The same source that revealed the arrival of PlayStation exclusive games on PC assures that Sony is working on it portable PS4a console that will be able to run the entire catalog of standard PS4 games that we all know natively, at least in theory, and that will have a similar design to the PSP, one of the best laptops Sony has. developed.

It’s a very interesting project, because while it’s true that there are many PlayStation games available on PC, and therefore on Steam Deck and other portable consoles, we’re ultimately talking about a portable PS4, a system that would have all the PS4 Catalog and on top of those games They would be perfectly optimized work on said console.

On a software level, a portable PS4 should have same OS as PS4, at least in its base, because of course it should also bring important improvements and optimizations to adapt to the peculiarities of the laptop. Nothing has been said about possible compatibility with PS5 games, but it makes sense since it wouldn’t be possible on a laptop.

What hardware can this portable PS4 use?

The software is quite clear and the truth is that on a hardware level it would be the most logical thing to be equipped AMD APUs. Your processor should be based on at least the Zen 2 architecture and should have at least four cores and eight threads. On the GPU side, it would be most logical to find a solution based on at least RDNA 2, which would leave us with something similar to Steam Deck’s APU.

The PS5 offers very good backwards compatibility with PS4 games, so this is a topic that Sony has mastered and therefore it would be very easy to design that portable PS4. As for the rest of its specs, we can expect a 7- or 8-inch 1080p screen, at least 8 GB of RAM and a storage drive of at least 256 GB, probably of the UFS type, to keep costs down.

The panel could be Type IPS or AMOLED. The first option would be cheaper, but the second would offer higher image quality. There is also the possibility that Sony will decide to launch two models with different screen types, either at the same time or in different time frames.

If you’re wondering if it makes sense for Sony to work on a console of this type, the answer is yes. Consider that right now portable consoles are having a golden moment and are enjoying huge popularity, so much so that even PC-like designs with Windows 11 have generated a lot of interest. With this panorama, it’s strange not to think that Sony might be interested in getting a piece of the pie, It would be strange if he didn’t try.

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