Sony announces Switch-like handheld device for PlayStation gamers

This is what Project Q looks like: The handheld (right) with an eight-inch Full HD display streams games from the Playstation 5 (left). — Photo: Sony/dpa

BERLIN: Sony wants to launch a handheld device for streaming gameplay from the PlayStation 5 before the end of the year, with a controller and screen combo that allows you to turn off the TV and continue gaming from the couch, bed or anywhere else around the home.

The device, announced on Wednesday and still bearing only the name Project Q, has its own display with controllers left and right, and comes across somewhat like a Sony-branded version of the Nintendo Switch.