Perhaps the most interesting rumor is surrounding a new PlayStation Handheld. Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb first reported on it and its focus on cloud streaming. Insider-Gaming’s Tom Henderson reported that the handheld is codenamed Q Lite, and will run PS5 titles using Remote Play.

So when can it be expected? Henderson said it would launch before the PS5 Pro but after the new PS5 model. In the latest Iron Lords Podcast, he revealed the current plan is to launch in November.

“It is going to release between the PS5 Pro, which is end of 2024 at the moment, and the new PS5 with a detachable disc drive [coming at] the end of this year. At this moment in time, it’s going to release towards the end of this year. A lot of people said it’s going to be 2024, but at the moment, it’s looking like November.”

This barrage of hardware releases would be an interesting strategy for Sony, especially with the PlayStation VR2’s recent launch. The latter has reportedly sold under 300,000 units, and plans are seemingly underway by the company to cut production plans by 20 percent.

In the meantime, stay tuned for more details on the new handheld and console, with production for the latter rumored to start in April and a release in September.

Journalist Tom Henderson recently claimed that Sony was working on new unannounced PlayStation hardware, and now, in a report published on Insider Gaming, has claimed that that hardware is a new handheld codenamed Q Lite. However, rather than being its own thing that will run native games, it seems like it’s going to be a companion device to your PS5.

The Q Lite will allegedly require a persistent online connection and will run PS5 games using Remote Play, rather than being focused on cloud streaming, which is what was recently claimed. The handheld system is said to have an 8-inch LCD screen, and similar to the PS5’s DualSense, adaptive triggers and haptic feedback support. It will allegedly also support adaptive streaming to render games at 1080p and 60 FPS.

As per the report, the Q Lite is currently in the QA phase, and is expected to release before the rumoured PS5 Pro (which is allegedly targeting a Holiday 2024 release) but after the rumoured PS5 model with a detachable disc drive (which is said to be releasing this September).

Henderson goes on to claim in his report that the Q Lite is likely to be unveiled at Sony’s rumoured PlayStation Showcase, which is allegedly set for early June.