A credible insider suggests that a big design change in the upcoming Xbox handheld console may allow it to natively run PlayStation games.

Spurred from sales of its $199 PS Portal gaming handheld, Sony is reportedly working on a dedicated handheld device that will play PlayStation 5 games.

All three major console platform holders are working on handheld devices.

Sony will look to compete with the Switch and Xbox's in-development handheld device. A Bloomberg report claims Sony is in the early stages of developing a handheld gaming device for PS5 games. The device will aim to rival the Nintendo Switch and an Xbox handheld currently in development at Microsoft.

It’s said that the device builds on the PlayStation Portal, which was originally designed as something akin to this before moving to streaming.

Sources said plans were at an early stage, but Sony is keen to compete with Nintendo — and potentially, Xbox — in handhelds

Move over, PlayStation Portal—a new Sony handheld is seemingly in the works. But could it compete with the Nintendo Switch or Valve's Steam Deck?

It’s not too late for the major console makers to make a handheld, but reports note a PlayStation handheld may still be years away.

Sony is said to be working on a portable gaming device that can play PS5 games, though it's years away from release.