Sony is reportedly set to return to the handheld console market with a new portable PlayStation that plays PS5 games on the go. Bloomberg reports that this unannounced handheld console is in the works now,

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.

PlayStation is, of course, no stranger to handheld gaming. The PSP constituted the only serious competition Nintendo ever had in the portable console market, and sold more than 76m units. But its successor, the PlayStation Vita, fared less well - and reportedly sold around 16m units.

While the PlayStation Portal offered a way to play PS5 games remotely, it wasn’t a standalone handheld. In fact, it’s been about 14 years since the PS Vita appeared, and now, according to a report from Bloomberg,

Sony’s PS5 Pro has been out less than a month, but there’s already speculation about what its next gaming hardware release could have in store for us. And the latest report isn’t about some even more high-performance PS6 – rather,

Sony is looking to get in on the handheld console action, with a console they're hoping to rival the Nintendo Switch with.