At long last, Sony has a new handheld gaming console on the way. Kind of. Revealed at the PlayStation Showcase in May, Project Q is a streaming device that can transmit PS5 games directly from the console and onto its screen. Sony is entering cloud gaming territory that Microsoft has had a major presence in for years, but Sony has its work cut out for it when it comes to marketing this hardware and convincing consumers as to why it’s better than a tablet or smartphone using Remote Play and a Bluetooth-tethered controller.
Project Q only got a brief shoutout at the PlayStation Showcase, but some interesting information is available ahead of a bigger reveal from Sony later this year.
Release date
There’s no exact date yet for Project Q, but Sony has confirmed that it will launch “later” this year. A report from Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson claims that the device will launch in November.