{"id":65581,"date":"2018-11-29T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/11\/rumour_buster_no_sony_isnt_launching_a_new_playstation_portable_to_rival_switch"},"modified":"2018-11-29T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T09:30:00","slug":"rumour-buster-no-sony-isnt-launching-a-new-playstation-portable-to-rival-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/11\/29\/rumour-buster-no-sony-isnt-launching-a-new-playstation-portable-to-rival-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumour Buster: No, Sony Isn&#8217;t Launching A New PlayStation Portable To Rival Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ef81ba1a1d81b\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ef81ba1a1d81b\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\" \/>\n<p>The discovery of a new game cartridge patent has added fuel to the rumours that Sony may well be considering a new PlayStation Portable console to rival the Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n<p>Rumours of a potential new PSP started to appear earlier this year after comments made by Sony during an annual financial report. The report included a statement in which Sony explained its reasoning behind staying in the smartphone market, with a focus on 5G technology (with which all portable devices can be connected to the cloud) standing out as its main focus. The statement said that Sony is &#8220;aiming to develop 5G technology as a competency that can be used across the Sony Group&#8221;.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Sony's new cartridge patent\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/79b251bd06194\/sonys-new-cartridge-patent.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/79b251bd06194\/sonys-new-cartridge-patent.original.png\" alt=\"Sony's new cartridge patent\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Sony&#8217;s new cartridge patent<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>With 5G intended to be utilised &#8220;across the Sony Group&#8221;, eyes naturally fell on Sony&#8217;s portable gaming efforts. If a PSP featured 5G technology, Sony theoretically wouldn&#8217;t have to worry about internal power and processing, and could instead stream top-tier PS4 games such as <strong>God of War<\/strong> and <strong>Red Dead Redemption 2<\/strong> onto the portable device.<\/p>\n<p>So, about this new patent. As originally discovered by <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techtastic.nl\/gaming\/patent-wijst-op-komst-nieuwe-handheld-van-sony\/?_ga=2.2887475.2023564527.1543327924-1352024571.1529592968\">TechTastic<\/a>, the new type of cartridge sort of resembles the PS Vita cartridges of days gone by and could, therefore, seemingly be used in a theoretical, new Sony handheld. Exciting, right? Not quite.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Screenshot 2018 11 29 At 09.23.24\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f783d89be7262\/screenshot-2018-11-29-at-09-23-24.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f783d89be7262\/screenshot-2018-11-29-at-09-23-24.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 2018 11 29 At 09.23.24\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Our pals at <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2018\/11\/sony_patented_a_cartridge_and_everyone_went_mental_over_it\">Push Square<\/a> have done some digging and discovered that it was actually used in the Sony Toio \u2013 a children&#8217;s toy which was released back in 2017 \u2013 that&#8217;s a photo of it up there.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s certainly true that the Switch has been something of a game-changer and may well have convinced some within Sony that handhelds aren&#8217;t a dead end after all, it&#8217;s unlikely that this particular patent holds the key to a new PlayStation Portable.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you think Sony would be wise to launch a new handheld system to rival Switch in the future? 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