{"id":2012468,"date":"2026-06-26T10:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T07:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012468"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T07:17:21","slug":"playstation-boss-says-new-console-experiences-will-involve-leveraging-technologies-that-can-be-used-in-various-forms-and-locations-and-im-convinced-hes-teasing-a-ps6-handheld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012468","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation Boss Says New Console Experiences Will Involve ‘Leveraging Technologies That Can Be Used in Various Forms and Locations’ \u2014 and I’m Convinced He’s Teasing a PS6 Handheld"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Recent comments from Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hideaki Nishino have suggested PlayStation may move towards more hybrid, Switch-like consoles in the future to match modern on-the-go players.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Speaking to Famitsu in a special interview<\/u><\/a> marking the Japanese game magazine\u2019s 40th anniversary, Nishino briefly touched upon future Sony hardware.<\/p>\n

In reference to his 2024 comment that hardware won\u2019t be disappearing any time soon, Nishino was asked whether Sony\u2019s PlayStation brand would continue to focus on consoles. Nishino gave an affirmative answer: \u201cMy belief that a console is necessary for playing games hasn\u2019t changed,\u201d he said, adding that Sony \u201cwants to continue providing its own game consoles.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Nishino also mentioned that he thinks “pick up and play” is the most important quality for consoles nowadays. He said that developing new game console experiences will involve “leveraging technologies that can be used in various forms and locations” and that this would enable Sony “to create something exciting.” <\/p>\n

“For example, although the PlayStation brand is strongly associated with playing on the TV in the living room, we\u2019re planning to release monitors and speakers so that people can play comfortably in other locations as well,\u201d Nishino said. \u201cWe developed the PlayStation Portal as part of this initiative.”<\/p>\n

Of course, Sony has taken the PlayStation brand away from the TV many times before, going back to the portable screen for the PSone in the early 2000s and the Japan-only Pocketstation. Then there\u2019s the Sony PSP and PSVita handhelds, Playstation VR, and the aforementioned PS5 companion handheld PlayStation Portal.<\/p>\n