Project Q leak apparently showcases the PS5 handheld device in all of its glory.
Leaked footage suggests that the upcoming Project Q PlayStation handheld could run on Android, and that would be a major flaw.
There’s been a resurgence in high-performance handheld gaming consoles in the past couple of years, with the Steam Deck and more recently, the Asus ROG Ally, now being available to the masses. Sony has now decided to enter the market, announcing its biggest fumble of the year back in May, titled Project Q. Although we don’t have many details about Sony’s PS5 handheld venture yet, some footage has leaked that could give away some details ahead of release.
The video, posted by Twitter user @Zuby_Tech, shows the PlayStation handheld device turned on with someone navigating through the home screen and app pages, with the device clearly running Android OS. No gameplay or cloud streaming is shown, so it’s unclear how this will exactly take place, but it’s worth keeping in mind that this video could be fake, as is the case with all leaks.
We can get a sense of some of the hardware specifications of the device from this video, including the fact that it has a touchscreen and that the screen itself looks incredibly thin, which will hopefully make for a relatively light device and contribute to the portability. Aside from the DualSense controller buttons present on Project Q, it looks like there are very few other inputs.