PlayStation Vita, but it abandoned handheld gaming just before the market got interesting. Following the massive success of devices like the Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck,

Bloomberg reports that Sony Interactive Entertainment is in the "early stages" of working on a new handheld console for PS5 games.

In its heyday, I used the PlayStation Portable (PSP) obsessively, but I haven't been pulled in by other handheld devices — no, not even the Nintendo Switch. That could change in the future as Sony is reportedly developing a new portable console that would offer games directly on-device,

Sony is working on a portable PlayStation 5 console, according to a new report.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Claims are pointing that Sony is currently developing a new portable console, capable of playing PlayStation 5 games.

After watching Nintendo dominate the gaming landscape over the last eight years with a hybrid game console, Sony is getting ready to challenge the Switch with a new handheld console of its own. Bloomberg reports that Sony is in the early stages of developing a portable game console capable of playing PS5 games natively.

For the first time since 2012, Sony is developing a legitimate handheld device for playing PlayStation games, Bloomberg reports. There isn't much else to say about the device right now, as Bloomberg noted that it's most likely years away from launch — if Sony decides to follow through with launching it at all.