A few years ago, Sony decided to end support and production of the PlayStation Vita, marking its definitive departure from the world of portable consoles. However, the undeniable success that the Nintendo Switch still maintains, as well as the growing popularity of other devices of a similar format, such as the Steam Deck and other variants, may be the cause Sony is once again interested in this emerging market.

And the latest rumors seem to suggest that Sony’s interest is more than real, and point out that the company would already be working on developing its own next-generation portable console. The latest information comes to us ZONEofTECHwith the release of a render of this alleged new PlayStation handheld.

Showing only a small part of what the device would be, we can see a fairly compact and simple design with almost unintentional transition of screen and controls, but it seems to confirm that it will not be possible to separate the controls. In terms of control, we can appreciate the presence of two buttons or the trigger in the upper corner of the console and also a cross in the upper front part, under which will rest a joystick, confirming distribution similar to that of the Nintendo console. On the other hand, that the screen shows interface identical to the PS5 interfacewhich is able to anticipate possible related uses between them.

Therefore, it is worth mentioning, apart from mere rumors or unsubstantiated prototypes the same user was the first source to share the first PlayStation 5 developer kit imagespublishes images in advance before shipping the first pieces to these developers, for whom it is currently considered a reliable source for Sony products.

This means that while again, it’s worth clarifying that this is obviously not an official render, it’s definitely worth saving some of our attention and waiting for some new news about this console.