Once upon a time, the video game landscape was full of choice, with Sega, Atari and many other companies that have all tried to define the future of the game. But in recent decades, the “console wars” have largely resolved to three major players: Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo. These days, with PlayStation and the discoloration of Xbox exclusivity, the console competition has relaxed, but as regards portable games, Nintendo has organized an undisputed advance for years.
Now it’s starting to change. Portable PC devices like the steam game have shaken the status quo, and now each major platform holder wants a piece of pie. Microsoft has already announced its ally Rog Xbox, and now there are reports that Sony wants to make PlayStation 6 a hybrid SWITCH style console, which could make big problems for Nintendo.
The PS6 arrives for the crown of Nintendo
When the PS1 was launched for the first time in 1994, it instantly became a major rival for Nintendo. Even if the N64 was technically more powerful than the PS1, the choice of Sony to use CD-Roms gave the PlayStation a huge advantage on Nintendo cartridges. During the decades that followed, PlayStation and Nintendo became distinct niches, with Sony dominating the high -end console games and Nintendo leading the portable hybrid market, but that should change with the PS6.
A wave of leaks buzzes in the community of games on the next Sony portable console, nicknamed “Canis” internally. Although nothing has been officially announced, the law of Moore’s Law of the YouTube channel is dead, which has a history of specific Sony leaks, shared information on A next PlayStation 6 Handheld This should be released alongside a more powerful domestic console.
Although this is not Sony’s first foray into the portable market, it would certainly be the most ambitious laptop in the company. Not only will it pack very powerful equipment, but its similarities with the switch and switch 2 have the potential to reshape the entire portable landscape.
According to Moore’s law is dead, Canis can use a CPU and GPU architecture shared with the PS6 domestic console, with the Zen 6 treatment cores of AMD and the RDNA 5 graphics. It could provide performance near a ps5 in rater and exceed it in the tracing of the shelves, in particular in moored mode. If these specification leaks are correct, this pocket computer could even surpass current PC alternatives, such as the Steam bridge and the next Ally Rog Xbox.
More importantly, According to rumors, Canis has a dockable design like the Nintendo switchallowing players to connect it for the television game. When moored, the device is supposed to reach PS5 level performance, even if it would be limited to 1080p on the portable screen. Nintendo has already proven that this feature is working well, and it is a key sales argument of the switch. If the PS6 is capable of combining the power of the PS5 with the flexibility of the switch, Nintendo will face a serious threat.
Nintendo has dominated the laptop market for decades
PlayStation can come for the switch, but that does not mean that Nintendo will be easy to overthrow. The story of Nintendo with portable devices is one of the most influential in the game industry, shaping portable games for more than three decades.
The company’s first pocket company began in 1980 with the Game and watch series, created by Gunpei Yokoi, but the real breakthrough came in 1989 with the launch of the GuardianA device based on the cartridge that revolutionized the game on the move. Since then, Nintendo has been practically unstoppable on the portable market, and even if he has had many competitors, Nintendo has always stayed at the top.
That said, Sony’s pocket computers have already given Nintendo real competition. The portable playstation achieved a huge success, and although the Nintendo DS finally won the console wars, the PSP turned out to be a serious rival. Sony may have won over with the PSP, but they have proven that they are able to compete with Nintendo with regard to pocket computers, and they could do the same with the PS6.
Of course, PS6 specifications are still only rumorAnd until Sony confirms them, it is difficult to make serious predictions on the future of the portable market. That said, if the rumors of the PS6 are true, Nintendo has a lot to fear. Currently, the Switch 2 has no real competition on the portable hybrid market, but if the PS6 is a Hybrid Dockable console, the next generation of console wars will be intense.