Sony is reportedly set to return to the handheld console market with a new portable PlayStation that plays PS5 games on the go.

Sony is reportedly working on a new portable PlayStation that will rival the Nintendo Switch in the true sense.

After watching Nintendo dominate the gaming landscape over the last eight years with a hybrid game console, Sony is getting ready to challenge the Switch with a new handheld console of its own. Bloomberg reports that Sony is in the early stages of developing a portable game console capable of playing PS5 games natively.

Sony is working on a new portable console that will run PS5 games, in a bid to compete with Nintendo and other potential rivals such as Xbox.

As for what the 'PSP' will be capable of, Bloomberg states that it will build upon the foundations of the PlayStation Portal, but rather than requiring the cloud to stream PS5 games, the device will instead play them natively. In other words, don't expect many (if any) bespoke handheld games like Tearaway or Uncharted: Golden Abyss.

According to a Bloomberg report, Sony is getting back into the handheld business in a big way. The company is working on a handheld PlayStation to rival the Nintendo Switch, but it's still years away.

A new leak has revealed that a new console is on its way from Sony, and its bound to cause shockwaves for Nintendo and Xbox. Bloomberg have reported that Sony has a new handheld console in early development,

Originally designed to be a standalone device, Sony's eight-inch gaming device, the PlayStation Portal, wirelessly broadcasts PS5 games from the cloud. It was first introduced last year

When it comes to the current console makers, only Nintendo has a dedicated device that competes in the handheld market with the Nintendo Switch. The system has been on the market

Sony Interactive Entertainment, the gaming subsidiary of Sony Group Corp., is currently developing a new handheld console that features support for PlayStation 5 games.